title: Radio-immunoassay of the functional activity of anti-D (Rh) preparations using a human monoclonal 125I-labelled anti-D.
abstract: The prophylactic effect of anti-D in the prevention of maternal immunization to the D antigen of the Rh system depends in the first instance on its ability to bind to fetal Rh-positive red cells. The functional activity of the injected anti-D in this respect is dependent on both the plasma concentration and functional affinity constant of the antibody, and both factors should be taken into account in assessing IgG anti-D preparations for clinical use. A radio-immunoassay utilizing 125-I-labelled human monoclonal anti-D has been developed which measures the amount of antibody bound to red cells after the addition of an aliquot of the test anti-D preparation. The assay is thus a functional test in that it measures the ability of the anti-D to react with the antigen. The functional activity of the test anti-D is compared to that of the international standard, and the concentration is then expressed in terms of microgram-equivalents, that is, its equivalence in functional terms to the stated amount of international standard. The radio-immunoassay was compared to the currently used agglutination assay, and the results were found to give good agreement in 18 out of the 21 samples assayed.
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D000915:Antibody Affinity; D001666:Binding Sites, Antibody; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007518:Isoantibodies / Q000276:immunology*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012015:Reference Standards; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007518:Isoantibodies; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System