title: A sensitive and rapid immunoassay for quantification of CA125 in human sera by capillary electrophoresis with enhanced chemiluminescence detection.
abstract: In this paper we have presented a sensitive and rapid immunoassay (IA) method by capillary electrophoresis with an enhanced chemiluminescence detection system (CE-CL) based on the catalytic effects of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) on the luminol-hydrogen peroxide reaction. The conditions for the CL reaction and electrophoresis were systematically investigated using HRP as a model sample. The linear range from 2.5 x 10(-11) to 1.0 x 10(-9) mol/L (R = 0.999), and the detection limit of 1.0 x 10(-12) mol/L (signal-to-noise ratio = 3) for HRP were achieved using para-iodophenol as CL enhancer. The relative standard deviations of the migration time and peak area for 5.0 x 10(-10) mol/L HRP (n = 7) were 0.26 and 4.8%, respectively, using a CE system with a home-built CL detector. Under the optimal condition, the HRP-labeled CA125 antibody (Ab) and the Ab-antigen complex were well separated within 4 min by CE using a high-pH buffer (pH 10.20). The assay was successfully used for quantification of CA125 in human sera from health controls and patients associated with ovarian cancer, and the recoveries of the standard addition experiments were 93-109%. Our primary results demonstrated that IA based on CE-CL detection is a powerful tool for clinical diagnosis combined with these commercial IA kits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, PR China.
authors.forename: Jiaoning
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jicun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ren
mesh_terms: D018394:CA-125 Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods*; D007462:Iodobenzenes; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000097:blood; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D018394:CA-125 Antigen; D007462:Iodobenzenes; C050181:4-iodophenol; D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase