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Comparative studies on adjuvanticity of Klebsiella O3 lipopolysaccharide and its lipid A and polysaccharide fractions.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3881339     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Previously, we found that Klebsiella O3 lipopolysaccharide (KO3 LPS) exhibits very strong adjuvant activity in augmenting the delayed-type hypersensitivity and antibody responses to protein antigens, and also strong ability to enlarge the regional lymph node in mice. By hydrolysis in 1% acetic acid at 100 degrees for 1 hr, KO3 LPS was dissociated into 54-60% polysaccharide fraction and 25-27% lipid A fraction. The lipid A fraction thus prepared retained lethal toxicity for mice, whereas the polysaccharide fraction was essentially non-toxic. However, neither the lipid A fraction nor the polysaccharide fraction could reproduce the strong adjuvanticity of KO3 LPS, and a simple mixture of these two fractions also failed to do so. It is therefore concluded that, for expression of the strong adjuvanticity of KO3 LPS, both the lipid A and polysaccharide moieties are indispensable and must be combined in the form of LPS. By contrast, administration of relatively large amounts of the lipid A fraction alone could elicit enlargement of the regional lymph node to the same degree as that attained by KO3 LPS. The regional lymph node-enlarging activity of the lipid A fraction in lesser amounts was enhanced by addition of the polysaccharide fraction. It is therefore likely that there is no direct correlation between adjuvant activity of the LPS or its derivatives, and their regional lymph node-enlarging activity.
Authors:
N Kato; N Kido; M Ohta; S Naito
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Immunology     Volume:  54     ISSN:  0019-2805     ISO Abbreviation:  Immunology     Publication Date:  1985 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1985-03-19     Completed Date:  1985-03-19     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0374672     Medline TA:  Immunology     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  317-24     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adjuvants, Immunologic
Animals
Antibody Formation
Female
Hypersensitivity, Delayed / immunology
Klebsiella
Lipid A / immunology*
Lipopolysaccharides / immunology*
Lymph Nodes
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred Strains
Mycobacterium bovis
Organ Size
Polysaccharides, Bacterial / immunology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Adjuvants, Immunologic; 0/Lipid A; 0/Lipopolysaccharides; 0/Polysaccharides, Bacterial
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