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. 1983 Mar;39(3):1180–1186. doi: 10.1128/iai.39.3.1180-1186.1983

Inhibition of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Hemadsorption and Adherence to Respiratory Epithelium by Antibodies to a Membrane Protein

Duncan C Krause 1, Joel B Baseman 1
PMCID: PMC348081  PMID: 6404820

Abstract

Antiserum and purified immunoglobulin directed against Mycoplasma pneumoniae membrane protein P1 were examined for their influence on mycoplasma viability, metabolism, and cytadsorption. Anti-P1 immunoglobulin inhibited adherence of M. pneumoniae to hamster tracheal rings in vitro by up to 80% and inhibited hemadsorption by greater than 90%. Cytadsorption was also inhibited by anti-P1 Fab fragments. Anti-P1 antibodies had no effect on M. pneumoniae viability or metabolism. The data indicate that anti-P1 antibody obstructs the interaction of M. pneumoniae adhesin P1 with its host receptors.

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