Establishment of monoclonal antibody against human Apo B-48 and measurement of Apo B-48 in serum by ELISA method

J Clin Lab Anal. 1998;12(5):289-92. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2825(1998)12:5<289::aid-jcla7>3.0.co;2-1.

Abstract

The elevation of chylomicrons and chylomicron remnants in plasma would lead to hyperlipidemia and other complications. Apo B-48, which is translated and produced in the adult intestine from the same gene as Apo B-100, is considered to be an essential component of chylomicrons and chylomicron remnants. Using a peptide representing human Apo B-48 C-terminal sequence as immunogen, we established a monoclonal antibody, B48-151, against human Apo B-48. The specific reactivity for Apo B-48 of this monoclonal antibody was confirmed using Western blot analysis of human plasma in fractions isolated as chylomicron and VLDL. Then, we developed a simple sandwich ELISA method for the detection of human Apo B-48 in serum by combining B48-151 as capturing antibody and HRP-conjugated-polyclonal antibodies for Apo B as signaling antibody. The established sandwich ELISA constitutes a simple method to monitorApo B-48 level in chylomicrons and chylomicron remnants in human serum.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal*
  • Apolipoprotein B-48
  • Apolipoproteins B / blood*
  • Apolipoproteins B / immunology*
  • Apolipoproteins B / isolation & purification
  • Blotting, Western
  • Chylomicrons / blood
  • Chylomicrons / chemistry*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods*
  • Fasting / blood
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Postprandial Period

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Apolipoprotein B-48
  • Apolipoproteins B
  • B48-151 monoclonal antibody
  • Chylomicrons