New, sensitive rocket immunoelectrophoretic assay for measurement of the reaction between endotoxin and Limulus amoebocyte lysate - PubMed (original) (raw)

New, sensitive rocket immunoelectrophoretic assay for measurement of the reaction between endotoxin and Limulus amoebocyte lysate

L Baek. J Clin Microbiol. 1983 Jun.

Abstract

To study the active proteins which participate in the reaction of Limulus amoebocyte lysate (LAL) with lipopolysaccharide, antibody was raised in rabbits against LAL. When LAL was run against rabbit antiserum in crossed immunoelectrophoresis, a complex precipitin pattern appeared. Profound changes took place after reaction of LAL with lipopolysaccharide. The most distinct change was the complete disappearance of the cathodic migrating protein coagulogen, because the antigenicity of coagulogen was lost. Based on this observation, a new rocket immunoelectrophoretic method was developed to detect the disappearance of coagulogen after reaction of LAL with lipopolysaccharide. This assay method was used on clinical specimens (cerebrospinal fluid, plasma, ascites, and urine). It was used as a qualitative test, when a single sample is tested, or as a quantitative assay, when a number of sample dilutions were tested. The new method showed a higher degree of accuracy and sensitivity in comparison with the tube test and it can be used for both research and diagnostic purposes.

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