67 results about "Anti idiotype" patented technology

A method of stimulating an immune response in a human against malignant cells or an infectious agent comprises the step of administering to the human an immunogenic amount of a primate anti-idiotype antibody or antibody fragment that acts as an immunogenic functional mimic of an antigen produced by or associated with a malignant cell or an infectious agent. Sub-human primate anti-idiotype antisera, especially from baboons, are preferred. Such anti-idiotype antibodies are used to make vaccines for inducing preventive immunity or a therapeutic immune response against tumors, viruses, bacteria, rickettsia, mycoplasma, protozoa, fungi and multicellular parasites.

A humanized form of an anti-idiotype antibody to CEA, e.g., hWI2, has conserved immunoreactivity. The clinical benefits of anti-CEA antibodies are maximized by using the humanized anti-idiotype as a clearing agent for anti-CEA antibodies or antibody fragments. The humanized anti-idiotype also can be used as an immunogenic vaccine.

The present invention relates to new CRP immunoassay compositions. The compositions include a low affinity anti-human CRP monoclonal antibody, and an antiidiotypic antibody raised against it. The invention further provides a method for obtaining antiidiotypic monoclonal antibody populations directed to an antibody that is specific for a high concentration, high molecular weight target antigen.

Anti-TNF antibodies and anti-TNF peptides, specific for tumor necrosis factor (TNF) are useful for in vivo diagnosis and therapy of a number of TNF-mediated pathologies and conditions, as well as polynucleotides coding for anti-TNF murine and chimeric antibodies, peptides, methods of making and using the antibody or peptides in immunoassays and immuno-therapeutic approaches are provided, where the anti-TNF peptide is selected from a soluble portion of TNF receptor, an anti-TNF antibody or structural analog thereof.

PCT No. PCT / US94 / 05844 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 6, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 6, 1995 PCT Filed May 24, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO94 / 27622 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 8, 1993This invention provides a method for developing immune tolerance in xenogeneic organ graft recipients, in which lympho-hematopoietic cells from an intended organ graft recipient are differentiated within a xenogeneic surrogate, such as a fetal animal. After birth of the surrogate, the matured lympho-hematopoietic cells containing antigen specific regulatory cells, including suppressor cells, veto cells, select B cells, anti-idiotype antibodies, and other related factors responsible for antigen specific tolerance in a surrogate animal are reintroduced into the intended organ graft recipient, in conjunction with an organ transplant or a tissue transplant from the xenograft surrogate. The invention also provides an organ graft repopulated with cells from the intended organ graft recipient produced in a surrogate animal.

Soluble polypeptide fraction consisting of all or part .[.one.]. .Iadd.of .Iaddend.at least .Iadd.one .Iaddend.of the four immunoglobulin-type extracellular LAG-3 protein domains (amino acids 1-159, 160-.[.230.]. .Iadd.239.Iaddend., 240-330 and 331-412 of the SEQ ID NO:1 sequence) or consisting of one peptide sequence derived from these domains by replacement, addition or deletion of one or more amino acids. The fraction of the invention has a specificity at least equal to that of LAG-3 in relation to its ligand.

The present invention is related with the obtaining of modified antibodies by means of the DNA recombinant technology from the murine monoclonal antibody P3 (MAb P3) produced by the hybridoma cell line deposited under Budapest Treaty with accession number ECACC 94113026 and from its anti-idiotype murine monoclonal antibody 1E10(MAbai 1E10) produced by the hybridoma cell line with deposit number ECACC 97112901, with the objective of achieving monoclonal antibodies which preserve the biological function of specific binding to the antigen of the original antibodies, but being at the same time less immunogenic. The chimeric antibodies of the invention contain the variable domains of the murine immunoglobulin and the constant regions of the human immunoglobulin; and those humanized, besides containing the constant regions of the human immunoglobulins, they are modified in the region of the murine frameworks (FRs) and in particular in those zones that could be in an antigenic site for the T cells, so several positions of the FRS are human as well. These antibodies can be used in the diagnosis and therapy of different types of tumors. The present invention is also related with use of the antibodies for therapeutical and diagnostic purposes.

