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. 1988 May;85(9):3170–3174. doi: 10.1073/pnas.85.9.3170

Protection against the staphylococcal enterotoxin-induced intestinal disorder in the monkey by anti-idiotypic antibodies.

B Reck 1, P H Scheuber 1, W Londong 1, B Sailer-Kramer 1, K Bartsch 1, D K Hammer 1
PMCID: PMC280165  PMID: 3362865

Abstract

The staphylococcal enterotoxin serotype B (SEB)-induced enteric intoxication and the immediate-type reaction in the skin of unsensitized monkeys was used to define whether agents competing with SEB for target cell receptors may inhibit pathophysiological effects. For this purpose a duodenal provocation test was developed by use of a pediatric gastroscope, allowing the evaluation of the influence of antagonists on the intestinal disorder upon SEB challenge at the same duodenal site. First, carboxymethylation of histidine residues of SEB caused a complete loss of emetic and skin-sensitizing activity without changing the immunological specificity. However, carboxymethylated SEB is a strong inhibitor of enteric intoxications and immediate-type skin reactions upon SEB challenge. Second, after immunization of BALB/c mice with monoclonal anti-SEB antibodies, monoclonal antiidiotypic antibodies (anti-Id) were obtained by the "hybridoma technique" and purification by idiotype-affinity chromatography. Anti-Id specifically inhibited the binding of horseradish peroxidase-labeled anti-SEB to the ligand, and SEB blocked as well the interaction of these two antibody species, indicating a high degree of binding-site selectivity. Anti-Id completely protected against emetic response and diarrhea upon duodenal provocation with SEB and inhibited immediate-type skin reactions as well. Further, anti-Id acted as an antagonist without triggering biologic functions themselves. This shows that anti-Id constitute a useful tool to protect against a bacterial toxin-induced intestinal disorder.

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