title: Immunohistochemical characterization of a new anti-carcinoembryonic antigen monoclonal antibody.
abstract: A novel anti-CEA monoclonal antibody C234 with no cross-reactivity to other members of CEA gene family was produced by immunization with heat-treated CEA. The immunoreactivity of C234 was tested on formalin fixed normal and neoplastic tissues by peroxidase/anti-peroxidase technique. None of normal tissues from healthy or diseased individuals, except for normal colonic mucosa were stained. On the other hand, all 26 colorectal adenocarcinomas, 8 gastric adenocarcinomas, 3 of 7 pancreatic adenocarcinomas, and one small bowel duodenum carcinoma were immunoreactive. None of primary hepatocellular carcinomas expressed CEA. However, only 40 of 87 neoplasms of non-gastrointestinal origin were stained. Thus, the antibody can recognize gastrointestinal tumors and differentiate them from neoplasms of other histological origin.
authors.affiliation: Rougier Bio-Tech Limited, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Savoie
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Sikorska
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D002460:Cell Line; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D016650:Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate; D005452:Fluoresceins; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012016:Reference Values; D013861:Thiocyanates
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D005452:Fluoresceins; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D013861:Thiocyanates; D016650:Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate