Development of an immunoanalytical method for the detection of beta- and gamma-crystallins and anti-crystallin antibodies. A molecular biomarker for cataract.
Indian J Ophthalmol
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2002 Mar; 50(1): 41-8
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To develop and evaluate an immunoanalytical method for the detection of beta- and gamma-crystallins and anti-crystallin antibodies. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Beta and gamma-crystallins isolated from rat lens were used as immunogens to raise polyclonal antibodies in rabbits. Antibody capture assay and western blot analysis showed that the antibodies to beta- and gamma-crystallins were specific. An indirect competitive enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) developed to quantitate beta- and gamma-crystallin showed an IC50 value of 70 ng and 65 ng, respectively, based on regression analysis. Spiking studies with purified beta-crystallin antibodies showed that 33 ng of the purified antibody gave an absorbance of 1.1 at 450 nm, indicating the sensitivity of the method.RESULTS:
Antibodies to beta- and gamma-crystallins were not detected in serum samples of the cataractous CFY/NIN rats (used as an animal model for induction of experimental cataract by feeding high galactose diet). However, the cataractous rat serum samples effectively displaced beta- and gamma-crystallin antibodies, indicating that these crystallins leak during cataract formation. The concentration of beta- and gamma-crystallins in the rat serum, as analysed by indirect competitive ELISA, was found to be in the range of 17.6-81.6 micrograms/ml [corrected] and 12.4-19.6 micrograms/ml, respectively.CONCLUSIONS:
The methodology developed in the present study may find application as a biochemical tool in molecular epidemiology of cataract.
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Asunto principal:
Conejos
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Ratas
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Autoanticuerpos
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Catarata
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Masculino
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Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática
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Biomarcadores
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Western Blotting
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Ratas Wistar
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Cristalinas
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio pronóstico
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Indian J Ophthalmol
Año:
2002
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Artículo
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