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  • Title: Antibodies against phosphatidylinositol and inositol monophosphate specifically inhibit tumour necrosis factor induction by malaria exoantigens.
    Author: Bate CA, Taverne J, Bootsma HJ, Mason RC, Skalko N, Gregoriadis G, Playfair JH.
    Journal: Immunology; 1992 May; 76(1):35-41. PubMed ID: 1628898.
    Abstract:
    The active component of the exoantigens of malarial parasites which stimulates macrophages to secrete tumour necrosis factor (TNF) has been shown to depend upon a phospholipid, the activity of which was blocked by phosphatidylinositol (PI) and inositol monophosphate (IMP) in competitive inhibition studies. Antisera made against the exoantigens of Plasmodium yoelii, which inhibited their induction of TNF, were found by an ELISA assay to contain antibody against several other phospholipids. However, the inhibitory antibody was removed specifically by adsorption with liposomes containing PI, but not other phospholipids. Furthermore, PI was the only phospholipid in non-liposomal form which induced the production of inhibitory antisera. Mice immunized with IMP, but not inositol, also produced inhibitory antisera. When incorporated into liposomes several other phospholipids did give rise to inhibitory antibodies but, in contrast to the antisera against parasite exoantigens, PI and IMP, the inhibitory activity was removed by adsorption with heterologous phospholipid liposomes, suggesting that it was directed against a common determinant, presumably the phosphate ester head group. Inhibitory antibodies in the antisera tested were predominantly IgM and titres were not increased after repeated injections. Antisera raised against PI, IMP or the cross-reacting phospholipid liposomes also inhibited TNF secretion by macrophages stimulated by exoantigens of the human parasites P. falciparum and P. vivax, but not by bacterial lipopolysaccharide. These findings confirm our conclusion that exoantigens from these different species contain phosphate bound to inositol in their TNF-inducing moiety.
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