title: Biological activity of monoclonal anti-idiotypic antibody representing the internal image of the major allergenic component of Lolium perenne pollen.
abstract: Upon immunization with an anti-Lol p I (major allergenic component of Lolium perenne pollen) monoclonal antibody, we have previously produced anti-idiotypic monoclonal antibody (A7H2) displaying some internal image properties. The present study was designated to evaluate the capacity of this anti-idiotypic monoclonal antibody to mimic functionally the antigen by triggering histamine release from basophils of patients allergic to Lol p I. Anti-idiotypic monoclonal antibody, as the antigen, could induce histamine release in a dose-response fashion in all of the atopic patients (6/6). The inhibition of this histamine release by the addition of the idiotype (290A-167) confirmed the specificity of the reaction. Binding inhibition of human IgE to Lol p I demonstrated that the anti-idiotypic antibody recognized an idiotope expressed in the antigen-combining site of IgE molecules. Altogether, these data confirmed the internal properties of our anti-idiotypic antibody and it can mimic the original antigen in its capacity to trigger histamine release.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Recherche Inflammation et Immunologie-Rhumatologie, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval, Ste-Foy, Qué., Canada.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Boutin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jobin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bernier
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hébert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000276:immunology*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions / Q000276:immunology; D052179:Antigens, Plant; D001491:Basophils / Q000276:immunology; D004306:Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D006636:Histamine Release / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology; D008129:Lolium / Q000276:immunology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D011058:Pollen / Q000276:immunology*; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D052179:Antigens, Plant; D000939:Epitopes; C042814:Lol p I protein, Lolium perenne; D010940:Plant Proteins; D007073:Immunoglobulin E