title: ELISA procedures for the measurement of IgG subclass antibodies to bacterial antigens.
abstract: We have developed enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) of IgG subclass antibodies against whole bacteria and bacterial antigens using enzyme-labelled mouse monoclonal antibodies. The properties of different anti-subclass antibodies were compared. In sera from 18 healthy adults we measured the IgG subclass distribution of specific antibodies against Staphylococcus aureus and Haemophilus influenzae b and against distinct bacterial components: pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides, dextran and tetanus toxoid. We found that antibodies against protein (tetanus toxoid) were mainly IgG1, with some contribution of IgG4 and IgG2. Antibodies against polysaccharides (pneumococcal PS and dextran) and whole bacteria were restricted mainly to IgG1 and IgG2.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Immunology Laboratory, Academic Medical Centre (AMC), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruths
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Driedijk
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Weening
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Out
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions / Q000276:immunology; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid