title: Analysis of the serum antibody responses to type 1 and type 2 fimbriae in mice immunized with Actinomyces viscosus T14V.
abstract: The antibody responses of inbred mice immunized with Actinomyces viscosus T14V cells were analyzed using enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assays (ELISAs) for measuring serum antibodies reactive with A. viscosus T14V cells and type 1 and type 2 fimbriae. In A/J mice immunized intraperitoneally on days 0 and 14, the serum antibody responses approached peak levels during d 19-35, and a dose of 10(8) cells/injection elicited optimal responses. Analysis of the responses of three genetically diverse strains of inbred mice indicated striking variations in the amounts of anti-type 1 (6.5-fold) and anti-type 2 (14.3-fold) antibodies elicited. The observed variations in the magnitude of the anti-fimbrial antibody responses are theoretically of sufficient magnitude to account for significant differences between mouse strains in their ability to inhibit adherence of A. viscosus T14V to saliva-coated hydroxyapatite and other bacteria. These studies provide a model with which the effects of variations in anti-fimbrial antibody responses on bacterial adherence may be analyzed.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haber
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grinnell
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis* / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*; D007114:Immunization; D051379:Mice; D008805:Mice, Inbred A; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial