Immunological studies with a commercial preparation of human chorionic gonadotropin.

نویسندگان

  • S HAMASHIGE
  • E R ARQUILLA
چکیده

Immunological methods are being used to determine human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) in urine and serum during pregnancy (1-4) and also to localize it in tissues and tumors (5). The antisera used in these studies (1-5) were produced by immunizing rabbits with HCG preparations of widely varying specific activities. The HCG-HCG antisera characterization studies that were performed primarily with agar gel immunodiffusion, or immunoelectrophoresis, or both, have demonstrated the presence of two or more antigenic components (4, 6-8). Two ways of producing HCG-specific antisera have been reported. McKean (2) produced them by using a purified HCG preparation as antigen. An alternative is the adsorption of crude HCG antisera with urine or serum extracts to remove precipitins and extraneous antibodies (3, 6, 7). This study presents methods for the production of antibodies to HCG in rabbits and guinea pigs. The detection of HCG antibodies and HCG by hemagglutination and hemagglutination inhibition methods have been described. It has been possible to demonstrate several protein contaminants in a commercial HCG preparation by immunoelectrophoresis and electrophoresis. The adsorption of nonrelated antigenic components in the HCG antisera with normal male urine extract has been studied by immunoelectrophoresis, hemagglutination, and bioassay methods.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of clinical investigation

دوره 42  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1963