Inventors:
Eric H. Holmes - Bothell WA, US
Thomas G. Greene - Seattle WA, US
Assignee:
CytoChem, Inc. - Seattle WA
International Classification:
C12Q001/68
US Classification:
5303871, 530350, 530403, 5303881, 4241931, 435 6, 435 5, 435 72, 435 71, 435 791, 435 792
Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods and materials for the detection and quantitation 8-OH-Ade in biological specimens. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a group of highly specific monoclonal antibodies reactive with the modified nucleoside structure 8-OH-Ade, and to various immunoassays for 8-OH-Ade utilizing these monoclonal antibodies. The monoclonal antibodies of the present invention may be used in assays for diagnosing or monitoring the progression of certain types of cancer, in addition to a variety of other diseases associated with mutagenesis resulting from oxidative damage of DNA. Assays utilizing the monoclonal antibodies of the present invention may also be used to analyze or monitor toxicant exposure, such as from environmental sources. The monoclonal antibodies of the present invention were prepared with the immunogen 8-OH-adenosine coupled to keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH), not to 8-OH-Ade directly. It is believed that the monoclonal antibodies bind with the base portion of the structure (8-OH-Ade) and not the carbohydrate (ribose) or protein linkage region of the conjugate, because, as demonstrated, conjugates bound to nucleosides other than 8-OH-adenosine were unreactive with these antibodies.