title: Anti-idiotypic antibodies to feline leukemia virus: an approach for retroviral immunization strategies.
abstract: The present study describes an approach to the development and use of anti-idiotypic antibodies as a possible immunization strategy to prevent retroviral infection. The rationale for using anti-idiotypes (anti-Ids) to try to elicit an antigenic-specific immune response is examined, and the production and characterization of polyclonal and monoclonal anti-Ids are described. Several techniques were used to determine antigenic mimicry and anti-Id subtypes. The potential use of anti-Ids in feline leukemia virus (FeLV) receptor studies and vaccine trials in vivo were investigated. Results from these studies suggest that the anti-Id strategy is feasible for the FeLV model. Polyclonal Ab2 reagents were developed that blocked virus-receptor binding and thus inhibited viral infection in vitro and induced humoral immune responses in 6- to 8-week old kittens characterized by production of Ab3 with the ability to bind the original FeLV envelope protein gp70 as assessed by Western blot analysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tavares
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roneker
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Postie
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fevereiro
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de Noronha
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002415:Cats; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D016181:Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006041:Goats; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D005256:Leukemia Virus, Feline / Q000276:immunology*; D007942:Leukemia, Experimental / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D014765:Viral Vaccines
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; D014765:Viral Vaccines