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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
卷 166, 期 3, 页码 2100-2107出版社
AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.3.2100
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL-59842-01] Funding Source: Medline
- NIAID NIH HHS [AI33774, AI3342] Funding Source: Medline
The IgM mAbs 12A1 and 13F1 are protective and nonprotective, respectively, against lethal Cryptococcus neoformans infection in mice. To better understand the variables that contribute to IgM efficacy against C, neoformans, we studied the effects: of inoculum size, route of infection, and Ab dose for each of these mAbs, mAb 13F1 did not prolong survival under any condition studied. mAb 12A1 prolonged survival after the administration of certain Ab doses after i.p. infection with defined inocula and promoted phagocytosis, agglutination, and the formation of inflammatory cell rings around yeast cells in vivo. Large Ab doses of mAb 12A1 resulted in either no protection or enhanced infection, consistent with a prozone-like effect. Investigation of this phenomenon revealed that the fungal cell was protected against microbicidal nitrogen-derived oxidants when large amounts of Ab were bound to the C, neoformans capsule. mAb 12A1 was opsonic in vitro for peritoneal, but not splenic or alveolar macrophages, In summary, our results indicate that IgM efficacy against C, neoformans is a function of the route of infection, inoculum, and Ab dose and is associated with its ability to promote opsonization, agglutination, and phagocytic ring formation in vivo. The occurrence of the prozone-like phenomenon implies that high Ab titers are not necessarily beneficial in assuring protection against certain pathogens and that caution should be exercised in using high Ab titer as a measure for vaccine efficacy.
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