Science, Vol 223, Issue 4639, 930-931
Copyright © 1984 by American Association for the Advancement of Science
Antibody to hepatitis B virus induced by injecting antibodies to the idiotype
RC Kennedy,
JL Melnick,
and
GR Dreesman
Anti-idiotype reagents that recognize a common idiotype associated with antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) were used to induce anti-HBs in mice. The anti-idiotype-induced anti-HBs was found to recognize the group-specific a determinant of hepatitis B surface antigen and to express an interspecies idiotype. These findings suggest that anti-idiotypes may be useful as vaccines or vaccine primers.