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Reactivity of eleven anti-human leucocyte monoclonal antibodies with lymphocytes from several domestic animals.

Nine commercially available monoclonal antibodies and two monoclonal antibodies from The American Type Culture Collection, raised against various human leucocyte surface antigens, were tested on lymphocytes from cow, sheep, goat, swine, horse, cat, dog, mink, and rabbit as well as man. Four antibodies bound to lymphocytes from some of the animals. These were the antibodies against CD8 and CD4 antigen, the antibody to C3b-receptor, and the antibody to the HLA-DR antigen. The CD8 antigen-reactive antibody reacted with lymphocytes from mink, cat, dog, and sheep, while the CD4 antigen-reactive antibody reacted with lymphocytes from mink. The anti-C3b-R antibody reacted with lymphocytes from horse, swine, dog, and cat, and the anti-HLA-DR reacted with lymphocytes from cow, goat, sheep, horse, dog, cat, and mink.

Animals↗

The effect of oligopeptides on the C3b receptor-mediated functions of rat macrophages.

Effects of various substances known to influence macrophage functions on the adherence of C3b-coated sheep erythrocytes (E-C3b) and their phagocytosis by elicited rat peritoneal macrophages (PM) has been studied. Different oligopeptides (OP) having a chemotactic effect, such as tuftsin, angiotensin II (At II) and the OP-fraction of a lymphokine preparation (LK-OP) increased both adherence and phagocytosis of E-C3b in a concentration-dependent fashion. In contrast, neither substances influencing the membrane cation transport nor prostaglandins (PG) and cyclic nucleotides significantly changed the C3b receptor (C3bR)-dependent effector functions of macrophages. Enhanced functions of the C3bR were not associated with an increased capability of PMs for intracellular killing of Candida albicans.

Angiotensin II↗

C3b receptor (CR1) on erythrocytes in various diseases.

Complement receptor for C3b (CR1) on erythrocytes was investigated in various diseases by immune adherence hemagglutination (IAHA) using aggregated human IgG. In normal controls, 21 out of 312 (6%) revealed defective CR1 reactivity, and there was no difference in the prevalence of defective CR1 reactivity between female (11/157, 7%) and male (10/155, 6%). Among diseases examined significantly high prevalence of defective reactivity of CR1 on erythrocytes was seen in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (22/30, 73%) and malignancy of hematopoietic system, especially in acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)(6/11, 55%).

Connective Tissue Diseases↗

Expression of glomerular C3b receptor activity in normal human kidneys.

The glomerular C3b receptor (CR1) activity was measured in cryostat sections of 100 normal kidneys obtained at autopsy using haemadsorption of erythrocytes (E) sensitized with rabbit IgM antibodies (A) and human complement (C) (EAC). The CR1 activity was classified as high, intermediate or low according to the degree of haemadsorption of EAC. High glomerular CR1 activity was found in 25% of the kidneys, intermediate activity in 62% and low activity in 12% of the kidneys. EAC did not adhere to glomeruli in 1% of the samples. The distribution of the glomerular CR1 activity is very similar to the phenotypic distribution of CR1 activity on erythrocytes from healthy individuals.

Complement System Proteins↗

E-rosette formation using heteropolymeric monoclonal antibodies.

We have used bispecific, cross-linked monoclonal antibodies (heteropolymers, HP) to facilitate rosette formation between human erythrocytes (EH) and dinitrophenylated sheep erythrocytes (DNP-ES) in the absence of complement. The HP contain monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) specific for both the EH C3b receptor (CR1), and the DNP group, and control experiments with homologous competing non-cross-linked mAbs and naive EH and ES confirm the specificity of the rosetting reaction. These results extend our previous studies, of HP-mediated binding of simple protein antigens to EH CR1, to complex particulate antigens and may eventually allow for the targeting and clearance from the circulation of a variety of pathogens associated with infectious disease.

Animals↗

Development of an ELISA assay for soluble CD35 (C3b/C4b receptor): high levels of soluble CD35 in LE-positive patients with hematological malignancies.

Malignant cells usually lack CD35 (complement receptor type 1, C3b/C4b receptor), a differentiation surface antigen. We measured soluble forms of CD35 in the plasma of normal subjects and patients with various malignant diseases. A microassay for the determination of CD35 was established based on a sandwich enzyme immunoassay using 2 monoclonal antibodies that recognize different epitopes. Soluble CD35 was not detected in any plasma samples from normal subjects or from patients with a variety of solid cancers: i.e., levels were below 20 ng/ml. On the other hand, 3 of 70 patients with hematological malignancies showed high levels of plasma CD35. The molecular mass of the soluble form was about 200 kDa, which is similar in size to membrane forms of CD35. Although the clinical conditions differed in these patients, they had high transaminase titers and detectable autoantibody. Complement titers (CH50) and the levels of membrane complement regulatory proteins were within the normal range in these patients. Although the mechanism by which it is produced remains unknown, soluble CD35 is present in significant amounts in association with immunological disorders secondary to hematological malignancies.

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay↗

Complement receptors CR1 on human peripheral nerve fibres.

Receptors for C3 and C4 in human peripheral nerve tissue were studied by examining the adherence of complement (C) coated erythrocytes (E) and by using monoclonal antibodies against epitopes on the receptors for C3b (CR1), C3d (CR2) and C3bi (CR3). E (erythrocyte)-bearing C3b or C4b adhered to sections of myelinated peripheral nerves and the binding was inhibited only by anti-CR1 antibodies. By immunofluorescence, anti-CR1 antibodies stained the nerve fibres, whereas anti-CR2 and anti-CR3 antibodies did not. The staining was apparently localized to the Schwann cell membrane. E-bearing C3bi or C3d did not adhere to myelinated or unmyelinated nerves. CR1 are therefore the only C3 receptors expressed in human peripheral nerves. E-bearing C3b or C4b did not adhere to unmyelinated nerves from adults or to nerves from fetuses at a gestational age of approximately 21 weeks, whereas monoclonal anti-CR1 antibodies stained myelinated, unmyelinated and fetal nerves equally well. The results indicate that CR1 in unmyelinated and fetal nerves are either functionally inactive or express a lower affinity for C3b/C4b than CR1 in myelinated nerves. There were no significant differences in the binding of E-bearing C3b or C4b to myelinated peripheral nerves from 50 individuals, indicating that CR1 activity is not distributed phenotypically.

Adult↗

Isolation and characterization of complement receptors CR1 from human peripheral nerves.

Extracts from myelinated and unmyelinated nerves, prepared using Nonidet P-40, contained receptors for C3b/C4b (CR1). Extracts from myelinated nerves inhibited EAC3b rosette formation with peripheral blood leucocytes and agglutinated EAC3b, whereas extract from unmyelinated nerves did not. Rosette formation with EAC3bi or EAC3d was not affected. CR1 in extracts from myelinated nerves also expressed decay-accelerating activity of the alternative pathway C3 convertase and cofactor activity in factor I-mediated cleavage of C3b, whereas CR1 in extract from unmyelinated nerves did not. Monoclonal anti-CR1 antibodies, but not monoclonal anti-CR2 (C3d receptors) or anti-CR3 (C3bi receptors) antibodies inhibited the functional activities. Accordingly, CR1 are the only C3 receptor present in the extracts and only CR1 in myelinated nerve extracts are functionally active. CR1 in both myelinated and unmyelinated nerve extracts had a molecular weight of approximately 190 kDa. The electrophoretic mobility did not change after reduction and the 190 kDa band was stained by concanavalin A, indicating that the CR1 are single-chained glycoproteins. Binding to lentil lectin-Sepharose 4B further sustained the glycoprotein nature of the CR1. Periodic acid abolished functional activities of CR1, whereas trypsin and heat did not, indicating the functional significance of the carbohydrate moiety. That CR1 are functionally active in myelinated nerves, but not in unmyelinated nerves, may therefore be due to differences in the carbohydrate moiety. The cofactor and decay-accelerating activities of CR1 may be of significance in the pathogenesis of demyelinating polyneuropathies by limiting complement activation.

Antibodies, Monoclonal↗

Peripheral nerve CR1 limit complement-mediated haemolysis.

CR1 were purified from sciatic nerve extracts by monoclonal antibody affinity chromatography. The effect of CR1 on complement-mediated haemolysis was studied by adding purified CR1 to a mixture of human serum as source of complement and sheep erythrocytes sensitized with rabbit IgG. A dose-dependent inhibition of the haemolysis occurred. There was no effect on the haemolysis when phosphate-buffered saline, elution buffer or run-through fraction not containing CR1 was added. Addition of a polyclonal anti-CR1 antibody to purified CR1 suppressed the inhibiting activity, strongly indicating that peripheral nerve CR1 inhibit complement-mediated haemolysis. This may be of great importance in vivo since CR1 present on the Schwann cell membrane may prevent the formation of terminal lytic complexes.

Complement System Proteins↗

Complement depletion affects demyelination and inflammation in experimental allergic neuritis.

