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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-9-23
pubmed:abstractText
The performance of a sandwich-ELISA for TNF measurement in plasma and serum was studied. The ELISA was first statistically analyzed. Interassay coefficient of variance and the intraassay coefficient of variance for the concentration range between 0.5 and 5 ng/ml was less than 10%. The sensitivity of the sandwich-ELISA for TNF in culture medium was 10 pg/ml. The ELISA was shown to be specific for biologically active TNF, since a good correlation between the ELISA and the WEHI bioassay was observed when partially inactive, denatured TNF was measured. The effect of various anticoagulation systems on the reliability of human TNF measurement has been evaluated. The oxalate/NaF and EDTA systems were both appropriate, as appeared from the observed blockade of the production of TNF in the tube, either in the cell-glycolysis-blocked or in the calcium-depleted situation, respectively. An eventual decrease in the recovery of rTNF after collection of blood was prevented in the oxalate/NaF tubes. Recovery of TNF in the ELISA was diminished in the presence of plasma or serum. Techniques to enhance the efficiency of the measurement of TNF in plasma by ELISA were compared. The data indicate that in the presence of 1.1 M NaCl, the TNF masking effect of normal plasma was largely abrogated. The presence and role of inhibiting plasma components in plasma of healthy and diseased individuals are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1056-5477
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
69-76
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluation of measurement of human TNF in plasma by ELISA.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't