title: Problems in production of prostaglandin D2-specific antibody.
abstract: Antisera raised in rabbits against prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) cross-reacted significantly with its dehydrates, 9-deoxy-delta 9-PGD2 (PGJ2) and 9-deoxy-delta 9,delta 12-13,14-dihydro-PGD2 (delta 12-PGJ2), but not with the other metabolites. To obtain PGD2-specific antibodies, we carried out the systematic study of the stability of PGD2 under various conditions. In an aqueous solution, 30%-40% of PGD2 was dehydrated to PGJ2 for 12 h at 37 degrees C, but only about 10%, for 96 h at 4 degrees C. Spectrophotometric studies showed that PGD2 was negligibly decomposed during the coupling to carrier protein. PGJ2 formed nonenzymatically was further converted to delta 12-PGJ2 by albumin, suggesting that cross-reaction would arise from the chemical and metabolic instability of PGD2 immunogen in recipient animals. A specific and high-affinity antiserum was obtained by immunizing a rabbit with the stable PGD2 analogue PGD2-11-methoxime. The antiserum thus obtained will eliminate the uncertainty that results from the use of antibodies with undesirable specificities.
authors.affiliation: Hayaishi Bioinformation Transfer Project, Kyoto Laboratory, Research Development Corporation of Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hayaishi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D015230:Prostaglandin D2 / Q000276:immunology*; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D007106:Immune Sera; D015230:Prostaglandin D2