Suitability of chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay for the measurement of blood tacrolimus concentrations in rheumatoid arthritis

Autor: Yasuaki Mino, Takafumi Naito, Shuji Maruyama, Kumi Hirano, Junichi Kawakami
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Clinical Biochemistry. 44:397-402
ISSN: 0009-9120
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2010.12.020
Popis: Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the suitability of chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay (CLIA) for the monitoring of whole-blood tacrolimus concentrations in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Design and methods Sixty-three RA patients and 47 renal transplant (RT) patients treated with tacrolimus were enrolled. Tacrolimus concentrations in spiked blood and patient blood were measured by CLIA and HPLC-MS/MS. The cross-reactivity in CLIA was evaluated using 13- O -demethylated or 31- O -demethylated tacrolimus. Results Tacrolimus concentrations measured by CLIA correlated with those measured by HPLC-MS/MS. Bland–Altman analysis revealed the 95% confidence intervals between CLIA and HPLC-MS/MS in RA and RT patients were − 20.7 to 109.9% and − 5.0 to 74.1%, respectively. While 31- O- demethylated tacrolimus cross-reaction amounted to an equivalent of 120% tacrolimus in CLIA, 13- O -demethylated tacrolimus did not cross-react. Conclusion CLIA values should be carefully interpreted in RA patients, especially those receiving a low dose of tacrolimus.
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