scholarly journals SPECIFICITY OF FIXATION LOCI FOR HOMOCYTOTROPIC ANTIBODIES

1971 ◽  
Vol 134 (2) ◽  
pp. 381-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack R. Battisto ◽  
Daniel Budman ◽  
Robert Freedman

The heat-stable, homocytotropic antibody synthesized by guinea pigs to highly purified dextran has been studied by passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA). Antibody arising in single guinea pigs was found to give PCA in some homologous recipients but not in others. Data are presented which indicate that the antibodies are bound in the skin of some animals to a greater degree than in that of others. This suggests some type of variability, perhaps allotypic, in the Fc portion of these immunoglobulins which relates to specificities of the loci where Fc becomes fixed in skin.

1966 ◽  
Vol 44 (7) ◽  
pp. 989-996 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Wilson ◽  
Marie A. Aprile ◽  
Louise Sasaki

Small amounts of purified ox insulin and its component chains provoked passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA) in guinea pigs previously injected intradermally with antiserum to ox insulin. Cod insulin and its chains also yielded a PCA reaction with antiserum to cod insulin, indicating that antibody-combining sites are located on both the A- and B-chains of insulin Enzymic digestion of the chain preparations essentially destroyed their ability to combine with anaphylactic antibodies, although the B-chain digests had some residual PCA reactivity.Ox and cod insulins gave positive PCA reactions with the heterologous antiserum but at higher levels than with the homologous antiserum, and none of the four chain preparations reacted with the heterologous antiserum. These results demonstrated differences between the antibody-combining sites on the chains of ox and cod insulins.Insulins from a wide range of species also yielded a PCA reaction with antisera to cod and ox insulins, suggesting that the different hormone preparations have certain antigenic determinants in common. Immunologic relationships between several insulins were derived from the competitive inhibition of one antiserum by the other when both were present in the same animal.


1966 ◽  
Vol 124 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerome R. Pomeranz ◽  
Philip S. Norman

Guinea pigs receiving one large dose of picryl chloride by the intravenous or oral routes commonly develop circulating antibody demonstrable by passive cutaneous anaphylaxis or by active anaphylaxis. They often concommittantly become unresponsive to the induction of delayed contact hypersensitivity by intracutaneous injections. Erythrocytes obtained from guinea pigs after infusion or feeding of picryl chloride may be used to sensitize other animals when injected with adjuvant. It is concluded that guinea pigs may be anaphylactically sensitized to simple chemicals by the intravenous and oral routes if a sufficient dose is administered.


1966 ◽  
Vol 123 (5) ◽  
pp. 935-950 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan J. Zvaifler ◽  
Elmer L. Becker

Antibody capable of sensitizing rabbit skin for passive cutaneous anaphylaxis is produced in the rabbit as early as 6 to 7 days following antigenic stimulation. It reaches peak activity around the 9th day and is gone by the 3rd wk. The antibody is heat labile, sensitive to treatment with mercaptoethanol, non-precipitating and does not fix complement. In order to demonstrate PCA activity a latent period is required of from 48 to 72 hr after introduction of the antibody into the rabbit's skin; the activity can persist for at least 17 days. It has a faster electrophoretic mobility than rabbit γG-globulin, and is eluted somewhat earlier than γG-globulin from Sephadex G-200, although distinctly after γM-globulin. No relationship was demonstrated between the rabbit PCA activity and the hemagglutinating activity found in the same sera. The rabbit anaphylactic antibody differs in almost all properties studies from the rabbit 7S antibody capable of sensitizing guinea pigs for PCA which arises at the same time. This latter antibody found early in immunization had properties which were indistinguishable from those described for the rabbit 7S antibody giving PCA in the guinea pig found in late hyperimmune sera.


PEDIATRICS ◽  
1958 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 653-658
Author(s):  
Bret Ratner ◽  
Murray Dworetzky ◽  
Satoko Oguri ◽  
Lydie Aschheim

Oral challenge with heat-denatured milk produced no reactions in guinea pigs sensitized parenterally to beta-lactoglobulin and alpha-lactalbumin, but produced typical anaphylactic reactions in animals sensitized to the heat-stable alpha-casein. In contrast, feeding of pasteurized skimmed milk resulted in frequent reactions in animals sensitized to alpha-casein and betalactoglobulin and one reaction in an animal sensitized to alpha-lactalbumin. Oral administration of heat-denatured milk failed to produce sensitization, even as tested by intravenous challenge with pasteurized skimmed milk. In contrast, pasteurized skimmed milk, given orally, resulted in sensitization of about two-thirds of the animals, as tested later by oral challenge with pasteurized skimmed milk, and of an even greater proportion as tested by intravenous challenge. Although alpha-casein is generally considered to be heat stable, under the conditions of these experiments the evidence indicated that it may be partially denatured by heat. These studies, designed to stimulate clinical sensitization to milk, suggest that heatdenatured milk can be fed safely to individuals allergic to milk, unless they are extraordinarily sensitive to the heat-stable alpha-casein.


1964 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 315-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Sonntag Nussenzweig ◽  
Carmen Merryman ◽  
Baruj Benacerraf

Some properties of mouse antibodies produced by hyperimmunization with conjugated haptens, emulsified in complete adjuvant, have been investigated. Under these conditions two antigenically different types of precipitating antibody, with small differences in their electrophoretic mobilities, both migrating in the γ-region, are produced. Both antibody types were shown to be different from the ß2A-globulins) as revealed by the absence of reaction with specific rabbit antisera against mouse ß2A-myeloma globulins. γ2 or the slower migrating antibodies, similarly to what has been described for the guinea pig, were able to provoke lysis of antigen-coated tanned sheep erythrocytes, in the presence of complement. This activity could not be detected in the faster migrating antibody type. The slower migrating fractions of the γ2-antibodies were able to transfer passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA) in the guinea pig, but not in their own species. γ1-Antibodies were found to be capable of sensitizing the mouse for cutaneous anaphylaxis. The sensitivity of these antibodies to reduction and alkylation was different, the lytic activity being practically abolished, the PCA titers in mice much reduced, and the PCA activity in guinea pigs only partially inactivated.


1997 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. I. C. GASPAR ELSAS ◽  
P. XAVIER ELSAS ◽  
D. JOSEPH ◽  
N. HAVET ◽  
L. A. ADELINO DA SILVA ◽  
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1997 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-217
Author(s):  
M. I. C. GASPAR ELSAS ◽  
P. XAVIER ELSAS ◽  
D. JOSEPH ◽  
N. HAVET ◽  
L. A. ADELINO DA SILVA ◽  
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