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Use of microplates and fluororeader for ultrasensitive enzyme immunoassay (immune complex transfer enzyme immunoassay) of anti‐HTLV‐I IgG

1994; Wiley; Volume: 8; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/jcla.1860080512

1098-2825

Setsuko Ishikawa, Seiichi Hashida, Takeyuki Kohno, Eiji Ishikawa,

Viral Infections and Immunology Research

Abstract Previously, an ultrasensitive solid phase enzyme immunoassay (immune complex transfer enzyme immunoassay) was described to detect low levels of anti‐HTLV‐I IgG in serum below those detectable by conventional methods. In this method, polystyrene balls as solid phase were transferred from test tube to test tube with tweezers. This was not only tedious but also causative of false‐positivity by carryover, unless tips of the tweezers were washed carefully after each transfer of polystyrene balls. Bound enzyme activities for many samples were measured one by one by fluorometry using a spectrofluorophotometer. As a result, the assay of many samples was difficult. In the present study, microplates and a fluororeaderwere used in place of test tubes and a spectrofluorophotometer. Polystyrene balls were transferred quickly and easily from well to well by placing a microplate upside down on that containing polystyrene balls, and turning the two plates together upside down. Tweezers were not used for transfer of polystyrene balls, minimizing the possibility of false‐positivity. Fluorescence intensities of bound enzyme activities for 96 samples were measured within a minute by using a fluororeader. Thus, it became easy to test many samples, although the sensitivity was lowered to some extent. © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.