title: Monoclonal antibodies specific for Sendai virus. II. Production of monoclonal anti-idiotypic antibodies.
abstract: The monoclonal antibodies A and B specific for the HN molecule of Sendai virus were used to induce polyclonal and monoclonal anti-idiotypic antibodies. No response was observed in allogeneic Lewis rats, low responses in syngeneic LOU rats, and high responses in allogeneic BN rats and xenogeneic Balb/c mice. The monoclonals A and B share a similar or identical idiotype, since polyclonal anti-idiotypic antisera to antibody A cross-reacted completely with antibody B and vice versa. The same was found with the three monoclonal anti-idiotypes 1, 2, and 3 elicited in a BN rat or in Balb/c mice. None of the polyclonal or monoclonal anti-idiotypes reacted with other monoclonal antibodies specific for Sendai virus, even when these recognized the same epitope as antibodies A and B. The monoclonal anti-idiotypic antibodies could be used to induce anti-Sendai antibodies in BN rats.
mesh_terms: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000276:immunology*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D015707:HN Protein; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes / Q000276:immunology*; D010222:Parainfluenza Virus 1, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D014760:Viral Fusion Proteins; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D015707:HN Protein; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; D014760:Viral Fusion Proteins; D014765:Viral Vaccines