title: Quantification of circulating immune complexes by chicken anti-C4 micro ELISA.
abstract: A quantitative assay for C4-containing immune complexes (IC) by a solid phase anti-C4 micro ELISA is described. It is based upon the use of an affinity purified chicken anti-human C4 antibody to capture the immune complex, and protein A-alkaline phosphatase for detection. The chicken antibody was chosen as capture antibody because it does not react with rheumatoid factor, does not activate the human complement system and is not detected by anti-mammalian IgG antibodies or protein A. Increased levels of C4 containing circulating immune complexes (CIC) were detected in sera from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and lung cancer, when compared with normal sera. Normal levels of C4 containing immune complexes were found in sera from patients with Bell's palsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Physiological Chemistry, Biomedical Centre, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Larsson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sjöquist
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000032:analysis*; D002645:Chickens; D003172:Complement C1 / Q000032:analysis; D003181:Complement C4 / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D007142:Immunoglobulin gamma-Chains / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D003172:Complement C1; D003181:Complement C4; D007142:Immunoglobulin gamma-Chains