title: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of serum pepsinogen I.
abstract: A hybridoma monoclonal antibody against human pepsinogen I was used to develop an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for pepsinogen I in serum. In the two-step competitive procedure using antimouse immunoglobulin F(ab')2 fragment coupled to alkaline phosphatase, the measurable assay range was 8-256 micrograms/l. No cross-reactivity with rat pepsinogen 1, human pepsinogen II, gastrin I, bombesin, somatostatin and peptide YY was shown. However, there was slight cross-reactivity (0.09%) with porcine pepsinogen. The coefficients of variation within and between series were 7.6% and 13.0%. This enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for serum pepsinogen I correlated positively with radioimmunoassay (r = 0.87, n = 92). The concentration range of serum pepsinogen I in 354 healthy controls was 15-100 micrograms/l with a lognormal distribution. Serum pepsinogen I levels were significantly higher in the subjects who developed active duodenal ulcer or active gastric ulcer, but significantly lower in those who had gastric cancer, than in control subjects.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008875:Middle Aged; D010435:Pepsinogens / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000201:enzymology; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D051381:Rats; D012016:Reference Values; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D010435:Pepsinogens