title: Immunological assay for the determination of procarboxypeptidase U antigen levels in human plasma.
abstract: The importance of carboxypeptidase U as a novel regulator of the fibrinolytic rate has attracted a lot of interest recently. In the present work, an ELISA was developed using polyclonal antibodies raised against recombinant proCPU, expressed in DON cells. The assay determines the antigen concentration of the zymogen of carboxypeptidase U, procarboxypeptidase U, in human citrated plasma or EDTA plasma. No interference is observed with plasma carboxypeptidase N. The assay is very reproducible (within-run: 4.6% CV, between-run: 6.8% CV). In a group of 479 healthy individuals the mean proCPU antigen concentration is 13.4 microg/ml (SD 2.5 microg/ml). A good correlation is found with the functional procarboxypeptidase U assay described earlier (r = 0.82, p < 0.0001) (Schatteman K, Goossens F, Scharpé S, Neels H, Hendriks D Clin Chem 1999: 45: 807-813). The significant correlation between the proCPU antigen concentration and the 50% clot lysis time stresses its importance as a player in fibrinolysis control.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, AstraZeneca R&D, Mölndal, Sweden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strömqvist
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schatteman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leurs
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verkerk
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Andersson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Johansson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Scharpé
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hendriks
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000906:Antibodies; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000941:Antigens / Q000097:blood; D025901:Carboxypeptidase B2; D002268:Carboxypeptidases / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology* / Q000592:standards; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D005342:Fibrinolysis / Q000187:drug effects; D020249:Hormone Replacement Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D000941:Antigens; D002268:Carboxypeptidases; D025901:Carboxypeptidase B2