Immunofluorescence demonstration of digoxin in human myocardial tissue and isolated rat cardiac myocytes with monoclonal antibodies

The aim of the present investigation was to identify the morphological correlates of digoxin binding sites in human heart muscle tissue and isolated viable rat heart myocytes. Cardiac glycoside linked to myocardial cells was demonstrated by monoclonal digoxin specific antibody and by FITC-conjugated anti-mouse immunoglobin serum. This versatile immunofluorescence method can be used in diagnostic and experimental studies of cardiac glycoside binding.     

Micromethod for the detection of erythrocyte antigens in blood stains

A micromethod was developed to allow the analysis of blood stains of minor size by the absorption elution technique. The individual absorption, washing, and elution steps were carried out in Beckman tubes containing 5 microliter antiserum. The final agglutination reaction was read through the inverted microscope in microtest plates regularly used for HLA typing. For this final reaction, 2-4 microliter eluate was incubated with 2,000 red blood cells suspended in 1 microliter saline and supplement. For the purpose of standardization, the intensity of agglutination in the microtest plate had to be defined. In comparison to the standard method (tube test and centrifugation), the proposed method proved to be slightly more sensitive with regard to the Rhesus and slightly less sensitive with regard to the AB0 system. With the proposed method very small traces could be successfully analyzed. Thus, two cotton threads 1 mm in length were sufficient for testing antigens A and B, and two cotton threads 2.5 mm in length were enough to detect an Rh antigen.     

抗丁丙诺啡单克隆抗体的制备

目的建立抗丁丙诺啡单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞株，制备高特异性的丁丙诺啡单克隆抗体，并对其免疫学特性进行鉴定。方法在丁丙诺啡的分子上连接活性羧基基团，通过缩合反应将丁丙诺啡半抗原连接于血蓝蛋白（KLH）和小牛血清白蛋白（BSA），形成完全抗原。以完全抗原免疫Balb／c小鼠，通过细胞融合，筛选等杂交瘤技术，建立稳定的分泌抗丁丙诺啡单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞株。通过腹腔注射杂交瘤细胞，诱导小鼠产生含有单抗的腹水。用辛酸-硫酸铵加亲和层析法纯化抗丁丙诺啡单克隆抗体。采用酶联免疫反应和胶体金膜层析实验测定丁丙诺啡单抗的特异性以及免疫反应动力学参数。结果共获得3株分泌抗丁丙诺啡单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞株，分别命名为7E6，6G4和3C2。7E6，6G4抗体灵敏度为10．0ng／ml，3C2抗体灵敏度为20．0ng／ml。7E6，6CA和3C2抗体的亲和常数分别为3．6×10^-9 mol／L，4．3×10^-9 mol／L和6．3×10^-9 mol／L。特异性测试结果表明7E6和6G4抗体与40种药物、毒品无任何交叉反应，而3C2抗体与吗啡有交叉反应。结论杂交瘤细胞株7E6和6G4产生的抗丁丙诺啡单克隆抗体具有很高的特异性和灵敏度。     

高特异性三唑仑代谢物单克隆抗体的制备

目的建立分泌抗三唑仑代谢物α-羟基三唑仑单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞株,制备高特异性的三唑仑代谢物单克隆抗体,为三唑仑及其代谢物免疫分析方法的开发奠定基础。方法在三唑仑分子的6位苯环对位上引入活性氨基基团,然后通过缩合反应分别与匙孔血蓝蛋白(KLH)和牛血清白蛋白(BSA)相偶联形成完全抗原。以三唑仑-KLH免疫Balb/c小鼠,通过细胞融合,筛选等杂交瘤技术建立稳定的分泌特异性单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞株。纯化后的单克隆抗体,分别用SDS-PAGE电泳法、间接ELISA法和胶体金免疫层析法对其纯度、效价及灵敏度和特异性进行测定。结果获得3株能稳定分泌三唑仑代谢物单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞株,分别命名为2G4,4B2和5H6。2G4和4B2抗体只与三唑仑代谢物α-羟基三唑仑有反应,灵敏度分别为500ng/mL和750ng/mL。与其他参试物无交叉反应。因5H6抗体为IgM,考虑到纯化难度和实际应用的限制,暂未做深入研究。结论本研究制备的2G4和4B2单克隆抗体仅识别三唑仑代谢物α-羟基三唑仑,具有高度特异性和灵敏度。     

Detection of human proteins in buried blood using ELISA and monoclonal antibodies: towards the reliable species indentification of blood stains on buried material.

The survival of human proteins in blood stains on fragments of cloth buried in exposed soil was examined in a 15-month investigation carried out from September 1990 to December 1991. During this period there was a wide variety of weather conditions. Samples were exhumed at 4-weekly intervals for 16 weeks and finally at 65 weeks; extracts of the stains were tested for albumin and IgG using a highly specific and sensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) performed with monoclonal antibodies. Human albumin survived well throughout the 15 months of study, but IgG could be detected only in the 4- and 8-week samples. The reactions for IgG were weaker than those for albumin, although the method's sensitivity (10 ng) was the same for each protein. Appropriate buried and non-buried control experiments were carried out using cloth, either unstained or stained with human blood or animal sera; there was no cross-reactivity between human and the other species investigated and soil did not affect the assay; under laboratory conditions, IgG and albumin survived equally well. The system's versatility was illustrated by using monoclonal anti-bovine-albumin to detect specific albumin in the extracts of buried cloth which has been stained with bovine serum. It was concluded that ELISA performed with monoclonal antibodies could be of great value in identifying blood stains for forensic purposes.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Preparation, evaluation of specificity and use of anti-Le monoclonal antibodies

Anti-Le(a) and anti-Le(b) monoclonal antibodies were obtained and attempts at evaluating their epitope specificity have been made. A method for identification of Lewis phenotypes in salivary specimens by dot-I enzyme immunoassay has been developed. Analyses of salivary samples from 72 donors detected donors with phenotypes Le(a-b-) and Le(a+b+), which was confirmed by hemagglutination test.     

The use of monoclonal anti-M and anti-N antibodies in forensic medicine

Anti-M and anti-N monoclonal antibodies (MA) may be useful for bloodstain analysis by absorption-elution reaction. In order to detect N antigen in bloodstains aged up to 4 weeks the material tested must be treated by methanol. The material fixation is not recommended for analysis of "aged" bloodstains as well as for M antigen detection. Anti-M MA may be used for analysis of liquid blood using agglutination reaction.     

巴比妥单克隆抗体制备及其免疫学特性鉴定

目的建立抗巴比妥单克隆抗体杂交瘤细胞株,制备抗巴比妥单克隆抗体,并对其免疫学特性进行鉴定。方法将巴比妥分子环状丙二酰脲环上氨基引入活性羧基,然后通过缩合反应分别与匙孔血蓝蛋白(KLH)和牛血清白蛋白(BSA)偶联,得到完全抗原BAR-KLH和BAR-BSA,并用紫外分光光度计鉴定。用BAR-KLH免疫Balb/C小鼠,利用细胞融合技术建立稳定分泌抗巴比妥单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞株;采用体内诱生腹水法制备巴比妥单克隆抗体,饱和硫酸铵法、亲和层析法纯化,并进行免疫学特性鉴定。结果完全抗原偶联成功,其偶联率为30∶1;筛选出1株杂交瘤细胞命名为5C6,其产生的单抗效价为1∶6.4×104,属于IgG1/kappa,抗体亲和力常数为2.27×108L/moL。纯化后的巴比妥单克隆抗体用ELISA法检测其灵敏度为130ng/mL,并与其他7种镇静催眠类药物交叉反应率小于1%。结论本研究制备的杂交瘤细胞株5C6分泌的抗体具有高特异性和灵敏度。     

The use of anti-A and anti-B monoclonal antibodies in forensic medicine

Anti-A and anti-B monoclonal antibodies (MCA) may be used in the analysis of liquid blood, blood and saliva traces in order to detect ABO blood group antigens A and B using common methods of evidence investigation. Use of MCA and isohaemagglutinins anti-A and anti-B in absorbtion-elution reaction during the analysis of minute saliva traces enhances the possibility of establishing the origin of the saliva at the expense of nonsecretor.     

SMCY性别特异融合抗原的克隆表达及其抗体制备

目的利用蛋白检测的快速性优势,研究不同性别在SMCY抗原氨基酸序列的差异,筛选出特异性氨基酸序列,并克隆表达性别特异融合抗原,制备相应抗体,建立一种快速鉴别法医物证性别的方法。方法通过对人SMCY和SMCX进行序列分析,发现了三段差异片段,采用搭桥PCR方法获得差异片段全长基因,连接入p ET-28a载体进行原核表达,用Ni柱纯化后的性别特异融合抗原免疫制备多克隆抗体,用ELISA法和western blot检测SMCY多抗与抗原的反应特异性,制作胶体金试纸条检测样本。结果筛选出具有性别特异性的氨基酸序列,获得SMCY性别特异融合抗原,成功制备出多克隆抗体及胶体金试纸条。结论获得SMCY性别特异融合抗原具有很好的抗原活性,制备的多克隆抗体可以与抗原特异性地结合,用于性别鉴定。     

Chemicals reacting with various forms of hemoglobin: biological significance, mechanisms, and determination.

The clinical chemistry of various forms of hemoglobin occupies a large fraction of the total activities of hospital and forensic science laboratories. Some of the potential pitfalls are reviewed here along with an account of the accidental discovery of two novel chemical forms. Human or mouse red blood cells were exposed to excess sodium nitrite to convert the intracellular pigment to methemoglobin. When these were subsequently incubated in Krebs-Ringer-phosphate-glucose medium, pH 7.4 at 37 degrees C under nitrogen and in the presence of various concentrations of methylene blue, a blood pigment was generated in high yield which had unique properties. In lysates, the pigment was stable in air, and it could be maintained in liquid nitrogen for as long as a year without deterioration. The pigment had properties different from those of oxyhemoglobin, deoxyhemoglobin, methemoglobin, or carboxyhemoglobin. After separation by isoelectric focusing, the pigment gave a strong signal on electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. The other forms of hemoglobin given above are EPR-silent. The pigment was eventually identified as the nitrosylated valency hybrid species, (alpha 2+ beta 3+)2(NO)2. The corresponding species, (alpha 3+ beta 2+)2(NO)2, has similar properties. These species apparently owe their unusual stability in air to the presence of the oxidized subunits in the same tetramer.     

Lewis blood group determination in bloodstains by planimetric measurement of eluted monoclonal antibodies

Planimetric measurements were employed for reading the results of an elution test to determine Lewis blood groups in dry human bloodstains. In the absorption-elution test, two varieties of indicators were used to detect eluted Lewis antibodies. First, 64 blood-stains aged between 2 to 8 months were tested with glutaraldehyde (GLA)-treated erythrocytes (planimetric hemagglutination assay, PMHA). This method demonstrated that dry stains weighing approximately 0.4 mg (equivalent to 3 microliters of whole blood) were sufficient for detection of Lea or Leb antigen. Results were obtained within 1 h. Then, 37 of these stains were tested with Lewis substance-coated latex particles (planimetric latex agglutination assay, PMLA). The presence of Lea and Leb antigen were detected from dry stains weighing 0.1 mg (equivalent to 1 microL of whole blood) within 3 h. Both these assays are faster and simpler with accuracy than the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Latex particles coated with Lewis substance are, in particular, strongly agglutinated and show agglutination patterns more clearly than erythrocytes. The blind tests using these two methods properly classified 7 Le(a + b-) and 23 Le(a-b + ) bloodstains; whereas, 5 Le(a-b-) stains were undetermined by the criteria for these tests. These results indicate the usefulness of the PMHA and PMLA for typing Lewis blood groups from small bloodstains.     

Cytochemical detection of ABH antigens in human body fluids

The use of the peroxidase-anti-peroxidase (PAP) technique has been described previously for the detection of cellular antigens and in particular ABO antigens from tissue samples (Pedal and Hülle 1984; Pedal and Baedeker 1985; Pedal et al. 1985). In this survey, the PAP method has been employed to study the detection of ABO antigens in cells from body fluids of particular interest to forensic science, namely buccal cells and vaginal cells. Also tested, but in a limited number, were mixtures of body fluids and semen samples. No false reactions were obtained from buccal cells, all samples corresponding to the ABO blood type of the donor. Preliminary results from vaginal cells, vaginal/buccal cell mixtures, and semen were encouraging but must be treated with caution due to the limited number tested. Vaginal smears contaminated with semen showed varying degrees of nonspecificity.     

Forensic medical nomenclature of human organ and tissue antigens

Development of a new trend in forensic medical is discussed: organ and tissue serology. The author validates the need in development of the relevant taxonomy with consideration for specific terms and items. Data on tissue and organ antigens are classified and a scheme of their classification for forensic medicine is proposed for the first time.