A quantitative ELISA for bioactive anti-Nogo-A, a promising regenerative molecule for spinal cord injury repair

作者：Baumann M Douglas; Austin James W; Fehlings Michael G; Shoichet Molly S^*

来源：Methods, 2009, 47(2): 104-108.

DOI：10.1016/j.ymeth.2008.07.007

• ELISA
• Anti-Nogo-A
• 11c7
• Bioactivity
• Neuroregeneration

The detection and quantification of bioactive anti-Nogo-A mAbs, which is of interest for the treatment of spinal cord injury, has previously been accomplished using cellular or indirect immunoassays. In one such assay the presence of Nogo-A inhibits neurite outgrowth from the PC12 neuronal cell line: pre-treatment with anti-Nogo-A overcomes this inhibition and the concentration of anti-Nogo-A is correlated with the reduction in growth inhibition. In the current work we demonstrate the first anti-Nogo-A sandwich ELISA utilizing a Nogo-A fragment in the role of capture agent and the anti-Nogo-A mAb 11c7 as the soluble analyte. Because the Nogo-A fragment contains the amino acid sequence against which 11c7 was raised, we postulate this combination reproduces the native binding mechanism and results in the detection of bioactive anti-Nogo-A. In support of this hypothesis, we have found good agreement between the inhibitory action of the Nogo-A fragment and myelin proteins used in existing PC12 cell assays. Importantly, unlike the several days

• 出版日期2009-2