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MODERN RHEUMATOLOGY Vol.10 No.4             
Localization of injected anti-serum amyloid A antibody to the lesions in murine reactive amyloidosis
T. Yamada1, K. Itoh2, J. Igari1
(1)Department of Clinical Pathology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
(2) Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Jichi Medical School, Minamikawachi, Tochigi, Japan
 
Abstract

Abstract This paper examines whether an antibody to serum amyloid A (SAA) protein is incorporated into amyloid deposits in vivo in murine reactive amyloidosis. First, monoclonal anti-SAA antibody was injected into amyloid-laden mice, and localization of the antibody was immunohistochemically assessed. Following the injection, plasma clearance of the antibody was analyzed. The antibody was detected in the amyloid deposits in spleen, liver, and kidney from mice killed on days 0-3 postinjection. The injected antibody disappeared more rapidly from the circulation of amyloidotic animals than from nonamyloidotic animals. The anti-SAA antibody can associate with amyloid deposits in vivo. Further applications, particularly amyloid imaging, should be investigated.

 
Key words
Key words Amyloidosis ・ Serum amyloid A ・ Monoclonal antibody ・ Mouse
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