Abstract
We compared cyclosporine concentrations in whole blood as measured by HPLC and by RIA with a monoclonal antibody specific for cyclosporine with 3H- or 125I-labeled cyclosporine ligand. The 3H-RIA kit slightly underestimated cyclosporine concentrations (>600 μg/L) in comparison with HPLC. Over a wide range of concentrations, cyclosporine measured with the 125I-RIA kit correlated well with HPLC (slope = 0.99, n = 301, r = 0.98), observed for samples from recipients of kidney, heart, or liver allografts (respective slopes: 1.01, 0.93, and 1.00). The 125I-RIA standard curve was linear to 1000 μg of cyclosporine per liter. Inter- and intra-assay CVs for 125I-RIA measurements of cyclosporine were ≤7%. Evidently, the 125I-RIA kit involving a monoclonal antibody specific for cyclosporine is equivalent to the HPLC assay and can replace it for therapeutic drug monitoring of cyclosporine therapy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 120-124 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Clinical chemistry |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 1 |
State | Published - Jan 1 1989 |