scholarly journals REGULATION OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE: SUPPRESSIVE AND ENHANCING EFFECTS OF PASSIVELY ADMINISTERED ANTIBODY

1971 ◽  
Vol 133 (5) ◽  
pp. 987-1003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn S. Pincus ◽  
Michael E. Lamm ◽  
Victor Nussenzweig
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Antibody Formation ◽  
Secretory Component ◽  
Secretory Iga ◽  
Antigenic Determinants ◽  
Antibody Synthesis ◽  
Serum Iga ◽  
Iga Antibody ◽  
Antigen Antibody

The ability of passively administered antibody to suppress the immune response against homologous antigenic determinants while concomitantly enhancing the response against other unrelated determinants of the same antigen molecule has been established in two distinct antigen-antibody systems: (a) guinea pig γ2-immunoglobulin + passive anti-F(ab')2 antibody, where suppression of anti-F(ab')2 antibody synthesis is accompanied by enhancement of the anti-Fc response; and (b) human secretory IgA + passive anti-serum IgA antibody, where suppression of antibody production against the α and L chains accompanies augmentation of the response to the secretory component. The mechanisms of the suppressive and enhancing effects are probably unrelated for the following reasons: (a) Enhancement of the response to certain determinants may be obtained without discernible suppression of the response to the homologous determinants; and (b) the F(ab')2 fragments of passive antibody can mediate immune suppression but were not observed to enhance the response against the unrelated determinants of the same antigen molecule. Also, the timing for achieving maximum suppression or enhancement of antibody formation is not the same; enhancement was obtained only at a later time. Both the enhancement and suppressive effects were obtained with the purified γG fraction of antisera. This finding rules out an exclusive role of γM antibody in the enhancement phenomenon.

scholarly journals High levels of secretory IgA and free secretory component in the serum of rats with bile duct obstruction.

1978 ◽  
Vol 147 (3) ◽  
pp. 934-939 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Lemaître-Coelho ◽  
G D Jackson ◽  
J P Vaerman
Keyword(s):  
Bile Duct ◽  
Rat Liver ◽  
Secretory Component ◽  
Bile Duct Obstruction ◽  
Secretory Iga ◽  
Duct Obstruction ◽  
Serum Iga ◽  
Secretory Type

In the rat , ligation of the bile duct induces a rapid and progressive elevation of the IgA levels in serum. The increase is about 4-fold at 1 h, 15-fold at 1 day, and 30-fold at 1 wk after ligation. The additional IgA is of the secretory type. Free secretory component also appears in serum after bile duct obstruction; it does not continue to increase and occasionally disappears from serum after prolonged ligation. The increase in serum IgA levels is selective. These changes are totally reversible if the bile duct is reopened at 1 day after ligature. These findings confirm the role of the rat liver in the transfer of circulating IgA into the bile.

scholarly journals Role of serum IgA. Hepatobiliary transport of circulating antigen.

1981 ◽  
Vol 153 (4) ◽  
pp. 968-976 ◽  
Author(s):  
M W Russell ◽  
T A Brown ◽  
J Mestecky
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Human Serum Albumin ◽  
Gel Filtration ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Serum Iga ◽  
Circulating Antigen ◽  
Circulating Antigens ◽  
Iga Antibody ◽  
Immune Spleen Cell

The IgA mediated hepatobiliary excretion of antigen from the circulation was studied using a radiolabeled haptenated protein (dinitrophenyl-human serum albumin) injected intravenously in mice together with monoclonal anti-dinitrophenyl antibodies of different immunoglobulin classes. Antibodies were obtained from ascitic fluids of mice bearing the MOPC315 myeloma (IgA), or immune spleen cell hybridomas (IgG and IgM). IgA antibody brought about the transport of large amounts of antigen from the circulation to the bile during 1-3h. Analysis of bile by gel filtration showed that a large part of the transported antigen remained intact and complexed with IgA. Neither IgA of different specificity nor anti-dinitrophenyl IgM medicated biliary transport of antigen. With anti-dinitrophenyl IgG, only small amounts of low molecular weight fragments of labeled antigen were found in he bile. Preformed immune complex of radiolabeled antigen and IgA antibody were rapidly transported from the circulation to the bile, resulting in threefold-higher levels of radioactivity in bile than in serum. It is proposed that an important function of serum IgA is to mediate the hepatobiliary excretion of corresponding circulating antigens.

