title: A Clq immunosorbent assay compared with thin-layer gel filtration for measuring IgG aggregates.
abstract: A new sensitive technique measures C1q-binding of human IgG aggregates. The method is based on the principle of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with C1q-coated tubes. The IgG aggregates attaching to this C1q are shown by enzyme-linked anti-human IgG. Less than 0.01 mug of aggregates per milliliter of sample can be detected. The results with this new method showed significant correlation (P less than 0.01; Spearman rank correlation test) with the estimates of IgG aggregates of 13S or more and 10S in size obtained by thin-layer gel filtration. Both of these methods showed significant correlation with the classic hemolysis inhibition method for measuring complement fixation.
mesh_terms: D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D003172:Complement C1 / Q000032:analysis; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D003172:Complement C1; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D003165:Complement System Proteins