Inhibition of a Porphyromonas gingivalis colonizing factor between Actinomyces viscosus ATCC 19246 by monoclonal antibodies against recombinant 40-kDa outer-membrane protein.
作者信息
Saito S, Hiratsuka K, Hayakawa M, Takiguchi H, Abiko Y
机构信息
Department of Biochemistry, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Chiba, Japan.
出版信息
Gen Pharmacol. 1997 May;28(5):675-80. doi: 10.1016/s0306-3623(96)00366-7.
Porphyromonas gingivalis, an important pathogen in human periodontal disease, aggregates with Actinomyces viscosus ATCC 19246. 2. Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against purified recombinant 40-kDa outer-membrane protein (r40-kDa, OMP) of P. gingivalis 381 inhibited its coaggregation with A. viscosus ATCC 19246 in a dose-dependent manner. 3. Five mAb clones against r40-kDa OMP were selected. The isotype of the five was IgG1. 4. Pg-ompA2 inhibited the coaggregation of several strains of P. gingivalis with A. viscosus ATCC 19246 cells.