title: Analysis of B cell repertoire specific to the neutralizing epitopes of glycoprotein 120 in HIV-infected individuals.
abstract: This study describes the clonotypic analysis of neutralizing anti-gp120 antibodies elicited in HIV-infected individuals by a panel of anti-idiotype monoclonal antibodies (anti-Id MAbs). Sera from 80 HIV-infected individuals at various clinical stages of HIV-infection were tested for reactivity to 19 anti-Id MAbs in ELISA. Anti-idiotype MAbs reacted with between 0 and 26% of sera. Among the 13 idiotypes specific for anti-CD4 site antibodies, 4 were expressed in 15 to 20% of individuals, whereas 2 of 4 idiotypes specific for anti-V3 antibodies were expressed in 15 to 26% of the cases. These data suggest that each HIV-infected individuals has a diverse B cell repertoire to a given neutralizing epitope cluster and that certain clonotypes are more prevalent than others. To correlate the binding activity in ELISA with anti-gp120 specificity, the idiotype-positive antibodies (Id+ Abs) from representative serum samples were isolated by anti-Id MAb-Sepharose affinity columns. In most cases, the epitope specificity and the neutralizing properties of the isolated Id+ Abs correlated with that of anti-gp120 antibodies used for the generation of anti-Id MAbs. We propose that these anti-Id MAbs may be used to identify and measure neutralizing anti-gp120 antibodies of defined specificity in the sera of HIV-infected individuals, HIV-vaccinated individuals, and in HIV-infected mother-infant pairs.
authors.affiliation: IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporation, San Diego, California 92121.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hariharan
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Nara
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Shabazz
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: McCutchan
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000276:immunology*; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000276:immunology; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D000915:Antibody Affinity / Q000276:immunology; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D002999:Clone Cells; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / Q000276:immunology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D016056:Immunodominant Epitopes / Q000276:immunology*; D009500:Neutralization Tests
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120; D016056:Immunodominant Epitopes