* Development of an ELISA to detect circulating anti-asparaginase antibodies in dogs with lymphoid neoplasia treated with Escherichia coli l-asparaginase.
- Resistance to Escherichia coli l-asparaginase in canine lymphoma occurs frequently with repeated administration, a phenomenon often attributed, without substantiation, to the induction of neutralizing antibodies. To test the hypothesis that treated dogs develop antibodies against the drug, we created an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to measure plasma anti-asparaginase immunoglobulin G responses. Using samples from dogs that had received multiple doses, specific reactivity against l-asparaginase was demonstrated, while naïve patients' samples were negative. The optimized ELISA appeared sensitive, with endpoint titers >1 600 000 in positive control dogs. Intra- and inter-assay coefficients of variation were 3.6 and 14.5%. The assay was supported by the observation that ELISA-positive plasma could immunoprecipitate asparaginase activity. When clinical patients were evaluated, 3/10 dogs developed titers after a single injection; with repeated administration, 4/7 dogs were positive. l-asparaginase antibodies showed reduced binding to the PEGylated drug formulation. The ELISA should prove useful in investigating the potential correlation of antibody responses with resistance.
Overview of verb show
The verb show has 12 senses (first 11 from tagged texts)
1. (136) show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate -- (give an exhibition of to an interested
audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington")
2. (63) prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew -- (establish the validity of something, as by an
example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound";
"The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture")
3. (57) testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show -- (provide evidence for; "The blood test
showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence")
4. (43) show -- (make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your
etchings, please")
5. (32) picture, depict, render, show -- (show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country
life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting")
6. (24) express, show, evince -- (give expression to; "She showed her disappointment")
7. (24) indicate, point, designate, show -- (indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either
spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty
parking space"; "he indicated his opponents")
8. (11) show, show up -- (be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing really shows";
"The dirty side will show")
9. (7) read, register, show, record -- (indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The
thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'")
10. (6) show -- (give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening")
11. (2) usher, show -- (take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher
showed us to our seats")
12. show -- (finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show")
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