title: Production and characterization of specific monoclonal antibodies of the human thyroid stimulating hormone.
abstract: Spleen cells from BALB/c mice immunized with human thyroid stimulating hormone (beta-subunit) were fused with mouse myeloma cells (P3/X63-Ag8) and five hybridomas secreting monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) were obtained. These hybridomas specifically recognize (hTSH) and do not cross-react with the other human glycoprotein hormones such as: luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hcG). The MAbs were of the IgG1 subclass and ascitic fluid from these hybridomas was purified by affinity chromatography on Protein A-sepharose CL-4B column to isolate the IgG1 active fraction. The affinity constant of these MAbs ranged from 3.2 x 10(10) to 1.5 x 10(11) M(-1).
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Anticuerpos Monoclonales, Centro de Immunoensayo, Playa, Ciudad Habana, Cuba. iqmonoclo1@cie.sld.cu
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Baluja Conde
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Brito Moreno
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Amores Sanchéz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Acosta Bas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000276:immunology; D000915:Antibody Affinity / Q000276:immunology; D000918:Antibody Specificity / Q000276:immunology*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002460:Cell Line; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D003429:Cross Reactions / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D007132:Immunoglobulin Isotypes; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D012756:Sheep; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000939:Epitopes; D007132:Immunoglobulin Isotypes; D013972:Thyrotropin