Therapeutic potential of antiidiotypic single chain antibodies with yeast killer toxin activity. 1997

W Magliani, and S Conti, and F de Bernardis, and M Gerloni, and D Bertolotti, and P Mozzoni, and A Cassone, and L Polonelli
Istituto di Microbiologia, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Parma, Italy.

Single chain fragment (ScFv) antiidiotypic antibodies (antilds) of a killer toxin (KT) from the yeast Pichia anomala have been produced by recombinant DNA methodology from the splenic lymphocytes of mice immunized by idiotypic vaccination with a KT-neutralizing monoclonal antibody (Mab KT4). ScFv KT-like antilds (KTIdAb) react with specific Candida albicans KT cell wall receptors (KTR) exerting a candidacidal activity in vitro could be neutralized by adsorption with Mab KT4. ScFv KTIdAb displayed an effective therapeutic activity in an experimental model of rat candidal vaginitis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008826 Microbial Sensitivity Tests Any tests that demonstrate the relative efficacy of different chemotherapeutic agents against specific microorganisms (i.e., bacteria, fungi, viruses). Bacterial Sensitivity Tests,Drug Sensitivity Assay, Microbial,Minimum Inhibitory Concentration,Antibacterial Susceptibility Breakpoint Determination,Antibiogram,Antimicrobial Susceptibility Breakpoint Determination,Bacterial Sensitivity Test,Breakpoint Determination, Antibacterial Susceptibility,Breakpoint Determination, Antimicrobial Susceptibility,Fungal Drug Sensitivity Tests,Fungus Drug Sensitivity Tests,Sensitivity Test, Bacterial,Sensitivity Tests, Bacterial,Test, Bacterial Sensitivity,Tests, Bacterial Sensitivity,Viral Drug Sensitivity Tests,Virus Drug Sensitivity Tests,Antibiograms,Concentration, Minimum Inhibitory,Concentrations, Minimum Inhibitory,Inhibitory Concentration, Minimum,Inhibitory Concentrations, Minimum,Microbial Sensitivity Test,Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations,Sensitivity Test, Microbial,Sensitivity Tests, Microbial,Test, Microbial Sensitivity,Tests, Microbial Sensitivity
D009183 Mycotoxins Toxic compounds produced by FUNGI. Fungal Toxins,Mycotoxin,Toxins, Fungal
D010843 Pichia Yeast-like ascomycetous fungi of the family Saccharomycetaceae, order SACCHAROMYCETALES isolated from exuded tree sap. Hansenula,Hansenulas,Pichias
D002176 Candida albicans A unicellular budding fungus which is the principal pathogenic species causing CANDIDIASIS (moniliasis). Candida albicans var. stellatoidea,Candida stellatoidea,Dematium albicans,Monilia albicans,Myceloblastanon albicans,Mycotorula albicans,Parasaccharomyces albicans,Procandida albicans,Procandida stellatoidea,Saccharomyces albicans,Syringospora albicans
D002181 Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal Infection of the VULVA and VAGINA with a fungus of the genus CANDIDA. Moniliasis, Vulvovaginal,Vaginitis, Monilial,Candidiasis, Genital,Genital Vulvovaginal Candidiasis,Vaginal Yeast Infection,Vaginal Yeast Infections,Candidiasis, Genital Vulvovaginal,Genital Candidiasis,Infection, Vaginal Yeast,Infections, Vaginal Yeast,Monilial Vaginitis,Vulvovaginal Candidiasis,Vulvovaginal Candidiasis, Genital,Vulvovaginal Moniliasis,Yeast Infection, Vaginal,Yeast Infections, Vaginal
D004274 DNA, Recombinant Biologically active DNA which has been formed by the in vitro joining of segments of DNA from different sources. It includes the recombination joint or edge of a heteroduplex region where two recombining DNA molecules are connected. Genes, Spliced,Recombinant DNA,Spliced Gene,Recombinant DNA Research,Recombination Joint,DNA Research, Recombinant,Gene, Spliced,Joint, Recombination,Research, Recombinant DNA,Spliced Genes
D005260 Female Females
D005818 Genetic Engineering Directed modification of the gene complement of a living organism by such techniques as altering the DNA, substituting genetic material by means of a virus, transplanting whole nuclei, transplanting cell hybrids, etc. Genetic Intervention,Engineering, Genetic,Intervention, Genetic,Genetic Interventions,Interventions, Genetic
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000888 Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic Antibodies which react with the individual structural determinants (idiotopes) on the variable region of other antibodies. Anti-Antibodies,Anti-Idiotype Antibodies,Antibodies, Internal Image,Antigamma Globulin Antibodies,Antiglobulins,Anti Antibodies,Anti-gamma Globulin Antibodies,Anti Idiotype Antibodies,Anti gamma Globulin Antibodies,Anti-Idiotypic Antibodies,Antibodies, Anti,Antibodies, Anti Idiotypic,Antibodies, Anti-Idiotype,Antibodies, Anti-gamma Globulin,Antibodies, Antigamma Globulin,Globulin Antibodies, Anti-gamma,Globulin Antibodies, Antigamma,Image Antibodies, Internal,Internal Image Antibodies

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