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Trier NH, Friis T. Production of Antibodies to Peptide Targets Using Hybridoma Technology. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2821:135-156. [PMID: 38997486 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3914-6_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/14/2024]
Abstract
Hybridoma technology is a well-established and indispensable tool for generating high-quality monoclonal antibodies and has become one of the most common methods for monoclonal antibody production. In this process, antibody-producing B cells are isolated from mice following immunization of mice with a specific immunogen and fused with an immortal myeloma cell line to form antibody-producing hybridoma cell lines. Hybridoma-derived monoclonal antibodies not only serve as powerful research and diagnostic reagents but have also emerged as the most rapidly expanding class of therapeutic biologicals. In spite of the development of new high-throughput monoclonal antibody generation technologies, hybridoma technology still is applied for antibody production due to its ability to preserve innate functions of immune cells and to preserve natural cognate antibody paring information. In this chapter, an overview of hybridoma technology and the laboratory procedures used for hybridoma production and antibody screening of peptide-specific antibodies are presented.
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- Department of Congenital Disorders, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen S, Denmark
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Konishi T, Ochi T, Maruta M, Tanimoto K, Miyazaki Y, Iwamoto C, Saitou T, Imamura T, Yasukawa M, Takenaka K. Reinforced antimyeloma therapy via dual-lymphoid activation mediated by a panel of antibodies armed with bridging-BiTE. Blood 2023; 142:1789-1805. [PMID: 37738633 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2022019082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023] Open
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Immunotherapy using bispecific antibodies including bispecific T-cell engager (BiTE) has the potential to enhance the efficacy of treatment for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. However, myeloma may still recur after treatment because of downregulation of a target antigen and/or myeloma cell heterogeneity. To strengthen immunotherapy for myeloma while overcoming its characteristics, we have newly developed a BiTE-based modality, referred to as bridging-BiTE (B-BiTE). B-BiTE was able to bind to both a human immunoglobulin G-Fc domain and the CD3 molecule. Clinically available monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) were bound with B-BiTE before administration, and the mAb/B-BiTE complex induced antitumor T-cell responses successfully while preserving and supporting natural killer cell reactivity, resulting in enhanced antimyeloma effects via dual-lymphoid activation. In contrast, any unwanted off-target immune-cell reactivity mediated by mAb/B-BiTE complexes or B-BiTE itself appeared not to be observed in vitro and in vivo. Importantly, sequential immunotherapy using 2 different mAb/B-BiTE complexes appeared to circumvent myeloma cell antigen escape, and further augmented immune responses to myeloma relative to those induced by mAb/B-BiTE monotherapy or sequential therapy with 2 mAbs in the absence of B-BiTE. Therefore, this modality facilitates easy and prompt generation of a broad panel of bispecific antibodies that can induce deep and durable antitumor responses in the presence of clinically available mAbs, supporting further advancement of reinforced immunotherapy for multiple myeloma and other refractory hematologic malignancies.
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- Tatsuya Konishi
- Department of Hematology, Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan
- Division of Immune Regulation, Proteo-Science Center, Ehime University, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Medicine for Pathogenesis, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Medicine for Pathogenesis, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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- Division of Immune Regulation, Proteo-Science Center, Ehime University, Toon, Ehime, Japan
- Ehime Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Tobe, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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Kudose S, Sekulic M, Walavalkar V, Batal I, Stokes MB, Markowitz GS, D’Agati VD, Santoriello D. Immunofluorescence Staining for IgG Subclass: Cause for Discrepancy in the Detection of IgG1. Kidney Int Rep 2023; 8:2416-2420. [PMID: 38025244 PMCID: PMC10658247 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Introduction Immunofluorescence (IF) staining for IgG subclasses plays an important role in the classification of kidney disease. However, widely used IgG subclass-specific antibodies are now commercially unavailable. Thus, we compared alternative antibodies for performing IgG subclass staining. Methods A total of 21 cases were stained by 3 different methods: direct IF using fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-conjugated polyclonal antibodies against IgG1-4 (commercially unavailable method), direct IF using FITC-conjugated monoclonal antibodies (clones HP-6091, 6014, 6050, and 6025), indirect IF using monoclonal antibodies (clones HP-6069, 6002, 6050, and 6025), and FITC-conjugated polyclonal secondary antibody. For cases with discrepancy in IgG1 staining, additional direct IF using FITC-conjugated monoclonal antibody (clone 4E3) was performed. Results Of 21 cases, 11 (52%) had no staining for IgG1 by direct IF using the clone HP-6091 despite ≥1+ staining by the direct IF using polyclonal antibodies. Similarly, direct IF for IgG1 using the clone 4E3 had negative result in all 10 cases with available tissue. However, indirect IF for IgG1 using the clone HP-6069 had similar staining intensity (within 1 order of magnitude) as direct IF using the polyclonal antibodies (10 of 10). Results of IF for IgG2, IgG3, and IgG4 were similar in most cases. Conclusion The choice of antibodies influences the result of IgG subclass staining, especially for anti-IgG1 antibodies, in which 2 monoclonal antibodies (HP6091 and 4E3) appear less sensitive. Although this may be due to unaccounted variables and requires confirmation, our results may partially explain the difference in IgG1 staining in the literature and underscore the need for careful validation.
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- Satoru Kudose
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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Leonard E, Aller Pellitero M, Juelg B, Spangler JB, Arroyo-Currás N. Antibody-Invertase Fusion Protein Enables Quantitative Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Using Widely Available Glucometers. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:11226-11237. [PMID: 35675509 PMCID: PMC9199438 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c02537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Rapid diagnostics that can accurately inform patients of disease risk and protection are critical to mitigating the spread of the current COVID-19 pandemic and future infectious disease outbreaks. To be effective, such diagnostics must rely on simple, cost-effective, and widely available equipment and should be compatible with existing telehealth infrastructure to facilitate data access and remote care. Commercial glucometers are an established detection technology that can overcome the cost, time, and trained personnel requirements of current benchtop-based antibody serology assays when paired with reporter molecules that catalyze glucose conversion. To this end, we developed an enzymatic reporter that, when bound to disease-specific patient antibodies, produces glucose in proportion to the level of antibodies present in the patient sample. Although a straightforward concept, the coupling of enzymatic reporters to secondary antibodies or antigens often results in low yields, indeterminant stoichiometry, reduced target binding, and poor catalytic efficiency. Our enzymatic reporter is a novel fusion protein that comprises an antihuman immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody genetically fused to two invertase molecules. The resulting fusion protein retains the binding affinity and catalytic activity of the constituent proteins and serves as an accurate reporter for immunoassays. Using this fusion, we demonstrate quantitative glucometer-based measurement of anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike protein antibodies in blinded clinical sample training sets. Our results demonstrate the ability to detect SARS-CoV-2-specific IgGs in patient serum with precise agreement to benchmark commercial immunoassays. Because our fusion protein binds all human IgG isotypes, it represents a versatile tool for detection of disease-specific antibodies in a broad range of biomedical applications.
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- Elissa
K. Leonard
- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
- Translational
Tissue Engineering Center, Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, United States
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- Department
of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States
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- Ragon
Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
- Translational
Tissue Engineering Center, Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, United States
- Department
of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School
of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United
States
- Bloomberg−Kimmel
Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer
Center Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, United
States
- Department
of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, United States
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- Department
of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States
- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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Sander I, Kespohl S, Zahradnik E, Göcke P, Hosbach I, Herrmann BL, Brüning T, Raulf M. Quantitative measurement of IgG to SARS-CoV-2 antigens using monoclonal antibody-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Clin Transl Immunology 2022; 11:e1369. [PMID: 35127087 PMCID: PMC8801209 DOI: 10.1002/cti2.1369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Standardised quantitative analysis of the humoral immune response to SARS-CoV-2 antigens may be useful for estimating the extent and duration of immunity. The aim was to develop enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) for the quantification of human IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 antigens. METHODS Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays were developed based on monoclonal antibodies against human IgG and recombinant SARS-CoV-2 antigens (Spike-S1 and Nucleocapsid). The WHO 67/086 immunoglobulin and WHO 20/136 SARS-CoV-2 references were used for standardisation. Sera of a study group of COVID-19-positive subjects (n = 144), pre-pandemic controls (n = 135) and individuals vaccinated with BioNTech-Pfizer BNT162b2 vaccine (n = 48) were analysed. The study group sera were also tested using EuroImmun SARS-CoV-2-ELISAs and a quantitative S1-specific fluorescence enzyme immunoassay (FEIA) from Thermo Fisher. RESULTS The ELISA results were repeatable and traceable to international units because of their parallelism to both WHO references. In the study group, median anti-S1-IgG concentrations were 102 BAU mL-1, compared to 100 and 1457 BAU mL-1 in the vaccination group after first and second vaccination, respectively. The ELISAs achieved an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.965 (S1) and 0.955 (Nucleocapsid) in receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis, and a specificity of 1 (S1) and 0.963 (Nucleocapsid) and sensitivity of 0.903 (S1) and 0.833 (Nucleocapsid) at the maximum Youden index. In comparison, the commercial assays (S1-FEIA, S1 and Nucleocapsid ELISA EuroImmun) achieved sensitivities of 0.764, 0.875 and 0.882 in the study group, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The quantitative ELISAs to measure IgG binding to SARS-CoV-2 antigens have good analytical and clinical performance characteristics and units traceable to international standards.
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- Ingrid Sander
- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident InsuranceInstitute of the Ruhr University Bochum (IPA)BochumGermany
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- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident InsuranceInstitute of the Ruhr University Bochum (IPA)BochumGermany
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- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident InsuranceInstitute of the Ruhr University Bochum (IPA)BochumGermany
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- Practice for Laboratory Medicine and Microbiology BochumBochumGermany
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- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident InsuranceInstitute of the Ruhr University Bochum (IPA)BochumGermany
- BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil BochumBochumGermany
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- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident InsuranceInstitute of the Ruhr University Bochum (IPA)BochumGermany
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- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident InsuranceInstitute of the Ruhr University Bochum (IPA)BochumGermany
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Blanco E, Perez-Andres M, Sanoja-Flores L, Wentink M, Pelak O, Martín-Ayuso M, Grigore G, Torres-Canizales J, López-Granados E, Kalina T, van der Burg M, Arriba-Méndez S, Santa Cruz S, Puig N, van Dongen JJ, Orfao A. Selection and validation of antibody clones against IgG and IgA subclasses in switched memory B-cells and plasma cells. J Immunol Methods 2019; 475:112372. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2017.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Revised: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Peptide antibodies, with their high specificities and affinities, are invaluable reagents for peptide and protein recognition in biological specimens. Depending on the application and the assay, in which the peptide antibody is to used, several factors influence successful antibody production, including peptide selection and antibody screening. Peptide antibodies have been used in clinical laboratory diagnostics with great success for decades, primarily because they can be produced to multiple targets, recognizing native wildtype proteins, denatured proteins, and newly generated epitopes. Especially mutation-specific peptide antibodies have become important as diagnostic tools in the detection of various cancers. In addition to their use as diagnostic tools in malignant and premalignant conditions, peptide antibodies are applied in all other areas of clinical laboratory diagnostics, including endocrinology, hematology, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, and amyloidoses.
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Ferreira MU, Kimura EAS, Katzin AM, Santos-Neto LL, Ferrari JO, Villalobos JM, de Carvalho ME. The IgG-subclass distribution of naturally acquired antibodies toPlasmodium falciparum, in relation to malaria exposure and severity. ANNALS OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PARASITOLOGY 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1998.11813287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Kiyama K, Yoshifuji H, Kandou T, Hosono Y, Kitagori K, Nakashima R, Imura Y, Yukawa N, Ohmura K, Fujii T, Kawabata D, Mimori T. Screening for IgG4-type anti-nuclear antibodies in IgG4-related disease. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2015; 16:129. [PMID: 26018403 PMCID: PMC4447006 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-015-0584-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2014] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Immunoglobulin (Ig) G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is characterized by elevated serum IgG4 and infiltration of IgG4(+) plasma cells into multiple organs. It is not known whether serum IgG4 is autoreactive in IgG4-RD. METHODS We measured anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) in 19 IgG4-RD cases, determined IgG subclasses of the ANA, and compared them with those of other systemic autoimmune diseases (systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren's syndrome, systemic sclerosis, and polymyositis), using subclass-based ANA test (indirect immunofluorescence). RESULTS 58 % of IgG4-RD cases were ANA-positive (cut-off: 1:40). Whereas their subclass of ANA was predominantly IgG2, we observed no IgG4-type ANA. In systemic autoimmune diseases, subclasses of ANA were mostly IgG1, 2, or 3, but IgG4-type ANA was very rarely detected. We also found several patients in whose serum ANA patterns differed among IgG subclasses, probably due to the difference of corresponding autoantigens. CONCLUSIONS Although IgG4 is highly elevated in sera of IgG4-RD patients, their ANA do not include IgG4 subclass. These results offer new insight into the role of IgG4 and the pathogenesis of IgG4-RD, implying that each IgG subclass tends to cover its own spectrum of antigens, and IgG4 is not preferentially used to make ANA.
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- Kazuhiro Kiyama
- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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Trier NH, Mortensen A, Schiolborg A, Friis T. Production and Screening of Monoclonal Peptide Antibodies. Methods Mol Biol 2015; 1348:109-126. [PMID: 26424268 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2999-3_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
Hybridoma technology is a remarkable and indispensable tool for generating high-quality monoclonal antibodies. Hybridoma-derived monoclonal antibodies not only serve as powerful research and diagnostic reagents, but have also emerged as the most rapidly expanding class of therapeutic biologicals. In this chapter, an overview of hybridoma technology and the laboratory procedures used routinely for hybridoma production and antibody screening are presented, including characterization of peptide antibodies.
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- Nicole Hartwig Trier
- Department of Autoimmunology and Biomarkers, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, 2300, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Autoimmunology and Biomarkers, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, 2300, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Autoimmunology and Biomarkers, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, 2300, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Autoimmunology and Biomarkers, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, 2300, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Nikoleli GP, Nikolelis DP, Tzamtzis N, Psaroudakis N. A Selective Immunosensor for D-dimer Based on Antibody Immobilized on a Graphene Electrode with Incorporated Lipid Films. ELECTROANAL 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201400161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Lighaam LC, Vermeulen E, Bleker TD, Meijlink KJ, Aalberse RC, Barnes E, Culver EL, van Ham SM, Rispens T. Phenotypic differences between IgG4+ and IgG1+ B cells point to distinct regulation of the IgG4 response. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2013; 133:267-70.e1-6. [PMID: 24074895 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.07.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2013] [Revised: 07/19/2013] [Accepted: 07/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Laura C Lighaam
- Sanquin Blood Supply, Division of Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Sanquin Blood Supply, Division of Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Sanquin Blood Supply, Division of Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Sanquin Blood Supply, Division of Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Sanquin Blood Supply, Division of Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Sanquin Blood Supply, Division of Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Sanquin Blood Supply, Division of Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Komatsuda A, Ohtani H, Sawada K, Joh K, Wakui H. Proliferative glomerulonephritis with discrete deposition of monoclonal immunoglobulin γ1 CH 2 heavy chain and κ light chain: a new variant of monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease. Pathol Int 2013; 63:63-7. [PMID: 23356227 DOI: 10.1111/pin.12024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2012] [Accepted: 11/29/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A 45-year-old man presented with moderate proteinuria and hematuria. A renal biopsy showed mesangial/endocapillary proliferative glomerulonephritis, linear deposition of monoclonal immunoglobulin γ1 C(H) 2 heavy chain along glomerular and tubular basement membranes (GBMs and TBMs), granular deposition of κ light chain within the mesangial area, and continuous linear deposits of finely granular electron-dense materials along GBMs and TBMs. Dual immunostaining showed essentially discrete glomerular localization of γ1 C(H) 2 heavy chain and κ light chain. Monoclonal protein was not detected in urine and serum. A bone marrow aspiration showed no abnormalities. Steroid therapy led to the improvement of proteinuria and hematuria. We would classify this case as a new variant of monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease, light chain/heavy chain deposition disease. In contrast with light and heavy chain deposition disease, the remarkable characteristics of this variant are separate deposition of monoclonal heavy chain and light chain, deposition of largely deleted γ heavy chain lacking the C(H) 1 domain, and good response to steroid therapy.
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- Atsushi Komatsuda
- Department of Hematology, Nephrology, and Rheumatology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
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Longitudinal analysis of the human antibody response to Chikungunya virus infection: implications for serodiagnosis and vaccine development. J Virol 2012; 86:13005-15. [PMID: 23015702 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01780-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an alphavirus which causes chronic and incapacitating arthralgia in humans. Although previous studies have shown that antibodies against the virus are produced during and after infection, the fine specificity of the antibody response against CHIKV is not known. Here, using plasma from patients at different times postinfection, we characterized the antibody response against various proteins of the virus. We have shown that the E2 and E3 glycoproteins and the capsid and nsP3 proteins are targets of the anti-CHIKV antibody response. Moreover, we have identified the different regions in these proteins which contain the linear epitopes recognized by the anti-CHIKV antibodies and determined their structural localization. Data also illustrated the effect of a single K(252)Q amino acid change at the E2 glycoprotein that was able to influence antibody binding and interaction between the antibodies and epitope because of the changes of epitope-antibody binding capacity. This study provides important knowledge that will not only aid in the understanding of the immune response to CHIKV infection but also provide new knowledge in the design of modern vaccine development. Furthermore, these pathogen-specific epitopes could be used for future seroepidemiological studies that will unravel the molecular mechanisms of human immunity and protection from CHIKV disease.
