Priming immune response to cholera toxin induced by synthetic peptides

European Journal of Immunology
C O JacobR Arnon

Abstract

A systematic study has been conducted of the priming effect in the immunization against cholera toxin (CT). We demonstrate that a priming phenomenon can be achieved by synthetic peptides of the CT B subunit, leading (after a subsequent booster with a subimmunizing dose of the intact toxin) to an efficient anti-CT neutralizing antibody response. This effect is obtained even upon a single administration of a peptide conjugate and even by peptides that as such are not able to induce CT cross-reactive antibodies whatsoever. This effect is specific and dose dependent. A macromolecular carrier as well as an adjuvant are essential for the induction of anti-toxin response. In this respect, a totally synthetic priming agent, CTP3-poly(DL-alanyl)--poly(L-lysine), was adequate for an effective priming response. The specificity of the antibodies formed after the booster was mainly towards the whole CT molecule and only a small fraction of them were specific towards the peptide used for priming. The ability of synthetic peptides to prime the immune system towards a secondary stimulus with whole organism or native protein might be of general practical value, especially in endemic areas where the population is probably constantly exposed to a...Continue Reading

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May 1, 1992·Toxicon : Official Journal of the International Society on Toxinology·I SchrannerU Lösch
Mar 1, 1991·Molecular Immunology·R Arnon
Jan 1, 1992·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·D C Powers

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