title: [Stability of blood glucose collected with or without antiglycolytic agent].
abstract: Glycolysis in blood samples is well-known to induce a rapid decrease of glucose concentration and the use of an antiglycolysis is supposed to prevent this phenomenon. Fifteen healthy volunteers were included in this study. The aim was to evaluate the stability of glucose concentration in regard to the type of blood collection tube used (with or without antiglycolytic agent (monoiodoacetate)) and the time before centrifugation. During the first two hours, a similar decrease was observed with both kind of tube (about 9% in two hours), then the effect of the antiglycolytic agent became significant. It is re-emphasised that glycolysis inhibitor should be used for glucose determination, especially when centrifugation is delayed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de biochimie, toxicologie et pharmacologie, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Desgenettes, Lyon.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Foucher
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pina
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Desjeux
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cheminel
authors.forename: J-M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Prevosto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000379:methods; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000187:drug effects*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006019:Glycolysis; D006801:Humans; D019807:Iodoacetic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D019807:Iodoacetic Acid