An improved enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of anti-collagen antibodies in human serum

Autor: Katsuyuki Fujii, Yutaka Nagai, Michiko Tsuji, Kuniaki Terato, Yasunori Shimozuru, Kagehisa Murota
Rok vydání: 1989
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Zdroj: Journal of Immunological Methods. 124:63-70
ISSN: 0022-1759
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1759(89)90186-5
Popis: An improved enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the determination of anti-collagen antibodies in human serum has been developed. The method is based on the use of serum samples diluted to 1/50 with heat-inactivated normal rabbit serum adjusted to pH 8.0 with solid Tris (0.05 M), NaCl (0.15 M) and 2 M HCl. The use of normal rabbit serum minimizes non-specific adsorption of immunoglobulin G onto the plastic surface of microtiter plate. The applicability of the method for the quantitation of anti-collagen antibodies in human serum is demonstrated with 290 specimens of sera from normal controls (194) and patients with rheumatoid arthritis (96).
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