Antiidiotypes against anti-H-2 monoclonal antibodies. V. In vivo antiidiotype treatment induces idiotype-specific helper T cells

J Exp Med. 1983 Apr 1;157(4):1273-86. doi: 10.1084/jem.157.4.1273.

Abstract

Mice have been treated in vivo with xenogeneic antiidiotypes prepared against a murine monoclonal anti-H-2Kk antibody, 11-4.1. B cell immune responses have been found to be altered by such treatment as evidenced by a modification in the idiotypic repertoire of the humoral response to H-2 antigens. Transfer of purified T cells into nude mice before anti-idiotype treatment showed that T cells are involved in the induction of idiotope-bearing antibodies by xenogeneic antiidiotype. Studies using bone marrow chimeras indicate that the environment in which either T or B cells mature does not appear to alter VH region genetic control of induction of antiidiotype-induced molecules. By adoptive transfer studies, T cells from antiidiotype-treated mice were found capable of modifying the idiotypic repertoire of B cells subsequently exposed to antigen even when the T cells were obtained from antiidiotype-primed mice of inappropriate allotype. Although it still must be determined whether idiotypic or antiidiotypic T cells are involved in such B cell idiotype regulation, these results indicate that some T cell functions are altered by xenogeneic antiidiotypes prepared against B cell products and suggest that T cell immunity to major histocompatibility complex antigens may also be affected by such reagents.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / administration & dosage*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / immunology*
  • B-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • Binding Sites, Antibody
  • Immunization, Passive
  • Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / genetics
  • Immunoglobulin Idiotypes / analysis
  • Immunoglobulin Idiotypes / genetics
  • Immunoglobulin Idiotypes / immunology*
  • Immunoglobulin Variable Region / genetics
  • Isoantibodies / immunology*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Mice, Nude
  • Rabbits
  • Swine
  • T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains
  • Immunoglobulin Idiotypes
  • Immunoglobulin Variable Region
  • Isoantibodies
  • anti-H-2 antibodies