Carbonic anhydrase III in equine tissues and sera determined by a highly sensitive enzyme-immunoassay.
Abstract: A sensitive sandwich enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for measuring equine carbonic anhydrase III (CA-III) was established using a microplate as a solid-phase and peroxidase as a labelling enzyme. The assay can detect concentrations as low as 5 ng/ml using 20 microliters of sample sera. Within-run coefficients of variation obtained using standard equine CA-III were less than 5 per cent. CA-III levels in equine serum ranged from 5 to 50 ng/ml (n = 370), and apparently abnormal levels of CA-III from 100 to 1900 ng/ml (n = 27) were observed. The concentrations of immunoreactive CA-III in the extracts of various equine tissues were also determined; it was present at high concentrations in skeletal muscle and liver and to a much lesser extent in the thymus. Other tissues contained much smaller amounts.
Publication Date: 1990-07-01 PubMed ID: 2120033DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1990.tb04262.xGoogle Scholar: Lookup
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This research paper develops and tests an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for detecting equine carbonic anhydrase III (CA-III), an enzyme found in horses, and measures its concentration in various equine tissues. The novel EIA proves to be sensitive and capable of detecting CA-III concentrations as low as 5 ng/ml, making it an efficient tool for assessing carbonic anhydrase III levels in horses.
Development of the Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)
- The research team established a sandwich enzyme immunoassay (EIA), which is a highly sensitive and specific method used to detect and quantify substances such as enzymes, hormones, or antibodies.
- In the study, this assay was used to measure levels of equine carbonic anhydrase III (CA-III), an enzyme found in horses’ tissues and serum.
- The EIA used a microplate as a solid-phase and peroxidase as a labelling enzyme, which is the enzyme used to mark the target enzyme (in this case, carbonic anhydrase III) for detection.
- Within-run coefficients of variation obtained using standard equine CA-III were less than 5 per cent, indicating the high precision and reproducibility of the EIA test.
Detection and Measurement of CA-III
- The new EIA can detect CA-III concentrations as low as 5 ng/ml with only 20 microliters of sample sera, making it a cost-effective and efficient method of enzyme detection for equine veterinary diagnostics.
- The levels of CA-III in equine serum were found to range from 5 to 50 ng/ml for the majority (n = 370) of samples and were significantly higher in a smaller sample group (n = 27), in which CA-III levels ranged from 100 to 1900 ng/ml. These differences highlight the potential variations in CA-III levels amongst horse populations.
Assessment of CA-III in Equine Tissues
- Apart from serum samples, the concentrations of immunoreactive CA-III in the extracts of various equine tissues were also determined.
- The enzyme was found at high concentrations in skeletal muscle and liver, indicating its key role in these tissues’ functions.
- To a much lesser extent, CA-III presence was also detected in the thymus, while it was found in much smaller amounts in other tissues.
- This tissue-specific distribution of CA-III may give insight into the functional role of this enzyme in horses.
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APA
Nishita T, Matsushita H.
(1990).
Carbonic anhydrase III in equine tissues and sera determined by a highly sensitive enzyme-immunoassay.
Equine Vet J, 22(4), 247-250.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-3306.1990.tb04262.x Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Laboratory of Veterinary Physiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Kanagawa, Japan.
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Carbonic Anhydrases / analysis
- Carbonic Anhydrases / blood
- Erythrocytes / enzymology
- Female
- Horses / blood
- Horses / metabolism
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Liver / enzymology
- Male
- Muscles / enzymology
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Thymus Gland / enzymology
Citations
This article has been cited 3 times.- Nishita T, Tomita Y, Yorifuji D, Orito K, Ochiai H, Arishima K. Purification of chicken carbonic anhydrase isozyme-III (CA-III) and its measurement in White Leghorn chickens. Acta Vet Scand 2011 Nov 26;53(1):63.
- Nishita T, Oshige H, Matsushita H, Kano Y, Asari M. The immunohistolocalization of carbonic anhydrase III in the submandibular gland of rats and hamsters. Histochem J 1989 Jan;21(1):8-14.
- Asari M, Igarashi S, Sasaki K, Amasaki T, Nishita T, Amasaki H. Immunocytochemical localisation of the carbonic anhydrase III in the rat parotid gland. J Anat 1991 Dec;179:9-14.
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