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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-5-19
pubmed:abstractText
Ovalbumin (OVA) was chemically modified with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) derivatives: activated PEG2, 2,4-bis[O-methoxypoly(ethylene glycol)]-6-chloro-s-triazine and activated PM13, copolymer of poly(oxyethylene) allyl methyl diether and maleic anhydride. Pretreatment of BALB/c mice with PEG2- or PM13-OVA suppressed the production of both IgG- and IgE-class anti-OVA antibodies induced by subsequent immunizations with unmodified OVA. PEG2-OVA had higher potency to suppress OVA-specific immune response than PM13-OVA. Although extensive modification (62%) of amino groups in the OVA molecule with activated PEG2 was required to diminish most of its immunoreactivity towards anti-OVA antibodies, only a low degree of modification (27%) was sufficient to induce tolerogenicity to OVA. Thus, the loss of immunoreactivity of PEG2-OVA was not prerequisite for its tolerogenic capacity. Moreover, the use of completely denatured PEG2-OVA immunogen lead to the loss of its ability to induce immune tolerance to native OVA. These observations are discussed in relation to the regulatory mechanism of immune response.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0920-5063
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
311-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Tolerogenic capacity of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)--modified ovalbumins in relation to their immunoreactivity towards anti-ovalbumin antibody.
pubmed:affiliation
Toin Human Science and Technology Center, Department of Materials Science and Technology, Toin University of Yokohama, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article