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Antibody responses of rats after immunization with organic acid anhydrides as a model of predictive testing

Zhang, X D ; Welinder, Hans LU ; Jönsson, Bo A LU and Skerfving, Staffan LU (1998) In Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health 24(3). p.220-227
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The sensitizing properties of organic acid anhydrides (OAA) were evaluated in a rat model. METHODS: The development of specific immunoglobulin (Ig)E and Ig G in serum was investigated after immunization with 14 OAA and 3 OAA conjugates. Brown Norway rats were injected intradermally with 0.1 ml of 0.2 M OAA in liquid paraffin or 1.4 mg of rat serum albumin conjugate in saline. Serum samples were collected after 4 weeks. Antibodies were analyzed with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS: The serum titers of specific Ig E after immunization with the different free OAA varied from <50 to 6400. The rats immunized with 4-methylphthalic anhydride exhibited the highest titers. The specificity of Ig E was demonstrated by... (More)
OBJECTIVES: The sensitizing properties of organic acid anhydrides (OAA) were evaluated in a rat model. METHODS: The development of specific immunoglobulin (Ig)E and Ig G in serum was investigated after immunization with 14 OAA and 3 OAA conjugates. Brown Norway rats were injected intradermally with 0.1 ml of 0.2 M OAA in liquid paraffin or 1.4 mg of rat serum albumin conjugate in saline. Serum samples were collected after 4 weeks. Antibodies were analyzed with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS: The serum titers of specific Ig E after immunization with the different free OAA varied from <50 to 6400. The rats immunized with 4-methylphthalic anhydride exhibited the highest titers. The specificity of Ig E was demonstrated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay inhibition tests. A good correlation was observed between the Ig E and Ig G titers. Immunization with OAA conjugates showed results parallel to the findings for the free compounds. Importantly, the Ig E titers for the OAA agreed well with findings from guinea pigs and with literature data from epidemiologic studies of exposed workers. CONCLUSIONS: The present animal model may be a valuable tool for predicting the sensitizing potential of OAA and possibly the sensitizing potential of low-molecular-weight compounds in general. Furthermore, the antibody specificity of the haptens and the variations in the magnitude of the antibody titers indicate a valuable approach for studies of quantitative structure-activity relationships. (Less)
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occupational allergy, immunoglobulin G, animal model, immunoglobulin E, structure-activity relationship
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  abstract     = {{OBJECTIVES: The sensitizing properties of organic acid anhydrides (OAA) were evaluated in a rat model. METHODS: The development of specific immunoglobulin (Ig)E and Ig G in serum was investigated after immunization with 14 OAA and 3 OAA conjugates. Brown Norway rats were injected intradermally with 0.1 ml of 0.2 M OAA in liquid paraffin or 1.4 mg of rat serum albumin conjugate in saline. Serum samples were collected after 4 weeks. Antibodies were analyzed with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS: The serum titers of specific Ig E after immunization with the different free OAA varied from &lt;50 to 6400. The rats immunized with 4-methylphthalic anhydride exhibited the highest titers. The specificity of Ig E was demonstrated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay inhibition tests. A good correlation was observed between the Ig E and Ig G titers. Immunization with OAA conjugates showed results parallel to the findings for the free compounds. Importantly, the Ig E titers for the OAA agreed well with findings from guinea pigs and with literature data from epidemiologic studies of exposed workers. CONCLUSIONS: The present animal model may be a valuable tool for predicting the sensitizing potential of OAA and possibly the sensitizing potential of low-molecular-weight compounds in general. Furthermore, the antibody specificity of the haptens and the variations in the magnitude of the antibody titers indicate a valuable approach for studies of quantitative structure-activity relationships.}},
  author       = {{Zhang, X D and Welinder, Hans and Jönsson, Bo A and Skerfving, Staffan}},
  issn         = {{0355-3140}},
  keywords     = {{occupational allergy; immunoglobulin G; animal model; immunoglobulin E; structure-activity relationship}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{220--227}},
  publisher    = {{Finnish Institute of Occupational Health}},
  series       = {{Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health}},
  title        = {{Antibody responses of rats after immunization with organic acid anhydrides as a model of predictive testing}},
  volume       = {{24}},
  year         = {{1998}},
}