title: Phospholipase A2 in human ascitic fluid. Purification, characterization and immunochemical detection.
abstract: A phospholipase A2 (PLA2, EC 3.1.1.4) was purified from human cell-free ascitic fluid (a-PLA2) by ion-exchange chromatography and h.p.l.c. on a reverse-phase column to apparent homogeneity. The enzyme had an Mr of approx. 10,000 as determined by SDS/PAGE. Polyclonal antibodies raised in a rabbit were specific to a-PLA2, as judged by immunoblotting. A time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay (TR-FIA) for measuring the concentration of a-PLA2 in various body fluids was developed. The detection limit of the assay was about 6 ng/ml. The antiserum did not cross-react with pancreatic secretory phospholipase A2 as measured by TR-FIA. The enzyme content was studied in various samples, including normal human serum, buffy-coat leucocytes, synovial fluid, and pancreas and spleen homogenates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Kortesuo
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Nevalainen
mesh_terms: D000906:Antibodies / Q000276:immunology; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000201:enzymology*; D015200:Fluoroimmunoassay; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000201:enzymology; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D054467:Phospholipases A2
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D010741:Phospholipases A; D054467:Phospholipases A2