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Enhanced ELISA: how to measure less than 10 picograms of a specific protein (immunoglobulin) in less than 8 hours

E Macy, M Kemeny and A Saxon
Department of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine 90024.

In this paper we outline a flexible and rapid method to measure picogram quantities of isotype-specific immunoglobulin (Ig), including IgE. Only readily or commercially available reagents are required: isotype-specific, anti-human Ig murine monoclonal antibodies (Mab) to coat microtiter plates, polyclonal alkaline phosphatase-coupled isotype- specific F(ab)'2 or Fab' fragments as second antibodies, and an enhanced developing system that amplifies the signal-to-noise ratio of the quantitatively bound second antibody. The procedure is detailed in the appendix to enable easy application, even if one has no previous experience with ELISAs. This system can be used to detect less than 10 picograms of Ig in cultures supernatants of cells that contain mixtures of various Igs and it can be used to detect the product of a single cell producing Ig. This method also will be applicable to measurement of the minute quantities of lymphokines and other biologically active molecules produced in vitro and found in various fluids in vivo.

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