title: Quantitative determination of pegylated consensus interferon in rhesus monkey serum using a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
abstract: A competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with generated mouse anti-consensus interferon (CIFN) antibody was developed for quantitative determination of pegylated consensus interferon (PEG-CIFN) in rhesus monkey serum. The operational concentrations of the original assay were determined using the chessboard method. ELISA working range was 10-5000 ng/ml, corresponding to a limit of quantification of 8.4 ng/ml in rhesus monkey serum. In a precision test, intra-assay CV ranged 1.8-9.6% and inter-assay CV ranged 3.5-12.7%. Relative recovery rate of this ELISA assay ranged from 102.65-115.77%, with RSD values ranging from 2.26-5.44%. Three groups of rhesus monkeys received 1250 microg/kg, 300 microg/kg, 150 microg/kg PEG-CIFN by subcutaneous administration, and blood samples were drawn via the femoral vein at the specified time points. PEG-CIFN in rhesus monkey serum was determined using the competitive ELISA, and the results were compared with antiviral activity assay. In conclusion, the competitive ELISA assay we developed has sufficient sensitivity, precision, and accuracy for the analysis of a rhesus monkey serum sample.
authors.affiliation: China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Xiang-dong
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Wen-bing
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000097:blood; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004337:Drug Carriers / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000097:blood* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000276:immunology; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000032:analysis* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D004337:Drug Carriers; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; C417083:peginterferon alfa-2b