title: A monoclonal antibody against the sulfidopeptide leukotrienes LTC4, LTD4 and LTE4.
abstract: A monoclonal antibody (1A-LDR1) against sulfidopeptide leukotrienes (LT) is described. The mAb shows a nearly identical detection limit of about 0.04 ng for LTC4, LTD4, LTE4 and NacLTE4 in standard fluid phase RIA. Steric modifications, however, diminish the sensitivity, as determined for the examples 5-epi-LTC4, 6-epi-LTC4, 5,6-epi-LTC4 and 11-trans-LTC4. No crossreactivity could be observed for LTB4. Crossreactions with components of the LT peptide chain such as L-cysteine or glutathione, as well as with arachidonic acid, were not detectable. In assessing the accuracy of the LT-RIA, recovery experiments with supernatants of mouse peritoneal macrophages and incubates of gastric mucosa showed a good correlation of r = 0.993 and 0.990, respectively. Results of an inhibition experiment with mouse peritoneal macrophages, incubated with several concentrations of indomethacin and nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA), support the reliability of RIA and ELISA. The new LT-mAB allows an almost complete detection of peptide leukotrienes in one assay.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, F.R.G.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reinke
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hoppe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Röder
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Bestmann
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mollenhauer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brune
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006825:Hybridomas; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D017999:Leukotriene E4; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects; D009637:Masoprocol / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D013189:SRS-A / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D013189:SRS-A; D000001:Calcimycin; D017999:Leukotriene E4; D009637:Masoprocol; D007213:Indomethacin