title: Specific cytolysis of HIV-infected cells by lymphocytes armed with bifunctional antibodies.
abstract: The Fab' fragment of a monoclonal antibody (mAb) directed to CD3 (a portion of the T cell receptor) and the Fab' or F(ab')2 fragment of an mAb to HIV were combined to generate bifunctional antibody (BFA) consisting of antiCD3-Fab' conjugated with anti-HIV-Fab' (Fab'/Fab') or antiCD3-Fab' conjugated with anti-HIV-F(ab')2 (Fab'/F(ab')2), respectively. In the presence of these BFA, HIV-infected target cells were cytolysed by peripheral blood lymphocytes. Treatment of lymphocytes with Fab'/F(ab')2 type BFA rendered the lymphocytes significantly cytotoxic to HIV-infected target cells. Since BFA-armed lymphocytes can react on HIV-infected cells regardless of histocompatibility, lymphocytes from healthy donors could be armed with BFA for treatment of HIV-infected patients including those who do not exhibit histocompatibility with the lymphocyte donor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Nagoya City University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Momota
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Azuma
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Okada
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000276:immunology*; D017252:CD3 Complex; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D006678:HIV / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology*; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000276:immunology; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / Q000276:immunology; D015979:Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated / Q000276:immunology; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000276:immunology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D017252:CD3 Complex; D015483:HIV Antibodies; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell