Immunologic properties of biosynthetic human insulin in vitro

Diabetes Care. 1981 Mar-Apr;4(2):202-4. doi: 10.2337/diacare.4.2.202.

Abstract

Some immunologic properties of biosynthetic human insulin (BHI) were examined in vitro. An identical behavior was found for BHI and pancreatic human insulin as standard preparation and for A14-mono-labeled BHI and pork insulin as tracer in the insulin radioimmunoassay. BHI proved to be free of human proinsulin and C-peptide. Insulin antibodies in serum of two diabetic patients showed a preferential binding of 125I-bovine insulin. However, the antibody titers were almost identical for A14-mono-labeled BHI and pork insulin. These studies did not reveal any characteristic immunologic properties of BHI compared with highly purified pancreatic human and pork insulin.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Cross Reactions
  • Humans
  • Insulin / biosynthesis
  • Insulin / immunology*
  • Insulin Antibodies*
  • Islets of Langerhans / analysis
  • Radioimmunoassay
  • Species Specificity
  • Swine

Substances

  • Insulin
  • Insulin Antibodies