The present invention relates to an anti-idiotypic polypeptide scaffold that includes two or more peptide sequences that mimic a discontinuous epitope of a pathogen that is recognized by or induces formation of a broadly neutralizing antibody. Using a fibronectin FNfn10 scaffold bearing two or more modified discontinuous loops, scaffolds that recognize broadly neutralizing antibodies in vitro and from patient serum have been identified. These scaffolds should induce an immune response or mobilize germline specificities to initiate their affinity maturation.

The invention belongs to the technical field of biology and specifically relates to a preparation method and an application of a nano antibody capable of specially binding with an anti-deoxynivalenol antibody. The amino acid sequence of the nano antibody is SEQ ID No. 1. The invention also relates to a nucleotide for encoding amino acid. The nano antibody is capable of taking the place of the expensive high-toxicity DON standard substances, and can be applied to the immunological detection of the DON as a competitive antigen or a solid-phase envelope antigen; the nano antibody has immunoreaction characteristic similar to that of natural DON molecule, and is excellent in effect. Compared with the traditional antigen mimic epitopes based on polypeptides and the traditional anti-idiotype antibodies based on IgG, the nano antibody has the characteristics of more stable structure, acid-alkali resistance, high temperature resistance, high detection sensitivity and the like, and therefore, the immunodetection stability of the nano antibody is greatly improved, and meanwhile, the endurance capacity of the nano antibody to the environment is also improved.

The present invention provides a variant of an immunoglobulin variable domain including (A) at least one CDR region and (B) framework regions flanking the CDR region, wherein the variant also contains (a) a CDR region having added or substituted therein at least on binding sequence and (b) the flanking framework regions, wherein the binding sequence is heterelogous to the CDR and is an antigenic sequence from a MUC-1 binding sequence.

This invention provides a method for identifying cells expressing a target single chain antibody (scFv) directed against a target antigen from a collection of cells that includes cells that do not express the target scFv, comprising the step of combining the collection of cells with an anti-idiotype directed to an antibody specific for the target antigen and detecting interaction, if any, of the anti-idiotype with the cells, wherein the occurrence of an interaction identifies the cell as one which expresses the target scFv. This invention also provides a method for making a single chain antibody (scFv) directed against an antigen, wherein the selection of clones is made based upon interaction of those clones with an appropriate anti-idiotype, and heretofore inaccessible scFv so made. This invention provides the above methods or any combination thereof. Finally, this invention provides various uses of these methods.

Monoclonal antibodies directed against the influenza A virus are described, which have the advantageous and unpredicted property of being able to bind a plurality of subtypes of the influenza A virus. One preferred embodiment is the antibody designated as Fab28, which displays a neutralizing activity against a plurality of subtypes of the influenza A virus. Anti-idiotype antibodies directed against the monoclonal antibodies of the invention, immunogenic or vaccine compositions comprising the monoclonal antibodies of the invention are also described, as well as therapeutic, prophylactic and diagnostic applications for the monoclonal antibodies of the invention. The monoclonal antibodies of the invention can also be used for testing antibody preparations to be used as vaccines.

The present invention relates to monoclonal antibody 1A7. This is an anti-idiotype produced by immunizing with an antibody specific for ganglioside GD2, and identifying a hybridoma secreting antibody with immunogenic potential in a multi-step screening process. Also disclosed are polynucleotide and polypeptide derivatives based on 1A7, including single chain variable region molecules and fusion proteins, and various pharmaceutical compositions. When administered to an individual, the 1A7 antibody overcomes immune tolerance and induces an immune response against GD2, which comprises a combination of anti-GD2 antibody and GD2-specific T cells. The invention further provides methods for treating a disease associated with altered GD2 expression, particularly melanoma, neuroblastoma, glioma, soft tissue sarcoma, and small cell carcinoma. Patients who are in remission as a result of traditional modes of cancer therapy may be treat with a composition of this invention in hopes of reducing the risk of recurrence.

