title: Use of monoclonal antibodies to identify shared idiotypes on anticardiolipin and anti-DNA antibodies in human sera.
abstract: Using hybridoma technology we produced monoclonal antibodies (MoAb) to idiotypic determinants on human anti-cardiolipin antibodies purified from a patient with SLE. Hybridomas were screened by inhibition of cardiolipin binding activity of sera from patients with SLE. Seven hybridomas were selected, two of which were studied extensively. Sera from a number of patients with SLE were found to share idiotypic determinants. This cross-reacting idiotype was not detectable on anti-cardiolipin antibodies in syphilis sera. The cross-reacting idiotype was present in sera with anti-ssDNA antibodies even though some of these sera had no anti-cardiolipin antibodies. We propose that these MoAb may recognize a regulatory idiotype.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000276:immunology; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000276:immunology*; D002308:Cardiolipins / Q000276:immunology*; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004247:DNA / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes / Q000032:analysis*; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D013587:Syphilis / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001323:Autoantibodies; D002308:Cardiolipins; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes; D004247:DNA