Effect of monoclonal antibodies on the adherence of Bordetella pertussis to Vero cells

  • A. R. Gorringe*
  • , L. A.E. Ashworth
  • , L. I. Irons
  • , A. Robinson
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    An in vitro assay involving the adherence of Bordetella pertussis to Vero cells was used to quantify the inhibitory effects of monoclonal antibodies (McAb) on adherence. McAbs to agglutinogens (fimbriae), filamentous haemagglutinin (FHA), lymphocytosis promoting factor (LPF) and to an X-mode specific outer membrane protein were tested. X-mode cells adhered to the Vero cells to a greater extent than C-mode cells. McAb to agglutinogen 2 inhibited the adherence of B. pertussis bearing homologous agglutinogen. McAbs to LPF, FHA, agglutinogen 3 and X-mode specific outer membrane protein also partially inhibited the adherence of B. pertussis to Vero cells.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)5-9
    Number of pages5
    JournalFEMS Microbiology Letters
    Volume26
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jan 1985

    Keywords

    • Fimbriae
    • surface antigens

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