The present invention provides molecules, preferably designed immunoglubulins, suitable for use as an anti-idiotype vaccine to CEA positive tumours. The molecules induce both an MHC class I and MHC class II mediated immune response to the CEA bearing tumour cells for an efficient and sustained host anti-tumour response. The present invention provides modified versions of anti-idiotype anti-CEA antibodies, preferably mouse antibody 708, with improved vaccination properties. The modifications are related to the introduction of sequences tracts deriving from e.g. CEA, CD55 antigen and CEA cancer-specific MHC epitopes into the variable regions of said antibody molecules.

The present invention describes the generation of an anti-idiotype single-chain Fv (scFv) antibody specific for the murine (RFB4), chimeric (SM03) and humanized (SM06) versions of an anti-CD22 antibody (the anti-CD22 antibodies). The present invention further describes the construction of a murine IgG2a / kappa immunoglobulin carrying the variable region sequences of the anti-idiotype scFv sequences. Additionally, the present invention provides a cell line capable of producing an anti-idiotype murine antibody specific for the anti-CD22 antibodies. The present invention is directed against a method for identifying and evaluating the activities and concentration of the anti-CD22 antibodies. Additionally, the present invention provides a method for evaluating serum concentration of the anti-CD22 antibodies that are being used clinically. The present invention is also directed against a method to detect HAMA, HACA and HAHA responses in patients treated with the anti-CD22 antibodies. Specifically, the present invention is directed against the establishment of a cell line expressing surface concentration of the antibody of the invention; the said cell line expressing surface anti-idiotype antibodies or antibody fragments will be used as the target cell line for evaluating the functional activities of the anti-CD22 antibodies via complement dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) and / or antibody dependent cell cytotoxicity (ADCC) activities.

Provided are isolated and purified preparations of a combination of a light chain antibody gene and a heavy chain antibody gene, where the light chain and heavy chain antibody genes are the same among more than one patient with B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL). Vectors comprising those genes and cells comprising those vectors are also provided, as are isolated and purified antibodies encoded by the antibody genes. Anti-idiotype antibodies, peptides, and aptamers that bind to the antigen-binding region of an antibody encoded by the antibody genes are additionally provided, as are multimeric molecules comprising multiple binding sites that bind to the antigen-binding region of an antibody encoded by the antibody genes. Methods of determining whether a patient with B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) has a form of B-CLL that is susceptible to treatment directed to eliminating idiotype specific B cell receptor-bearing B-CLL cells are also provided, as are methods of following the progression of treatment of B-CLL in the patient. Additionally, methods of treating a patient having B-CLL are provided, as are methods of identifying a therapeutic agent for B-CLL.

Provided in the present invention are recombinant peptides and a method for using the peptides in stimulating an immune response against human high molecular weight-melanoma associated antigen (HMW-MAA). The peptides were designed from the identification of regions of structural and amino acid sequence homology between HMW-MAA and the mouse anti-idiotypic monoclonal antibody MK2-23. The method comprises the step of administering to an individual a peptide of the invention in an amount effective to elicit an immune response against HMW-MAA.

The invention discloses a preparation method of a new coronavirus S1+ S2 anti-idiotype egg yolk antibody vaccine. The preparation method comprises the following steps: preparing an anti-S1 + S2 antibody by adopting S1+ S2 protein of new coronavirus; diluting the anti-S1 + S2 antibody by using PBS, and mixing the diluted anti-S1 + S2 antibody with a Freund' S incomplete adjuvant in an equal volumeto obtain a first mixed solution; performing intramuscular injection on a laying hen by using the first mixed solution, and performing first immunization on the laying hen; judging whether the layinghen meets a second predetermined condition or not; if the laying hen meets the second predetermined condition, determining the laying hen as a high-immunity hen; collecting high-immunity eggs according to a third predetermined condition; performing disinfection, egg yolk separation and egg yolk tissue crushing on the high-immunity eggs to obtain an egg yolk liquid; removing impurity protein in theegg yolk liquid to obtain an anti-idiotype egg yolk antibody crude product; and purifying the anti-idiotype egg yolk antibody crude product to obtain an anti-idiotype egg yolk antibody refined product. The preparation method achieves the technical effects that the new coronavirus vaccine is large in molecular weight, is not easily decomposed after entering a human body, and is long in-vivo retention time, high in stability and high in efficacy.

A composition comprising a conjugate of an anti-idiotype antibody specifically binding to a CDR region of a parent antibody and method of using polyclonal human serum immunoglobulin of class E, G, M, or A, and the use of said composition as a standard in an immunoassay is presented.

The present invention describes the generation of an anti-idiotype single-chain Fv (scFv) antibody specific for the murine (RFB4), chimeric (SM03) and humanized (SM06) versions of an anti-CD22 antibody (the anti-CD22 antibodies). The present invention further describes the construction of a murine IgG2a / kappa immunoglobulin carrying the variable region sequences of the anti-idiotype scFv sequences. Additionally, the present invention provides a cell line capable of producing an anti-idiotype murine antibody specific for the anti-CD22 antibodies. The present invention is directed against a method for identifying and evaluating the activities and concentration of the anti-CD22 antibodies. Additionally, the present invention provides a method for evaluating serum concentration of the anti-CD22 antibodies that are being used clinically. The present invention is also directed against a method to detect HAMA, HACA and HAHA responses in patients treated with the anti-CD22 antibodies. Specifically, the present invention is directed against the establishment of a cell line expressing surface concentration of the antibody of the invention; the said cell line expressing surface anti-idiotype antibodies or antibody fragments will be used as the target cell line for evaluating the functional activities of the anti-CD22 antibodies via complement dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) and / or antibody dependent cell cytotoxicity (ADCC) activities.

The present invention provides a monoclonal and-idiotype antibody 11D10 that elicits an immune response against a specific epitope of a high molecular weight mucin of human milk fat globule (HMFG) and a hybridoma that produces 11D10. The hybridoma that produces 11D10 was selected by specific procedures. 11D10 inducts an Immunological response to HMFG in mice, rabbits, monkeys and patients with advanced HMFG-associated tumors. This invention provides compositions derived from polynucleotide sequences encoding the variable light and / or variable heavy regions of monoclonal anti-idiotype antibody 11D10, as well as polypeptides encoded thereby. The invention also provides compositions which can be used in the detection or treatment of HMFG-associated tumors.

The invention provides a nucleotide sequence encoding ovarian cancer anti-idiotypic microantibodies, a production method for efficiently producing ovarian cancer anti-idiotypic microantibodies, and related engineering cell construction, expression and purification processes. The optimized ovarian cancer anti-idiotypic microantibody gene is very suitable for expression in Escherichia coli. At the same time, by optimizing the combination of expression plasmids and host bacteria and optimizing the fermentation process, the expression level has been increased, and it has the advantages of high expression and high stability. The invention can obtain pure ovarian cancer anti-idiotypic micro-antibody with high efficiency, convenience and low cost.

The present invention relates to monoclonal antibody 1A7. This is an anti-idiotype produced by immunizing with an antibody specific for ganglioside GD2, and identifying a hybridoma secreting antibody with immunogenic potential in a multi-step screening process. Also disclosed are polynucleotide and polypeptide derivatives based on 1A7, including single chain variable region molecules and fusion proteins, and various pharmaceutical compositions. When administered to an individual, the 1A7 antibody overcomes immune tolerance and induces an immune response against GD2, which comprises a combination of anti-GD2 antibody and GD2-specific T cells. The invention further provides methods for treating a disease associated with altered GD2 expression, particularly melanoma, neuroblastoma, glioma, soft tissue sarcoma, and small cell carcinoma. Patients who are in remission as a result of traditional modes of cancer therapy may be treat with a composition of this invention in hopes of reducing the risk of recurrence.

The invention belongs to the technical field of gene engineering antibodies and food biology, and relates to a Cry1Ab toxin simulated antigen based on an anti-idiotype nanometer antibody and application thereof. The amino acid sequence of the Cry1Ab toxin simulated antigen is shown as SEQ ID NO.1; the nucleotide sequence for coding the amino acid is shown as SEQ ID NO.9. The provided Cry1Ab toxinsimulated antigen can replace an expensive Cry1Ab standard product with the toxicity, and can be used as a competition antigen to be applied to competitive immunological detection of Cry1Ab; the immunoreaction characteristics similar to Cry1Ab molecules are realized; the effect is good.

A method of stimulating an immune response in a human against malignant cells or an infectious agent comprises the step of administering to the human an immunogenic amount of a primate anti-idiotype antibody or antibody fragment that acts as an immunogenic functional mimic of an antigen produced by or associated with a malignant cell or an infectious agent. Sub-human primate anti-idiotype antisera, especially from baboons, are preferred. Such anti-idiotype antibodies are used to make vaccines for inducing preventive immunity or a therapeutic immune response against tumors, viruses, bacteria, rickettsia, mycoplasma, protozoa, fungi and multicellular parasites.

The invention provides a preparation method of a mariculture fish multiple anti-idiotypic egg yolk antibody vaccine. The preparation method comprises the following steps of after inactivating mariculture fish pathogenic bacteria, immunizing mice and rabbits; after using six rabbit anti-pathogenic serums to be mixed with the inactivated mariculture fish pathogenic bacteria, immunizing laying hens;and screening the laying hens, collecting, refining and purifying an obtained coarse anti-idiotypic egg yolk antibody and the mariculture fish multiple anti-idiotypic egg yolk antibody vaccine, wherein the mariculture fish pathogenic bacteria are vibrio anguillarum, Edwardsiella tarda, vibrio alginolyticus, vibrio parahaemolyticus, vibrio vulnificus and streptococcus. The multiple anti-idiotypic egg yolk antibody vaccine provided by the invention can strengthen the resistance of marine fishes to various fish diseases, can prevent various marine fish diseases, can also perform immunization to the marine fishes through an oral way, is simple, convenient and feasible and is liable in obtaining materials at the aspect of preparing an anti-idiotypic egg yolk antibody, is convenient with aseptictreatment, is simple and convenient in preparation programs, low in cost and high in yield and accords with national policy orientation of energy conservation, environmental protection and sustainable development.

The invention discloses a competitive ELISA (enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay) non-toxic detection method for zearalenone. The method disclosed by the invention is a competitive ELISA method built by ZEN-BSA (zearalenone-bovine serum albumin), a ZEN monoclonal antibody and a beta-anti-idiotype monoclonal antibody of ZEN. A ZEN standard substance is replaced by the beta-anti-idiotype monoclonal antibody of ZEN, so as to avoid the damage of toxin to an operator and the possibility of scattering toxin to the environment, and non-toxic detection is achieved. According to the method, the ZEN standard substance is not needed, so that the cost can be greatly reduced; and zearalenone polluted by foods, grains, feed and the like can be rapidly and sensitively detected at a large scale, therefore, the method has a good market prospect.

The present invention relates to the modification of immunoglobulin molecules in which one or more cysteine ​​residues in the variable region which form intrachain disulfide bonds are replaced by amino acids which do not contain a sulfhydryl group and thus do not form disulfide bonds. The ability of these modified immunoglobulin molecules to induce an anti-idiotypic response is enhanced. The present invention further provides a method for treating or preventing tumors and / or infectious diseases using the modified immunoglobulin of the present invention.

The invention belongs to the biological technical field, and in particular relates to preparation and application of a zearalenone anti-idiotype nano antibody, which has an amino acid sequence SEQ ID No.1, also relates to the nucleotides encoding the amino acid. The nano antibody of the invention can replace the expensive toxic Zen standard, and can be used in immunological detection of Zen as a competitive antigen or solid coating antigen. the nano antibody has similar immunological properties to natural Zen molecule, and good effect. Compared to a traditional antigen mimicking epitope based on polypeptide and a traditional anti-idiotype antibody based on IgG, the nano antibody has the advantages of more stable structure, acid resistance, alkali resistance, high temperature resistance and high detection sensitivity, so that the immune detection stability has been greatly improved, and the tolerance on the environment has also been improved.

The present invention relates to peptides immunochemically reactive with antibodies to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), nucleic acid sequences encoding these peptides, monoclonal antibodies against these peptides, cell lines capable of producing monoclonal antibodies and anti-idiotype antibodies. The invention also relates to recombinant vector molecules comprising a nucleic acid sequence according to the invention and host cells transformed or transfected with these vector molecules. The invention is further concerned with immunological reagents and methods for the detection of EBV or anti-EBV antibodies and a method for the amplification and detection of Epstein Barr viral nucleic acid.