title: Experimental immunization with a monoclonal anti-idiotope antibody that mimics the Neisseria gonorrhoeae lipooligosaccharide epitope 2C7.
abstract: An anti-idiotope monoclonal antibody (MAb), called CA1 (Ab2), was produced in mice against MAb 2C7, which recognizes a widely in vivo-expressed gonococcal lipooligosaccharide (LOS) epitope. Mice immunized with MAb CA1 initially had a 2.5-fold increase in IgG (12-fold after a booster) but no increase in IgM anti-LOS (Ab1') antibody. Control mice immunized with LOS had a 4.5-fold rise in IgG and 4-fold rise in IgM anti-LOS antibody. In rabbits, MAb CA1 elicited a 9-fold rise in IgG and a 3.3-fold rise in IgM anti-LOS (Ab1') antibody. Ab1' antibody bactericidal activity was 1-2 logs greater than that produced by immunization with LOS. Ab1' mediated complete human polymorphonuclear leukocyte phagocytosis of 2C7 epitope-positive (but not 2C7 epitope-negative) gonococci. MAb CA1 acts as a molecular surrogate (Ab2beta) for the nominal LOS antigen and may form the basis for vaccine candidates for human immunization against Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Massachusetts 02118, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gulati
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: McQuillen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sharon
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Rice
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000276:immunology*; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000276:immunology; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000276:immunology*; D010587:Phagocytosis; D011817:Rabbits; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000939:Epitopes; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides