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8223982

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-12-20
pubmed:abstractText
A competitive enzyme immunoassay for the determination of human insulin-like growth factor I in microtiter plates was established. Using a polyclonal antiserum raised in rabbits against hIGF-I ovalbumin conjugate the assay system was able to detect IGF-I at a range of 12-800 pg/well with a sensitivity of 10 pg/well. It showed a low (< 0.5%) cross reactivity with hIGF-II. The serum concentrations of IGF-I found by EIA agreed well with those found in a conventional RIA (r = 0.965, p < 0.001). Effects of age and sex on IGF-I levels were studied in 260 normal adults. There was no evidence for sex differences but a steep decline of values from the third to the fourth and from the eight to the ninth decade, respectively. To asses the diagnostic capability of the IGF-I determination in liver cirrhosis, 71 sera of patients classified according to Child classes (A-C) were measured. Although significantly diminished concentrations were found in class B vs A and in class C vs B, the diagnostic sensitivity in cross-sectional examinations proved to be low (class A: 0.33, class B: 0.67). Only in the case of extensively destroyed liver parenchyma (Child C: 0.94) IGF-I was a good indicator of impaired hepatocellular capacity. In 29 patients with acromegaly serum IGF-I levels were investigated. All patients with active acromegaly showed increased IGF-I levels. In contrast, in inactive or weakly active acromegaly values were considerably lower.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0232-7384
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
101
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
144-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Measurement of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) in normal adults, patients with liver cirrhosis and acromegaly: experience with a new competitive enzyme immunoassay.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of Leipzig, FRG.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article