title: Characterization of anti-idiotypic antibodies generated against foot-and-mouth disease virus neutralizing monoclonal antibodies.
abstract: A series of seven neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (nMAbs) against type A12 foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) was used to induce polyclonal anti-idiotypic antibodies (anti-ids) in rabbits. The anti-ids were semi-purified through isotype affinity columns and assayed by solid-phase radioimmunoassay for cross-reactivity. nMAbs which map to the same epitope on the virion appear to contain a common idiotype, and the corresponding anti-ids competitively inhibited the virus-nMAb reaction. Using a modified ELISA assay, it was possible to demonstrate binding of purified anti-ids to FMDV susceptible tissue culture cells. Such antibodies however, did not interfere with the binding of virus to cells, and the binding of anti-ids to FMDV receptor-negative cells could also be demonstrated. Mice were inoculated with purified anti-ids, and two elicited anti-viral antibodies, although these antibodies were non-neutralizing. Thus anti-ids to anti-FMDV nMAbs failed to react with cellular receptors for the virus, but were able to induce anti-viral antibody and thus should be examined as an alternative vaccine strategy for this virus.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Biology Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Plum Island Animal Disease Center, Greenport, NY.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Baxt
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Garmendia
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Morgan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D005537:Aphthovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006825:Hybridomas; D007114:Immunization; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes