title: Immune complex transfer enzyme immunoassay for antibody IgM to HIV-1 p17 antigen.
abstract: The immune complex transfer enzyme immunoassay for antibody IgM to HIV-1 p17 antigen is described. Serum samples containing antibody IgM to HIV-1 p17 antigen were incubated simultaneously with 2,4-dinitrophenyl-bovine serum albumin-recombinant p17 (rp17) conjugate and rp17-beta-D-galactosidase conjugate, and the immune complex formed comprising the three components was trapped onto colored polystyrene beads coated with affinity-purified (anti-2,4-dinitrophenyl group) IgG. Subsequently, the immune complex was transferred to white polystyrene beads coated with monoclonal mouse (antihuman IgM) IgG in the presence of excess of epsilonN-2,4-dinitrophenyl-L-lysine. The signal for antibody IgM to p17 antigen was the fluorescence intensity by fluorometric assay of beta-D-galactosidase activity bound to the white polystyrene beads. The periods of time required for the formation, trapping, and transferring of the immune complex comprising the three components were more than 4 hr, 2 hr, and 3 hr, respectively. The immunoassay developed was shown to be specific by inhibition of transferring the immune complex in the presence of excess of nonspecific IgM but not IgG. Signals for antibody IgM to p17 antigen with serum samples of HIV-1 seroconversion serum panels,--that is, with serum samples in early stages of the infection--tended to be higher than those with serum samples from HIV-1 asymptomatic carriers probably long after the infection and patients with ARC and AIDS. In contrast, signals for antibody IgG to p17 antigen with serum samples of HIV-1 seroconversion serum panels tended to be higher than signals for antibody IgM to p17 antigen but were much lower than signals for antibody IgG to p17 antigen with serum samples from HIV-1 asymptomatic carriers and patients with ARC and AIDS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Miyazaki Medical College, Kiyotake, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hashida
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nishikata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashinaka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D015683:Gene Products, gag / Q000276:immunology*; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015488:HIV Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood*; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D008863:Microspheres; D011817:Rabbits; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014764:Viral Proteins; D054301:gag Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D015683:Gene Products, gag; D015483:HIV Antibodies; D015488:HIV Antigens; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D014764:Viral Proteins; D054301:gag Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus; C054858:p17 protein, Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1