title: Radiolabelled monoclonal antibodies (McAb): an alternate approach to the conventional methods for the assessment of cardiomyocyte damage in an experimental brain-death pig model.
abstract: The present study was carried out to determine the possible use of cTn-I in the cardiac myofibrillar architecture, as a potential target for in vivo radioimmunodetection of cardiac damage in a brain death pig model. Radioiodination of the anti-cTn-I 5F4 McAb was carried out by lactoperoxidase method. The percentage iodine incorporation achieved was 70-75%. The radioiodinated McAbs were purified on Sephadex G-25 column and characterised by Paper chromatography, Phast Gel electrophoresis and electroimmunoblotting. Radioiodinated anti-cTn-I 5F4 McAbs were employed alongside Pyrophosphate (Tc99m-PPi) and Thallium201 chloride (Tl201) in 24 landrace pigs (brain-dead = 18 & sham-operated = 6). The percentage cardiac uptake of the radiolabelled antibody injected dose was significantly higher in the brain dead animals (0.196%) as compared to that of sham-operated animals (0.11%). Specific in vivo localization of radiolabelled McAbs in the infarcted cardiac tissue was confirmed by computer-aided reconstruction of 3-D images of the isolated heart. The preliminary results of the study revealed preferential uptake of radiolabelled antibody at the site of myocyte damage resulting from artificially induced brain death.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore-Pakistan.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Haider
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Stimson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D001345:Autoradiography; D001926:Brain Death / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002854:Chromatography, Paper; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013552:Swine; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals