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Quantitative Analysis of mAb in Serum
Release time: 2018-04-18 Source: ACROBiosystems Read: 39414

Introduction

Pharmacokinetics (PK) is a branch of science dedicated to the quantitative analysis of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drug molecules within the body of a living organism. All pre-clinical and clinical studies include the measurement of serum drug concentration, both in animals and in patients, at different points after drug administration. The result is an important indicator of the drug’s pharmacokinetic properties and is pertinently relevant to dosing recommendations.

Case Study

The booming market of biologic drugs, driven by a flurry of success with monoclonal antibodies, brings the need for standard high throughput assays to evaluate the content of mAbs in serum samples. There are several types of assay designs based on different principles. The table below listed three most common ELISA setups for serum antibody detection, and their general advantages and disadvantages. To evaluate their performance in real applications, we tested them in the following case studies measuring the concentration of anti-PD1 mAb in serum samples.

MethodCoatingSampleSecondary AntibodyAdvantageDisadvantageCase Studies
Indirect assayAntigenSerumGoat anti-human IgGSimpleHigh backgroundCase I
Antibody-directed competitive assayAntigenSerum with labeled competition antibodySA-HRPLow backgroundAdditional reagent/labeling requiredCase II
Ligand-directed competitive assayNatural ligand for the antigenSerum with labeled PD-1SA-HRPLow backgroundNarrow detection rangeCase III

Please feel free to contact us by pk@acrobiosystems.com if you have any questions.

Case I: Indirect ELISA

  • Equipment:BMG CLARIOstar microplate reader

  • Sample:Serum samples containing a monoclonal PD-1 antibody

  • Main Reagents:

    Recombinant Human PD-1 protein (Cat. No. PD1-H5221 , ACROBiosystems, Newark, DE, USA)Peroxidase AffiniPure Goat Anti-Human IgG, Fcγ Fragment Specific (Cat. No. 109-035-098, Jackson Lab, Bar Harbor, ME, USA)

  • Protocol:

    1. Coat the microplate with 0.1 µg/well rhPD-1 for 16hr;2. Prepare serial sample dilutions (1:2);3. Wash the plate;4. Add samples 100 µl onto the plate;5. Wash the plate;6. Add HRP-conjugated Goat Anti-Human IgG 0.05 µg/ml;7. Add TMB for colorimetric detection.

  • Protocol:

    To avoid unspecific binding, all serum samples was diluted by a factor of 1000 before assays. The detection range is 0.19-6.25 µg/mL, and the sensitivity is 0.19 µg/mL (Figure 1).
    • Figure 1. Detection of PD-1 antibody by indirect ELISA.

Case II: Antibody-directed competitive ELISA

  • Equipment:BMG CLARIOstar microplate reader

  • Sample:Serum samples containing a monoclonal PD-1 antibody

  • Main Reagents:

    ELISA Assay Kit for Anti-PD-1 h-mAb in Human Serum (Cat. No. EPH-V1, ACROBiosystems, Newark, DE, USA)

  • Protocol:

    1. Coat the microplate with 0.1 µg/well rhPD-1 for 16hr;2. Prepare serial sample dilutions (1:2);3. Mix samples with the biotinylated PD-1 antibody provided in the kit to a final concentration of 10%;4. After washing, add the mixed samples 100 µl from step 2 to the wells;5. After washing, add HRP conjugated Streptavidin 0.1 µg/ml;6. Add TMB for colorimetric detection.

  • Result:

    The detection range is 0.78-25 µg/mL and the sensitivity are 0.78 µg/mL (Figure 2).
    • Figure 2. Detection of PD-1 antibody by antibody-directed competitive ELISA.

  • Related Products:

    ELISA Assay Kit for Anti-PD-1 h-mAb in Human Serum (Cat. No. EPH-V1 )

Case III: Ligand-directed competitive ELISA

  • Equipment:BMG CLARIOstar microplate reader

  • Sample:Serum samples containing a monoclonal PD-1 antibody

  • Main Reagents:

    Recombinant human PD-L1-Fc protein (Cat. No. PD1-H5258, ACROBiosystems, Newark, DE, USA)Biotinylated human PD-1 (Cat. No. PD1-H82F2, ACROBiosystems, Newark, DE, USA)HRP-conjugated Streptavidin Protein (Cat. No. 21126, Thermo Fisher Scientific)

  • Simplified Protocol:

    1. Coat the microplate with 0.2 µg/well rhPD-L1 for 16hr;2. Prepare serial sample dilutions (1:2), and mix with biotinylated PD-1 to a final concentration of 10%;3. After washing, add the samples 100 µl from step 2 to the wells;4. After washing, add HRP conjugated Streptavidin 0.1 µg/ml;5. Add TMB for colorimetric detection.

  • Result:

    The detection range is 1.565-6.25 µg/mL and the sensitivity are 1.565 µg/mL (Figure 3).
    • Figure 3. Detection of PD-1 antibody by ligand-directed competitive ELISA.

Methods Comparison

CaseDetection Range (µg/mL)Sensitivity (µg/mL)Specificity
Case I：Indirect ELISA0.19-6.250.19High background
Case II：Antibody-directed competitive ELISA0.78-250.78Very low background
Case III：Ligand-directed competitive ELISA1.565-6.251.565Very low background

Among the aforementioned three assay designs, the ligand-directed competitive ELISA (Case III) has the narrowest detection range and lowest sensitivity, indicating that it’s not the best solution for the application. The sensitivity for the indirect ELISA is the best. However, the use of goat anti-human IgG as secondary antibody results in high background due to unspecific binding, and therefore require pre-dilution before analyses (Fig. 4A). On the other hand, the antibody-directed competitive ELISA uses HRP-conjugated Streptavidin for secondary detection, which minimize the background interference (Fig. 4B). In addition, it also has the widest detection range among the group, although the sensitivity is lower than the indirect method.

Figure 4. Comparison between Indirect ELISA and antibody-directed competitive ELISA for PD1 mAb detection in patient samples. A: Indirect ELISA; B: antibody-directed competitive ELISA.

In most applications, the background issue is a bigger concern than detection sensitivity, as a detection sensitivity of less than 1 µg/ml is already good enough. Therefore, we opt to use the antibody-directed competitive ELISA for the PK kits.

We have launched kits for the studies of CTLA-4, PD-1, and HER-2, respectively, in both humans, and common experimental animals.

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