title: Monoclonal antibodies to porcine tumor necrosis factor alpha: development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
abstract: Five hybridomas (4F4, 14H1, 9B4, 6E10, and 8G7) secreting antibodies to porcine tumor necrosis factor alpha (PTNF-alpha) were obtained from one fusion. Four of the 5 monoclonal antibodies (Mab) recognized recombinant PTNF-alpha (rPTNF-alpha) on western blot and were able to neutralize both rPTNF-alpha and native (released by porcine macrophages) PTNF (nPTNF-alpha, only 4F4, 14H1, and 9B4 tested for the neutralization of nPTNF-alpha) in vitro. A sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for PTNF-alpha was developed using Mab 4F4 and purified rabbit polyclonal antibodies against PTNF-alpha. The test detected PTNF-alpha concentrations as low as 400 pg/ml and did not cross react with native porcine TNF-beta, recombinant human TNF-alpha, recombinant mouse TNF-beta or native mouse TNF-alpha. The Mabs and the ELISA should be useful for assessing PTNF-alpha levels in swine serum during disease processes and possibly for alleviation of toxic effects of TNF-alpha.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens 30602.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Prestwood
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Otto
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prickett
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: McGraw
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013552:Swine; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha