title: A comparison of the antibody and T cell response elicited by internal image and noninternal image anti-idiotypes.
abstract: We have previously reported that several monoclonal anti-idiotypes were generated against a syngeneic monoclonal antibody designated H3F5 (idiotype) which recognizes the protective "a"-determinant on hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). In the present study, we compared the humoral and cellular response to HBsAg by immunizing Balb/C mice with four of these anti-Ids. We observed that two internal image and one noninternal image anti-Ids can act as surrogates for HBsAg. Following immunization with these anti-Ids, high levels of anti-HBs antibodies were elicited. Three of the anti-Ids could also prime T cell for an HBsAg-specific proliferative response, the two internal image anti-Ids elicited much stronger T cell responses to HBsAg than the non-internal image anti-Id. One noninternal image anti-Id did not generate any anti-HBs antibody response and could not elicit an HBsAg-specific T cell proliferative response. All four anti-Ids could elicit immunoglobulin which was H3F5-idiotype positive. This study further supports the concept that some monoclonal anti-Ids can mimic at both the B and T cell level the properties of a nominal antigenic epitope.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York 14263, USA.
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Thanavala
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes