1. Natural Antibodies: Next Steps towards Translational Investigation Heinz Kohler
2. Isolation of Natural Anti-FceRIa Autoantibodies from Healthy DonorsMonique Vogel, and Michael P. Horn
Isolation of Antibodies from Human Plasma, Saliva, Breast Milk, and Gastrointestinal Fluid Christoph Schneider, Marlies Illi, Marius Lötscher, Marc Wehrli, and Stephan von Gunten
Purification of Natural Antibodies against Tau Protein by Affinity Chromatography Michala Kolarova, Lenka Hromadkova, and Jan Ricny
Unbiased RACE-Based Massive Parallel Surveys of Human IgA Antibody Repertoires Hanane El Bannoudi, Celine Anquetil, Marc Braunstein, Sergei L. Kosakovsky Pond, and Gregg J. Silverman
Analysis of Signaling Events in B-1a Cells Jianxin Huo, Yuhan Huang, Shengli Xu, and Kong-Peng Lam
Exploring the Role of Microbiota in the Limiting of B1 and MZ B-Cell Numbers by Naturally-Secreted Immunoglobulins Elodie Mohr and Andreia C. Lino
Assessment of Anti-Tumor Cytotoxic Activity of Naturally Occurring Antibodies in Human Serum or Plasma Reinhard Schwartz-Albiez and Othmar Dill
Hydrolysis and Dissolution of Amyloids by Catabodies Ville V. Meretoja, Sudhir Paul, and Stephanie A. Planque
Methods for Post-Translational Induction of Polyreactivity of Antibodies Maxime Lecerf, Annaelle Jarossay, Srinivas V. Kaveri, Sébastien Lacroix- Desmazes, and Jordan D. Dimitrov
Characterization of Natural IgM Antibodies Recognizing Oxidation-Specific Epitopes on Circulating Microvesicles Florian Puhm and Christoph J. Binder
Natural Monoclonal Antibody to Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Chunguang Wang and Sohvi Hörkkö
Detection of Natural Antibodies and Serological Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Pneumonia using a Bead-Based High-Throughput Assay Irene Jiménez-Munguía, Willem J.B. van Wamel, Manuel J. Rodríguez-Ortega, and Ignacio Obando
Detection of Naturally Occurring Human Antibodies against Gangliosides by ELISA Ana María Hernández and Nely Rodríguez-Zhurbenko
Evaluating the Impact of Natural IgM on Adenovirus Type 5 Gene Therapy Vectors Zhili Xu, Jie Tian, Andrew W. Harmon, and Andrew P. Byrnes
This volume looks at the role of natural antibodies in pathogen elimination, cell survival, inflammation, cancer, and autoimmunity. The chapters in this book cover numerous topics, such as isolation of natural antibodies; methods for separating natural antibodies from human plasma, saliva, breast milk, and gastrointestinal fluids; functional properties of natural antibodies such as anti-tumor cytocoxic activity, and hydrolysis and dissolution of their target antigens; their utility in serological diagnosis of microbial antigens; and the role of natural antibodies in inhibiting viral vectors in the absence of prior exposure to the virus. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Practical and thorough, Natural Antibodies: Methods and Protocols is a valuable resource for researchers and experts who are interested in further studies of natural antibodies.