title: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for hyaluronate using cartilage proteoglycan and an antibody to keratan sulfate.
abstract: An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay has been developed to measure hyaluronate concentrations in biological samples. The assay is based on the aggregation of hyaluronate with cartilage proteoglycan monomer, followed by binding of a monoclonal antibody to the keratan sulfate on the proteoglycan. The sensitivity of the assay is 10 ng hyaluronate/ml of either serum or conditioned cell culture medium. The coefficient of variability was between 10 and 20%. Hyaluronate added to samples was recovered quantitatively and digestion of cell culture medium with protease did not affect the concentration of hyaluronate. Hyaluronate polysaccharides as small as a decasaccharide can be measured. This sensitive and convenient assay can be used for measuring large numbers of biological samples from a variety of animal and tissue sources.
authors.affiliation: CIBA-GEIGY Corporation, Research Department, Summit, New Jersey 07901.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Goldberg
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000032:analysis*; D007632:Keratan Sulfate / Q000276:immunology; D011509:Proteoglycans
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D011509:Proteoglycans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D007632:Keratan Sulfate