title: Polyclonal antibodies to elliptinium acetate: structure-activity relationships and comparison with human anti-elliptinium IgM.
abstract: In order to elucidate the immune-mediated hemolytic disease induced in man by elliptinium acetate, a quaternary ammonium compound with antineoplastic activity, polyclonal antibodies directed against this hapten were raised in rabbits. The coupling step between drug and carrier was performed according to a putative human in vivo hapten conjugation mechanism. Structure-activity relationships of the resulting IgG were compared with the epitope site recognized by human anti-elliptinium IgM by using a panel of twelve elliptinium acetate analogues. Although both antibodies were directed principally against the quaternary ammonium ion, a poor correlation between the cross-reactivity indices was obtained. In fact, it appeared that both antibodies recognized specifically the ammonium group plus different regions of the molecule: the indole ring for human antibodies, the N-alkyl group and its vicinity for rabbit ones. The specificity of the obtained rabbit polyclonal antisera is discussed, with regard to the conjugation mechanism of the drug occurring in man.
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000276:immunology*; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000276:immunology; D000818:Animals; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004611:Ellipticines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000276:immunology; D011817:Rabbits; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D004611:Ellipticines; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; C027767:elliptinium