title: Assessment of five ELISAs for measurement of leptin concentrations in dogs.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate 5 commercially available ELISAs for determination of leptin concentrations in serum samples from dogs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Serum samples from overweight-obese and thin-ideal weight clientowned dogs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Serum samples with high and low leptin concentrations (n = 7 samples each) were used for validation of the assays. Intra- and interassay precision, linearity under dilution, spiking recovery, and limit of quantification were determined. In addition, leptin concentrations in thin-ideal weight (n = 8) and overweight-obese (37) dogs were quantified.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Use of 2 of the 5 ELISAs (A and B) revealed reactivity with canine leptin. Intra-and interassay coefficients of variation were < 6.1% and 76%, respectively, for assay A and 14.0% and 13.7%, respectively, for assay B. In assays A and B, dilutions of canine serum pools were used to determine linear regression equations. Recoveries were 77% to 101% for assay A and 67% to 125% for assay B. Significant differences in leptin concentrations between thin-ideal weight and overweight-obese dogs were detected only when analyzed with assay A.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Among 5 leptin ELISAs evaluated, a canine-specific leptin ELISA had adequate precision, linearity, and ability to discriminate between high and low leptin concentrations corresponding to overweight-obese and thin-ideal weight dogs, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: Asta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tvarijonaviciute
authors.forename: Jose J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Ceron
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martínez-Subiela
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000097:blood*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D020738:Leptin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D020738:Leptin