STUDY OF IMMUNOLOGICAL AND

Human tonsils act as filters at the begining of bothrespiratory and digestive systemsThey are known to be immunologically reactive lymphoidtissue which manifests specific antibody and Band T cellactivity in response to a variety of antigens,carrying outthe functions of humoral and cellular immunity. The tonsilscontain many cells, committed to antibody formation whichcan be shown to contain immunoglobulins of the main classes:IqG, IgA and IgM. The palatine tonsils release theirantibodies locally as well as in the general pool.The impact of the microbiological environment on thedeveloping lymphoid tissues of the tonsils results in one ofthe most common surgical proceduresin childhood,thesubsequently so often misused.The question wether theremoval of tons i Is and adeno ids. Adeno-tons i llectomy hassuch a popular operation, so widely used andremoval of the tonsils might compromise the body defencemicrobes is the focus of a long-standing controversy.The humoral aspect of the tonsils is the mostrole of their immunological function and henceto change if they are involved in a chronicprocess or if they are surgically removed.