Long-term stability of international standards for thromboplastin stored at -20°C, -70°C, and -150°C.

Autor: van den Besselaar AM; Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. Electronic address: a.m.h.p.van_den_besselaar@lumc.nl., Abdoel CF; Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands., Hubbard AR; National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Thrombosis research [Thromb Res] 2015 Jul; Vol. 136 (1), pp. 164-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 May 01.
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2015.04.033
Abstrakt: Background: Long-term stability is an essential requirement for all international biological standards. The main stocks of the current international standards for thromboplastin, i.e. RBT/05 (rabbit brain thromboplastin) and rTF/09 (recombinant human tissue factor), are stored at -20°C. The aim of the present study is to assess the long-term stability of the international sensitivity index (ISI) for RBT/05 and rTF/09.
Methods: Part of the main stocks of RBT/05 and rTF/09 were stored at -70°C and -150°C, up to 38months. At various time points samples were taken from the materials stored at -20°C, -70°C, and -150°C. The samples were reconstituted and analysed in the prothrombin time (PT) test using plasma samples derived from healthy subjects and patients treated with vitamin K-antagonists (VKA). The PT's obtained with the standards stored at -20°C were compared to the PT's obtained with the standards stored at -70°C and at -150°C. The PT's were used to calculate relative ISI values by means of orthogonal regression.
Results: There were no important differences between the ISI values for the materials stored at -20°C, -70°C, and -150°C. There was no significant trend with storage time.
Conclusion: The ISI values for the international standards RBT/05 and rTF/09 appear to be stable at storage temperatures of -20°C, -70°C, and -150°C.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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