title: Anti-MHC immunity detected prior to intentional alloimmunization. IV. Natural monoclonal H-2-specific antibodies.
abstract: Naturally occurring H-2-specific antibodies can be detected rather frequently in sera of non-alloimmunized mice by sufficiently sensitive techniques (Cerny-Provaznik et al., 1985a; Cerny-Provaznik & Ivanyi, 1985). In this report, we summarize our experiences with the preparation of monoclonal anit-H-2 antibodies obtained from hybridization experiments from non-alloimmunized mice. From a total of 30 spleen cell hybridization experiments, we could isolate only four anti-H-2 monoclonal antibodies (mAB). Two of the mAB are described in this report. Monoclonal antibody By-2 is anti-Kf and mAB By-3 is anti-Db, Ds. We investigated which conditions favour the isolation of monoclonal H-2-specific antibodies from non-alloimmunized mice. The presence of naturally occurring serum antibodies, the age of the spleen donor mouse or non-specific B cell stimulation were not critical for the isolation of natural anti-H-2 mAB. We hypothesise that the 'natural' H-2-specific antibodies represent compartments of the B cell repertoire which were triggered by modified or aberrant self-MHC expression.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006183:H-2 Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology; D007114:Immunization; D007518:Isoantibodies / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D006183:H-2 Antigens; D007518:Isoantibodies