Immunochemical Detection of Sulfur Mustard Adducts with Keratins in the Stratum Corneum of Human Skin
| Autor: | Daan Noort, Roos H. Mars-Groenendijk, Hendrik P. Benschop, Lai F. Chau, Leo P. A. De Jong, A. Fidder, Govert P. van der Schans |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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medicine.drug_class
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Human skin Toxicology Monoclonal antibody Mice chemistry.chemical_compound Antibody Specificity Mustard Gas Keratin medicine Stratum corneum Animals Humans Asparagine Fluorescent Antibody Technique Indirect chemistry.chemical_classification integumentary system Antibodies Monoclonal Sulfur mustard General Medicine Environmental exposure Immunohistochemistry medicine.anatomical_structure Microscopy Fluorescence chemistry Biochemistry Keratins Epidermis Haptens Hapten |
| Zdroj: | Chemical Research in Toxicology. 15:21-25 |
| ISSN: | 1520-5010 0893-228X |
| DOI: | 10.1021/tx0100136 |
| Popis: | As part of a program to develop methods for diagnosis of exposure to chemical warfare agents, we developed immunochemical methods for detection of adducts of sulfur mustard to keratin in human skin. Three partial sequences of keratins containing glutamine or asparagine adducted with a 2-hydroxyethylthioethyl group at the omega-amide function were synthesized and used as antigens for raising antibodies. After immunization, monoclonal antibodies were obtained with affinity for keratin isolated from human callus exposed to 50 microM sulfur mustard. These antibodies showed binding to the stratum corneum of human skin exposed to low levels of sulfur mustard, as evidenced by immunofluorescence microscopy. This approach opens the way for development of a detection kit that can be applied directly to the skin. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first example of immunochemical detection of adduct formation of toxic chemicals with skin proteins. A similar approach can be followed for skin exposure to environmental pollutants. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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