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Volume 68, Issue 10, 26 January 2001, Pages 1107-1117
Life Sciences

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Determination of bufalin-like immunoreactivity in serum of humans and rats by time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay for using a monoclonal antibody

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Abstract

The existence of a mammalian natriuretic substance or endogenous digitalis-like factor, which inhibits Na+,K+-ATPase and thereby regulates body fluid volume, has been speculated for a long time but has yet to be defined. We established in the present study a simple and highly sensitive procedure to measure bufalin, a constituent of toad venom preparation and a specific inhibitor of Na+,K+-ATPase by time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay (TR-FIA) and using a monoclonal antibody. The antibody was specific to bufalin and resembled bufadienolides but showed no cross-reactivity with digitoxin and ouabain. A bufalin-like immunoreactivity was detectable in serum of humans and rats by the proposed TR-FIA. The levels of bufalin-like immunoreactivity in serum of healthy volunteers were significantly correlated with their systolic blood pressure. Moreover, bufalin-like immunoreactivity in serum of Dahl-S rats increased in parallel with a period of high-salt diet. These results suggest that increased bufalin-like immunoreactivity may be associated with certain types of hypertension.

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