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A microparticle enhanced nephelometric immunoassay (Nephelia) applied to thymulin measurement.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1806587     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This article describes a microparticle enhanced nephelometric immunoassay (Nephelia) applied to the quantification of the thymic peptide hormone thymulin. Nephelia uses antibody recognition by the antithymulin antiserum in a competitive reaction between free thymulin and thymulin bound to the microspheres. The binding between microsphere and thymulin is achieved with the aid of a protein carrier. The sensitivity of the competitive reaction varied with the protein carrier and the antiserum sample. The most efficient reaction was obtained with the thymulin-metallothionein-microsphere conjugates; as little as 5 pg/ml of thymulin could be detected. In adult human serum or in its ultra-filtrate, spiked synthetic thymulin was totally recovered. Measurement of thymulin in serum or ultra-filtrate samples demonstrated the presence of interference from molecules in the serum. Nephelia led to the same conclusions as those reported with other methods and performs as well, and is more simple to use than radio- or enzymo-immunoassays for thymulin measurement.
Authors:
A Gartner; C Carles; P Montagne; M L Cuillière; J Duheille
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of immunoassay     Volume:  12     ISSN:  0197-1522     ISO Abbreviation:  J Immunoassay     Publication Date:  1991  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-05-08     Completed Date:  1992-05-08     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8007167     Medline TA:  J Immunoassay     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  521-42     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Nutrition Tropicale de l'ORSTOM, Montpellier, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Agglutination Tests
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Antibodies / immunology,  metabolism
Binding, Competitive
Child
Humans
Immunoassay / methods*
Metallothionein
Microspheres
Molecular Sequence Data
Nephelometry and Turbidimetry*
Rabbits
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Thymic Factor, Circulating / analysis*,  chemical synthesis,  immunology
Ultrafiltration
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antibodies; 0/Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; 78922-62-0/Thymic Factor, Circulating; 9038-94-2/Metallothionein

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