| Assay Method Information | |
| | Antagonist Activity Assay |
| Description: | Antagonist activity of three test compounds against human TSI at the human TSH receptor was tested in Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells (cultured 16 h in the absence of serum prior to the assay) stably expressing the human TSH receptor and a CRE-driven firefly luciferase reporter gene. TSI was partially purified from the serum of a GD patient by filtration over a 0.45 mm filter, protein G-Sepharose column chromatography, dialysis against phosphate-buffered saline and subsequent concentrating on a 10K Amicon filter. It was confirmed that the TSI preparation does not activate luciferase activity in control CHO cells lacking the human TSHR. The cAMP phosphodiesterase inhibitor rolipram was included in the assay medium (10 μM) to augment TSHR-induced CRE-luciferase synthesis, which was quantified using a luminescence counter. The cells were incubated with compound A, B or C (0.316 nM-10 μM) together with 3.16 mg/ml TSI (or bovine TSH at a equieffective concentration of 18 nM). |
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