title: Microplate ELISAs for soluble VCAM-1 and ICAM-1.
abstract: Soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule (sVCAM-1) and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule (sICAM-1) are adhesion molecules that are detectable in the serum of patients with cancer, cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and type 2 diabetes. This report describes enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) on microplates for sVCAM-1 and sICAM-1. The ELISAs have the sandwich test format; polyclonal antibodies are coated on microwells and a one-step procedure is used in which the serum specimen and detecting antibody are added simultaneously to an antibody-coated well. These assays both use HRP-conjugated sheep anti-mouse-IgG to generate the color for quantification. Sensitivities for detecting sVCAM-1 and sICAM-1 are 49 and 40 ng/ml, respectively. Coefficients of variation for within-day and day-to-day replicate analyses are <10%. Results by these in-house ELISAs for serum sVCAM-1 and sICAM-1 compared well with those obtained with commercial kits from R&D Systems, Inc. (correlation coefficients = 0.98 and 0.99 for sVCAM-1 and sICAM-1, respectively). Reference values for serum sVCAM-1 and sICAM-1 levels were measured in 369 apparently healthy Chinese adults, age 30 to 79 yr. There was no significant effect of gender on the reference values for sVCAM-1 or sICAM-1. Serum sVCAM-1 levels (mean +/- SD) were higher in subjects 60 yr old (625 +/- 126 ng/ml), compared to those <60 yr old (525 +/- 110 ng/ml) (p <0.001). Age did not significantly affect the reference values for serum sICAM-1 levels (mean +/- SD, 249 +/- 86 ng/ml). The authors believe that these simple, inexpensive ELISAs will be useful for assessing the risks for development of cancer, CVD, and type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Pi-Yueh
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Tsu-Lan
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Kuo-Chien
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Tsao
authors.forename: Chia-Chi
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chien-Feng
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: James T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001681:Biological Assay; D002138:Calibration; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012995:Solubility; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1