title: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for steroid hormones with polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies: an assay for urinary aldosterone.
abstract: The development of non-competitive microtitre plate enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for steroids was investigated using immobilised steroid as immunosorbent and enzyme-labelled second antibodies. An assay for testosterone with polyclonal anti-testosterone immunoglobulins was optimised with respect to a number of parameters but remained unsatisfactory for clinical assays. The results were applied to developing an aldosterone assay using monoclonal anti-aldosterone immunoglobulins. The latter method was used for the determination of urinary aldosterone and the results are compared with those obtained by a classical radioimmunoassay. Problems concerned with the use of sulphur-containing proteins and with the presence of low affinity antibodies in polyclonal preparations are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000450:Aldosterone / Q000652:urine*; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D007164:Immunosorbents; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D013739:Testosterone / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D007164:Immunosorbents; D013739:Testosterone; D000450:Aldosterone