Radioimmunoassay for Human Antithyroglobulin Antibodies of Different Immunoglobulin Classes

Sensitive solid-phase radioimmunoassay for detection of human immunoglobulin G antibodies to varicella-zoster virus.

A sensitive solid-phase radioimmunoassay for detection of antibodies to varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is described. The antigen consisted of a sonically disrupted extract of VZV-infected human embryo cells. 125I-labeled rabbit anti-human immunoglobulin G (IgG) specific for the Fc portion of human IgG was used to detect human IgG bound to viral antigen. With this technique, 193 human sera were ev...

Hypothyroidism and antithyroglobulin and antithyroperoxidase antibodies in

In vivo antitumor effects of monoclonal antibodies with different immunoglobulin classes.

Monoclonal antibodies were produced against MM46, an MM antigen-positive, ascitic mouse mammary tumor of C3H/He mice, and 14 clones were found to produce antibodies reactive with MM46, but not with an MM antigen-negative MM48 tumor. Among these 14 antibodies, 10 reacted also with lymph node cells of C3H.B6-Ly-6b, Ly-6.2 congenic mice. The antigen defined by the 10 antibodies was provisionally d...

Use of monoclonal antibodies in a radioimmunoassay for human transcortin.

We describe the production of monoclonal antibodies to human transcortin and their use in a radioimmunoassay (RIA). A high-affinity antibody (Ka = 4 X 10(10) L/mol) made possible a sensitive RIA for transcortin (detection limit = 0.23 ng per tube), whereas use of an antibody of moderate affinity (Ka = 5 X 10(8) L/mol) was more suitable for the routine measurement of transcortin in serum, only a...

Human antihapten antibodies in trimellitic anhydride inhalation reactions. Immunoglobulin classes of anti-trimellitic anhydride antibodies and hapten inhibition studies.

Inhalational exposure to trimellitic anhydride (TMA) produces an immediate-type asthmatic or a late respiratory systemic syndrome in certain workers after a latent period of work exposure. TMA has been found to react with proteins to produce a hapten-protein complex (trimellitate [TM] protein) or become hydrolyzed in aqueous, alkaline solutions to produce a salt, NaTM. Using a solid-phase radio...