Radioimmunoassay of 15-keto-13,14-dihydro-prostaglandin F2alpha: an index for inflammation via cyclooxygenase catalysed lipid peroxidation.
The metabolism of PGF2alpha in human and other species results initially in the formation of 15-keto-dihydro-PGF2alpha and later to several beta-oxidized metabolites, which are species-specific. Since the discovery of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), the importance of measuring various arachidonic acid metabolites during inflammatory conditions is on focus. This study presents the development and validation of a new radioimmunoassay of 15-keto-dihydro-PGF2alpha as an index of lipid peroxidation via cyclooxygenase (COX-1 and COX-2) pathway. Furthermore, its application in endotoxin-induced acute inflammation in pigs is presented. An antibody was raised in rabbits by immunization with 15-keto-dihydro-PGF2alpha coupled to BSA at the carboxylic acid by 1,1'-carbonyldiimidazole method. The cross-reactivity of the antibody with PGF2alpha, 15-keto-PGF2alpha, PGE2, 15-keto-13,14-dihydro-PGE2, 8-iso-15-keto-13,14-dihydro-PGF2alpha, 11beta-PGF2alpha, 9beta-PGF2alpha, TXB2 and 8-iso-PGF3alpha was 0.02, 0.43, < 0.001, 0.5, 1.7, < 0.001, < 0.001, < 0.001, 0.01%, respectively. The intra-assay precision was 12.2% (CV) at the level of 64 pg/0.1 ml and 14.0% with 512 pg/0.1 ml in the human plasma. Similarly, intra-assay accuracy was 108.6% and 103.3% for the low and the high standards, respectively. The detection limit was about 45 pmol/L. 15-keto-dihydro-PGF2alpha levels in plasma from normal human volunteers were evaluated and found to correlate with the obtained values by GC-MS methods from other studies. The levels of 15-keto-dihydro-PGF2alpha in the plasma increased several-fold after endotoxin infusion (10 microg/kg/h over 6 h) to the pigs. Thus, this 1 5-keto-dihydro-PGF2alpha radioimmunoassay method is relevant to apply in inflammatory injury, and other physiological and pathophysiological studies, as an index of in vivo enzymatic lipid peroxidation.
Department of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Uppsala University, Sweden.
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D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies; D015237:Dinoprost / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011817:Rabbits; D011863:Radioimmunoassay / Q000379:methods*; D012016:Reference Values; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013552:Swine
D000906:Antibodies; C008228:15-keto-13,14-dihydroprostaglandin F2alpha; D015237:Dinoprost