title: A sensitive two-site enzyme immunoassay for the detection of rat interferon-gamma in biological fluids.
abstract: Two noncompeting monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) directed to rat interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) were used in a sensitive two-site enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). This permitted quantitation of rat IFN-gamma in culture medium, and serum and was quicker and more sensitive than the conventional antiviral bioassay. A standard curve was linear between 0.1 (15 pg) and 10 (1,500 pg) U/ml. There was no reaction with rat IFN-alpha or -beta or human IFN-gamma, but mouse IFN-gamma was detected with a lower limit of sensitivity of 300 U/ml. Complement-dependent inactivation of rat IFN-gamma reduced the sensitivity of the ELISA approximately seven-fold but this could be overcome by adding ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA, 10 mM) or other anticomplementary substances to the serum samples. IFN-gamma activity determined by ELISA and bioassay decreased in parallel upon heat denaturation and pH 2.5 treatment, but proteases caused a relatively greater reduction in biological activity.
authors.affiliation: TNO Primate Center, Rijswijk, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: van der Meide
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Borman
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: de Labie
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Wubben
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Botman
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vijverberg
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schellekens
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001681:Biological Assay; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000097:blood*; D051381:Rats / Q000276:immunology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013045:Species Specificity; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D007371:Interferon-gamma