A Sensitive Immunoassay for von Willebrand Factor
- 1 September 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Immunoassay
- Vol. 12 (3) , 371-390
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01971529108055078
Abstract
We have developed an ELISA specific for canine von Willebrand factor antigen (vWF:Ag) that also strongly reacts with the VWF:Ag of humans and many other vertebrates. This assay was designed to avoid the use of immunoreagents of human origin, however, commercially available antibodies to human vWF:Ag may also be used. von Willebrand factor (vWF) was quantitated using a modified double-sandwich ELISA with polyclonal antibodies specific for canine vWF:Ag. The assay was as sensitive for measuring canine vWF:Ag as previously published immuno-radiometric assays and the most sensitive ELISA for human vWF:Ag. Employing commercially available antibodies to human vWF:Ag in the same double-sandwich configuration, the lower limit of detection for human vWF:Ag was 4.8 × 10−6 units/ml, lower by a factor of ten than previously reported ELISAs. In addition, a wide range of vWF:Ag levels can be determined with just a single plasma dilution. The assay readily distinguishes type III von Willebrand disease from other types of von Willebrand disease having very low levels of vWF. This vWF ELISA can be used to evaluate large numbers of plasma samples simultaneously and is therefore well-suited for large-scale screening programs.Keywords
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