title: [Preparation and evaluation of anti-human growth hormone immunoserum].
abstract: Using small dosage of human growth hormone to immunize rabbit or guinea pig, it is able to induce anti-hGH antibody formation with high titre and high affinity that could be applied to hGH RIA. In the present study five rabbits and three guinea pigs were immunized with 125-200 micrograms and 250-285 micrograms per animal of hGH respectively, followed by boosters of 10-20 or 160-250 micrograms of hGH at 2-4 week intervals for 6 or 3 months. Blood was drown 1-2 weeks before each booster for determination of antibody formation. Antibody titre and affinity were successively observed and specificity of antibody was determined for the final bleeding. It was shown that titres of immune sera from guinea pigs were much higher than those of rabbit immune sera, but vice versa for antibody affinity. This might be due to larger immunogen dose used for guinea pigs than for rabbits. Fourteen different peptide hormones were tested in reference to cross-immunoreactivity to anti-hGH antibody. It could be demonstrated that the major cross-reactive hormones are hFSH and hLH, and hTSH also reacts to rabbit anti-hGH immune sera at a lesser degree. These cross reactivities are obviously owing to the molecular homogeneities between hGH and these hormones especially of their alpha-subunits.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: G Z
authors.initials: GZ
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Y P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D007106:Immune Sera; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007106:Immune Sera; D013004:Somatostatin