title: Quantitation of apolipoprotein A-IV in human plasma using a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
abstract: A method for measuring human apolipoprotein A-IV has been developed using the competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) system. The assay described is relatively easy, rapid, and inexpensive to perform, uses convenient dilutions of plasma (1/8-1/32) but is sensitive enough to quantitate the apoA-IV content of lipoproteins following gel filtration of small (0.3-0.5 ml) volumes of plasma. The working range is 100-600 ng of apoA-IV per 50-microliters sample and the intra- and interassay coefficients of variations are 7.5 and 10.2% (means), respectively. The mean apoA-IV concentration of 100 subjects was found to be 16.4 +/- 5.4 mg/dl. The assay can be performed on untreated plasma samples which may be stored frozen (-20 degrees C) for up to 2 months.
authors.affiliation: Baker Medical Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Allan
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fidge
mesh_terms: D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D016633:Apolipoprotein A-II; D001054:Apolipoproteins A / Q000097:blood* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D016633:Apolipoprotein A-II; D001054:Apolipoproteins A; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D014280:Triglycerides; C022205:apolipoprotein A-IV; D002784:Cholesterol