Antibodies against pneumococcal C-polysaccharide are not protective |
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Authors: | SV Nielsen UB S?rensen J Henrichsen |
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Affiliation: | World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Pneumococci, Statens Seruminstitut, Copenhagen, Denmark. |
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Abstract: | The ability of antibodies against C-polysaccharide (C-Ps) to protect against experimental pneumococcal infection was examined in a mouse model. No protection against types 6A and 14 pneumococcal infection could be demonstrated neither with mouse monoclonal antibodies against C-Ps, specific for phosphorylcholine (PC) or for C-Ps backbone, nor for polyclonal rabbit immunsera against C-Ps. The monoclonal antibody with PC-specificity was protective against infection with type 27 pneumococcus, that has PC as part of its capsular polysaccharide. Type-specific mono- and polyclonal antibodies were highly protective against infection with the homologous type. We conclude that no species-specific protection can be achieved against intraperitoneal Streptococcus pneumoniae infection with optimally capsulated bacteria in outbred mice by passive immunization with antibodies to C-Ps. |
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