title: Reaction of antibody in sera from cystic fibrosis patients with non-toxic forms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A.
abstract: Sera from 48 cystic fibrosis patients from two hospitals were screened for antibody against rods, non-toxic macromolecular structures which share antigenic determinants with Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A. A solid-phase radioimmunoassay employing (125I)-staphylococcal protein A was used to detect anti-rod IgG. Antibodies recognizing rods, exotoxin A, or both antigens, were demonstrated using a competitive radioimmunoassay in cystic fibrosis patient sera, and in sera from animals immunized with exotoxin A, rods, or infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Anti-rod titers of cystic fibrosis patients (1.07 to 14 X control serum levels) inversely correlated with aggregate clinical evaluation scores, and in most instances, with X-ray scores. Since rods are non-toxic and cross-reactive with exotoxin A, they may represent therapeutically useful antigens for producing immunity to exotoxin A.
mesh_terms: D036002:ADP Ribose Transferases; D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D005098:Exotoxins / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000276:immunology*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D037521:Virulence Factors; D000097668:Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exotoxin A
chemical_list: D036002:ADP Ribose Transferases; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D005098:Exotoxins; D037521:Virulence Factors; D000097668:Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exotoxin A