Abstract
A simple, sensitive, non-stimulated assay was developed to measure the superoxide anion concentration in whole blood, using an ultra-sensitive chemiluminescence (CL) analyzer, and lucignin amplification. The assay system can be performed without leukocyte isolation or stimulant administration. The blood CL levels of healthy males (362.8±337.7 counts/10 sec) were not different from those of females (335±308.7 counts/10 sec) (p=0.64), whereas the CL levels in whole blood in patients with acute pancreatitis (2522±2014 counts/10 sec) were significantly higher than those of healthy controls (p<0.001). This assay system may be valuable in the future for quantitative measurement of reactive oxygen species in various disorders.
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Abbreviations
- ROS:
-
reactive oxygen species
- CL:
-
chemiluminescence
- PMA:
-
phorbol myristate acetate
- SOD:
-
superoxide dismutase
- WBC:
-
white blood cells
- PMNL:
-
polymorphonuclear leukocytes
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Lu, F.J., Lin, J.T., Wang, H.P. et al. A simple, sensitive, non-stimulated photon counting system for detection of superoxide anion in whole blood. Experientia 52, 141–144 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01923359
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