title: Development of aflatoxin B(1)-lysine adduct monoclonal antibody for human exposure studies.
abstract: Mouse monoclonal antibodies were developed against a synthetic aflatoxin B(1) (AFB)-lysine-cationized bovine serum albumin conjugate. The isotype of one of these antibodies, IIA4B3, has been classified as immunoglobulin G1(lambda). The affinity and specificity of IIA4B3 were further characterized by a competitive radioimmunoassay. The affinities of IIA4B3 for AFB and its associated adducts and metabolites are ranked as follows: AFB-lysine > 8,9-dihydro-8-(2,6-diamino-4-oxo-3,4-dihydropyrimid-5-yl formamido)-9-hydroxy-AFB > AFB = 8,9-dihydro-8-(N(7)-guanyl)-9-hydroxy-AFB > aflatoxin M(1) > aflatoxin Q(1). IIA4B3 had about a 10-fold higher affinity for binding to AFB-lysine adduct than to AFB when (3)H-AFB-lysine was used as the tracer. The concentration for 50% inhibition for AFB-lysine was 0.610 pmol; that for AFB was 6.85 pmol. IIA4B3 had affinities at least sevenfold and twofold higher than those of 2B11, a previously developed antibody against parent AFB, for the major aflatoxin-DNA adducts 8,9-dihydro-8-(N(7)-guanyl)-9-hydroxy-AFB and 8,9-dihydro-8-(2,6-diamino-4-oxo-3,4-dihydropyrimid-5-yl formamido)-9-hydroxy-AFB, respectively. An analytical method based on a competitive radioimmunoassay with IIA4B3 and (3)H-AFB-lysine was validated with a limit of detection of 10 fmol of AFB-lysine adduct. The method has been applied to the measurement of AFB-albumin adduct levels in human serum samples collected from the residents of areas at high risk for liver cancer.
authors.affiliation: The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University System, Lubbock, Texas 79409, USA. js.wang@ttu.edu
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abubaker
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Strickland
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Groopman
mesh_terms: D016604:Aflatoxin B1 / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000941:Antigens; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental / Q000032:analysis*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D008239:Lysine / Q000276:immunology; D011863:Radioimmunoassay / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000941:Antigens; D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine; D016604:Aflatoxin B1; D008239:Lysine