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Monoclonal antibodies to the pituitary growth-hormone receptor by the anti-idiotypic approach. Production and initial characterization

Elbashir, M I ; Brodin, T ; Akerström, B LU and Donnér, J LU (1990) In The Biochemical journal 266(2). p.467-474
Abstract

We obtained 10/192 and 3/384 antibody-secreting hybrids after immunization of Balb/c mice with either human growth hormone or affinity-purified rabbit anti-(human growth hormone) respectively. Radiolabelled rabbit anti-(human growth hormone) antibodies, but not human growth hormone, were specifically bound by supernatants from the 13 hybrids. The binding was completely inhibited by human-growth-hormone serum binding protein. However, anti-(human growth hormone antibodies) were detected in the sera of all the mice immunized with human growth hormone. In an independent fusion, which was carried out after immunization with fewer doses of human growth hormone, anti-(human growth hormone) antibodies were also obtained. Five hybrids, where... (More)

We obtained 10/192 and 3/384 antibody-secreting hybrids after immunization of Balb/c mice with either human growth hormone or affinity-purified rabbit anti-(human growth hormone) respectively. Radiolabelled rabbit anti-(human growth hormone) antibodies, but not human growth hormone, were specifically bound by supernatants from the 13 hybrids. The binding was completely inhibited by human-growth-hormone serum binding protein. However, anti-(human growth hormone antibodies) were detected in the sera of all the mice immunized with human growth hormone. In an independent fusion, which was carried out after immunization with fewer doses of human growth hormone, anti-(human growth hormone) antibodies were also obtained. Five hybrids, where the starting antigen was human growth hormone, were selected for ascites production, and the corresponding monoclonal antibodies were partially purified and characterized with respect to their immunoglobulin isotype and their interaction with human-growth-hormone receptors. These antibodies were found to enhance the binding of radioiodinated human growth hormone to human-growth-hormone serum binding protein from human and rabbit plasma by 40%. Scatchard analysis of the effect of one of the monoclonal antibodies showed that this enhancement was due to an increased number of binding sites. All of the partially purified antibodies but one (F12) inhibited the binding of human growth hormone to rat but not rabbit, liver microsomes to various extents, as well as to H-4-II-E rat hepatoma cells. Monoclonal antibody F12 enhanced the binding of radiolabelled human growth hormone to rat liver microsomes and H-4-II-E hepatoma cells. This enhancement was found to be due to an increase in the number of binding sites.

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Animals, Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic/immunology, Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology, Antigen-Antibody Complex, Epitopes, Growth Hormone/immunology, Humans, Immunoglobulin Idiotypes/immunology, Mice, Microsomes, Liver/enzymology, Pituitary Gland/immunology, Rabbits, Receptors, Somatotropin/immunology, Time Factors
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The Biochemical journal
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266
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2
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467 - 474
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Portland Press
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  • scopus:0025272503
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0264-6021
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10.1042/bj2660467
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English
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  abstract     = {{<p>We obtained 10/192 and 3/384 antibody-secreting hybrids after immunization of Balb/c mice with either human growth hormone or affinity-purified rabbit anti-(human growth hormone) respectively. Radiolabelled rabbit anti-(human growth hormone) antibodies, but not human growth hormone, were specifically bound by supernatants from the 13 hybrids. The binding was completely inhibited by human-growth-hormone serum binding protein. However, anti-(human growth hormone antibodies) were detected in the sera of all the mice immunized with human growth hormone. In an independent fusion, which was carried out after immunization with fewer doses of human growth hormone, anti-(human growth hormone) antibodies were also obtained. Five hybrids, where the starting antigen was human growth hormone, were selected for ascites production, and the corresponding monoclonal antibodies were partially purified and characterized with respect to their immunoglobulin isotype and their interaction with human-growth-hormone receptors. These antibodies were found to enhance the binding of radioiodinated human growth hormone to human-growth-hormone serum binding protein from human and rabbit plasma by 40%. Scatchard analysis of the effect of one of the monoclonal antibodies showed that this enhancement was due to an increased number of binding sites. All of the partially purified antibodies but one (F12) inhibited the binding of human growth hormone to rat but not rabbit, liver microsomes to various extents, as well as to H-4-II-E rat hepatoma cells. Monoclonal antibody F12 enhanced the binding of radiolabelled human growth hormone to rat liver microsomes and H-4-II-E hepatoma cells. This enhancement was found to be due to an increase in the number of binding sites.</p>}},
  author       = {{Elbashir, M I and Brodin, T and Akerström, B and Donnér, J}},
  issn         = {{0264-6021}},
  keywords     = {{Animals; Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic/immunology; Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology; Antigen-Antibody Complex; Epitopes; Growth Hormone/immunology; Humans; Immunoglobulin Idiotypes/immunology; Mice; Microsomes, Liver/enzymology; Pituitary Gland/immunology; Rabbits; Receptors, Somatotropin/immunology; Time Factors}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{03}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{467--474}},
  publisher    = {{Portland Press}},
  series       = {{The Biochemical journal}},
  title        = {{Monoclonal antibodies to the pituitary growth-hormone receptor by the anti-idiotypic approach. Production and initial characterization}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/bj2660467}},
  doi          = {{10.1042/bj2660467}},
  volume       = {{266}},
  year         = {{1990}},
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