PMID: 8605671Apr 1, 1996Paper

Quantitative immunoassay for complexes of prostate-specific antigen with alpha2-macroglobulin

Clinical Chemistry
Francisco EspañaM J Heeb

Abstract

We have developed two ELISAs for quantifying complexes of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) with alpha2-macroglobulin (alpha2M), using partially purified PSA:alpha2M complex as the calibrator. One ELISA was designed to evaluate )SA:alpha2M complex in fluids containing a huge excess of PSA over the amount of complex (semen-derived fluids), the other for use in fluids containing an excess of alpha2M over PSA (blood plasma). The range of the assays was 2-1000 micrograms/L for PSA complexed to alpha2M; the detection limit was 3 micrograms/: Intra- and interassay CVs were 7-13% and 11-17%, respectively, at complexed PSA concentrations of 6-500 micrograms/L. Seminal fluid from healthy men (n = 60) contained 5.2 +/- 2.6 micrograms/L PSA complexed with alpha2M. Prostatic and seminal vesicle fluids contained 6.5 +/- 2.9 ad 0.3 +/- 0.2 mg/L PSA complexed to alpha2M, respectively. When purified PSA was incubated with citrated plasma, between 45% and 65% of the added PSA was recovered as free PSA, whereas approximately 25% formed complexes with alpha2M, 10% complexed with alpha1-antichymotrypsin, and only 0.1-6% was complexed with protein C inhibitor. Of 30 patients with prostate disease, 20 showed detectable plasma PSA:alpha2M complexes; ho...Continue Reading

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