ENDOTHELIN-3 LIKE IMMUNOREACTIVITY IN PLASMA OF PATIENTS WITH CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVER

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GULBERG, V
GERBES, AL
VOLLMAR, AM
PAUMGARTNER, G
机构
[1] UNIV MUNICH, KLINIKUM GROSSHADERN, DEPT MED 2, W-8000 MUNICH 2, GERMANY
[2] UNIV MUNICH, INST PHARMACOL TOXICOL & PHARM, W-8000 MUNICH 2, GERMANY
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10.1016/0024-3205(92)90519-U
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R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
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A highly specific and sensitive radioimmunoassay (RIA) has been established for determination of endothelin-3 like immunoreactivity in human plasma to investigate its possible role in hemodynamic alterations due to liver disease. Crossreactivity with other endothelin isoforms was always below 4 %, the lower detection limit following extraction on Sep-Pak C18 cartridges was 0.5 pg/ml. The concentration of endothelin-3 (mean +/- SEM) was 4.16 +/- 0.56 pg/ml (n = 13) in plasma of patients with cirrhosis of the liver, three fold higher than in age matched controls (1.35 +/- 0.27 pg/ml, n = 12, p < 0.01). Plasma immunoreactivity was confirmed to be endothelin-3 related by reverse-phase HPLC. These data could suggest a role of plasma endothelin-3 in circulatory changes, as they occur in cirrhosis of the liver.
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