title: An enzyme-linked antiglobulin test for assessing anti-D immunoglobulin preparations.
abstract: Two enzyme-linked antiglobulin tests (ELAT) for assessing anti-D IgG preparations are described; one is performed in tubes and the other in microtitre plates. An anti-human IgG alkaline phosphatase conjugate and the substrate p-nitrophenyl phosphate are used. Both methods were sensitive and reproducible, with variations coefficients of 7.8 and 8.6% for enzyme immunoassay in tubes and microplates, respectively. The linear relationship between the amount of red cell-bound anti-D and the optical density shows that the method is suitable for quantitative studies. Results obtained by the two methods show a very good correlation (r = 0.99) in 12 of the 14 samples assayed, and both give good agreement with results obtained in automated haemagglutination. Since microtitre plate ELAT has numerous advantages over the tube method, it could provide an alternative method for assessing anti-D activity of specific IgG preparations in control laboratories.
authors.affiliation: Dpto. Prod. Biológicos, C. Nal. Farmacobiología, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carbonell
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Platas
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Padilla
mesh_terms: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000032:analysis* / Q000592:standards; D003298:Coombs Test; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis / Q000592:standards; D012015:Reference Standards; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System