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Mapping and comparison of the B-cell epitopes recognized on the Plasmodium vivax circumsporozoite protein by immune Colombians and immunized Aotus monkeys
Authors:M Arévalo-Herrera  MA Roggero  JM Gonzalez  J Vergara  G Corradin  JA López  S Herrera
Affiliation:Department of Immunology, Georg August University, G?ttingen, Germany.
Abstract:We present a protocol for in vitro immunization of B cells using monocyte-derived accessory cells (MoAC). MoAC are developed from human peripheral blood monocytes in culture and represent functionally competent inducers of antigen-specific immune responses. Using MoAC, we attempted to immunoselect TT-specific lymphocytes by rosetting. Adherent human MoAC were pulsed with tetanus toxoid (TT) and allowed to form clusters with autologous lymphocytes, followed by removal of non-adherent cells. After one week of culture, a specific anti-TT antibody response emerged on a low background of unspecific Ig. In comparison, cultures which had not been selected for adherent cells produced a high polyclonal background. Our results demonstrate that from peripheral blood cells, previously not a favourable source for in vitro immunization, in a majority of tests antigen-specific B cells could efficiently be immunoselected via adherence to autologous antigen-presenting cells, leading to a high-titre in vitro immunization.
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