title: Human antibody response to the B oligomer of pertussis toxin.
abstract: To determine whether antibodies to the B oligomer of pertussis toxin (PT) were present in patients diagnosed with pertussis or vaccinees who had received diphtheria-tetanus-whole-cell pertussis vaccine, we analyzed serum samples from 5 patients and 10 vaccinees by both enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Western immunoblotting techniques. Antibodies to the B oligomer were detected by ELISA in all samples containing antibodies to holotoxin. Western immunoblotting procedures were less efficient than ELISA techniques for detecting antibodies to the B oligomer. Antibodies which inhibit the ability of the B oligomer to agglutinate erythrocytes were detected in purified human immunoglobulin preparations. In addition, serum samples containing antibodies to PT inhibited the binding of purified B oligomer and holotoxin to a 165-kDa glycoprotein which has been considered a potential PT receptor in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. These results suggest that antibodies to the B oligomer contribute to the human serologic response to PT, but their detection and characterization require appropriate methods.
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacterial Products, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland 20852-1448, USA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lynn
authors.forename: W N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Burnette
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Siber
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Arciniega
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D000917:Antibody Formation; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D015153:Blotting, Western; D016466:CHO Cells / Q000166:cytology; D002457:Cell Extracts / Q000276:immunology; D006224:Cricetinae; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D006801:Humans; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D011108:Polymers; D011489:Protein Denaturation / Q000276:immunology; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D002457:Cell Extracts; D011108:Polymers; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella; D037342:Pertussis Toxin