The Journal of Immunology, Vol 144, Issue 8 3106-3110, Copyright © 1990 by American Association of Immunologists

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Strong interaction of lipopolysaccharides possessing the mannose homopolysaccharides with complement and its relation to adjuvant action

T Yokochi, Y Inoue, Y Kimura and N Kato
Department of Microbiology, Fukui Medical School, Japan.

LPS from Klebsiella pneumoniae O3 (KO3 LPS) exhibited an extremely high anticomplementary activity by the hemolysis assay using human sera. The free lipid A isolated from KO3 LPS by acid hydrolysis and R form LPS from a mutant lacking the O-specific polysaccharide portion possessed lower anticomplementary activity, and the O-specific polysaccharide fraction isolated from KO3 LPS alone did not activate the C system. It was suggested that the O-specific polysaccharide moiety enhanced the C activation by the lipid A portion. This was also supported by the finding that modification of the O-specific polysaccharide moiety with Con A or tyramine decreased anticomplementary activity of KO3 LPS, and that the other LPS preparations possessing the mannose homopolysaccharides as the O-specific polysaccharide portions such as KO3 LPS, such as LPS from Klebsiella O5, Escherichia coli O8 and O9, exhibited a high anticomplementary activity. KO3 LPS could activate the C system in either the classical or the alternative pathway, whereas the lipid A or R form LPS activated the classical pathway alone. The intensity of anticomplementary activity of LPS was parallel to that of their adjuvant action on antibody response to deaggregated BSA. The role of the anticomplementary activity in the expression of the adjuvant action of LPS is discussed.

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