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Quantitative Studies in T and B Cell Epitope Mimicry

AUTHOR Cavenaugh, James
PUBLISHER LAP Lambert Academic Publishing (06/02/2010)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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This work describes pharmaceutical aspects of some peptide vaccines based on T and B cell epitopes, from the initial computer-aided design to their synthesis, characterization, and use in mice, and finally the results of ELISA assays. The B cell epitopes were chosen to mimic the CDR-H3 loop of an anti-DNA antibody, intended as a model for targeting undesirable (autoimmune or cancerous) B cell clones. These assays show the increase in cross-reactivity with their parent protein with repeated immunization. The T cell epitope was used in a dose response study (a 300-fold range in dose) comparing the epitope, its incorporation into a multiple antigenic peptide (MAP), and its parent protein (chicken hen egg lysozyme, HEL), and controls, all fluorescently labeled.
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ISBN-13: 9783838317915
ISBN-10: 3838317912
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 152
Carton Quantity: 52
Product Dimensions: 6.00 x 0.35 x 9.00 inches
Weight: 0.51 pound(s)
Country of Origin: US
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This work describes pharmaceutical aspects of some peptide vaccines based on T and B cell epitopes, from the initial computer-aided design to their synthesis, characterization, and use in mice, and finally the results of ELISA assays. The B cell epitopes were chosen to mimic the CDR-H3 loop of an anti-DNA antibody, intended as a model for targeting undesirable (autoimmune or cancerous) B cell clones. These assays show the increase in cross-reactivity with their parent protein with repeated immunization. The T cell epitope was used in a dose response study (a 300-fold range in dose) comparing the epitope, its incorporation into a multiple antigenic peptide (MAP), and its parent protein (chicken hen egg lysozyme, HEL), and controls, all fluorescently labeled.
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