## Abstract Antiβidiotype antibodies (Ab2) that immunologically mimic tumor antigens are auspicious agents for the active immunization of cancer patients. We have developed W12, a rat monoclonal IgG~1~ Ab2 to MN β14, a murine antiβcarcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) monoclonal antibody. W12 is specific
Baboon anti-idiotype antibodies mimic a carcinoembryonic antigen epitope
β Scribed by Michele J. Losman; Marc Monestier; Hans J. Hansen; David M. Goldenberg
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 560 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-7136
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β¦ Synopsis
A baboon was immunized with NP-4, a murine monoclonal antibody (MAb) to carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). Antiidiotype antibodies were purified from the baboon serum by affinity chromatography on a NP-+coupled matrix, followed by adsorption of the non-specific antibodies on an irrelevant MAb. Baboon anti-idiotype antibodies inhibited specifically the binding between NP-4 and CEA. Mice immunized with baboon anti-idiotype antibodies produced antibodies to the CEA epitope recognized by NP-4. These results indicate that baboon anti-idiotype antibodies functionally mimic a CEA epitope and that they can be suitable for idiotype therapy of human CEA-producing carcinomas.
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Anti-idiotypic antibodies (Ab2) that bind to the antigencombining region of anti-tumor antibodies (Ab I) may functionally, and even structurally, mimic tumor antigen. We have previously demonstrated that polyclonal goat Ab2 directed against anti-human gastrointestinal carcinoma Ab I GA733 induces an
## Abstract In order to analyze the epitope structure of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and the idiotype network system, seven antiβidiotypic monoclonal antibodies (antiβId MoAbs) were generated from a BALB/c mouse immunized with antiβCEA MoAb P1β356, which recognized a synthetic peptide P1 of CEA,