| Literature DB >> 17211546 |
Raina T Gergova1, Ianko D Iankov, Iana H Haralambieva, Ivan G Mitov.
Abstract
Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against lipooligosaccharide (LOS) determinants after immunization of BALB/c mice with heat inactivated Moraxella catarrhalis serotype A were generated. MAb 219A9 was specific for a common epitope of A, B, and C M. catarrhalis serotypes in ELISA and immunofluorescent test (IFT). In both tests it also cross-reacted with whole bacteria and LPS antigens isolated from non-typeable H. influenzae and H. parainfluenzae strains. IgM antibody clone 219A9 possessed a strong bactericidal effect against the three serotypes in the presence of complement. Our results demonstrate that antibodies directed to a single LOS epitope common for A, B, and C serotype could be highly protective. This suggests that the common determinants are very promising in the development of LOS-based vaccine against M. catarrhalis. The cross-reactions of MAb 219A9 with Haemophilus spp. also show that immunization could result in immune response to epitopes conserved in other important respiratory pathogens.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17211546 DOI： 10.1007/s00284-005-0463-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Microbiol ISSN： 0343-8651 Impact factor: 2.188