title: Anti-idiotype antibody as a prospective vaccine against hepatitis B.
abstract: Rabbit and mouse sera containing anti-idiotype antibodies against a monoclonal and against some polyclonal anti-HBsAg antibodies were prepared. The immunoglobulin fractions of these sera induced the formation of anti-HBsAg antibodies when injected into BALB/c mice. The sera of humans repeatedly immunized with human anti-HBsAg antibodies were shown to contain anti-idiotype antibodies capable of eliciting an anti-HBsAg response in BALB/c mice and Syrian hamsters. Such sera may be a potential source of human anti-idiotype vaccine.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000276:immunology*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D011817:Rabbits; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D014765:Viral Vaccines
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes; D014765:Viral Vaccines