The effect of systemic complement depletion by cobra venom factor (CVF) on experimental allergic neuritis (EAN) was studied in rats immunized with variable amounts of bovine peripheral nerve myelin. Low-dose myelin EAN rats treated with CVF i.p. (n = 10) had lower clinical scores (0.3 +/- 0.7 vs. 1.1 +/- 1.1), less demyelination (0.4 +/- 0.8 vs. 1.9 +/- 1.1) and inflammation (0.6 +/- 1.2 vs. 2 +/- 1) than EAN animals treated with i.p. saline (n = 10). Endoneurial infiltrates had fewer ED1-positive (phagocytic) macrophages (0.4 +/- 0.5 vs. 1.6 +/- 1.1) and CD11bc-positive (expressing iC3b receptor or CR3) cells (1 +/- 0.8 vs. 2.5 +/- 0.8) (mean +/- S.D.) detected by immunocytochemistry. This effect was partially abrogated by immunizing animals with a higher dose of myelin. Our studies suggest that complement may play a role in the recruitment of macrophages into the endoneurium and in opsonizing myelin for phagocytosis.

Animals↗

Interaction of complement-solubilized immune complexes (IC) with CR1 receptors on human erythrocytes. Polysulfated compounds inhibit IC binding and induce IC-release from CR1.

The effect of the polysulfated compounds heparin, dextran sulfate, chondroitin sulfate and suramin, and non-sulfated poly-, oligo-, and monosaccharides on binding and release of complement-solubilized 125I BSA-anti BSA immune complexes (IC) reacting with complement C3b receptors (CR1) on human erythrocytes (E) was investigated. Following presolubilization of IC in normal autologous human serum (NHS) a clear dose-dependent inhibition of IC-binding to E-CR1 was obtained by addition of polysulfated compounds. The inhibitory effect was dependent on the sulfate content of the reagents used but independent of their anticoagulant activity as heparin preparations with high and low affinity for antithrombin III inhibited IC binding to E-CR1 to approximately the same extent. Dextran sulfate caused a stronger inhibition than heparin while chondroitin sulfate was inhibitory only at high concentrations. The inhibitory effect was exerted at the IC-C3b level as normal IC-binding occurred following preincubation of E with the polysulfated compounds. Non-sulfated saccharides showed no inhibition of IC binding to E-CR1. All polysulfated compounds, apart from chondroitin sulfate, induced a dose-dependent release of E-CR1 bound IC in the absence of NHS. No release was obtained by use of non-sulfated saccharides. Heparin induced IC-release was rapid (40-45% after 3 min) and incubation beyond 30 min caused only an insignificant further release of IC from E-CR1. Following release of IC the E-CR1 retained full binding capacity for freshly added IC-C3b.

Antigen-Antibody Complex↗

Effect of arachidonic acid metabolites on CR1 expression by B-lymphocytes.

The effect of arachidonic acid metabolites on the expression of the receptor for the C3b/C4b fragment of complement (CR1) by human B-lymphocytes was investigated. Kinetic experiments to determine CR1 expression over time indicated that the maximal receptor number occurred at 2 h, followed by a return to baseline values. Addition of 10(-4) M puromycin to the cells suggested that the increase was due to the expression of an intracellular pool and not de novo synthesis of new receptor molecules. B-lymphocytes were incubated with arachidonic acid, 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid, leukotrienes B4 or C4 or prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). The quantity of membrane antigenic binding sites was determined before and after incubation. The lipoxygenase metabolites did not alter CR1 numbers. In contrast, PGE2 significantly decreased (P less than 0.05) the quantity of CR1 expressed. In kinetic experiments, PGE2 blocked the maximal expression of CR1 seen at 2 h, indicating that it prevents the appearance of an intracellular pool of receptor. These results show that CR1 number on B-lymphocytes can be altered by at least one arachidonic acid metabolite. This may offer a partial explanation for the inhibitory effects of PGE2 on B-cell proliferation and immunoglobulin secretion since CR1 is implicated in B-lymphocyte differentiation and specific antibody response.

Arachidonic Acids↗

Increased expression of C3b and C3bi receptors on human neutrophils and monocytes induced by a glycoprotein extract from Klebsiella pneumoniae (RU41740).

RU41740 is a glycoprotein extract from Klebsiella pneumoniae with immunomodulating properties under different experimental conditions. In particular the compound is able to stimulate several functions of human phagocytes in vitro and ex vivo. Using monoclonal antibodies and flow cytometry, in this work we assessed the effect of RU41740 on surface expression of receptors for C3b (CR1) and C3bi (CR3) in human phagocytic cells in vitro. The incubation of whole blood with varying RU41740 concentrations led to a dose-dependent increase in surface expression of CR1 and CR3 on both neutrophils and monocytes when compared with control samples incubated in buffer alone. The maximal drug-induced enhancement of complement receptors was: 291% +/- 13.4% for CR1 and 265% +/- 8.5% for CR3 in neutrophils; 117% +/- 4.5% for CR1 and 98% +/- 4.1% for CR3 in monocytes. These peak effects were observed using RU41740 at a final concentration of 10 micrograms/ml and were similar to those induced by optimal concentrations of the activating compound N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (10(-7)M). Polymyxin B did not modify the RU41740-induced enhancement of CR1 and CR3 expression on phagocytes, suggesting no role for endotoxin in this activity. These results define, at least in part, the mechanism of action of RU41740 on human phagocytes in vitro and could be relevant to in vivo events during RU41740 treatment.

Adjuvants, Immunologic↗

In vitro and in vivo analysis of human leukocyte binding by the antitumor polysaccharide, lentinan.

Lentinan (LNT), a (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan with (1--6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside branches, has marked antitumor effects in syngeneic and autochtonous hosts. Clinically, LNT has proved effective with chemotherapeutic agents in patients with recurrent gastric and colorectal cancer. However, the mechanism that triggers subsequent immunologic reactions remains obscure. We hypothesized that LNT must first bind to the host cells. Accordingly, we analyzed LNT binding to host cells in healthy volunteers after incubating their cells under a variety of conditions as well as intravenously injecting LNT then subjecting them to flow cytometry and immunofluorescent staining using monoclonal antibody (anti-LNT mAb). LNT bound to monocytes and neutrophils, but not to lymphocytes in vitro. The most avid LNT binding was to monocytes. The percentage of LNT-bound monocytes after 60 min incubation at 4 degrees C was greater than that at 37 degrees C. The binding of LNT to monocytes was inhibited slightly by anti-iC3b receptor (anti-CR3) mAb, strongly by anti-C3b receptor (anti-CR1) mAb, and completely by anti-CR1 and anti-CR3 mAb together. The percentages of LNT-binding monocytes in the peripheral blood increased significantly 3 and 4 after 2 mg LNT-injection and returned to low levels 5 h later. However, no increase in LNT-binding neutrophils and lymphocytes was observed. We concluded that binding of LNT to human monocytes may initiate the influence of this compound on the immune system and differ between individuals. Its binding site may be similar to the C3b receptor.

Adult↗

15-HETE "modulates" expression of C3b receptor (CR1) antigen on peripheral blood B-lymphocytes.

We have studied the effect of the lipoxygenase metabolite, 15-HETE, on the expression of the human C3b receptor (CR1) by a B-lymphocyte enriched population of human peripheral blood leukocytes. The number of CR1 antigenic sites expressed by B-lymphocytes isolated from HLA typed donors was determined by equilibrium binding studies using an 125 I-labelled mouse monoclonal anti CR1 antibody before and after 16 hrs incubation in RPMI alone or containing 10(-6)M, 10(-7)M or 10(-8)M final concentration of 15-HETE. In B44- subjects CR1 expression on B cells increased 63% after incubation in RPMI alone. This increase was inhibited in the presence of 10(-6)M and 10(-7)M 15-HETE (23% and 30% increase respectively). In contrast, B44+ individuals showed a smaller increase in CR1 numbers when incubated in RPMI alone. In the presence of 15-HETE CR1 antigenic sites continued to increase. When B44+ subjects were classified as A29+ or A29-, donors that were A29+ B44+ accounted for the augmentation observed while A29- B44+ individuals did not differ from individuals that were A29- B44-.

Antigens, Surface↗

Effect of antibiotics on CR1 receptor levels of human neutrophils and on the binding and phagocytosis of opsonized polystyrene microspheres by these leucocytes.

Fourteen antibiotics were studied for their effects on the following properties or functions of normal, human neutrophils: (1) the expression of CR1 receptors; (2) the total binding of C3b.IgG-coated polystyrene microspheres in the presence of cytochalasin D to inhibit phagocytosis; (3) the net phagocytosis of the opsonized microspheres; (4) the residual, external binding after phagocytosis. Fluorescence, flow cytometric methods were used to determine binding and phagocytosis of the model target particles. Only nafcillin, a penicillin, caused a decrease (33 per cent) in phagocytic capacity of the neutrophils at a physiologically significant dose (serum level); the antifungal antibiotic, amphotericin B, caused a 30 per cent increase in phagocytic capacity. These small changes in neutrophil phagocytic capacity may not be physiologically significant. There were no significant differences in the four measured parameters caused by other antibiotics tested at physiologically significant doses.

Amphotericin B↗