title: Collagen-induced arthritis suppressed with monoclonal anti-idiotypic antibody.
abstract: In foregoing work, we identified at least 5 distinct epitopes on human type II collagen (CII), using 8 murine monoclonal antibodies (mAb) against human CII, and suggested that a species-nonspecific epitope on CII recognized by anti-CII mAb termed 1-5 is an arthritogenic epitope. We also found that antibody response against a selected epitope of human CII could be induced by immunization with rabbit anti-idiotypic (Id) antibody against anti-CII mAb. The author developed and characterized monoclonal anti-Id antibodies against 1-5 mAb recognizing a putative arthritogenic epitope. The author also investigated whether the anti-Id mAb could regulate antibody response directed against a selected epitope recognized by 1-5 mAb, and the induction of collagen-induced arthritis in DBA/1J mice. DBA/1J mice intravenously preinjected with anti-Id mAb to 1-5, did not produce anti-CII antibody expressing 1-5 Id upon immunization with human CII. Furthermore, as the development of collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) in DBA/1J mice pretreated with anti-Id mAb to 1-5 was significantly suppressed, anti-Id mAb will be a useful tool for studying the regulation of antibody response to a selected epitope. This study lends support to our hypothesis that the 1-5 epitope is an arthritogenic epitope.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tarutani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000917:Antibody Formation; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D003094:Collagen / Q000276:immunology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004306:Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006825:Hybridomas; D007114:Immunization; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000939:Epitopes; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes; D003094:Collagen