Nonlinear Sciences – Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
Scientific paper
2010-04-28
Nonlinear Sciences
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
Scientific paper
An improved version of the symmetrical immune network theory is presented, in which killing is ascribed to IgM antibodies, while IgG antibodies are stimulatory. A recurring theme in the symmetrical network theory is the concept of co-selection. Co-selection is the mutual positive selection of individual members from within two diverse populations, such that selection of members within each population is dependent on interaction with (recognition of) one or more members within the other population. The theory resolves the famous I-J paradox of the 1980s, based on co-selection involving helper T cells with some affinity for MHC class II and suppressor T cells that are anti-anti-MHC class II. The theory leads to an experimentally testable prediction concerning I-J. A mathematical model that simulates IgM killing and inhibition of IgM killing by T cells is surprisingly the same as one that models a neural network.
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