TY - JOUR
T1 - Soluble proteins modified with acetaldehyde and malondialdehyde are immunogenic in the absence of adjuvant
AU - Thiele, Geoffrey Milton
AU - Tuma, Dean J.
AU - Willis, Monte S.
AU - Miller, Jacqueline A.
AU - McDonald, Thomas L
AU - Sorrell, Michael Floyd
AU - Klassen, Lynell Warren
PY - 1998/11
Y1 - 1998/11
N2 - Recent studies have shown that the alcohol metabolites malondialdehyde and acetaldehyde can combine to form a stable adduct (MAA) on proteins. This adduct has been detected in the livers of rats chronically consuming ethanol, and serum antibodies to MAA have been observed at significantly higher concentrations in ethanol-fed when compared with pair-fed or chow-fed control rats. More recently, preliminary studies have strongly suggested that the MAA adduct is capable of stimulating antibody responses to soluble proteins in the absence of adjuvants. The antibodies produced recognize either the MAA epitope or the carrier protein itself. Therefore, it was the purpose of this study to examine the potential immunogenicity of MAA-modified exogenous proteins in the absence of adjuvants. Balb/c mice were immunized in the presence or absence of adjuvant with different concentrations of unmodified or MAA-modified proteins. The antibody response to both the MAA epitope and unmodified protein epitopes were determined by ELISA. In the absence of adjuvant, significant antibody responses were induced to both the MAA epitope and nonmodified protein epitopes. Smaller immunizing doses of MAA-protein conjugate favored the production of antibodies to nonmodified proteins, whereas larger doses induced a strong anti-MAA response. In studies to begin determining a mechanism for the specificity of the response in the absence of adjuvants, peritoneal macrophages were found to bind and degrade MAA-adducted proteins through the use of a scavenger receptor. This indicated that MAA- adducted proteins may be specifically taken up and epitopes presented to the humoral immune system in the absence of adjuvants. Importantly, these are the first data showing that an alcohol-related metabolite can induce an antibody response in the absence of adjuvant and suggesting a mechanism by which antibody to the MAA adduct or its carrier (exogenous or endogenous) proteins may be generated in vivo.
AB - Recent studies have shown that the alcohol metabolites malondialdehyde and acetaldehyde can combine to form a stable adduct (MAA) on proteins. This adduct has been detected in the livers of rats chronically consuming ethanol, and serum antibodies to MAA have been observed at significantly higher concentrations in ethanol-fed when compared with pair-fed or chow-fed control rats. More recently, preliminary studies have strongly suggested that the MAA adduct is capable of stimulating antibody responses to soluble proteins in the absence of adjuvants. The antibodies produced recognize either the MAA epitope or the carrier protein itself. Therefore, it was the purpose of this study to examine the potential immunogenicity of MAA-modified exogenous proteins in the absence of adjuvants. Balb/c mice were immunized in the presence or absence of adjuvant with different concentrations of unmodified or MAA-modified proteins. The antibody response to both the MAA epitope and unmodified protein epitopes were determined by ELISA. In the absence of adjuvant, significant antibody responses were induced to both the MAA epitope and nonmodified protein epitopes. Smaller immunizing doses of MAA-protein conjugate favored the production of antibodies to nonmodified proteins, whereas larger doses induced a strong anti-MAA response. In studies to begin determining a mechanism for the specificity of the response in the absence of adjuvants, peritoneal macrophages were found to bind and degrade MAA-adducted proteins through the use of a scavenger receptor. This indicated that MAA- adducted proteins may be specifically taken up and epitopes presented to the humoral immune system in the absence of adjuvants. Importantly, these are the first data showing that an alcohol-related metabolite can induce an antibody response in the absence of adjuvant and suggesting a mechanism by which antibody to the MAA adduct or its carrier (exogenous or endogenous) proteins may be generated in vivo.
KW - Adducts
KW - Aldehydes
KW - Antibodies
KW - Autoimmunity
KW - Immune Responses
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1998.tb03973.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1998.tb03973.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 9835288
AN - SCOPUS:0031759549
SN - 0145-6008
VL - 22
SP - 1731
EP - 1739
JO - Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
JF - Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
IS - 8
ER -