title: Synthesis and characterization of anti-idiotypic anti-T4 antibodies.
abstract: We injected rabbits with purified monoclonal murine immunoglobulin (IgG1) or polyclonal antithyroxine antibodies (anti-T4) and polyclonal anti-triiodothyroacetic acid (anti-Triac) antibodies to stimulate the production of anti-idiotypic antibodies. Purified immunoglobulins from all five rabbits immunized with monoclonal primary antibodies were able to inhibit the interaction between [125I]T4 and the primary antibody. The preimmune sera were inactive. This effect was not due to endogenous T4 contamination or contamination with the injected primary antibody. Half-maximal inhibition of binding of primary antibody with anti-idiotype was between 1.6 and 30 micrograms of total immunoglobulins. Addition of normal mouse IgG1 did not alter the inhibitory effect of the anti-idiotypic antibody, suggesting that this effect is specific. These anti-idiotypic antibodies reacted differently with different polyclonal antibodies, reflecting the heterogeneous nature of polyclonal antibody populations. Polyclonal antibodies were less effective in stimulating anti-idiotypic antibody production. One polyclonal anti-T4 and one anti-Triac antibody produced weak anti-idiotypic antibody that had to be used at a concentration of > 600 micrograms of total immunoglobulins to be inhibitory. Both inhibited the binding of T4 to the monoclonal anti-T4 antibody. However, they were ineffective in inhibiting the function of their own antigen, the polyclonal anti-T4 or anti-Triac antibody. We tested the most potent anti-idiotypic antibodies for their ability to compete with T4 for other T4-binding proteins. Specific inhibition of T4 binding to thyroid-binding globulin was observed with half-maximal effect at approximately 450 micrograms of total IgG.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Juge-Aubry
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Barlow
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Burger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000276:immunology; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D004306:Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000276:immunology; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology*; D011228:Prealbumin / Q000276:immunology; D011817:Rabbits; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000276:immunology*; D013975:Thyroxine-Binding Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007106:Immune Sera; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D011228:Prealbumin; D013975:Thyroxine-Binding Proteins; D014284:Triiodothyronine; D013974:Thyroxine