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Gadermaier E, Staikuniene J, Scheiblhofer S, Thalhamer J, Kundi M, Westritschnig K, Swoboda I, Flicker S, Valenta R. Recombinant allergen-based monitoring of antibody responses during injection grass pollen immunotherapy and after 5 years of discontinuation. Allergy 2011; 66:1174-82. [PMID: 21480924 DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2011.02592.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Subcutaneous injection immunotherapy (SCIT) is considered as antigen-specific and disease-modifying treatment with long-lasting effect. METHODS We used a panel of recombinant grass pollen allergens for analyzing allergen-specific IgE, IgG(1) -IgG(4) , IgM, IgA, and light-chain (kappa, lambda) responses in grass pollen-allergic patients who had received one course of injection immunotherapy (SCIT) with an aluminum hydroxide-adsorbed grass pollen extract or only anti-inflammatory treatment. Serum samples were analyzed before and after 5 months of treatment as well as after 5 years. RESULTS After 5 months of SCIT but not of anti-inflammatory treatment, IgG(1) > IgG(4) > IgG(2) > IgA antibody responses using both kappa and lambda light chains specific for major grass pollen allergens (Phl p 1, Phl p 5, Phl p 6, Phl p 2) increased significantly, whereas specific IgM or IgG(3) levels were unaltered. Allergen-dependent basophil degranulation was only inhibited with SCIT sera containing therapy-induced allergen-specific IgG antibodies. Likewise, decreases in Phl p 1- and Phl p 5-specific IgE levels and significant (P<0.001) reduction in symptom and medication scores were found only in the SCIT group but not in the group of patients receiving anti-inflammatory treatment. After 5 years, allergen-specific IgG antibody levels in the SCIT group had returned to baseline levels and there was no significant difference regarding symptoms between the SCIT and non-SCIT groups. CONCLUSION The results from our observational study demonstrate that only SCIT but not anti-inflammatory treatment induces allergen-specific IgG and reduces boosts of allergen-specific IgE production but that one SCIT course was not sufficient to achieve long-term immunological and clinical effects.
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- E Gadermaier
- Division of Immunopathology, Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, Austria
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Hamilton RG. Clinical laboratory assessment of immediate-type hypersensitivity. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2010; 125:S284-96. [PMID: 20176264 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.09.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2009] [Revised: 09/24/2009] [Accepted: 09/30/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Clinical laboratory analyses aid in the diagnosis and management of human allergic (IgE-dependent) diseases. Diagnosis of immediate-type hypersensitivity begins with a thorough clinical history and physical examination. Once symptoms compatible with an allergic disorder have been identified, a skin test, blood test, or both for allergen-specific IgE antibodies provide confirmation of sensitization, which strengthens the diagnosis. Skin testing provides a biologically relevant immediate-type hypersensitivity response with resultant wheal-and-flare reactions within 15 minutes of allergen application. Allergen-specific IgE antibody in serum is quantified by using 3 laboratory-based autoanalyzers (ImmunoCAP, Immulite, and HYTEC-288) and novel microarray and lateral-flow immunoassays. Technologic advances in serologic allergen-specific IgE measurements have involved increased automation, with enhanced reproducibility, greater quantification, lower analytic sensitivity, and component-supplemented extract-based allergen use. In vivo provocation tests involving inhalation, ingestion, or injection of allergens serve to clarify discordant history and skin- or blood-based measures of sensitization. Other diagnostic allergy laboratory analyses include total and free serum IgE measurement, precipitating IgG antibodies specific for organic dusts, mast cell tryptase, and indicator allergen analyses to assess indoor environments to promote patient-targeted allergen avoidance programs. A critique is provided on the predictive utility of serologic measures of specific IgE for food allergy and asthma. Reasons for the lack of clinical utility for food-specific IgG/IgG4 measurements in allergy diagnosis are examined. When the specific IgE measures are inconsistent with the clinical history, they should be confirmed by means of repeat and alternative method analysis. Ultimately, the patient's clinical history remains the principal arbiter that determines the final diagnosis of allergic disease.
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- Robert G Hamilton
- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Division, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md, USA.
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McLachlan SM, Bahn R, Rapoport B. Endocrine Ophthalmopathy: A Re-Evaluation of the Association with Thyroid Autoantibodies. Autoimmunity 2009; 14:143-8. [PMID: 1363894 DOI: 10.3109/08916939209083133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Autoantibodies to the three major thyroid autoantigens, the TSH-receptor (TSH-R), thyroid peroxidase (TPO) and thyroglobulin (TG), have been investigated in 63 Graves' patients with severe endocrine ophthalmopathy. In agreement with other studies, TSH-R antibodies were detectable in 88% of patients and dominated the autoantibody spectrum. TPO antibodies were detectable in 60% of patients and TG antibodies in only 25% of patients. The prevalences, as well as the amounts, of all three thyroid autoantibodies were not significantly different from the values in 51 Graves' patients without clinically significant ophthalmopathy. However, in the subgroup of patients with TG antibodies, the ophthalmopathy patients displayed a shift towards IgG4 TG antibodies. Furthermore, in the same TG antibody positive subgroup, the amount of TSH-R antibody was significantly higher in the ophthalmopathy patients than in Graves' patients without ophthalmopathy. These qualitative differences in thyroid autoantibodies in patients with and without ophthalmopathy raise the possibility that further qualitative differences, such as thyroid autoantibody epitopes, may exist in patients with ophthalmopathy. Our observations, combined with recent evidence for the presence of TSH-R specific mRNA in retro-orbital tissue, suggest that it may be premature to dismiss the potential pathogenetic or diagnostic value of thyroid autoantibodies, particularly TSH-R antibodies, in Graves' ophthalmopathy.
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- S M McLachlan
- Thyroid Molecular Biology Unit, Veterans' Administration Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94121
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Jefferis R, Lefranc MP. Human immunoglobulin allotypes: possible implications for immunogenicity. MAbs 2009; 1:332-8. [PMID: 20073133 PMCID: PMC2726606 DOI: 10.4161/mabs.1.4.9122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2009] [Accepted: 05/28/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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More than twenty recombinant monoclonal antibodies are approved as therapeutics. Almost all of these are based on the whole IgG isotype format, but vary in the origin of the variable regions between mouse (chimeric), humanized mouse and fully human sequences; all of those with whole IgG format employ human constant region sequences. Currently, the opposing merits of the four IgG subclasses are considered with respect to the in vivo biological activities considered to be appropriate to the disease indication being treated. Human heavy chain genes also exhibit extensive structural polymorphism(s) and, being closely linked, are inherited as a haplotype. Polymorphisms (allotypes) within the IgG isotype were originally discovered and described using serological reagents derived from humans; demonstrating that allotypic variants can be immunogenic and provoke antibody responses as a result of allo-immunization. The serologically defined allotypes differ widely within and between population groups; therefore, a mAb of a given allotype will, inevitably, be delivered to a cohort of patients homozygous for the alternative allotype. This publication reviews the serologically defined human IgG allotypes and considers the potential for allotype differences to contribute to or potentiate immunogenicity.
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- Roy Jefferis
- School of Immunity and Infection, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
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IgG1 heavy chain-coding gene polymorphism (G1m allotypes) and development of antibodies-to-infliximab. Pharmacogenet Genomics 2009; 19:383-7. [DOI: 10.1097/fpc.0b013e32832a06bf] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Milošević-Jovčić N, Dovezenski N, Jovanović L, Rolović Z, Gotić M, Radošević N, Suvajdžić N, Tošić L. Three monoclonal IgG components, an IgG4(Λ), an IgG2(κ) and an IgG1/IgG3 (κ) Gm(f,b) hybrid, in a single myeloma patient. Eur J Haematol 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1995.tb00688.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hamilton RG. Relevance of (IgG anti-IgE)-IgE complexes, IgG subclass and modern IgG antibody autoanalyzers in the dying IgG reagin story. Allergy 2009; 64:317-8. [PMID: 19178410 DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01907.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Hajighasemi F, Khoshnoodi J, Shokri F. Development of two murine monoclonal antibodies recognizing human nG1m(a)-like isoallotypic markers. Hybridoma (Larchmt) 2009; 27:473-9. [PMID: 19108620 DOI: 10.1089/hyb.2008.0043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Antigenic determinants of immunoglobulin molecules are categorized into three groups: idiotypes, isotypes, and allotypes. An isoallotype is defined as an isotypic determinant in one or more subclasses and an allotype in another subclass of a given isotype. The isoallotype nG1m(a), formerly called non-a, is an allotype located on human IgG1 molecules lacking the G1m(a) allotype. This marker, however, is also detectable on all human IgG2 and IgG3 molecules. Anti-isoallotypic antibodies are useful tools for structural studies of immunoglobulins, forensic science, and epidemiological demographic investigations. In this study, two murine monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) recognizing nG1m(a)-like epitope(s) were generated against a human IgG myeloma protein. These MAbs are produced by hybridoma clones (4F18B12 and 6F18D1) obtained by fusion of SP2/0 myeloma cells with splenocytes from BALB/c mice immunized with heavy chain of a human IgG3 myeloma protein. These MAbs reacted with Fc, but not Fab fragment of the immunizing IgG3 paraprotein. Specificity of the MAbs was further analyzed using a panel of purified myeloma proteins and polyclonal IgG3, including IgG1 (n = 9), IgG2 (n = 4), IgG3 (n = 8), and IgG4 (n = 6) subclasses. Our results demonstrated that these MAbs reacted with linear epitope(s) located on heavy chain of all IgG2 and IgG3 molecules tested and some paraproteins of IgG1 subclass, but none of the IgG4 molecules. So these MAbs seem to recognize nG1m(a)-like isoallotypic marker. These MAbs showed no cross-reactivity with serum of other species tested. Both MAbs belonged to IgG1 subclass with affinity constants of 4.5 x 10(9) mol(-1) (4F18B12) and 3.46 x 10(9) mol(-1) (6F18D1), respectively. These MAbs might be used as a tool to detect nG1m(a) + IgG molecules.
