scholarly journals Screening and development of monoclonal antibodies for identification of ferret T follicular helper cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenbo Jiang ◽  
Julius Wong ◽  
Hyon-Xhi Tan ◽  
Hannah G. Kelly ◽  
Paul G. Whitney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Animal Model ◽  
Monoclonal Antibodies ◽  
Lymph Node ◽  
Cross Reactivity ◽  
Tfh Cells ◽  
Follicular Helper ◽  
Lymph Node Cells ◽  
Human Viruses ◽  
Humoral Responses ◽  
Murine Monoclonal Antibodies

AbstractThe ferret is a key animal model for investigating the pathogenicity and transmissibility of important human viruses, and for the pre‐clinical assessment of vaccines. However, relatively little is known about the ferret immune system, due in part to a paucity of ferret‐reactive reagents. In particular, T follicular helper (Tfh) cells are critical in the generation of effective humoral responses in humans, mice and other animal models but to date it has not been possible to identify Tfh in ferrets. Here, we describe the screening and development of ferret-reactive BCL6, CXCR5 and PD-1 monoclonal antibodies. We found two commercial anti-BCL6 antibodies (clone K112-91 and clone IG191E/A8) had cross-reactivity with lymph node cells from influenza-infected ferrets. We next developed two murine monoclonal antibodies against ferret CXCR5 (clone feX5-C05) and PD-1 (clone fePD-CL1) using a single B cell PCR-based method. We were able to clearly identify Tfh cells in lymph nodes from influenza infected ferrets using these antibodies. The development of ferret Tfh marker antibodies and the identification of ferret Tfh cells will assist the evaluation of vaccine-induced Tfh responses in the ferret model and the design of novel vaccines against the infection of influenza and other viruses, including SARS-CoV2.

scholarly journals Development of Murine Monoclonal Antibodies for the Immunohistochemical Diagnosis of Systemic Bovine Aspergillosis

1996 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. E. Jensen ◽  
B. Aalbaek ◽  
P. Lind ◽  
H. V. Krogh ◽  
P. L. Frandsen
Keyword(s):  
Monoclonal Antibodies ◽  
Polyclonal Antibodies ◽  
Fungal Species ◽  
Cross Reactivity ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Immunohistochemical Techniques ◽  
Immunohistochemical Diagnosis ◽  
Murine Monoclonal Antibodies

Murine monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against water-soluble somatic antigens (WSSA) and the wall fraction (WF) from Aspergillus fumigatus were produced by fusion of splenocytes from immunized BALB/c mice with mouse myeloma X63-Ag 8.653 cells. The supernatants of in vitro cultured hybridomas were initially screened for reactivity with the WSSA and the WF from A. fumigatus and WSSA of other fungi in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Supernatants reacting only with A. fumigatus antigens were subsequently screened for homologous and heterologous reactivity with immunohistochemical techniques using formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues from experimentally infected mice. Because of a high immunohistochemical reactivity with homologous fungi, 4 MAbs raised against A. fumigatus WSSA and WF were selected for a further evaluation of cross-reactivity (diagnostic specificity) in immunohistochemical and immunoblotting assays. In immunohistochemical assays, all MAbs raised against WSSA cross-reacted heavily with a number of other fungal species. All 4 MAbs (MAb-WF-AF-1-4) raised against the WF reacted strongly with hyphae of Aspergillus spp.; hyphae of Scedosporium apiospermum were also strongly labeled by MAb-WF-AF-3 and-4. The 2 specifically reacting MAbs (MAb-WF-AF-1 and-2) were of the IgM biotype and were precipitating, and in immunoblotting experiments both bound to a 106-kD antigen of the WF, whereas they did not bind to WSSA of A. fumigatus. One of the 2 aspergillosis-specific MAbs (MAb-WF-AF-1) was used to screen 145 mycotic lesions of cattle. The diagnoses on bovine lesions obtained by MAb-WF-AF-1 were compared with results based on reactivity with heterologously absorbed polyclonal antibodies and, for some lesions, to culture results. In the vast majority of lesions ( n = 133), the MAb-WF-AF-1 and the polyclonal anti-Aspergillus antibodies reacted in a similar pattern, i.e., positively in 41 aspergillosis lesions and negatively in 92 zygomycotic lesions. Hyphae in 3 of 12 lesions that were not stained by the polyclonal antibodies reacted with the specific MAb-WF-AF-1; i.e., aspergillosis was diagnosed. The characteristics of the 2 MAbs (MAb-WF-AF-1 and-2) raised against the WF of A. fumigatus in ELISA and immunoblotting and immunohistochemical assays justify their application for the in situ diagnosis of systemic aspergillosis of cattle.

scholarly journals Specific immunotherapy with tumour‐draining lymph node cells cultured with both anti‐CD3 and anti‐CD28 monoclonal antibodies

Immunology ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 447-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. HARADA ◽  
T. OKAMOTO ◽  
K. OMOTO ◽  
K. TAMADA ◽  
M. TAKENOYAMA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monoclonal Antibodies ◽  
Lymph Node ◽  
Specific Immunotherapy ◽  
Lymph Node Cells ◽  
Draining Lymph Node ◽  
Cells Cultured

Characterization of resting and phorbol ester or concanavalin A activated bovine lymph node cells with leukocyte specific monoclonal antibodies

1994 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Hurley ◽  
Richard A. Wilson ◽  
Cynthia L. Baldwin ◽  
Jing-Yi Liu ◽  
Andrea M. Mastro
Keyword(s):  
Monoclonal Antibodies ◽  
Lymph Node ◽  
Phorbol Ester ◽  
Concanavalin A ◽  
Lymph Node Cells

scholarly journals Increased frequency of CD4+ and CD8+ follicular helper T cells in human lymph node biopsies during the earliest stages of rheumatoid arthritis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dornatien C Anang ◽  
Tamara H. Ramwadhdoebe ◽  
Janine Hahnlein ◽  
Bo van Kuijk ◽  
Noortje Smits ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
T Cells ◽  
Lymph Node ◽  
B Cells ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Helper T Cells ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Tfh Cells ◽  
Follicular Helper

Objectives: Follicular helper T cells (Tfh cells) provide key B cell help, and are essential in germinal center (GC) formation and (auto) antibody generation. To gain more insight into their role during the earliest phase of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) we analyzed their frequencies, phenotype and cytokine profile in peripheral blood and lymphoid tissues. Methods: Using flow cytometry, we studied the frequency of Tfh and B cells in peripheral blood and lymph node (LN) needle biopsies. Three donor groups were included and compared: healthy controls (HCs), autoantibody positive individuals at risk for developing RA (RA-risk individuals), and early RA patients. Ex vivo stimulation of lymphocytes with PMA/ionomycin was performed to assess cytokine secretion by Tfh cells. Results: In blood, the frequency of circular Tfh cells (cTfh) did not differ between study groups. In lymphoid tissue, the frequency of Tfh cells correlated strongly with the frequency of CD19+ B cells. Compared to healthy controls, LN samples of RA patients and RA-risk individuals showed more CD19+ B cells and more CD4+CXCR5+ and CD8+CXCR5+ Tfh cells. These Tfh cells from LNs expressed less IL-21 upon ex vivo stimulation. Conclusion: LN tissue of early RA patients as well as part of RA-risk individuals exhibit increased frequencies of Tfh cells correlating with increased numbers of B cells. Interestingly, IL-21 production is already aberrant in the very early at risk phase of the disease. This suggests that Tfh cells may present a novel rationale for therapeutic targeting during the preclinical stage of the disease to prevent further disease progression.

scholarly journals Two new murine monoclonal antibodies rised against human IgG

2001 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 323-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marijana Petricevic ◽  
Aleksandra Inic ◽  
Ratko Jankov ◽  
Ljiljana Dimitrijevic
Keyword(s):  
Monoclonal Antibodies ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Proteolytic Enzymes ◽  
Cross Reactivity ◽  
Dot Blot ◽  
Human Igg ◽  
Western Blots ◽  
Binding Characteristics ◽  
Hybridoma Technology ◽  
Murine Monoclonal Antibodies

