Antibodies to Liposomal Phosphatidylcholine and Phosphatidylsulfocholine

Abstract

Antibodies against dimyristoyl phosphatidylsulfocholine or dimyristolyl phosphatidylcholine were raised in rabbits after injection of liposomes containing phosphatidylsulfocholine or phosphatidylcholine, cholesterol, and lipid A. The antibody activities were assayed by complement-dependent immune damage to liposomes and by a solid-phase, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using purified dimyristoyl phosphatidylcholine or dimyristoyl phosphatidylsulfocholine as antigen. Each antiserum raised against phosphatidylsulfocholine reacted with liposomes containing phosphatidylcholine, and each antiserum raised against phosphatidylcholine reacted with liposomes containing phosphatidylsulfocholine.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA237960

Entities

People

  • Carl R. Alving
  • Glenn M. Swartz Jr.
  • Morris Kates
  • Nabila M. Wassef

Organizations

  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Albumins
  • Antibodies
  • Biochemistry
  • Biomedical And Dental Materials
  • Blood
  • Cells
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Cholesterol
  • Fatty Acids
  • Hydroxides
  • Immune Serums
  • Immunization
  • Lipids
  • Membrane Lipids
  • Physical Properties
  • Rodents

Fields of Study

  • Biology

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  • Immunology
  • Materials Science.
  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry