Novel and Sensitive Noncompetitive Enzyme Immunoassay (Hetero-Two-Site Enzyme Immunoassay) for Arginine Vasopressin

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A novel and sensitive noncompetitive enzyme immunoassay (hetero-two-site enzyme immunoassay) for arginine vasopressin in plasma is described. Plasma (0.3 ml) was diluted 1.3-fold with an appropriate buffer and filtered by centrifugation in a micro-concentrator with polysaccharide membrane to eliminate plasma proteins. Arginine vasopressin in plasma filtrates was biotinylated and trapped onto anti-arginine vasopressin IgG-coated polystyrene balls. After washing the polystyrene balls to eliminate other biotinylated substances, the biotinylated arginine vasopressin was eluted from the polystyrene balls with HCl and was reacted with anti-arginine vasopressin Fab′-peroxidase conjugate. The complex formed was trapped onto streptavidin-coated polystyrene balls. Peroxidase activity bound to the polystyrene balls was assayed by fluorometry. The detection limit of arginine vasopressin was 11 fg (10 amol)/tube. This was 45-fold lower than that by competitive enzyme immunoassay using the same antiserum as used in this study and 9 to 400-fold lower than those previously reported by competitive radioimmunoassays. The assay range of arginine vasopressin in plasma was 0.14–140 ng /l using 100 μl of plasma filtrates corresponding to 75 u1 o f plasma. Plasma levels of arginine vasopressin i n 8 healthy subjects aged 25–41 yr with, ad libitum water in take and normal activity approximately 4 h after breakfast were 0.72 ± 0.22 (SD) ng /l (range, 0.42–1.04 ng /l).     

Novel and Ultrasensitive Sandwich Enzyme Immunoassay (Sandwich Transfer Enzyme Immunoassay) for Antigens

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A novel and ultrasensitive sandwich enzyme immunoassay (sandwich transfer enzyme immunoassay) for antigens is described. Antigens were reacted with dinitrophenyl monoclonal mouse antibody IgG₁ and rabbit antibody Fab′-ß-D-galactosidase conjugates. The complex formed of antigens with dinitrophenyl monoclonal mouse antibody IgG₁ and rabbit antibody Fab′-ß-D-galactosidase conjugates was trapped onto affinity-purified rabbit (antidinitrophenyl bovine serum a1bumin) IgG-coated polystyrene balls. After eliminating excess of the conjugates, the complex was eluted from the polystyrene balls with dinitrophenyl-L-lysine and transfered to clean polystyrene balls coated with affinity-purified rabbit (anti-mouse IgG) IgG. ß-D-Galactosidase activity bound to the (anti-mouse IgG) IgG-coated polystyrene balls was assayed by fluorimetry. Nonspecifically bound ß-D-galactosidase activity considerably decreased with less decrease in specifically bound ß-D-galactosidase activity. As a result, the detection limits of human thyroid-stimulating hormone (0.01 nu, 0.02 amol) and human growth hormone (10 fg, 0.5 amol) by the present enzyme immunoassay were 30-fold lower than those by the conventional enzyme immunoassay, in which antigens were incubated with monoclonal mouse antibody IgG₁-coated polystyrene balls and rabbit antibody Fab′-ß-D-galactosidase conjugates.     

Improved Sensitive Sandwich Enzyme Immunoassay for Secretory Immunoglobulin a in Human Serum

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To overcome the IgA interference in enzyme immunoassay for serum secretory IgA (SIgA), a new specific, simple and more sensitive sandwich enzyme immunoassay, fully free of the serum IgA interference, was developed. SIgA standards or samples were added into the wells of polystyrene plate coated with rabbit IgG antibody to human secretory component. After incubation, the wells were washed and then, horseradish peroxidase-labeled Fab′ fragment of goat IgG antibody to human α-chain was added and incubated. The wells were washed again to remove the unbound labeled antibody, and the enzyme activity specifically bound to the well was assayed using 3,3′, 5,5′ - tetramethylbenzidine and H₂O₂ as substrate. The enzyme reaction was stopped by addition of 2M H₂SO₄. The SIgA concentration was determined from the absorbance at 450 nm. The minimun detectable sensitivity was 6ng/ml. The assay system had very good selectivity overcoming the interference of IgA. As the result of high sensitivity, only small amount of sample (2 μ1 for serum) was needed for analysis. In this assay, no cross reactivity was found with purified human IgG, mIgA, IgM or free secretory component (FSC). The recovery of SIgA mixed with human sera or biles was 99.6–108.1%. The coefficients of within-assay and between-assay variation were 5.8–9.3% and 6.2–9.2% respectively. It correlated well with a liquid phase competitive radioimmunoassay for human serum SIgA (r=0.96, n=30, P<0.0l). The level of SIgA in normal human serum was 8.04±3.60 (SD) μg/ml (n=117) and increased significantly in patients with choledocho- lithiasis (57.35±49.70 μg/ml, n=15, P<0.0l). SIgA concentrations in bile samples were also determined by the 2 4′ assay under the condition that FSC did not, interfere with the assay.     

A Highly Sensitive Sandwich Enzyme Immunoassay for Insulin in Human Serum Developed Using Capybara Anti-Insulin Fab' -Horseradish Peroxidase Conjugate

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A highly sensitive sandwich enzyme immunoassay for insulin in human serum has been developed using capybara anti-insulin serum. Capybara anti-insulin IgG-coated polystyrene balls were incubated with serum samples in the presence of 0.4 M NaCl and then with capybara anti-insulin Fab'-horseradish peroxidase conjugate.

The peroxidase activity bound to the polystyrene balls was correlated to the amount of insulin to be assayed. Serum interference was eliminated by the presence of 0.4 M NaC1, and there was no need to add insulin-free serum to a standard curve. The sensitivity was 4 nU/tube or 0.2 μU/ml of serum when 20 μ1 of serum samples was used. The recovery of insulin added to human serum was 92–97 %. The coefficients of within-assay and between-assay variations were 5.1–7.2 % and 7.6–9.2 %, respectively. The regression equation and correlation coefficient to radioimmunoassay were Y(EIA)=0.91×(RIA)-2.4 and 0.97 (n=76), respectively.     

Novel and Sensitive Noncompetitive Enzyme Immunoassay to Measure Peptides by Biotinylation

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A novel and sensitive noncompetitive enzyme immunoassay for angiotensin I as a peptide model is described. Angiotensin I in buffer containing bovine serum albumin or in plasma was biotinylated using sulfosuccinimidyl-6-(biotinamido)hexanoate. the biotinylated angiotensin I was trapped onto anti-angiotensin I IgG-coated polystyrene balls and, after washing to eliminate other biotinylated substances, was eluted with HCl. the biotinylated angiotensin I eluted was reacted with anti-angiotensin I Fab'-peroxidase conjugate and trapped onto streptavidin-coated polystyrene balls. Peroxidase activity bound to the polystyrene balls was assayed by fluorimetry. the detection limit of angiotensin I was 13 fg (10 amol)/tube and 6.5 ng/1 of plasma, which was 10 to 480-fold lower than that previously reported by competitive radioimmunoassay and competitive enzyme immunoassay. and other peptides could also be measured more sensitively by the present method than by competitive radioimmunoassay.     

Demonstration of Human Growth Hormone in Normal Urine by a Highly Specific and Sensitive Sandwich Enzyme Immunoassay

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Human growth hormone (hGH) was demonstrated in normal urine by a highly specific and sensitive sandwich enzyme immunoassay. The molecular weight of hGH in normal urine was shown to be 22,000 by gel filtration, and levels of urine hGH were 15–64 ng/1 or 50–83 ng/g of creatinine in normal subjects aged 1.2–5.9 yr.     

Level of Human Growth Hormone (hGH) in Urine Determined by A Highly Specific and Sensitive Sandwich Enzyme Immunoassay

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Levels of human growth hormone (hGH) in urine samples were determined by a highly specific and sensitive sandwich enzyme immunoassay, which had little cross-reaction with human luteinizing hormone, human follicle-stimulating hormone, human thyroid-stimulating hormone and human prolactin. The volume of urine samples used was 0.05 ml. Urine hGH levels in normal subjects, aged less than 2 yr, 2-5 yr, 6-15 yr and 28-35 yr (male) were 78-113, 19-51, 7.8-25 and 1.1-5.2 ng/g of creatinine, respectively. In dwarfism patients aged 6-15 yr, urine hGH levels were < 0.2-6.0 ng/g of creatinine.     

A Small Scale Sandwich Enzyme Immunoassay for Macromolecular Antigens Using B-D-Galactosidase from Escherichia Coli and Horseradish Peroxidase as Labels

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A small scale sandwich enzyme immunoassay for macromolecular antigens using β-D-galactosidase from Escherichia coli and horseradish peroxidase as labels is described. An antibody IgG-coated glass ball of 1.0 mm in diameter was incubated with antigen in 5 μl and subsequently with affinity-purified Fab'-enzyme conjugate in 5 μl. Using B-D-galactosidase, the detection limits of ferritin, IgE, a-fetoprotein and chorionic gonadotropin were 0.001 amol (600 molecules), 0.03 amol, 0.03 amol and 0.07 amol, respectively. Using peroxidase, the detection limits of ferritin, α-fetoprotein and chorionic gonadotropin were 0.005 amol, 0.1 amol and 0.2 amol, respectively. These detection limits were 3 to 30-fold less than those obtained by the previous sandwich enzyme imnunoassays using antibody IgG-coated polystyrene balls of 3.2 mn in diameter in 150 μl.     

Flow-Injection Enzyme Immunoassay for Human IgG by Using Enhanced Chemiluminescence Reaction for Horseradish Peroxidase Label Quantitation

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A flow-injection sandwich enzyme immunoassay for human IgG as model antigen by using horseradish peroxidase as label, polystyrene beads as solid support, and the enhanced chemiluminescence reaction for peroxidase quantitation is described. the kinetics of antigen—immobilized antibody interaction has been studied and the quantitative time-concentration ranges of reactions have been estimated. Each of the two immunochemical steps of analysis have been pursued in the kinetic regime. the time for each immunochemical step was reduced to 2–3 min. the enhanced luminescent reaction involving luminol and p-iodophenol as substrates was used to detect the peroxidase label. the conditions for chemiluminescent reaction were optimized. the detection limit for peroxidase in a 3 min assay was 5–10^?16 moles/tube. the detection limit for IgG, in the developed immunoassay, is 10^?9 M, the overall time of the assay being 5–10 min.     

细交链格孢菌酮酸间接竞争酶联免疫检测方法及配套试剂盒的研制

建立了间接竞争酶联免疫吸附法检测食品中细交链格孢酮酸(Tenuazonic Acid,TA)残留,并研制快速检测试剂盒。采用肟化法对TA进行衍生化,活泼酯法偶联半抗原和载体蛋白得到人工抗原TAO-BSA和TAO-KLH,以TAO-KLH作为免疫原免疫雌性Balb/c小鼠制备特异性抗体。对包被浓度、包被时间、封闭液类型、抗体工作浓度、二抗稀释度、底物显色时间等参数进行研究,建立了TA残留间接竞争酶联免疫检测方法并进行了配套试剂盒的研制。该试剂盒半抑制浓度Ic_(50)为1.48ng/mL,检测线性范围为0.06~35.95ng/mL(R~2=0.9941);检测限为0.02ng/mL;加标样品平均回收率大于88.50%;试剂盒的批间和批内平均变异系数分别为2.84%和9.49%,与食品中常见真菌毒素交叉反应率均小于1%。     

基于可控相转变温度热敏高分子的人IgG酶联荧光免疫分析

以温度敏感高分子聚N－异丙基丙烯酰胺－丙烯酰胺[P(NIP-AA)]作为载体,建立了酶联荧光免疫分析人IgG的新方法。AA摩尔含量为8％的高分子P(NIP-AA)其临界溶解温度为37 °C。竞争型免疫测定中,被固定的IgG和标准溶液（或样品）在33 °C均相条件下竞争性地与辣根过氧化物酶标记抗体反应,升高温度分离出高分子免疫复合物,沉淀重新溶解后通过偶联过氧化氢与对羟基苯乙酸的荧光反应进行定量,线性范围为100-1000 ng/mL,检测限为2.0 ng/mL。方法灵敏、快速操作简便,且提高了免疫反应效率。此外,灵敏度与用传统微孔板做载体相似,但测定时间更快（从100-120分钟减少到30分钟）。该法用于测定人血清中IgG的含量,结果满意。     

微板式磁化学发光酶免疫分析法对人绒毛膜促性腺激素(HCG)的灵敏快速测定

以磁性酶免疫测量分析为模型,建立了微板式磁化学发光酶免疫分析法.利用3-(2′-螺旋金刚烷)-4-甲氧基-4-(3″-磷酰氧基)苯-1,2-二氧杂环丁烷(AMPPD)-碱性磷酸酶(ALP)化学发光体系对人绒毛膜促性腺激素(HCG)进行测定,测量的灵敏度较分光光度法提高了13倍.测定的线性范围为0.15～500 mIU/mL;批内变异系数(C.V.%)和批间变异系数(C.V.%) 均在18%之内;回收率在80%～116%之间;利用本法对血清样品进行了测定,并与其它化学发光免疫分析方法进行了比较,其相关系数为0.965.首次将酶免疫分析方法用于唾液中人绒毛膜促性腺激素(HCG)的测定,为建立非侵入式样品测定方法打下了基础.     

酸性铬蓝K-H2O2-HRP伏安酶联免疫分析法测定HRP及其标记物

本文提出了一种新的辣根过氧化物酶(HRP)的底物--酸性铬蓝K(ACBK),它本身具有电化学活性,能够在汞电极上发生还原反应.以H2O2为氧化剂,HRP的加入能加快氧化反应的进行,使酸性铬蓝K被氧化分解,其平衡浓度降低,对应的还原峰电流降低,峰电流的降低值同HRP的加入量在8.0×10-8～1.0×10-6 g/mL之间呈线性关系.用于IgG-HRP的测定,最高稀释比为1∶5 000.     

Determination of Salbutamol,Clenbuterol, and Brombuterol in Urine by a Highly Sensitive Chemiluminescence Enzyme Immunoassay

A salbutamol-bovine serum albumin and a salbutamol-ovalbumin coating antigen were synthesized, and six New Zealand white rabbits were treated with the immunogen to obtain polyclonal antibodies to develop a rapid, sensitive, and indirect chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay (ciCLEIA) for the analysis of swine and bovine urine. The prepared antibodies showed high cross-reactivities with clenbuterol (139.6%) and brombuterol (225%). Under the optimized conditions, the linear dynamic range and the limit of detection (LOD) for salbutamol were from 0.007 to 0.17 µg L^?1 and 0.003 µg L^?1, with a correlation coefficient of 0.9965 and a half maximum inhibition concentration of 0.028 µg L^?1. Recoveries for salbutamol, clenbuterol, and brombuterol were from 78.8% to 119.0% with intra-assay and inter-assay coefficients of variation less than 13.9% and 19.7%, respectively. The reported ciCLEIA was about 10-fold more sensitive for salbutamol and 20-fold more sensitive for clenbuterol compared to conventional methods. This study showed that ciCLEIA was a reliable, convenient, and sensitive method for the simultaneous determination of salbutamol, clenbuterol, and brombuterol in swine and bovine urine.     

Development of a Capillary Electrophoresis-Based Enzyme Immunoassay with Electrochemical Detection for the Determination of Okadaic Acid and Dinophysistoxin2 in Shellfish Samples

A capillary electrophoresis-based enzyme immunoassay (CE-EIA) with electrochemical (EC) detection system was developed for the determination of two diarrheic shellfish poisoning (DSP) toxins okadaic acid (OA) and dinophysistoxin2 (DTX2). In this method, after the competitive immunoreaction in liquid phase, the horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-labeled antigen (Ag*) and the bound enzyme-labeled complex (Ag*-Ab) were separated and then the system of HRP catalyzing H₂O₂/o-aminophenol (OAP) reaction was adopted. The limit of detection (S/N = 3) was determined to be 0.05 and 0.07 ng/mL for OA and DTX2, respectively. The total analysis time was less than 40 min. The developed CE-EIA with EC detection system was capable of quantitatively detecting OA and DTX2 contents in the tested contaminated samples, and the results were compared with the same samples analyzed through enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Consistent results between CE-EIA with EC detection and ELISA were found in most of the tested samples. The proposed system appeared to be more sensitive and faster than ELISA for determination of OA and DTX2 in shellfish meat extracts. Real shellfish samples were validated in recovery test, and the recoveries tested by the proposed method were 91.7–108.3% and 95.2–112.5% for OA and DTX2, respectively. The CE-EIA with EC detection provides a valid and sensitive analytical approach, not previously available, for the determination of OA and DTX2 in shellfish samples.