title: An enzyme immunoassay (ELISA) for the quantitation of human factor VII.
abstract: A new solid phase enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed for the quantitation of human Factor VII antigen (F VII Ag), using a monospecific rabbit anti-F VII antiserum. Anti-F VII F(ab')2 fragments were adsorbed to polystyrene plates. The binding of serial dilutions of control or test plasma, containing F VII, was detected by incubation with peroxidase-labeled anti- FV II IgG followed by the addition of hydrogen peroxyde and O-phenylenediamine. This ELISA is specific, sensitive (detection limit: 0.05%) and accurate (coefficient of variation: 1.5-4% for within- and 1.6-9% for between-assays). F VII coagulant activity (F VII C) and F VII C) and F VII Ag were determined in large populations of controls and patients. In normal plasma (n = 38), F VII Ag ranged from 83 to 117% and the correlation coefficient between F VII Ag and F VII C was 0.94. In patients with severe (F VII C inf. 1%) congenital F VII deficiency (n = 5), F VII Ag was undetectable in two cases (inf. 0.05%) and markedly reduced (0.35 to 5.6%) in the three other cases. In patients with liver cirrhosis (n = 15), F VII Ag ranged from 21% to 59% and was in good correlation with F VII C (r = 0.84). In dicoumarol treated patients (n = 15), the levels of F VII Ag ranged from 51% to 79% and a poor correlation (r = 0.52) with F VII C was observed.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
mesh_terms: D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000941:Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D001728:Dicumarol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000097:blood; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods*; D000939:Epitopes / Q000032:analysis; D005167:Factor VII / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D005168:Factor VII Deficiency / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000097:blood; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D000939:Epitopes; C042580:factor VII clotting antigen; D001728:Dicumarol; D005167:Factor VII