Immunologic Tests of Specific Antibodies to Organic Acid Anhydrides

Welinder, H; Nielsen, J

HERO ID

1599573

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

1991

Language

English

PMID

1789402

HERO ID 1599573
In Press No
Year 1991
Title Immunologic Tests of Specific Antibodies to Organic Acid Anhydrides
Authors Welinder, H; Nielsen, J
Journal Allergy
Volume 46
Issue 8
Page Numbers 601-609
Abstract Immunologic studies were conducted on sera from workers exposed to phthalic-anhydride (85449) (PA), methyltetrahydrophthalic-anhydride (26590205) (MTHPA), and hexahydrophthalic-anhydride (85427) (HHPA). The workers were exposed at four different facilities that produced alkyd resins, rocket guns, and electronic components. The effect of conjugates with different hapten densities (HD) on the outcome of skin prick tests, RAST of specific immunoglobulin-E (IgE) antibodies, and ELISA tests of specific immunoglobulin-G (IgG) antibodies were presented. The correlation between skin prick tests and RAST was examined. Human serum albumin conjugates (HSA) were prepared. Skin prick reactions to MTHPA increased with rising HD over the range of 6 to 13 moles/mole. The achieved HD was tested by spectrometric and gas chromatographic methods. In RAST of IgE antibodies MTHPA-HSA with HD six and 25 showed significantly lower bindings than conjugates with intermediate HD. A good correlation was obtained between skin prick tests and RAST. Of 234 workers tested, 45 had a skin prick reaction of over 50% of the histamine reaction. All but two of these were RAST positive. Nine RAST positive workers had no obvious skin prick reaction. However, their RAST values were low. In exposed workers, the ELISA value of specific IgG antibodies to MTHPA/HSA showed optimal values when tested with the HD 13 conjugate. The specific antibodies in workers exposed to either MTHPA or HHPA/MHHPA showed a marked cross reactivity to MTHPA/HSA, HHPA/HSA, and MHHPA/HSA as proven by skin prick tests, RAST, and RAST inhibition. In workers exposed to PA there was less cross reactivity to the other anhydrides.
Doi 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1991.tb00630.x
Pmid 1789402
Wosid WOS:A1991GV53400007
Url http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/j.1398-9995.1991.tb00630.x
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