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Abstract
BALB/c mice receiving antiidiotype antibodies before the injection of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) generated an enhanced anti-HBs response. Mice given antiidiotype antibodies in a soluble form induced predominantly IgM anti-HBs, whereas alum-precipitated antiidiotype produced primarily IgG anti-HBs. Injection of antiidiotype antibodies alone induced anti-HBs that inhibited a common interspecies anti-HBs idiotype-antiidiotype reaction and recognized the group-specific determinant of HBsAg. These data support the view that antiidiotype antibodies may modulate the immune response to an infectious viral agent.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6607967 PMCID: PMC2187246 DOI: 10.1084/jem.159.3.655
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Exp Med ISSN: 0022-1007 Impact factor: 14.307