Abstract
Acetaldehyde (AA), a principal metabolite of ethanol, reacts with proteins to form protein-AA adducts in vivo and in vitro. We studied three different protein-AA adducts produced m vitro, as well as hair keratin-AA adducts from ethanol-fed and/or cocaine-injected mice. An enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed that detected the stable protein- AA adducts m protein isolated from hair. Cocaine injection had little effect on hair AA adduct formation. The indirect ELISA assay showed significantly increased levels of keratin-AA adducts an hair from mice fed ethanol for 8 weeks. Hair collection was nominvasive and the AA-protein adducts were stable. Therefore, this indirect ELISA assay could be further developed as a biochemical parameter for alcoholism in the clinical setting.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 279-284 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Alcohol |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1998 |
Keywords
- Acetaldehyde
- Alcohol Hair
- ELISA Adducts
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Biochemistry
- Toxicology
- Neurology
- Behavioral Neuroscience