title: The effect of site-specific monoclonal antibodies directed to toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 in experimental Staphylococcus aureus arthritis.
abstract: Staphylococcus aureus produces a large number of potential virulence factors, among these the superantigen toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1). We have recently demonstrated that TSST-1 is involved in the pathogenesis of septic arthritis. Recent data show that the TSST-1 molecule is composed of two distinct domains, one proposed to interact with T cell receptor (TCR) and one with the MHC class II. The aim of this study was to assess if interaction between TSST-1-specific MoAbs directed to sites on the MHC and/or TCR Vbeta affects the development of experimental S. aureus-induced arthritis. For that purpose we used a panel of seven MoAbs, which were injected intraperitoneally before and after inoculation with a TSST-1-producing S. aureus strain. Administration of antibodies did not affect the development of arthritis, suggesting inefficacy of such a procedure in neutralization of exotoxin-mediated disease manifestations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden. margareta.verdrengh@immuno.gu.se
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Verdrengh
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kum
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tarkowski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000276:immunology*; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000276:immunology; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta / Q000276:immunology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000276:immunology*; D018089:Superantigens / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta; D018089:Superantigens; C030107:enterotoxin F, Staphylococcal