A simple assay for the detection of antibodies to endocrine islet cell surface antigens

Giovanna Contreas, Ole D. Madsen, Henrik Vissing, Åke Lernmark

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Abstract

A simple and sensitive immunoradiometric assay for the detection of islet cell surface antibodies (CIRMA) has been developed. Live, transformed islet cells derived from a liver metastasis of a transplantable islet cell tumor were grown in removable microtiter wells and incubated with antibody. Cell-bound antibodies were quantitated using 125I-labelled second antibodies. The assay was used to detect islet cell antibodies present in sera from non-diabetic and diabetic BB rats and proved to be particularly effective for screening hybridoma supernatants in order to identify monoclonal antibodies recognizing islet cell surface antigens.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)135-139
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Immunological Methods
Volume95
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1986 Dec 4
Externally publishedYes

Free keywords

  • (BB rat)
  • Hybridoma screening
  • Islet cell surface antibody

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