Many pathological conditions are accompanied with changes in the concentration of the total IgG or some of its fraction. For this reason there is great interest in the production of reagents specific for IgG. In this paper, the binding characteristics of two new murine monoclonal antibodies (MoAb), assigned MoAb 15 and MoAb 22, are reported. These MoAbs were produced by hybridoma technology. By performing ELISAs and Western blots analyzes, it was demonstrated that both MoAbs interact specifically with human IgG. Cross reactivity with other sera proteins was not observed. In order to precisely localize the epitopes recognized by MoAb 15 and MoAb 22, the Western blots interactions of these MoAbs with electrophoreticaly separated IgG-fragments, obtained by the action of proteolytic enzymes (papain, pepsin, trypsin), were analyzed. According to the results of these experiments, both MoAbs interacted with epitopes in the C 3 domain. The affinity constants, calculated from Scatchard plots of binding ofMoAb15 and MoAb22 to human IgG, wereKa15 = 1.71 106M-1 andKa22 = 2.15 109M-1. According to all these findings,MoAb 15 and MoAb 22 could be used in standard immunochemical techniques. However, the experiments showed that both MoAbs had bad immunoprecipitating properties. In solid phase techniques (ELISAs, Western blot, dot-blot, etc.), their application gave excellent results that highly recommended them for use in these types of analyzes.

scholarly journals TSLP-activated dendritic cells induce human T follicular helper cell differentiation through OX40-ligand

2017 ◽  
Vol 214 (5) ◽  
pp. 1529-1546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucia Pattarini ◽  
Coline Trichot ◽  
Sofia Bogiatzi ◽  
Maximilien Grandclaudon ◽  
Stephan Meller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Dendritic Cells ◽  
Inflammatory Cells ◽  
Memory B Cells ◽  
Th2 Cells ◽  
Tfh Cells ◽  
Follicular Helper ◽  
Ox40 Ligand ◽  
T Follicular Helper Cell ◽  
Humoral Responses

T follicular helper cells (Tfh) are important regulators of humoral responses. Human Tfh polarization pathways have been thus far associated with Th1 and Th17 polarization pathways. How human Tfh cells differentiate in Th2-skewed environments is unknown. We show that thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP)–activated dendritic cells (DCs) promote human Tfh differentiation from naive CD4 T cells. We identified a novel population, distinct from Th2 cells, expressing IL-21 and TNF, suggestive of inflammatory cells. TSLP-induced T cells expressed CXCR5, CXCL13, ICOS, PD1, BCL6, BTLA, and SAP, among other Tfh markers. Functionally, TSLP-DC–polarized T cells induced IgE secretion by memory B cells, and this depended on IL-4Rα. TSLP-activated DCs stimulated circulating memory Tfh cells to produce IL-21 and CXCL13. Mechanistically, TSLP-induced Tfh differentiation depended on OX40-ligand, but not on ICOS-ligand. Our results delineate a pathway of human Tfh differentiation in Th2 environments.

Immunohistochemical Diagnosis of Systemic Bovine Zygomycosis by Murine Monoclonal Antibodies

1996 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. E. Jensen ◽  
B. Aalbæk ◽  
P. Lind ◽  
H. V. Krogh
Keyword(s):  
Monoclonal Antibodies ◽  
Lymph Nodes ◽  
Rhizopus Oryzae ◽  
Polyclonal Antibodies ◽  
Cross Reactivity ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
The Family ◽  
Murine Monoclonal Antibodies

