Research Article

Amyloid-Beta 1-42 Cross-Reactive Antibody Prevalent in Human Sera May Contribute to Intraneuronal Deposition of A-Beta-P-42

Table 1

Comparison of immunoreactivity of anti-AβP-42 antibody with different neuronal or associated antigens using reactivity with AßP-42 peptide as 100%.

VariablesPercentage of reactivityStrength of reactivity w/ monoclonal AP-42

AßP-42 peptide100%Very highly positive
Amyloid β protein97%Very highly positive
Tau protein58%Highly positive
α-synuclein32%Moderately positive
Presenilin95%Very highly positive
Adenosine triphosphate synthase7%Non-reactive
Rabaptin-574%Highly positive
S100B22%Low positive
Aquaporin-437%Moderately positive
Claudin-55%Non-reactive
Glial fibrillary acidic protein29%Low positive
Myelin basic protein20%Low positive
Asialoganglioside GM15%Non-reactive
β-nerve growth factor74%Highly positive
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor55%Highly positive
Glutamate receptor10%Equivocal
N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor6%Nonreactive
Dopamine receptors 1, 25%Nonreactive
Glutamic acid decarboxylase 657%Nonreactive
Transglutaminase-218%Low positive
Transglutaminase-325%Low positive
Microbial transglutaminase55%Highly positive
Enteric nerve neuronal nuclear antigen87%Very highly positive

0-0.27 OD: nonreactive, 0.271-0.50: equivocal, 0.51-1.2: low positive, 1.21-2.0: moderately positive, 2.01-3.0: highly positive, and >3.0: very highly positive.