title: A time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay for the determination of prostaglandin F2 alpha.
abstract: We describe a solid-phase immunoassay based on fluorescence detection for Prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha). Europium was used as the fluorescence marker. Prostaglandin F2 alpha was covalently bound to poly-L-lysine (PL) and labelled by coupling Eu3+ via the complexonate diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA). The labelled PGF2 alpha was tested in a competitive immunoassay. The detection limit for PGF2 alpha was about 2.2 pg per microtiter well. The intraassay-variation was 17.2% at 1.1 pg, 4.1% at 10 pg and 7.6% at 90 pg. The precision was determined by measuring various amounts of unlabelled PGF2 alpha (2.5 to 2,400 pg) in the assay buffer. The regression line for these studies resulted in a good correlation (y = 1.01x +/- 0.03; r = 0.996; n = 21). The results of a radioimmunoassay and of the fluoroimmunoassay were similar (y = 0.983 +/- 0.04; r = 0.988; n = 15). The new method enables PGF2 alpha analyses at concentrations in the fmolar range.
authors.affiliation: Frauenklinik der Westf. Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, FRG.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Lüke
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schlegel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies; D002021:Buffers; D015237:Dinoprost / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D005063:Europium / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D008832:Microchemistry / Q000379:methods; D011107:Polylysine; D011137:Polystyrenes; D011817:Rabbits; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012015:Reference Standards; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D002021:Buffers; D011137:Polystyrenes; D011107:Polylysine; D005063:Europium; D015237:Dinoprost