Human serum mannose binding protein (MBP): development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and determination of levels in serum from 1085 normal Japanese and in some body fluids.
We developed an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for human serum mannose binding protein (MBP), an animal lectin known to function as opsonin and complement activator. A total of 1085 normal Japanese sera from individuals ranging in age from 3 to 100 years old and additional body fluids were measured for the MBP level. Individual serum MBP levels ranged from 0.07 to 6.40 micrograms/ml with a frequency distribution profile of the log-normal type. Arithmetic mean +/- standard deviation (M +/- SD) of serum MBP as a whole was 1.72 +/- 1.15 micrograms/ml, whereas those of cerebrospinal fluid and urine were 1/100 and 1/1000 of serum levels, respectively. When the M +/- SD of serum MBP was calculated for each age group (10-year intervals) and compared, the value declined from age group of 3-9 years old (2.42 +/- 1.31 micrograms/ml) to that of 20-29 years old (1.72 +/- 1.03 micrograms/ml), and thereafter it remained almost constant. Comparing the frequency distribution profile among each group, that of young group revealed a distinct bimodal pattern, one peak at around 1 micrograms/ml and the other at 3 micrograms/ml. The latter peak was gradually depressed with advance of age and finally a typical log-normal type appeared after the age of 30. There was a high age dependency in serum MBP level as well as in distribution profile. It should be stressed that care should be taken with age in the evaluation of MBP level.
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000737:chemistry; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008358:Mannose / Q000097:blood*; D037241:Mannose-Binding Lectins; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D037241:Mannose-Binding Lectins; D008358:Mannose