title: Monoclonal antibodies to a soluble metallic radioisotope chelator: development and characterization.
abstract: Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) have been prepared with specificity for diethylenetriaminopentaacetic acid (DTPA) used to chelate metal radioisotopes to immunoglobulins for radioimmunoimaging and radioimmunotherapy. The use of fusion partners of lymph node-derived B cells resulted more frequently in the isolation of IgG secreting hybridomas than with splenocytes. All MAbs have been selected for simultaneous recognition of chelated and unchelated DTPA, and have been characterized in their biochemical, physico-chemical and immunochemical features. In view of the potential use in development of bifunctional MAb, these novel MAbs were also proven to lack detectable cross-reactivity with normal human tissues.
authors.affiliation: Biochemical Oncology Laboratory, SORIN Biomedica, Saluggia, VC, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mariani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bartolazzi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Camagna
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parisi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tarditi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vassarotto
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Natali
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000915:Antibody Affinity; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D002459:Cell Fusion; D003429:Cross Reactions; D006241:Haptens / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007553:Isotope Labeling / Q000379:methods; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000166:cytology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C / Q000276:immunology; D004369:Pentetic Acid / Q000276:immunology*; D013047:Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D006241:Haptens; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D004369:Pentetic Acid