RETICULOCYTE MEASUREMENTS AS A BIOASSAY FOR ERYTHROPOIETIN

被引:9
作者
BARBONE, AG [1 ]
APARICIO, B [1 ]
ANDERSON, DW [1 ]
NATARAJAN, J [1 ]
RITCHIE, DM [1 ]
机构
[1] RW JOHNSON PHARMACEUT RES INST,LA JOLLA,CA 92037
关键词
RETICULOCYTE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FLOW CYTOMETRY; BIOASSAY;
D O I
10.1016/0731-7085(93)E0006-9
中图分类号
O65 [分析化学];
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070302 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The possibility of using reticulocyte counts in peripheral blood to assay erythropoietic activity of recombinant human erythropoietin (r-HuEPO) was evaluated in normal mice. Mice were injected subcutaneously with r-HuEPO on days 0, 1 and 2 and bled on day 4 for reticulocyte count determinations, using an automated counting system with thiazole orange fluorescent staining and flow cytometric analysis. Reticulocyte counts increased in a dose-dependent fashion upon administration of r-HuEPO. The reticulocyte count was unaffected by asialylated EPO as well as other substances tested (interleukin-1, interleukin-3, dexamethasone, human chorionic gonadotropin). These data demonstrate the usefulness of employing reticulocyte counts as a rapid, specific and reproducible assay for in vivo erythropoietic activity of r-HuEPO.
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页码:515 / 522
页数:8
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