[ELISA of IgM antibodies to Thomsen-Friedenreich (TF) hapten in cancer diagnostics: comparison of data obtained with four TF-glycoconjugates]

Bioorg Khim. 1997 Oct;23(10):795-9.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

The level of IgM antibodies to the Thomsen-Friedenreich hapten (TF) relative to the total IgM level in the blood sera of gastric and breast carcinoma patients and healthy persons was determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The following TF glycoconjugates were tested: TF-polyacrylamide (PAA)(with 10 mol.% of TF hapten Gal beta 1-3GalNAc alpha 1-O(CH2)3NH per number of monomeric units in the polyacrylamide), TF-human serum albumin (HSA)(Gal beta 1-3GalNAc alpha 1-O-p-C6H4-HSA containing approximately 15 carbohydrate residues per HSA molecule), asialo-kappa-caseinoglycopeptide, and asialoglycophorin. The total IgM level was determined using antibodies to the mu-chain of human IgM. The statistically significant difference between cancer patients and healthy donors was revealed with two conjugates: TF-PAA and TF-HSA. In the case of TF-PPA, the sensitivity of the assay was 75-83%, and the specificity was 77%. Thus, TF-PAA is the most suitable conjugate for measuring the level of serum anti-TF-IgM antibodies.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Acrylic Resins / chemistry
  • Antibodies / blood*
  • Antibodies / immunology
  • Antigens, Neoplasm / blood*
  • Asialoglycoproteins / chemistry
  • Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Breast Neoplasms / immunology
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay*
  • Female
  • Glycoconjugates / blood
  • Haptens / immunology
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin M / blood*
  • Serum Albumin / chemistry
  • Stomach Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / immunology

Substances

  • Acrylic Resins
  • Antibodies
  • Antigens, Neoplasm
  • Asialoglycoproteins
  • Glycoconjugates
  • Haptens
  • Immunoglobulin M
  • Serum Albumin
  • asialoglycophorin
  • Thomsen-Friedenreich antibodies
  • polyacrylamide