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L-homocysteic acid (HCA) and other amino acids were conjugated to rat brain material (extracted rat brain protein) with glutaraldehyde to form HCA- and amino acids-brain material conjugates. The specificity of monoclonal antibody (McAb) was tested on serialdilution test and absorption test on enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using these conjugates as antigens instead of amino acids-BSA (bovine serum albumin) conjugates used previously. The characterized McAb was applied for immunohistochemical staining using PAP (peroxidase antiperoxidase) technique in combination with silver enhancement of diamino-benzene (DAB) products. The results indicated that McAb to L-HCA reacted with L-HCA-brain material conjugates, but not with other amino acids-brain material conjugates so far tested. McAb absorbed with L-HCA-brain material abolished or decreased immunoreactivity of L-HCA-brain material with McAb. The antibody selectively stained subpopulation of cells and processes in the hippocampus fixed with glutaradehyde. Absorption of McAb with L-HCA-brain material abolished immunohistochemical staining. These results suggested that McAb was specific for L-HCA-brain materials and could be used for imunohistocytochemistry. This would provide a new tool for immunohistochemical visualization and localization of L-HCA in the nervous system.
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LIU Changjin, female, born in 1953, Professor
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Changjin, L., Ai, L., Xinwu, H. et al. Characterization of monoclonal antibody to L-homocysteic acid and its immunohistochemistry in rat hippocampus. Current Medical Science 25, 1–4 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02831371
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02831371