title: A simple and rapid microenzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for antibodies to poly(ADP-ribose) in systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: A simple and rapid microenzyme-linked immunosorbent assay has been developed for determination of anti-poly(ADP-ribose) antibodies in humans using a combination of protein A-alkaline phosphatase conjugates and poly(ADP-ribose)-coated polyvinyl microplates. After a 1-h treatment of the plates with 100 microliters of poly L-lysine (PLL) solution (50 micrograms/ml), an aliquot of the solution containing 100 ng poly(ADP-ribose) (50 microliters) was added to the PLL-treated plates and evaporated at 37 degrees C overnight to facilitate the adherence of poly(ADP-ribose) to the plates. Nonspecific binding of diluted test sera from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or from normal individuals to the PLL-coated plates was minimized by exposure of the plates for 1 h to Tris-buffered saline (pH 7.4) containing 0.01% bovine serum albumin (BSA). This method was also applicable to the determination of anti-double-stranded DNA antibodies in humans. The present assay is advantageous over those reported so far as it saves time and antigen.
mesh_terms: D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology*; D008832:Microchemistry / Q000379:methods; D008851:Micropore Filters; D009702:Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars / Q000276:immunology*; D011064:Poly Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D009702:Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars; D011064:Poly Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose