title: Comparison between direct binding, competition and agglutination assays in the characterization of polyclonal anti-idiotypes against anti-HBs human monoclonal antibodies.
abstract: Polyclonal anti-idiotypic antibodies to human monoclonal anti-HBs antibodies (MoAb1) were raised in rabbits and designated Ab2-H1 and Ab2-H2. These Ab2 were characterized using three assays. A direct binding ELISA evaluated specificity towards a panel of human monoclonal antibodies and gamma globulins. Competition radioimmunoassay (CRIA) revealed Ab2 specificities towards Ab1 antigen binding sites by inhibition of HBsAg/Ab1 binding. Ab2-H1 and Ab2-H2 had comparable reactivities in ELISA and CRIA, whereas, using affinity purified Ab2, a fast (10 min) agglutination test (Spherotest) revealed different Ab1/Ab2 binding properties. Ab2-H1 reacted in this Spherotest with the Ab1 against which it was known to be specific (Ab1-H1), whereas in the same assay Ab2-H2 showed no activity towards the variable regions of the Ab1 used for its production (Ab1-H2). When injected into rabbits Ab2-H1 induced anti-HBs Ab3 antibodies but Ab2-H2 did not, thereby confirming the assay results.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U 271, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cocchi
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Trabaud
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grange
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Serres
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Desgranges
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000276:immunology*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000918:Antibody Specificity / Q000276:immunology; D001667:Binding, Competitive / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods*; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000276:immunology; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D011817:Rabbits; D011863:Radioimmunoassay / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000939:Epitopes; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D007074:Immunoglobulin G