Secretory Immunoglobulin a in Oral and Respiratory Passages in Man

1975 ◽  
Vol 84 (20_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Goro Mogi
Keyword(s):  
Immunoglobulin A ◽  
Secretory Component ◽  
Secretory Iga ◽  
Secretory Cells ◽  
Antigenic Relationship ◽  
Serum Iga ◽  
Human Colostrum ◽  
Specific Antisera ◽  
Antigenic Relationships ◽  
Secretory Immunoglobulin

Secretory IgA (SIgA) is the predominant immunoglobulin in certain external secretions and may have an important role in immunological mucosal resistance. SIgA differs in chemical and immunological properties from serum IgA. The present study was undertaken to investigate the antigenic relationship between SIgA, free secretory component (FSC) and serum IgA and the localization of SIgA as well as other immunological classes in tissues of oral and respiratory passages by use of immunofluorescence technique. SIgA and FSC were highly purified from human colostrum and rabbit anti-SIgA and anti-SC antisera were prepared. On the basis of antigenic relationships between SIgA, FSC and serum IgA, it was emphasized that individual specific antisera for SC and IgA and/or SIgA should be used in immunochemical or immunohistological investigations for SIgA. The present study failed to detect SC determinants in palatine and lingual tonsils. However, it was evident that cells present in the pharyngeal tonsillar epithelium contain SC determinants. SC molecules may be synthesized in certain secretory cells of mucous membrane and glandular epithelium and the combining of SC with IgA could occur in the cytoplasm of epithelial cells, the intercellular spaces and/or in the lumens of glandular acini and ductules.

scholarly journals IMMUNE RESPONSE TO CHEMICALLY MODIFIED FLAGELLIN

1971 ◽  
Vol 134 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. R. Parish
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Antibody Formation ◽  
Delayed Type Hypersensitivity ◽  
Antigenic Determinants ◽  
Cell Mediated Immunity ◽  
Specific Cell ◽  
Adult Rats ◽  
Antigenic Activity ◽  
Cellular Immune ◽  
Derivatives Of

Flagellin (mol.wt. 40,000) from S. adelaide organisms and a series of acetoacetyl derivatives of flagellin were tested for their ability to induce humoral and cell-mediated immunity in adult rats. It was found that unmodified flagellin was an excellent inducer of antibody formation but a poor inducer of delayed-type hypersensitivity. In contrast, increasing acetoacetylation steadily destroyed the ability of flagellin to initiate antibody formation but enhanced the capacity of the molecule to induce flagellin-specific cell-mediated immunity and antibody tolerance. In fact, it appeared that in adult rats antibody formation and cell-mediated immunity may well be opposing immunological processes. Furthermore, the affinity of the acetoacetyl flagellins for anti-flagellin antibodies appeared to determine the type of immune response which predominated. High affinity antigen produced antibody formation whereas low affinity antigen induced cell-mediated immunity and antibody tolerance. The importance of affinity was further evidenced by the fact that a CNBr digest of flagellin induced humoral and cellular immune responses identical to an acetoacetylated flagellin of comparable antigenic activity. From these studies it was proposed that both humoral and cell-mediated immunity can be directed against the same antigenic determinants but that the specificity requirements for delayed hypersensitivity (and antibody tolerance) are less than those required for antibody formation. Some remarkable immunological features of the flagellin system were revealed. Flagellin induced comparable delayed-type hypersensitivity when injected in either saline or FCA. Furthermore, FCA only slightly enhanced the delayed responses induced by the acetoacetyl flagellins and in fact these preparations produced antibody tolerance whether injected in saline or adjuvant. Finally, in contrast to the adult tolerance induced by the acetoacetylated flagellins, which existed only at the antibody level, tolerance in neonatal rats existed at the level of both humoral and cell-mediated immunity. This finding is the first indication of a fundamental difference between neonatal and adult tolerance. The significance of these findings is discussed in the light of current immunological concepts and a hypothesis proposed to explain these phenomena.

scholarly journals THE NATURE OF THE IMMUNOLOGIC INADEQUACY OF NEONATAL RABBITS AS REVEALED BY CELL TRANSFER STUDIES

1957 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank J. Dixon ◽  
William O. Weigle
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Lymph Node ◽  
Antibody Formation ◽  
Antibody Responses ◽  
Cell Transfer ◽  
Secondary Antibody ◽  
Internal Environment ◽  
Antibody Synthesis ◽  
Lymph Node Cells ◽  
Early Phases

Lymph node cells capable of either primary or secondary antibody responses following transfer to adult normal or x-radiated homologous recipients make no response following transfer to neonatal homologous recipients. On the basis of the present observations it seems that the environment provided by the neonatal recipient is unsuitable for the immunologic activities of transferred cells in the early phases of the immune response. Neonatal recipients can, however, adequately support cells transferred during the process of active antibody formation. These findings suggest that the immunologic inadequacy of the neonatal animal is related to its internal environment and not necessarily to the lack of cells capable of antibody synthesis.

Salivary IgA and serum IgA and IgG antibodies to Candida albicans in HIV-infected subjects

2002 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 373-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Belazi ◽  
A Fleva ◽  
D Drakoulakos ◽  
D Panayiotidou
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Candida Albicans ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Secretory Iga ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Igg Antibodies ◽  
Serum Iga ◽  
Whole Saliva ◽  
Iga Antibodies

This study sought to determine IgA, IgG antibodies to Candida albicans in whole saliva and serum from HIV-infected patients and to compare them to a group of healthy controls. The study population consisted of 34 HIV-infected individuals free of any other systemic diseases and thirty healthy controls. IgA concentrations in saliva and IgA and IgG concentrations in serum were measured by a micro enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. No significant differences were observed in salivary and serum IgA antibodies to C. albicans between the two study groups. Serum IgG antibodies were found to be significantly lower in the HIV-infected ( P < 0.05). No significant changes were observed in the specific activity of anti-Candida IgA and IgG antibodies in saliva and serum, in both the study groups. The undifferentiated levels of secretory-IgA antibodies to C. albicans in the patients' and the controls' saliva could be an indicator of the high immune response to opportunistic infections of the HIV-infected subjects, a fact that is verified by the lack of oral candidiasis in the patients' group. The low levels of IgG antibodies in the serum of the HIV-infected patients confirm the high immune response of them.

