Inhibition of adherence of Actinomyces naeslundii (Actinomyces viscosus) T14V‐J1 to saliva‐treated hydroxyapatite by a monoclonal antibody to type 1 fimbriae

Abstract

A monoclonal antibody to Actinomyces naeslundii (A. viscosus) T14V-J1 type 1 fimbriae, capable of inhibiting the adherence of this bacterium to salivary proline-rich protein-treated hydroxyapatite, was generated by immunization of SWR mice with A. naeslundii 55-19, a strain derived from T14V-J1 that possess only type 1 fimbriae. Supernatants of hybridomas were screened for reactivity with purified type 1 fimbriae. An IgG monoclonal antibody, 86-49E, blocked the adsorption of the parent strain to proline-rich protein-treated hydroxyapatite by 77% with 1.0 microgram/ml of the monoclonal antibody; the Fab fragment derived from this monoclonal antibody inhibited adherence by 38% at the same concentration. Similarly, the adherence of strain 55-19 was inhibited by 100% and 64% to proline-rich protein-treated hydroxyapatite with 1.0 micrograms/ml of IgG and Fab fragments respectively. Control monoclonal antibody to the subunit of type 1 fimbriae, as well as to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans caused only minimal adherence inhibition. Monoclonal antibody 86-49E also agglutinated both type 1 fimbriae-bearing strains of A. naeslundii T14V-J1 and 55-19 but not strains 59-51 and 147, which lack type 1 fimbriae. Further confirmation of the specificity of monoclonal antibody 86-49E was obtained using these fimbria-deficient mutant strains in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, with the monoclonal antibody binding only to strains possessing type 1 fimbriae. Immunogold labeling in conjunction with electron microscopy suggested binding of monoclonal antibody 86-49E occurring near the distal end of the fimbriae. In contrast, when a monoclonal antibody specific for the type 1 fimbrial subunit but not capable of adherence inhibition was used together with 86-49E in double-labeling experiments, extensive labeling of the fimbriae by the subunit antibody was noted. These data suggest that a monoclonal antibody specific for the type 1 fimbriae of A. naeslundii that is capable of binding to a discrete site on the fimbriae has the capacity to inhibit the adsorption of this organism to saliva-treated hydroxyapatite.

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