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Journal of Lipid Research, Vol 18, 698-703, Copyright © 1977 by Lipid Research, Inc.

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Radioimmunoassay of sulfated lithocholates

AE Cowen, MG Korman, AF Hofmann, J Turcotte and JA Carter

A sensitive, rapid radioimmunoassay for sulfated species of lithocholic acid (sulfolithocholyglycine, sulfolithocholyltaurine, and sulfolithocholic acid) was developed and used to measure the total concentration of sulfated lithocholates in serum from healthy human subjects. Sulfolithocholylglycine was conjugated to bovine serum albumin by a carbodiimide procedure, and the reaction product, emulsified in Freund's adjuvant, was injected into rabbits. The antiserum obtained was capable to binding 40% of [3H]sulfolithocholylglycine at 1:1000 dilution. The assay featured a 2- hr binding step at 42 degrees C followed by precipitation of bound tracer with polyethylene glycol at 4 degrees C. The assay can be used with 0.1 ml of serum and was reproducible. The antibody had little affinity for the 3-sulfate of cholic or chenodeoxycholic acid, a number of steroid sulfates, or unsulfated bile acids. In 50 healthy subjects, mean (+/-SE) fasting-state serum levels of immunoreactive sulfated lithocholyl conjugates (+sulfated lithocholate) was 1.6 +/- 0.1 micrometer; based on results with a separate radioimmunoassay for unsulfated lithocholyl conjugates, most of the lithocholate in serum in healthy man is present in sulfated form.
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