scholarly journals THE NATURE OF ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEXES FORMED IN RABBITS DURING AN IMMUNE RESPONSE TO BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN

1958 ◽  
Vol 107 (5) ◽  
pp. 653-663 ◽  
Author(s):  
William O. Weigle
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Bovine Serum Albumin ◽  
Serum Albumin ◽  
Ammonium Sulfate ◽  
Bovine Serum ◽  
Ammonium Sulfate Precipitation ◽  
Antibody Synthesis ◽  
Circulating Antigen ◽  
Antigen Antibody

The immune elimination of soluble BSA, following an intravenous injection, is accompanied by the appearance of circulating antigen-antibody complexes. The pattern of the appearance of circulating antigen-antibody complexes and the immune elimination of antigen probably depends on the amount of antigen injected, the rate of antibody synthesis, and perhaps, the quality of antibody produced. There is no relationship between the I* antigen-antibody complexes detected during the immune response in rabbits by ammonium sulfate precipitation and the material precipitated from immune sera as a result of treatment with alkali. Alkali-precipitable material present in the serum of rabbits at a time when I* antigen is also present contain at most only traces of the antigen.

scholarly journals Longan Pulp Polysaccharide Protects Systemic Immunity and Intestinal Immunity in Mice Induced by Cyclophosphamide

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 738-738
Author(s):  
Yajuan Bai ◽  
Mingwei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Mucosal Immunity ◽  
Plasma Cells ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Secretory Component ◽  
Secretory Iga ◽  
Intestinal Lumen ◽  
Mucosal Barrier ◽  
Intestinal Immunity ◽  
Systemic Immunity ◽  
Serum Iga

Abstract Objectives This study aimed to explore the effect of longan pulp polysaccharide (LP) on the systemic immunity and intestinal mucosal immunity with immunosuppressive mice. The synthesis processing and secretion of intestinal secretory IgA (SIgA) were investigated. Methods Serum IgA, IgG, IgM and intestinal SIgA were detected by ELISA. Genes involved in the synthesis and secretion of SIgA were detected by Q-PCR and western blot. Results LP increased the thymus index, spleen index, and serum IgA level in cyclophosphamide (CTX)-treated mice. SIgA secretion in intestinal lumen was increased by LP as well. The underlying mechanism comes down to the facts as follows: LP increased intestinal cytokines expression and TGFβRII that is associated with pathways of IgA class switch recombination (CSR). By improving protein expression of mucosal address in cell-adhesion molecule-1 (MAdCAM-1) and integrin α4β7, LP was beneficial to gut homing of IgA + plasma cells. LP increased IgA, polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR), and secretory component (SC) to fortify the SIgA secretion. Conclusions This study suggested that moderate consumption of LP is helpful for improving systemic immunity and intestinal mucosal immunity via promotion of intestinal SIgA to strengthen the mucosal barrier. Funding Sources This work was supported by the National Key Research Project of China (2018YFC1602105, 2019YFD1002304), Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Project (2018A050506050), President Foundation of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (201812B).

scholarly journals Secretory IgA mediates retrotranscytosis of intact gliadin peptides via the transferrin receptor in celiac disease

2007 ◽  
Vol 205 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Matysiak-Budnik ◽  
Ivan Cruz Moura ◽  
Michelle Arcos-Fajardo ◽  
Corinne Lebreton ◽  
Sandrine Ménard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Celiac Disease ◽  
Transferrin Receptor ◽  
Intestinal Inflammation ◽  
Intestinal Transport ◽  
Secretory Iga ◽  
Unknown Mechanism ◽  
Abnormal Immune Response ◽  
Gliadin Peptides

Celiac disease (CD) is an enteropathy resulting from an abnormal immune response to gluten-derived peptides in genetically susceptible individuals. This immune response is initiated by intestinal transport of intact peptide 31-49 (p31-49) and 33-mer gliadin peptides through an unknown mechanism. We show that the transferrin receptor CD71 is responsible for apical to basal retrotranscytosis of gliadin peptides, a process during which p31-49 and 33-mer peptides are protected from degradation. In patients with active CD, CD71 is overexpressed in the intestinal epithelium and colocalizes with immunoglobulin (Ig) A. Intestinal transport of intact p31-49 and 33-mer peptides was blocked by polymeric and secretory IgA (SIgA) and by soluble CD71 receptors, pointing to a role of SIgA–gliadin complexes in this abnormal intestinal transport. This retrotranscytosis of SIgA–gliadin complexes may promote the entry of harmful gliadin peptides into the intestinal mucosa, thereby triggering an immune response and perpetuating intestinal inflammation. Our findings strongly implicate CD71 in the pathogenesis of CD.

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