title: Comparison of two immunochemical assays for measuring thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor concentration with a functional assay in patients with acute coronary syndrome.
abstract: TAFI was measured as relative activity concentration (Pefakit) and antigen concentration (Haemochrom and Asserachrom) both acutely and during convalescence in patients suffering from acute coronary syndrome, and in a group of healthy controls. There was a rather weak but significant correlation between the activity and antigen concentrations. The results obtained by the Haemochrom method, assumed to measure the concentrations of all forms of TAFI, were lower than those by the Asserachrom method although the latter is assumed to only measure the pro-TAFI concentration. Both immunoassays gave lower results than the functional method (Pefakit). The patients in the convalescence phase showed a higher activity concentration than the healthy controls. The Asserachrom showed a higher concentration in the acute and convalescence phases of the patients compared to the controls, whereas the Haemochrom did not show any such difference. This could be related to different species of the TAFI molecule and thus different reactivity to the antibodies. Therefore the optimal choice of assay for determination of TAFI in different clinical studies is of importance. The Pefakit and Asserachrom seem to be appropriate candidates.
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Division of Cardiology, SE-182 88 Stockholm, Sweden. mika.skeppholm@ds.se
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Skeppholm
authors.forename: N Håkan
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Wallén
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Malmqvist
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kallner
authors.forename: Jovan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Antovic
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D025901:Carboxypeptidase B2 / Q000097:blood*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007120:Immunochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D025901:Carboxypeptidase B2