title: Induction of a neutralizing immune response to human respiratory syncytial virus with anti-idiotypic antibodies.
abstract: Anti-idiotypic (anti-Id) antibodies were raised in rabbits against monoclonal antibodies that recognized either F glycoprotein 47F or G glycoprotein 63G, 62G, or 74G of the human respiratory syncytial virus Long strain. Anti-Id sera inhibited the virus binding of the immunizing monoclonal antibodies and in some cases the binding of other antibodies reacting with overlapping epitopes. The anti-Id sera also inhibited virus neutralization mediated by the original monoclonal antibodies. Affinity purified anti-Id antibodies were subsequently used to raise a homologous anti-anti-Id response in rabbits. One of the rabbits, inoculated with anti-Id 63G, generated antibodies that reacted with the G protein of respiratory syncytial virus and neutralized the virus to high titers. The antiviral antibodies induced by anti-Id 63G were broadly cross-reactive with strains of the A and B subtypes. However, the specificities of monoclonal antibody 63G and anti-anti-Id 63G were not exactly the same, as indicated by their reaction with escape mutants to antibody 63G. These results demonstrate for the first time the induction of an anti-respiratory syncytial virus response by anti-Id antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Palomo
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Albar
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: García-Barreno
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Melero
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000032:analysis*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D015707:HN Protein; D006801:Humans; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D011817:Rabbits / Q000276:immunology; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D015707:HN Protein; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins; C116204:attachment protein G