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- Fatemeh Hajighasemi
- Department of Immunology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Flobakk M, Rasmussen IB, Lunde E, Frigstad T, Berntzen G, Michaelsen TE, Bogen B, Sandlie I. Processing of an Antigenic Sequence from IgG Constant Domains for Presentation by MHC Class II. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 181:7062-72. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.10.7062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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PRESSLER T, PANDEY JP, ESPERSEN F, PEDERSEN SS, FOMSGAARD A, KOCH C, HØIBY N. Immunoglobulin allotypes and IgG subclass antibody response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa antigens in chronically infected cystic fibrosis patients. Clin Exp Immunol 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1992.tb07930.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection is the leading cause of death in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Poor prognosis correlates with a high number of anti-pseudomonas precipitins and with high levels of IgG2 and IgG3 anti-pseudomonas antibodies. Reports of several highly significant associations between certain Gm (genetic markers of IgG on human chromosome 14) and Km (k-type light chain determinants on chromosome 2) phenotypes and immune responsiveness to various antigens suggest that allotype-linked immune response genes do exist in man. Furthermore correlation between Gm types and IgG subclass levels has been reported. A group of 143 CF patients were investigated (31 non-infected and 112 chronic infected). The IgG subclass antibodies to three different P. aeruginosa antigens (P. aeruginosa standard antigen (St-Ag), alginate and LPS) were determinated. Immunoglobulin allotypes were determined by haemagglutination inhibition. Samples were typed for G1m(1,2,3, and 17), G2m(23), G3m(5,21), and Km(1,3). Statistical analysis of our data demonstrate that IgG3 anti-pseudomonas antibody levels and Gm markers are related. IgG3 antibody levels to all investigated P. aeruginosa antigens are significantly higher in sera homozygous for Gm(3;5), somewhat lower in heterozygous sera, and significantly lower in sera homozygous for Gm(1,2,17;21). We suggest that genetic differences between the patients may explain the present differences in subclass patterns.
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- T PRESSLER
- Danish CF Centre, Department of Pediatrics
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Danish CF Centre, Department of Pediatrics
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Ramaekers VT, Sequeira JM, Blau N, Quadros EV. A milk-free diet downregulates folate receptor autoimmunity in cerebral folate deficiency syndrome. Dev Med Child Neurol 2008; 50:346-52. [PMID: 18355335 PMCID: PMC2715943 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.02053.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In cerebral folate deficiency syndrome, the presence of autoantibodies against the folate receptor (FR) explains decreased folate transport to the central nervous system and the clinical response to folinic acid. Autoantibody crossreactivity with milk FR from different species prompted us to test the effect of a milk-free diet. Intervention with a milkfree diet in 12 children (nine males, three females; mean age 6y [SD 4y 11mo], range 1-19y), decreased autoantibody titer significantly from 2.08pmol of FR blocked per ml of serum (SD 2.1; range 0.24-8.35) to 0.35pmol (SD 0.49; range 0-1.32; p=0.012) over 3 to 13 months, whereas FR autoantibody titer increased significantly to 6.53 (SD 6.08; range 0.54-14.07; p=0.013) in nine children who were reexposed to milk for 6 to 14 weeks. In 12 children on a normal diet (eight males, four females; mean age 5y 5mo [SD 4y 1mo], range 1y 6mo-16y 4mo), the antibody titer increased significantly from 0.84pmol of FR blocked per ml (SD 0.39; range 0.24-1.44) to 3.04pmol (SD 1.42; range 0.84-6.01; p=0.001) over 10 to 24 months. Decreasing the autoantibody titer with a milk-free diet in conjunction with folinic acid therapy may be advocated for these patients.
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- Vincent T Ramaekers
- Department of Paediatric Neurology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liege, Belgium
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- Departments of Medicine and Cell Biology, SUNY-Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University Children’s Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Correspondence to last author at Box 8, SUNY-Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA. E-mail:
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Mihai S, Chiriac MT, Herrero-González JE, Goodall M, Jefferis R, Savage COS, Zillikens D, Sitaru C. IgG4 autoantibodies induce dermal-epidermal separation. J Cell Mol Med 2007; 11:1117-28. [PMID: 17979887 PMCID: PMC4401274 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2007.00081.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2007] [Accepted: 06/12/2007] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is a sub-epidermal autoimmune blistering disease associated with autoantibodies to the dermal-epidermal junction (DEJ). Patients' autoantibodies induce dermal-epidermal separation when co-incubated with cryosections of human skin and leucocytes from healthy volunteers. IgG autoantibodies trigger complement and/or leucocyte activation resulting in specific pathology in several autoimmune conditions. In these diseases, IgG1 and IgG3 isotypes, but not the IgG4 subclass, are thought to trigger inflammatory pathways resulting in tissue damage. The capacity of IgG4 autoantibodies to mediate tissue damage has not yet been demonstrated. In this study, we isolated IgG1 and IgG4 autoantibodies from bullous pemhigoid patients'serum and analysed their blister-inducing potential in our cryosection assay. As expected, complement-fixing IgG1 autoantibodies induced sub-epidermal splits in this experimental model. Purified IgG4 did not fix complement, but, interestingly, like IgG1, activated leucocytes and induced dermal-epidermal separation. The potential of IgG4 autoantibodies to induce Fc-dependent dermal-epidermal separation was significantly lower compared to IgG1. Our results demonstrate that IgG4 autoantibodies are able to activate leucocytes and point to a hitherto less recognized function of IgG4. Moreover, for the first time, we clearly demonstrate that BP IgG4 autoantibodies have the capacity to induce leucocyte-dependent tissue damage.
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- Sidonia Mihai
- Department of Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- MRC Centre for Immune Regulation, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- MRC Centre for Immune Regulation, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- MRC Centre for Immune Regulation, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Semenova VA, Schmidt DS, Taylor TH, Li H, Steward-Clark E, Soroka SD, Ballard MM, Quinn CP. Analysis of anti-protective antigen IgG subclass distribution in recipients of anthrax vaccine adsorbed (AVA) and patients with cutaneous and inhalation anthrax. Vaccine 2006; 25:1780-8. [PMID: 17229495 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2006] [Revised: 11/06/2006] [Accepted: 11/13/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The anti-PA IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, and IgG4 subclass responses to clinical anthrax and to different numbers of anthrax vaccine adsorbed (AVA, BioThrax) injections were determined in a cross-sectional study of sera from 63 vaccinees and 13 clinical anthrax patients. The data show that both vaccination with three AVA injections and clinical anthrax elicit anti-PA IgG1, IgG2, and IgG3 subclass responses. An anti-PA IgG4 response was detected in AVA recipients after the fourth injection. The anthrax lethal toxin (LTx) neutralization efficacy of sera from recipients who received 4 to > or =10 AVA injections did not vary significantly in relation to changes in distribution of anti-PA IgG1 and IgG4 subclasses.
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- V A Semenova
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
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Hayashi K, Miyasaka H, Tagawa M. An Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (Elisa) for Measurement of Human Igg Subclass Levels in Serum. ANAL LETT 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719008053443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Scopel KKG, Fontes CJF, Ferreira MU, Braga EM. Factors associated with immunoglobulin G subclass polarization in naturally acquired antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface proteins: a cross-sectional survey in Brazilian Amazonia. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2006; 13:810-3. [PMID: 16829621 PMCID: PMC1489569 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00095-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We investigated immunoglobulin G (IgG) subclass antibody responses to Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1 (MSP-1) and MSP-2 in 112 malaria-exposed subjects in Brazil. IgG3 polarization was primarily epitope driven, being little affected by cumulative or current exposure to malaria and not affected by a subject's age and Fcgamma receptor IIA genotype.
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- Kézia K G Scopel
- Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil
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Verpoort KN, Jol-van der Zijde CM, Papendrecht-van der Voort EAM, Ioan-Facsinay A, Drijfhout JW, van Tol MJD, Breedveld FC, Huizinga TWJ, Toes REM. Isotype distribution of ANTI–CYCLIC citrullinated peptide antibodies in undifferentiated arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis reflects an ongoing immune response. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 54:3799-808. [PMID: 17133560 DOI: 10.1002/art.22279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The evolution of the rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-specific anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibody response, as measured by the isotypes of anti-CCP, has not been described. This study was undertaken to determine anti-CCP isotype usage in patients with undifferentiated arthritis (UA), patients with recent-onset RA, and patients with RA of long duration. METHODS IgA, IgM, and IgG subclasses of anti-CCP were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in serum samples that were obtained from IgG anti-CCP antibody-positive patients with UA (n = 110) and IgG anti-CCP antibody-positive patients with RA (n = 152) early after the onset of arthritis. Patients with UA in whom RA developed within 1 year (UA-->RA) were compared with patients with UA in whom RA did not develop within 1 year (UA-->UA). In addition, baseline serum samples obtained from a subset of patients with RA (n = 64) were compared with sera obtained from the same patients a median of 7 years later. RESULTS IgM anti-CCP was present in early samples from both patients with UA and patients with RA and in followup samples from patients with RA. Several IgG anti-CCP antibody-positive patients who did not have IgM anti-CCP early after disease onset did display IgM anti-CCP later in the course of the arthritis. A diverse pattern of isotype usage was detected in early samples, with a trend toward lower frequencies of all isotypes of anti-CCP in patients with UA compared with patients with RA and in UA-->UA patients compared with UA-->RA patients. Levels of all isotypes except IgG1 had decreased after 7 years. CONCLUSION These data indicate development of the anti-CCP isotype repertoire into full usage early in the course of arthritis. The sustained presence of IgM anti-CCP indicates ongoing recruitment of new B cells into the anti-CCP response, reflecting a continuous (re)activation of the RA-specific anti-CCP response during the course of anti-CCP-positive arthritis.
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- K N Verpoort
- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Sikkema DJ, Ziembiec NA, Jones TR, Hildreth SW, Madore DV, Quataert SA. Assignment of weight-based immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) and IgG2 units in antipneumococcal reference serum lot 89-S(F) for pneumococcal polysaccharide serotypes 1, 4, 5, 7F, 9V, and 18C. CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 12:218-23. [PMID: 15643011 PMCID: PMC540223 DOI: 10.1128/cdli.12.1.218-223.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Weight-based assignments for immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) and IgG2 subclass antibodies to Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular polysaccharides (PnPs) in antipneumococcal standard reference serum lot 89-S (lot 89-S), also known as lot 89-SF, have been determined for serotypes 1, 4, 5, 7F, 9V, and 18C. This extends the usefulness of lot 89-S beyond the IgG1 and IgG2 subclass assignments for serotypes 3, 6B, 14, 19F, and 23F made previously (A. Soininen, H. Kayhty, I. Seppala, and T. Wuorimaa, Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 5:561-566, 1998) to cover 11 major serotypes associated with the highest percentage of pneumococcal disease worldwide. A method of equivalence of absorbances in enzyme immunosorbent assays was used to determine the IgG1 and IgG2 antibody concentrations for the additional serotypes in lot 89-S, based on the subclass values previously assigned for PnPs serotypes 6B, 14, and 23F. This cross-standardization method assures consistency with previous antibody assignments in that reference serum. The newly assigned subclass values for serotype 9V, and previously assigned values for serotype 14, were used to quantitate PnPs antibodies in sera from adult and pediatric subjects immunized with a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. There was a predominance of IgG1 anti-PnPs antibodies in pediatric sera and IgG2 anti-PnPs antibodies in the adult sera. The IgG1 and IgG2 subclass assignments for the 11 PnPs serotypes in antipneumococcal standard reference serum lot 89-S are useful for quantitating and characterizing immune responses to pneumococcal infection and vaccination regimens.
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- Daniel J Sikkema
- Wyeth Vaccines Research, 401 N. Middletown Rd., 180/149B, Pearl River, NY 10965, USA.
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Semenova VA, Steward-Clark E, Stamey KL, Taylor TH, Schmidt DS, Martin SK, Marano N, Quinn CP. Mass value assignment of total and subclass immunoglobulin G in a human standard anthrax reference serum. CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 11:919-23. [PMID: 15358653 PMCID: PMC515271 DOI: 10.1128/cdli.11.5.919-923.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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An anti-Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed (anti-AVA) standard human reference serum pool, AVR414, has been prepared, and the total and protective antigen (PA)-specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) were quantified. AVR414 was prepared by plasmapheresis of healthy adults who had received a minimum of four subcutaneous injections of AVA. Mass values (in milligrams per milliliter) for total IgG and IgG subclasses 1 to 4 were determined by radial immunodiffusion. Anti-PA-specific IgG assignment (in micrograms per milliliter) was done by consensus of two complementary approaches: homologous enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with affinity-purified anti-PA IgG as a calibrator and summation of mean PA-specific IgG subclass concentrations determined by IgG subclass-specific ELISA using the United States National Reference Preparation for Human Serum Proteins as a standard. The total IgG concentration assigned to AVR414 reference serum was 8.33 mg/ml. IgG subclass concentrations were the following: for IgG1, 4.48 mg/ml; for IgG2, 3.35 mg/ml; for IgG3, 0.37 mg/ml; and for IgG4, 0.30 mg/ml. The assigned mass value for total anti-PA-specific IgG was 141.2 microg/ml. Anti-PA-specific IgG subclass concentrations were the following: for IgG1, 79.6 microg/ml; for IgG2, 35.3 microg/ml; for IgG3, 3.2 microg/ml; and for IgG4, 25.3 microg/ml. Human reference serum pool AVR414 will have direct application in the standardization of anthrax serological assays, in reagent qualification, and as a standard for quantification of PA-specific IgG in humans who have been vaccinated with or otherwise exposed to Bacillus anthracis PA.
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- V A Semenova
- Meningitis and Special Pathogens Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
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Chapuy-Regaud S, Nogueira L, Clavel C, Sebbag M, Vincent C, Serre G. IgG subclass distribution of the rheumatoid arthritis-specific autoantibodies to citrullinated fibrin. Clin Exp Immunol 2005; 139:542-50. [PMID: 15730401 PMCID: PMC1809305 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2004.02708.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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In the rheumatoid synovium, deiminated ('citrullinated') forms of fibrin are the major targets of IgG autoantibodies to citrullinated proteins (ACPA), the most specific serological markers of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To further the characterization of ACPA, we determined their subclass distribution. From a previously validated highly sensitive and specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) onto in vitro deiminated human fibrinogen - antihuman fibrin(ogen) autoantibodies (AhFibA)-ELISA - we derived and calibrated four ELISAs, using monoclonal antibodies to each of the four IgG subclasses, to determine the proportions of AhFibA subclasses in the sera. A series of 186 serum samples from RA patients was analysed. All AhFibA-positive sera contained IgG1-AhFibA, which reached the highest titres and accounted for more than 80% of AhFibA in three-quarters of the sera. One or two other subclasses were associated with IgG1 in 39% of the sera, IgG4-AhFibA being observed much more frequently and at higher titres than IgG3- or IgG2-AhFibA. IgG1 alone or IgG(1 + 4)-AhFibA were the AhFibA subclass profiles found in more than 80% of patients. AhFibA are mainly IgG1 and, to a lesser extent, IgG4. Such IgG subclass profiles may influence the effector phases of the immunological conflict between ACPA and deiminated fibrin that takes place specifically in the rheumatoid synovium and therefore may play a critical role in the self-maintenance of rheumatoid inflammation.
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- S Chapuy-Regaud
- Laboratory of 'Epidermis Differentiation and Rheumatoid Autoimmunity', UMR 5165 CNRS-Toulouse III University, Toulouse, France
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Holland M, Hewins P, Goodall M, Adu D, Jefferis R, Savage COS. Anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibody IgG subclasses in Wegener's granulomatosis: a possible pathogenic role for the IgG4 subclass. Clin Exp Immunol 2004; 138:183-92. [PMID: 15373923 PMCID: PMC1809192 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2004.02566.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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A characteristic feature of Wegener's granulomatosis is the presence of antineutrophil cytoplasm antibodies (ANCA) to proteinase 3 (PR3). In vitro, ANCA activate neutrophils by co-ligating PR3 and FcgammaRIIa/IIIb receptors. ANCA are predominantly of the IgG isotype, and IgG1, IgG3 and IgG4 subclasses are particularly represented. To address the pathogenic role of individual ANCA-IgG subclass antibodies, patients' sera were screened using indirect immunofluorescence, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and subclass PR3-ELISA to identify patients with high titres of PR3-ANCA within the IgG1, IgG3 or IgG4 subclasses. Unfractionated ANCA-IgG and subclass fractions were isolated by affinity chromatography and compared for their capacities to stimulate superoxide production by primed human neutrophils. Donor neutrophils were analysed for constitutive and induced FcgammaRI expression by flow cytometry. The IgG1, IgG3 and IgG4 subclass fractions, isolated from three different ANCA sera, each stimulated superoxide production from neutrophils derived from multiple donors. Subsequently, IgG4 subclass fractions isolated from a further four ANCA positive sera demonstrated varying abilities to stimulate release of superoxide; unrelated to PR3-ANCA titre, neutrophil donor, or neutrophil FcgammaRI expression. The stimulation of superoxide release by IgG1- and IgG3-ANCA subclass fractions is consistent with the proposed mechanism of co-ligation of PR3 antigen and FcgammaRIIa/IIIb receptors. However, the demonstration of similar activity for the IgG4-ANCA subclass fractions isolated from some sera was unexpected. This activity was independent of neutrophil donor and expression of FcgammaRI, suggesting it was capable of activating neutrophils via constitutively expressed FcgammaRIIa/IIIb or co-ligation of other, unidentified, cell surface molecules.
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- M Holland
- MRC Centre for Immune Regulation, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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de Paula PR, Matos D, Franco M, Speranzini MB, Figueiredo F, de Santana ICB, Chacon-Silva MA, Bassi DG. Why do anal wounds heal adequately? A study of the local immunoinflammatory defense mechanisms. Dis Colon Rectum 2004; 47:1861-7. [PMID: 15622578 DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-0696-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to identify the tissue defense immunoinflammatory mechanisms present in the healing process of anal region wounds resulting from hemorrhoidectomy by the open technique. METHODS Immunohistochemical techniques were applied to biopsies of anal wounds obtained on Day 0 and Day 6 after surgery from 20 patients with hemorrhoid disease to characterize and quantify macrophages, T and B lymphocytes, and natural killer cells in high-power fields (400x). These techniques were also used to identify cells showing immunoexpression of cytokines (transforming growth factor beta 1, transforming growth factor beta 2, transforming growth factor beta 3) and constitutive and induced nitric oxide synthase. Plasma cells were quantified on slides stained with hematoxylin and eosin and the presence of immunoglobulin G, immunoglobulin M, and immunoglobulin A secreting cells was investigated by direct immunofluorescence. RESULTS An acute nonspecific inflammation with no lymphomononuclear-plasmacytic component was observed on Day 0. On Day 6, an inflammatory cellular infiltration rich in macrophages and lymphoplasmacytic cells was detected, which documented the participation of innate defense mechanisms and the adaptive tissue response. On Day 6, the mean number of immunoinflammatory cells were as follows: macrophages (CD68+) = 190.3; macrophages (HAM56+) = 184.3; T lymphocytes (CD3+) = 59.6; T lymphocytes (CD45RO+) = 47.7; helper T lymphocytes (CD4+) = 89.2; cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CD8+) = 29.4; B lymphocytes (CD20+) = 64.4; plasma cells = 1.7; natural killer cells (NK1+) = 12.9. Macrophages (HAM56+ and CD68+) were present in significantly higher amounts than those of the remaining ones. B lymphocytes (CD20+) predominated over T lymphocytes (CD3+), although the difference between the two cell types was not significant. Participation of the humoral immune system was characterized by the presence of immunoglobulin G-secreting cells. The cellular immune system was characterized by the identification of T lymphocytes (CD3+ and CD45RO+), most of them belonging to the T helper cell subpopulation (CD4+). These predominated in a significant manner over cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CD8+). Natural killer cells were present in small amounts. There was immunoexpression of constitutive nitric oxide synthase on Day 0 and on Day 6. Induced nitric oxide synthase was not identified on Day 0 but was present on Day 6. Transforming growth factor beta 2 and transforming growth factor beta 3 were expressed in endothelial cells on Day 0 and on Day 6, and transforming growth factor beta was also expressed in macrophages, endothelial cells, and fibroblasts on Day 6. Transforming growth factor beta 1 and transforming growth factor beta 2 were expressed significantly in macrophages, whereas transforming growth factor beta 3 occurred at similar proportions in the three cell types. CONCLUSIONS The host developed locally innate and immunologic defense adaptive mechanisms. The predominant local defense response involved macrophages. Natural killer cells and immunoexpression of constitutive nitric oxide synthase in endothelial cells were components of the noninduced innate response. In the induced innate response, in addition to neutrophils, there were large numbers of macrophages that were the major cells showing immunoexpression of transforming growth factor beta and induced nitric oxide synthase. The adaptive immunologic response was characterized by T and B lymphocytes. Helper T cells and cytotoxic T cells predominated in the cellular immune response and cytotoxic T cells and natural killer cells were present in small numbers. Secretory immunoglobulin G plasma cells were present in small numbers as a component of the humoral immune system.
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BACKGROUND The method most commonly used for measuring the affinity of MoAbs specific for the D antigen is a binding assay using 125I-labeled MoAb. Although the method is relatively simple, there are several drawbacks that can lead to inaccurate results. The objective of the present work was to develop a method for the determination of the affinity of anti-D MoAb using unlabelled antibodies. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Rh-positive RBCs were sensitized with varying amounts of unlabeled anti-D MoAb, and, at equilibrium, the amount of anti-D bound to the RBCs was measured by ELISA. The affinity and the number of antigenic sites were determined with the Scatchard and Langmuir equations. RESULTS The method was applied to determine the affinity of several MoAbs specific for the D antigen on RBCs of different Rh-positive phenotypes. Similar results were observed with both equations. The affinity constant (Ka) for 3 MoAbs specific for the D antigen on group O R1r RBCs ranged from 1.3 to 7.4 108 M-1, depending on the antibody. When measured by a binding assay with 125I-labeled anti-D MoAbs, the Ka were significantly lower, indicating that 125I-labeling diminishes anti-D affinity, even when the labeling is at a low level. CONCLUSION A simple ELISA method was developed for the measurement of the affinity of anti-D MoAbs for the D antigen and for the number of antigenic sites per RBC. As a result, the affinity of anti-D can be estimated accurately, thus avoiding the drawbacks inherent in modification of the antibody by 125I-labeling.
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- Martine Debbia
- Immunology Transfusion Unit, National Institute of Blood Transfusion, 6 rue Alexandre Cabanel, 75015 Paris, France
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Buehring GC, Philpott SM, Choi KY. Humans have antibodies reactive with Bovine leukemia virus. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2003; 19:1105-13. [PMID: 14709247 DOI: 10.1089/088922203771881202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is an oncogenic retrovirus that commonly infects cattle and causes B cell leukosis in 1-5% of infected cattle. BLV-infected cells are present in marketed beef and dairy products. In the decade after the discovery of BLV in 1969, studies using agar gel immunodiffusion and complement fixation assays failed to find antibodies to BLV in human sera. This led to the prevailing opinion that exposure of humans to BLV and/or the potential for infection are not significant and therefore the virus is not a public health hazard. We reexamined this issue using more sensitive immunological techniques available today. Using immunoblotting to test the sera of 257 humans for antibodies of four isotypes (IgG1, IgM, IgA, and IgG4) to the BLV capsid antigen (p24), we detected at least one antibody isotype reactive with BLV in 74% of the human sera tested. The specificity of the reactivity was strongly suggested by competition studies and by ruling out cross-reacting antibodies to other chronic human viruses. Our results suggest that antibodies reactive with the BLV capsid antigen may serve as a biomarker for exposure to BLV and this exposure may be widespread. The results do not necessarily mean that humans are actually infected with BLV; the antibodies could be a response to heat-denatured BLV antigens consumed in food. They do, however, suggest that further studies in this area could be important.
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Finco-Kent D, Morrone A, Moxness M, Bedian V, Krasner A, Foley J, Stene M, Kawabata T. Development and Validation of a Radioligand Binding Assay to Measure Insulin Specific IgG Subclass Antibodies in Human Serum. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2003; 1005:259-64. [PMID: 14679072 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1288.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The objective was to develop and validate a radioligand binding assay for insulin antibodies (IABs) of the IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, and IgG4 subclasses in human serum. The validation studies focused on determining specificity, capacity, linearity, sensitivity, and precision of each assay. It was seen that our assay for IAB IgG subclasses is specific and has sufficient capacity to measure each of the subclasses in human serum. Moreover, the linear region and limits of detection and quantitation for each assay are clearly determined.
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- D Finco-Kent
- Pfizer Incorporated, Groton, Connecticut 06340, USA.
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Schauer U, Stemberg F, Rieger CHL, Borte M, Schubert S, Riedel F, Herz U, Renz H, Wick M, Carr-Smith HD, Bradwell AR, Herzog W. IgG Subclass Concentrations in Certified Reference Material 470 and Reference Values for Children and Adults Determined with The Binding Site Reagents. Clin Chem 2003; 49:1924-9. [PMID: 14578325 DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2003.022350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Background: There is currently no international reference preparation for IgG subclass (IgGSc) quantification. This situation has led to calibration differences among assays and a variety of reference interval values with consequential difficulties in comparing results. We therefore evaluated IgGSc concentrations in Certified Reference Material 470 (CRM 470).
Methods: Pure, polyclonal IgG1, -2, -3, and -4 were prepared from a large serum pool for use as primary standards. The IgG mass in each preparation was calculated from amino-acid analysis data. IgGSc concentrations were assessed in CRM 470 by nephelometry with modern analytical techniques, using these reference preparations. Subsequently, IgGSc concentrations were measured in 380 healthy individuals (250 males and 130 females), and age-dependent reference intervals were established.
Results: IgGSc concentrations in CRM 470 were as follows: IgG1, 5028 mg/L; IgG2, 3418 mg/L; IgG3, 579 mg/L, and IgG4, 381 mg/L, with a total IgG concentration of 9406 mg/L, 2.83% below the certified total IgG value of 9680 mg/L. Age-dependent percentile curves for the four IgGSc were constructed using a Box–Cox transformation. Maximum median values were as follows: IgG1, 6.02 g/L at 11 years; IgG2, 3.45 g/L at 31 years; IgG3, 0.63 g/L at 17 years; and IgG4, 0.48 g/L at 14 years. No significant sex-related differences were observed.
Conclusions: The correlation between the summation of individual IgGSc and separate measurements of total IgG concentrations was good and supports the accuracy of the results. The results are based on The Binding Site assays and should not be considered appropriate for other assays unless so demonstrated.
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- Uwe Schauer
- Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin der Ruhr Universität Bochum, D-44791 Bochum, Germany.
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Nelson PN, Westwood OMR, Soltys A, Jefferis R, Goodall M, Baumforth KRN, Frampton G, Tribbick G, Roden D, Hay FC. Characterisation of epitopes of pan-IgG/anti-G3m(u) and anti-Fc monoclonal antibodies. Immunol Lett 2003; 88:77-83. [PMID: 12853166 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-2478(03)00056-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The characterisation of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) and their epitopes is important prior to their application as molecular probes. In this study, Western blotting using IgG1 Fc and pFc' fragments was employed to screen seven MAbs before pepscan analysis to determine their reactivity to potentially linear epitopes. MAbs PNF69C, PNF110A, X1A11 and MAbs WC2, G7C, JD312, 1A1 detected epitopes within the C(H)3 and C(H)2 domains, respectively. However, only four MAbs showed pepscan profiles that highlighted likely target residues. In particular, MAbs PNF69C and PNF110A that have previously been characterised with pan-IgG and anti-G3m(u) specificity, detected the peptide motif 338-KAKGQPR-344 which was located within the N-terminal region of the C(H)3 domain. Furthermore the majority of residues were present in all four IgG subclasses. Consequently the peptide identified was consistent with the pan-IgG nature of these antibodies. By using PCImdad, a molecular display programme, this sequence was visualised as surface accessible, located in the C(H)2/C(H)3 inter-domain region and proximal to the residue arginine(435). It is speculated that this residue may be important for phenotypic expression of G3m(u) and specificity of these reagents. Pepscan analysis of MAbs G7C and JD312 (both pan-IgG) highlighted the core peptide sequence 290-KPREE-294, which was present in the C(H)2 domain and was common to all four IgG subclasses. PCImdad also showed this region to be highly accessible and was consistent with previous bioinformatic and autoimmune analysis of IgG. Overall these MAbs may serve as useful anti-IgG or anti-G3m(u) reagents and probes of immunoglobulin structure.
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- Paul N Nelson
- Molecular Immunology Research Group, Division of Biomedical Sciences, University of Wolverhampton, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1SB, UK.
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Wernette CM, Frasch CE, Madore D, Carlone G, Goldblatt D, Plikaytis B, Benjamin W, Quataert SA, Hildreth S, Sikkema DJ, Käyhty H, Jonsdottir I, Nahm MH. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for quantitation of human antibodies to pneumococcal polysaccharides. CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY IMMUNOLOGY 2003; 10:514-9. [PMID: 12853378 PMCID: PMC164258 DOI: 10.1128/cdli.10.4.514-519.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 240] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Catherine M Wernette
- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35249-7331, USA
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Virella G, Lopes-Virella MF. Lipoprotein autoantibodies: measurement and significance. CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY IMMUNOLOGY 2003; 10:499-505. [PMID: 12853376 PMCID: PMC164259 DOI: 10.1128/cdli.10.4.499-505.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Gabriel Virella
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, 29425, USA.
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Hougs L, Garred P, Kawasaki T, Kawasaki N, Svejgaard A, Barington T. Three new alleles of IGHG2 and their prevalence in Danish Caucasians, Mozambican Blacks and Japanese. TISSUE ANTIGENS 2003; 61:231-9. [PMID: 12694572 DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0039.2003.00048.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The human IGHG2 gene locus is polymorphic, encoding two known allotypes of IgG2: G2m(n-) and G2m(n+). The allele prevalence varies greatly between different ethnic groups and individual genotypes correlate with the level of plasma IgG2 and with antibody responses to certain polysaccharide antigens. In this study, we present three new alleles of IGHG2 (IGHG2*03, 04, and 05), and a complete sequence specific PCR typing system allowing discrimination between the different allotypes of IgG2. A hitherto unknown allotype, which we name G2m(ny), is encoded by IGHG2*04 and differs from G2m(n-) by asparagine rather than serine in CH1 residue 75 and by phenylalanine rather than leucine in CH1 residue 76 (EU numbering 192 and 193). The polymorphic residues are probably surface exposed near the hinge region. The same residues are also found in IgG1, IgG3, and IgG4, and G2m(ny) is therefore an isoallotype that probably arises by gene conversion within the heavy chain locus. The IGHG2*04 allele is present among Danish Caucasians with a low prevalence (2.5%), but was not found in Japanese or Mozambicans. The two other new alleles (IGHG2*03 and IGHG2*05) both encode the G2m(n-) allotype. The IGHG2*03 allele encodes most of the IgG2 of the G2m(n-) allotype in Danish Caucasians.
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- L Hougs
- Department of Clinical Immunology, sect. 7631, The National University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen N, Denmark.
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Hadji-Ghasemi F, Gharagozlou S, Ghods R, Roohi A, Khoshnoodi J, Shokri F. Generation and characterization of a mouse monoclonal antibody with specificity similar to staphylococcal protein A (SPA). HYBRIDOMA AND HYBRIDOMICS 2003; 22:33-9. [PMID: 12713688 DOI: 10.1089/153685903321538062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Human IgG is comprised of four subclasses (IgG(1), IgG(2), IgG(3), and IgG(4)). Each subclass possesses different biological properties. One of the differential specificities of human IgG subclasses is binding of Fc fragment of IgG(1), 2, and 4 but, not IgG(3) to staphylococcal protein A (SPA). This study was conducted to produce, select and characterize a monoclonal antibody (MAb) recognizing human IgG subclasses with specificity similar to SPA. Splenocytes from Balb/c mice immunized with Fc fraction of a human IgG(1) myeloma protein were fused with Sp2/0 myeloma cells. Fused cells were grown in hypoxanthine, aminopterine, and thymidine (HAT) selective medium and cloned by limiting dilution assay. Antibody-secreting cells were screened by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the specificity of secreted MAb was further analyzed, using a panel of purified myeloma proteins by ELISA and immunoblotting. A murine hybridoma designated 6F11E1 was obtained that secretes an MAb specific for the Fc fragment of the immunizing protein. This MAb reacts with isotypic epitope common to IgG(1), 2 and 4 subclasses. An allelic epitope linked to IgG(3) molecules is also recognized by 6F11E1. This pattern of reactivity was found to be highly similar to that of SPA. Our findings imply that similar or overlapping epitopes are recognized by 6F11E1 and SPA.
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- F Hadji-Ghasemi
- Department of Immunology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Over the past four decades, many patients have been reported to have deficiencies of one or more subclasses of immunoglobulin G (IgG), despite normal total IgG serum concentrations. However, except for those with extremely low or absent IgG2 concentrations and an inability to produce antibodies to polysaccharide antigens, it is difficult to know the true biologic significance of the many reported IgG subclass deficiencies. Completely asymptomatic individuals who totally lack IgG1, IgG2, IgG4, or IgA1 because of heavy-chain gene deletions have been described as producing antibodies normally. In addition, numerous healthy children who have low levels of IgG2 but normal responses to polysaccharide antigens when immunized have been similarly described. From these observations, it can be concluded that IgG subclass measurement is not very helpful in the general assessment of immune function. Such assays provide no information about the patient's capacity to produce specific antibodies to protein, polysaccharide, or viral antigens.
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- Rebecca H Buckley
- Pediatrics/Allergy/Immunology, Duke University School of Medicine, Box 2898, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Sarvas H, Vesterinen P, Mäkelä O. Serum IgG2 concentration is associated with Gm-allotypes of IgG2 but not with the R131H polymorphism of human Fc-gamma receptor type IIa. J Clin Immunol 2002; 22:92-7. [PMID: 11998898 DOI: 10.1023/a:1014431819413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Serum concentrations of immunoglobulins IgG, IgG1, and IgG2 were determined in 62 Finnish subjects who were also typed for Gm(n) allele of IgG2 and R131 and H131 alleles of the Fcy receptor IIa. Statistically significant G2m-allotype-associated differences in serum concentrations of IgG2 were found; the mean concentration of IgG2 was high in Gm(n)-positive homozygotes (3.9 g/liter) and low in Gm(n)-negative individuals (2.6 g/liter; P = 0.0036), which is in accordance with previous reports. Contrary to an earlier report, no statistically significant R131/ H131-allotype-associated differences were found in serum concentrations of IgG2, not even in the case where the IgG2 concentration was calculated relative to the IgGI or IgG concentration (IgG2/IgG1 or IgG2/IgG). The gene frequencies of R131 and H131 alleles were 0.516 and 0.484, respectively, which did not differ significantly from those reported earlier for Finnish or other Caucasian populations.
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- Heikki Sarvas
- Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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Vermont CL, van Dijken HH, van Limpt CJP, de Groot R, van Alphen L, van Den Dobbelsteen GPJM. Antibody avidity and immunoglobulin G isotype distribution following immunization with a monovalent meningococcal B outer membrane vesicle vaccine. Infect Immun 2002; 70:584-90. [PMID: 11796586 PMCID: PMC127718 DOI: 10.1128/iai.70.2.584-590.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The avidity maturation and immunoglobulin G (IgG) isotype distribution of antibodies after vaccination with a meningococcal B outer membrane vesicle (OMV) vaccine were evaluated as indicators of protective immunity. Pre- and postvaccination sera from 134 healthy toddlers (ages, 2 to 3 years) immunized with a monovalent meningococcal B OMV (serosubtype P1.7-2,4) vaccine adsorbed with AlPO(4) or Al(OH)(3) were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) methods. The children were vaccinated three times with intervals of 3 to 6 weeks between vaccinations or twice with an interval of 6 to 10 weeks between vaccinations. A booster was given after 20 to 40 weeks. The avidity index (AI) of antibodies increased significantly during the primary series of vaccinations and after the booster was given. No differences in AIs were found when the results obtained with the two vaccination schedules or with the two adjuvants were compared. After vaccination, IgG1 was the predominant IgG isotype, followed by IgG3. No IgG2 or IgG4 was detected. There was a strong correlation between serum bactericidal activity (SBA) and ELISA titers (r = 0.85 [P < 0.0001] for total IgG, r = 0.83 for IgG1 [P < 0.0001], r = 0.82 for IgG3 [P < 0.0001], and r = 0.84 [P < 0.0001] for the avidity titer). When two subgroups with similar anti-OMV IgG levels were compared before and after the booster vaccination, the higher AI after the booster vaccination was associated with significantly increased SBA. We concluded that avidity maturation occurs after vaccination with a monovalent meningococcal B OMV vaccine, especially after boosting, as indicated by a significant increase in the AI. Vaccination with the monovalent OMV vaccine induced mainly IgG1 and IgG3 isotypes, which are considered to be most important for protection against meningococcal disease. An increase in the AI of antibodies is associated with increased SBA, independent of the level of specific IgG and the IgG isotype distribution. Measuring the AI and IgG isotype distribution of antibodies after vaccination can be a supplementary method for predicting protective immunity for evaluation in future phase III trials with meningococcal serogroup B vaccines.
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- C L Vermont
- Laboratory for Vaccine Research. National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
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Laffitte E, Skaria M, Jaunin F, Tamm K, Saurat JH, Favre B, Borradori L. Autoantibodies to the extracellular and intracellular domain of bullous pemphigoid 180, the putative key autoantigen in bullous pemphigoid, belong predominantly to the IgG1 and IgG4 subclasses. Br J Dermatol 2001; 144:760-8. [PMID: 11298534 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04130.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Autoantibodies to the extracellular domain (ECD) of bullous pemphigoid (BP) antigen 180 (BP180) are thought to play a crucial part in the pathophysiology of BP. OBJECTIVES As the various IgG subclasses have different biological properties, we have sought to assess the relative isotype distribution of IgG to BP180 and their reactivity against the ECD and intracellular domain (ICD) of BP180. METHODS The reactivity of 27 sera from patients with BP was assayed by immunoblotting against recombinant proteins covering the ECD and ICD of BP180. RESULTS Twenty-seven (100%) and 21 (77%) of 27 BP sera, respectively, contained IgG1 and IgG4 autoantibodies binding to the ECD of BP180. Fourteen (82%) and six (35%) of the 17 BP sera that were reactive with the ICD of BP180 had autoantibodies of the IgG1 and IgG4 subclass, respectively. The profile of the isotype restriction appeared to be similar when the response to the ECD vs. that to the ICD was compared. IgG2 and IgG3 reactivity with BP180 was found less frequently. Patients with BP of longer duration showed a tendency to have, in addition to IgG1, an IgG4 response. CONCLUSIONS Consistent with prior evidence indicating that subepidermal blister formation in BP is dependent upon complement activation, the frequent finding of complement-fixing IgG1 autoantibodies to both the ECD and ICD of BP180 might have pathogenic relevance in BP. These findings provide new insights relevant for our understanding of the immune response to BP180, the putative key autoantigen in BP.
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- E Laffitte
- Clinique de Dermatologie, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire, Rue Micheli du Crest 26, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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Kricheli D, David M, Frusic-Zlotkin M, Goldsmith D, Rabinov M, Sulkes J, Milner Y. The distribution of pemphigus vulgaris-IgG subclasses and their reactivity with desmoglein 3 and 1 in pemphigus patients and their first-degree relatives. Br J Dermatol 2000; 143:337-42. [PMID: 10951142 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03659.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) autoantibodies (PV-IgG) have been found in 40-70% of sera of first-degree relatives of pemphigus patients. OBJECTIVES To determine the possible role of PV-IgG subclasses in the pathogenesis of the disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS Study groups comprised 25 PV patients, 55 unaffected family members and 56 sera of healthy individuals. Indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) staining and Western immunoblotting (WB) techniques were used to determine total PV-IgG and PV-IgG subclasses and their reactivity to desmoglein (Dsg) 1 and 3. RESULTS By IIF staining, circulating PV-IgG were found in 64% of the patients, in 15% of the relatives and in none of the controls (P < or = 0.001); by WB the results were 91%, 49% and 12%, respectively (P < or = 0.001). The distribution of PV-IgG subclasses 1-3 was similar among patients and their relatives. PV-IgG4 was found in 62% of the patients but in only one relative and was absent in the controls (P < or = 0.001). PV-IgG1, 2 and 4 were found to react mainly with Dsg3 and PV-IgG3 mainly with Dsg1 and 3. CONCLUSIONS These results support the concept of a genetic predisposition in pemphigus. The non-complement-fixing PV-IgG4 and at least one complement-fixing PV-IgG subclass appear to be involved in the pathogenesis of the disease. The absence of PV-IgG4 among relatives who were PV-IgG carriers seems to be linked to the fact that they do not develop pemphigus. The exact nature of this linkage is still unclear.
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- D Kricheli
- Department of Dermatology, Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus, Petah-Tiqva 49100, Israel
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Nelson PN, Reynolds GM, Waldron EE, Ward E, Giannopoulos K, Murray PG. Monoclonal antibodies. Mol Pathol 2000; 53:111-7. [PMID: 10897328 PMCID: PMC1186915 DOI: 10.1136/mp.53.3.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/08/2000] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Monoclonal antibodies are essential tools for many molecular immunology investigations. In particular, when used in combination with techniques such as epitope mapping and molecular modelling, monoclonal antibodies enable the antigenic profiling and visualisation of macromolecular surfaces. In addition, monoclonal antibodies have become key components in a vast array of clinical laboratory diagnostic tests. Their wide application in detecting and identifying serum analytes, cell markers, and pathogenic agents has largely arisen through the exquisite specificity of these unique reagents. Furthermore, the continuous culture of hybridoma cells that produce these antibodies offers the potential of an unlimited supply of reagent. In essence, when compared with the rather limited supply of polyclonal antibody reagents, the feature of a continuous supply enables the standardisation of both the reagent and the assay technique. Clearly, polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies have their advantages and disadvantages in terms of generation, cost, and overall applications. Ultimately, monoclonal antibodies are only produced when necessary because their production is time consuming and frustrating, although greatly rewarding (at least most of the time!). This is especially apparent when a monoclonal antibody can be applied successfully in a routine pathology laboratory or can aid in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of patients. In this article, the generation and application of monoclonal antibodies are demystified to enable greater understanding and hopefully formulate novel ideas for clinicians and scientists alike.
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- P N Nelson
- Molecular Immunology Research Laboratories, School of Health Sciences, University of Wolverhampton, UK.
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