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Characterization of Serum Resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae that Disseminate: ROLES OF BLOCKING ANTIBODY AND GONOCOCCAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS
Peter A. Rice, Dennis L. Kasper
Peter A. Rice, Dennis L. Kasper
Published July 1, 1982
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 1982;70(1):157-167. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI110589.
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Characterization of Serum Resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae that Disseminate: ROLES OF BLOCKING ANTIBODY AND GONOCOCCAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS

Abstract

Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated from patients with disseminated infection (DGI) often resist complement (C′)-dependent killing by normal human serum (NHS) and less commonly by convalescent DGI serum. 7 of 10 NHS specimens completely inhibited killing of serum-resistant (serr) gonococci by convalescent or immune DGI serum. Immunoglobulin G (IgG) purified from NHS was shown to be the blocking agent. In addition, IgM (plus C′) purified from NHS was shown to be fivefold more effective (wt/wt) in killing serum-sensitive (sers) gonococci than equivalent amounts of IgM tested in the presence of IgG (whole serum). Although inhibition of NHS killing of sers gonococci required a 640% excess of IgG, only a 40% excess was required to block immune serum killing of serr gonococci. F(ab′)2 prepared from IgG also blocked killing of serr gonococci by immune serum indicating antigenic specificity of blocking IgG.

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Peter A. Rice, Dennis L. Kasper

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