title: Suppression of collagen arthritis in rats by heterologous anti-idiotypic antisera against anticollagen antibodies.
abstract: Affinity-purified rat anti-type II collagen antibodies were used to prepare anti-idiotypic antibodies in rabbits. It has been demonstrated that such anti-idiotypic antibodies are capable of binding to anti-type II collagen antibodies in vitro. Intravenous administration of heterologous anti-idiotypic antisera at the time of immunization with type II collagen resulted in a significant suppression of anti-type II collagen antibody formation and the development of arthritis, although delayed-type hypersensitivity skin test response to type II collagen was not affected. However, treatment of rats with heterologous anti-idiotypic antisera at Day 7 after immunization was ineffective in altering disease expression. On the other hand, treatment with heterologous anti-idiotypic antisera had no significant suppressive effect on the incidence or severity of adjuvant arthritis. These results indicate that the effect of heterologous anti-idiotypic antisera directed toward anti-type II collagen antibodies is disease specific and is restricted to collagen arthritis.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000276:immunology*; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000917:Antibody Formation; D001168:Arthritis / Q000276:immunology*; D001169:Arthritis, Experimental / Q000276:immunology*; D003094:Collagen / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007116:Immunization, Passive; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes / Q000276:immunology*; D011817:Rabbits / Q000276:immunology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes; D003094:Collagen