title: Monoclonal antibodies to crosslinked fibrin degradation products (XL-FDP). I. Characterization and preliminary evaluation in plasma.
abstract: Monoclonal antibodies (mabs) were raised against X-oligomers, the earliest soluble fragments released from crosslinked fibrin (XL-FN), by the action of plasmin. Two of the mabs (NIBn 52 and NIBn 123) were monospecific for X-oligomers in that they showed no binding to fibrinogen, the plasmic fragments of fibrinogen (D and E) and non-crosslinked fibrin (X, Y, D and E), or the terminal digestion product of XL-FN, fragment DD-E. One other mab (NIBn 178) was panspecific for X-oligomers in that it exhibited a weak affinity for fibrinogen. The mabs were used to develop a two-site immunoradiometric assay (IRMA) and an enzyme-linked immunospecific assay (ELISA) which permitted the specific measurement of X-oligomers directly in plasma, rather than in serum. This immunoassay is a true assay of fibrinolysis as distinct from fibrinogenolysis and may be a potential aid in the diagnosis and evaluation of thrombosis. In preliminary studies, the assay detected low levels of X-oligomers in normal plasma and elevated levels in patients with disseminated intravascular coagulation.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, South Mimms, Herts.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Gaffney
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Creighton
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Callus
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thorpe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spitz
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001704:Biopolymers; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000097:blood; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000276:immunology*; D005342:Fibrinolysis; D006801:Humans; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001704:Biopolymers; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products