title: Concentrations and ratios of immunoreactive big-endothelin-1 and endothelin-1 in human, rat and rabbit plasma.
abstract: We have developed a radioimmunoassay for big-endothelin-1, based on a new antiserum recognizing human big-endothelin(1-38). On a molar base the antibody showed virtually no cross-reactivity with endothelin-1, -2, -3 (less than 0.001%), 14% cross-reactivity with the C-terminal big-endothelin(22-38) and only 0.85% cross-reactivity with porcine big-endothelin(1-39). However, immunoreactive big-endothelin-1 could be detected in human, rat and rabbit plasma. Thus, big-endothelin-1 in rats and rabbits seem to be structurally similar to human big-endothelin-1. Immunoreactive endothelin-1 was measured using a commercially available anti-endothelin-1 antibody. The measured concentrations of immunoreactive endothelin-1 and big-endothelin-1 and their molar ratios differed significantly in the three species.
authors.affiliation: Pharma Division, Preclinical Research, F.Hoffmann-la Roche LTD, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Löffler
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jacot-Guillarmod
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Maire
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019332:Endothelin-1; D016232:Endothelins / Q000097:blood* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011817:Rabbits; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D051381:Rats; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D019332:Endothelin-1; D016232:Endothelins; D011498:Protein Precursors