1. A new screening method for proteinuria using Erythrosin B and an automated analyzer--rapid, sensitive and inexpensive determination.
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Horikoshi S, Higurashi A, Kaneko E, Yoshimura H, Ohsawa I, Suzuki Y, Hamada C, and Tomino Y
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- Automation economics, Automation methods, Calibration, Humans, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Immunoassay, Sensitivity and Specificity, Autoanalysis economics, Autoanalysis methods, Erythrosine chemistry, Proteinuria diagnosis, Proteinuria urine
- Abstract
Background: In spite of the urgent necessity for a screening test of urinary protein for the early diagnosis of kidney diseases, a rapid, accurate and cost-effective method for their detection has yet to be developed., Methods: A solution containing a buffer agent (pH 2.3) and surfactants and a solution of Erythrosin B are added to a urine sample. After letting the mixture stand for 5 min at 37°C, the dye-bound protein is measured by a spectrophotometer at 546 nm using a Hitachi 7170S automated analyzer., Results: The calibration curve was linear with human serum albumin concentration in the range of 2.4-200 mg/l. The detection limit, 2.4 mg/l was superior to conventional dye-binding methods by one order of magnitude and comparable to the turbidimetric immunoassay (TIA). Spot urine samples from 70 patients who showed (-) or (±) in the dip-stick screening test for proteinuria and 79 healthy volunteers were analyzed. There was an excellent correlation (r=0.978, n=149) between the results given by the proposed method and those by the TIA., Conclusions: This method provides a viable alternative to the conventional immunoassay-based methods for urinary protein measurement, and will be useful in the diagnosis of early stage kidney disease., (Copyright © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2012
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