Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Comparison of cyclosporine determinations in whole blood by three different methods. HPLC, /sup 125/I RIA and /sup 3/H RIA

Journal Article · · Am. J. Clin. Pathol.; (United States)
The authors have analyzed and compared the cyclosporine concentrations in whole blood specimens from pediatric renal transplant patients using three different methods: high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) (5u C18 reverse-phase column), /sup 3/H radioimmunoassay (RIA), and /sup 125/I RIA (substituted /sup 3/H-tracer in Sandoz Kit with /sup 125/I tracer. Results obtained by the /sup 125/I RIA correlated well with results obtained by the /sup 3/H RIA. Both RIA methods had similar correlation with the HPLC method. The /sup 125/I RIA method showed higher sensitivity and greater precision than the /sup 3/H RIA method. The authors conclude that the /sup 125/I RIA method can be used for cyclosporine determination in whole blood specimens. The use of the /sup 125/I RIA provides a simple and rapid method with higher counting efficiency and less background quenching than the /sup 3/H RIA method, which requires cumbersome liquid scintillation counting procedures.
Research Organization:
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, CA
OSTI ID:
6593308
Journal Information:
Am. J. Clin. Pathol.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. J. Clin. Pathol.; (United States) Vol. 4; ISSN AJCPA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English