title: Development, characterization & potential clinical use of monoclonal antibodies against human alphafoetoprotein.
abstract: Four anti-alphafoetoprotein (AFP) monoclonal antibodies (MAb) were raised in the laboratory and characterized using ELISA and immunodot assays. The affinity constants of the MAbs, analysed by scatchard plots, ranged from 3.1 X 10(8) to 2.15 X 10(9) M/l. Epitope analysis using competition RIA indicated that MAb 5E2D7 and 5E2E3 recognize different epitopes on AFP. This combination was used to set up a two site sandwich ELISA with HRPO conjugated 5E2D7. AFP values in sera of hepatocellular carcinoma patients and pregnant women were quantitated using sandwich ELISA. The anti-AFP MAbs showed strong reactivity when tested on hepatoma tissue sections using immunoperoxidase technique.
authors: S V
authors: SV
authors: Chiplunkar
authors: K M
authors: KM
authors: Amin
authors: S G
authors: SG
authors: Gangal
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000032:analysis; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000032:analysis; D011247:Pregnancy; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins