Development of an ICP-MS immunoassay for the detection of anti-erythropoietin antibodies

A sandwich-type immunoassay linked with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) has been developed for the detection of anti-erythropoietin antibodies (anti-EPO Abs). Recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) was immobilized on the solid phase to capture anti-rhEPO Abs specifically. After the immunoreactions with Au-labeled goat-anti-rabbit IgG, a diluted HNO₃ (2%) was used to dissociate Au nanoparticles which was then introduced to the ICP-MS for measurements. Under the optimized conditions, the calibration graph for anti-EPO Abs was linear in the range of 35.6-500 ng mL⁻¹ with a detection limit of 10.7 ng mL⁻¹ (3σ, n = 9). The relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) for three replicate measurements of 30.9 ng mL⁻¹ of anti-EPO Abs was 8.43%. The recoveries of anti-EPO Abs in sera at the spiking level of 50, 100, 150, 200 and 400 ng mL⁻¹ were 99.2%, 101.5%, 95.0%, 94.0% and 102.9%, respectively. For the real sample analysis, 26 samples from healthy people and 53 samples from patients with rhEPO treatments were studied. One sample from patients showed significantly higher anti-EPO Abs from other samples, indicating a possibility of immune response of this patient.     

Development of a highly sensitive and specific monoclonal antibody-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detection of Sudan I in food samples

The use of Sudan I as an additive in food products has been prohibited in the European Union and many other countries. In this study, a highly sensitive and specific monoclonal antibody (mAb)-based indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of Sudan I in food samples was developed. The hapten derivative with a three-carbon-atom length of carboxylic spacer at the azobound para-position was synthesized and coupled to carrier proteins. The hapten-bovine serum albumin (BSA) conjugate was used as an immunogen, while the hapten-ovalbumin (OVA) conjugate was applied as a coating antigen. The mAb against Sudan I was produced by hybridoma technique and the corresponding ELISA was characterized in terms of sensitivity, specificity, precision and accuracy. At optimal experimental conditions, the standard curve was constructed in concentrations of 0.1-100 ng mL⁻¹. The values of IC₅₀ for nine standard curves were in the range of 1.1-2.0 ng mL⁻¹ and the LOD at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3 (S/N = 3) was 0.07-0.14 ng mL⁻¹. The cross-reactivity values of the mAb with Sudan II, III and IV were 9.5%, 33.9% and 0.95%; no cross-reactivity was found with other six edible colorants: Lemon yellow, Bright blue, Indigotin, Kermes, Amarant and Sunset yellow, indicating the assay displays not only high sensitivity but also high specificity as well. The organic solvent effect on the assay was tested. It was observed that the ELISA was tolerated to 30% of methanol and 10% of acetonitrile without significant loss of IC₅₀ value. Six food samples were spiked with Sudan I and the methanolic extracts after appropriate dilution were analyzed by ELISA. Acceptable recovery rates of 88.2-110.5% and coefficients of variation of 2.5-17.4% were obtained. The ELISA for nine spiked samples was confirmed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with a high correlation coefficient of 0.9840 (n = 9). The mAb-based ELISA proven to be a feasible quantitative/screening method for Sudan I analysis in food samples with the properties of high sensitivity, specificity, simplicity of sample pretreatment, high sample throughput and low expense.     

Improvement of the traceability of reference materials certified for purity: evaluation of a semi-preparative high-performance liquid chromatography approach

A semi-preparative high-performance liquid chromatography process was evaluated as a tool to quantitatively determine the purity or percentage mass fraction content (% m/m) of organic compounds. The method is simple and does not require the identification and subsequent quantitation of organic-related structure impurities. A protocol was developed and tested on four reference materials certified for purity from 95% m/m to 99.3% m/m. Comparing the purity results of each certified reference material using the new approach with their respective certified values showed no significant analytical bias. Semi-preparative high-performance liquid chromatography has proved the potential to be a primary method directly traceable to mass with an uncertainty statement written down also in terms of mass with expanding uncertainty ranging from 0.8% to 1.3% m/m compared to 0.3 to 2.0% m/m for the certified purity values at the 95% confidence interval.     

中国海大陆架沉积物超细标准物质系列研制

5个中国海大陆架沉积物标准物质的原样分别取自东海和南海,样品风干后,先经球磨制备成200目的均匀粉体,再用气流磨进一步加工成超细粒度的均匀样品.采用激光粒度仪检测了样品的粒度分布,5个样品的平均粒度均小于4 μm(约800目).采用高精度的XRF检验了样品的均匀性并以高灵敏度的ICP-AES、ICP-MS相配合确定了其最小取样量(5 mg).有12个实验室参加了合作定值研究,定值组分均为60个,其中MSCS-1,2分别有50和51个组分定为标准值,MSCS-3,4,5有52个组分定为标准值.全组分百分总和分别为99.9%, 99.9%, 100.4%, 100.1%和99.7%.     

二维相关分析中参考谱的选择对分离重叠峰的影响

二维相关光谱是一项将光谱强度看作两个独立的光谱变量的函数的技术, 它是由动态光谱经过数学转化后得到的. 在扰动过程中, 动态光谱等于实际测得的光谱减去参考谱, 参考谱的选择是任意的, 甚至可以为0, 但是在实际应用时, 人们逐渐发现参考谱的选择会对二维相关光谱产生一定的影响. 本篇文章采用模拟的方法, 建立光谱模型, 光谱强度按e指数形式单调变化, 比较以平均谱为参考谱和不设参考谱得到的二维相关光谱图, 分析它们的区别, 在不同参考谱条件下, 利用二维相关光谱分离重叠峰, 得到的结果也不相同, 将两种条件综合利用可以得到更多更正确的信息.     

四氧化二氮微量水标准物质的研制

以四氧化二氮为原料,经预脱水、深度脱水和精馏等处理工艺制备了7种浓度的四氧化二氮微量水标准物质.两家实验室采用核磁共振方法对标准物质中的微量水含量进行定值分析.用方差统计方法对定值结果进行数据处理和不确定度评定.     

Quantitative Determination of Adrenaline Hydrochloride Injection and Noradrenaline Bitartrate Injection by a New HPLC Method via Substitute for Reference Substance

An HPLC method for quantitative determination of adrenaline hydrochloride injection and noradrenaline bitartrate injection was established and validated with a substitute for the reference substance.Phenylephrine hydrochloride was selected as the substitute for the reference substance of adrenaline and noradrenaline bitartrate.The correction factor of phenylephrine hydrochloride with respect to the reference substance of adrenaline and noradrenaline bitartrate was determined under defined conditions.Adrenal...     

α-Al_2O_3比表面积标准物质的研制

选择市售α-Al2O3粉体作为比表面积标准物质候选材料,采用交叉缩分方法对标准物质样品进行分装。检验结果表明α-Al2O3标准物质样品具有良好的均匀性和稳定性(18个月)。采用国际公认的氮气物理吸附BET方法,联合测量能力经过确认的8家实验室对α-Al2O3标准物质样品进行定值,标准值比表面积为5.47 m2/g,不确定度为0.22 m2/g(k=2)。     

正确使用标准物质/标准样品

介绍了标准物质与标准样品、有证与非有证标准物质/标准样品的区别与联系,国內外有证标准物质/标准样品的判断依据,标准物质/标准样品及其证书的科学使用。对正确理解和使用标准物质/标准样品提出了一些建议。     

低温热分析标准物质的研制

研制了两种0~100℃热分析标准物质,分别为金属镓和水杨酸苯酯标准物质。研制的标准物质具有良好的均匀性和稳定性,采用与NIST,LGC相应标准物质比较的方法定值。NIST为SRM 2234镓,其定值采用288.6~314.35 K范围内的绝热热量计测得温度及热量值;LGC用绝热法为水杨酸苯酯的熔化温度和熔化热定值,两种方法都可以直接溯源至SI单位。对定值结果的不确定度进行了分析和评定。镓和水杨酸苯酯标准物质的熔化温度分别为(29.77±0.20)℃(k=2),(41.81±0.34)℃(k=2);熔化热分别为(80.52±0.48)J/g(k=2),(88.94±0.62)J/g(k=2)。研制的两种标准物质满足国家标准物质的技术要求,申报已获批准。