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Polyclonal Antibody Services> | Anti-TBA225 polyclonal was generated (GenScript, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA) using TBA225 protein (>95% purity) as an immunogen.... Test bleeds and production bleeds were performed on day 21 and day 42 (GenScript). | Get A Quote |
Superantigens (SAgs) play a major role in the pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus and are associated with several diseases, including food poisoning, bacterial arthritis, and toxic shock syndrome. Monoclonal antibodies to these SAgs, primarily TSST-1, SEB and SEA have been shown to provide protection in animal studies and to reduce clinical severity in bacteremic patients. Here we quantify the pre-existing antibodies against SAgs in many human plasma and IVIG samples and demonstrate that in a major portion of the population these antibody titers are suboptimal and IVIG therapy only incrementally elevates the anti-SAg titers. Our in vitro neutralization studies show that a combination of antibodies against SEA... More