Murine monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) against water-soluble somatic antigens (WSSA) and the wall fraction (WF) from Rhizopus arrhizus (Rhizopus oryzae) were produced in vitro by fusion of splenocytes from immunized BALB/c mice with mouse myeloma X63-Ag 8.653 cells. Supernatants reacting only with homologous antigens in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were subsequently screened for reactivity with homologous fungi in immunohistochemical techniques. All four Mabs raised against the WF of A. arrhizus failed to react on tissues. However, four of the Mabs raised against the WSSA of R. arrhizus (Mab-WSSA-RA-1 through Mab-WSSA-RA-4) revealed a high homologous reactivity on tissues and the cross-reactivity of these were subsequently evaluated on tissues containing other members of the family Mucoraceae and other unrelated fungi. On tissues and on immunoblots all four Mabs reacted identically and specifically with members of the family Mucoraceae, i.e., Absidia corymbifera, R. arrhizus, and Rhizomucor pusillus. The Mabs were all isotyped as IgM antibodies, were nonprecipitating, and reacted with homologous antigens with molecular masses from 14 to 110 kDa. With WSSA from A. corymbifera and R. pusillus the four Mabs were bound to antigens from 14 to 52 kDa and from 20 to 28 kDa, respectively. The diagnosis of 145 bovine lesions obtained by one of the specific Mabs (Mab-WSSA-RA-1) were compared to results obtained by heterologously absorbed polyclonal antibodies. In most lesions ( n = 140 [∼ 97%]) the Mab and the polyclonal antibodies reacted in a similar pattern, i.e., positively for zygomycosis in 89 lesions, negatively in 41 aspergillosis lesions, and negatively in 10 undiagnosed lesions. Hyphae within two of four lesions in lymph nodes, which were not stained by the polyclonal antibodies, reacted with the specific Mab. However, in another three lesions of lymph nodes stained by the polyclonal antibodies no reactivity was seen with the Mab-WSSA-RA-1. The immunoreactivity of the Mabs (Mab-WSSA-RA-1 through Mab-WSSA-RA-4) raised against WSSA of R. arrhizus justify their application for the in situ diagnosis of systemic bovine zygomycosis.

scholarly journals Intranasal Immunization with SAG1 and Nontoxic Mutant Heat-Labile Enterotoxins Protects Mice againstToxoplasma gondii

2001 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 1605-1612 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Bonenfant ◽  
I. Dimier-Poisson ◽  
F. Velge-Roussel ◽  
D. Buzoni-Gatel ◽  
G. Del Giudice ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lymph Node ◽  
Mesenteric Lymph Node ◽  
Interleukin 2 ◽  
Mesenteric Lymph ◽  
Heat Labile ◽  
Intestinal Pathogens ◽  
Lymph Node Cells ◽  
High Level ◽  
Humoral Responses

ABSTRACT Effective protection against intestinal pathogens requires both mucosal and systemic immune responses. Intranasal administration of antigens induces these responses but generally fails to trigger a strong protective immunity. Mucosal adjuvants can significantly enhance the immunogenicities of intranasally administered antigens. Cholera toxin (CT) and heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) are strong mucosal adjuvants with a variety of antigens. Moreover, the toxicities of CT and LT do not permit their use in humans. Two nontoxic mutant LTs, LTR72 and LTK63, were tested with Toxoplasma gondii SAG1 protein in intranasal vaccination of CBA/J mice. Vaccination with SAG1 plus LTR72 or LTK63 induced strong systemic (immunoglobulin G [IgG]) and mucosal (IgA) humoral responses. Splenocytes and mesenteric lymph node cells from mice immunized with LTR72 plus SAG1, but not those from mice immunized with LTK63 plus SAG1, responded to restimulation with a T. gondii lysate antigen in vitro. Gamma interferon and interleukin 2 (IL-2) production by splenocytes and IL-2 production by mesenteric lymph node cells were observed in vitro after antigen restimulation, underlying a Th1-like response. High-level protection as assessed by the decreased load of cerebral cysts after a challenge with the 76K strain of T. gondiiwas obtained in the group immunized with LTR72 plus SAG1 and LTK63 plus SAG1. They were as well protected as the mice immunized with the antigen plus native toxins. This is the first report showing protection against a parasite by using combinations of nontoxic mutant LTs and SAG1 antigen. These nontoxic mutant LTs are now attractive candidates for the development of mucosally delivered vaccines.

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