Efficient genetically controlled formation of antibody to a synthetic antigen [poly(LTyr, LGlu)-poly(DLAla)- -poly(LLys)] covalently bound to a synthetic adjuvant (N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanyl-D-isoglutamine).

Abstract:

:The synthetic polypeptide antigen poly(LTyr, LGlu)-poly(DLAl)- -poly(LLys)[T,G)-A- -L] was covalently linked to N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanyl-D-isoglutamine (MDP), which is the minimal adjuvant-active structure that can substitute for Mycobacteria in complete Freund's adjuvant. When injected in aqueous solution into mice, the completely synthetic conjugate elicited significant antibody responses specific to (T,G)-A- -L, whereas (T,G,)-A- -L alone administered under the same conditions did not lead to antibody production. The conjugate was much more efficient in eliciting (T,G)-A- -L responses than was a mixture of DMP and (T,G)-A- -L. One hundred micrograms of MDP mixed with 10 micrograms of (T,G)-A- -L resulted in production of (T,g)-A- -L-specific antibodies. However, the titers obtained were much lower than those observed with 10 micrograms of the conjugate, MDP-(T,G)-A- -L, which contained less than 1 microgram of MDP. MDP was enhanced when the mixture was administered in incomplete Freund's adjuvant, the adjuvant did not significantly affect the (T,G)-A- -L-specific antibody responses in mice immunized with MDP-(T,G)-A- -L. The isoelectric focusing pattern of antibodies obtained with MDP-(T,G)-A- -L was similar to that obtained after immunization with (T,G)-A- -L in complete Freund's adjuvant. The pattern of high-responder and low-responder mice to (T,G)-A- -L, the immune response to which is genetically controlled, was retained when MDP-(T,G)-A- -L was used as the immunogen. Conjugation of (T,G)-A- -L was creased the immunogenicity of MDP and affected its biological properties. It is thus possible to obtain efficient immune responses to synthetic polypeptide antigens that produce poor reactions when injected in aqueous solution by conjugating them to small molecular weight synthetic adjuvants.

authors

Mozes E,Sela M,Chedid L

doi

10.1073/pnas.77.8.4933

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1980-08-01 00:00:00

pages

4933-7

issue

8

eissn

0027-8424

issn

1091-6490

journal_volume

77

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