Table 1 Specifications of neuropeptide/protein blood dosages
From: Proven infection-related sepsis induces a differential stress response early after ICU admission
Protein/Peptide | Extraction | Assay | Source | Sensitivity | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cortisol | None | ADVIA Centaur system | Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics, Tarrytown, NY, USA. | 5.5 to 2069 nMol/L | 85 to 618 nMol/L |
ACTH | None | ImmuChemTM 125I RIA kit | MP Biomedicals, LLC, Diagnostics Division, Orangeburg, NY, USA. | 5.7 pg/mL | 0 to 1000 pg/mL |
Apelin | C-18 SEP-column and lyophilisation | Apelin-12 enzyme immunoassay kit | Phoenix Pharmaceuticals Inc, Burlingame, California, USA. | 0.07 ng/mL | 0 to 100 ng/mL |
Arg Vasopressin (AVP) | Acetone and ether procedure | Arg8-Vasopressin enzyme Immunoassay kit | Assay Designs, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. | 3.39 pg/mL | 3.39 to 1,000 pg/mL |
Copeptin | C-18 SEP-column and lyophilisation | Copeptin enzyme immunoassay kit | R&D Systems, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. | 18 pg/mL | 0 to 1,000 pg/mL |
SDF-1α | Centrifuged for complete platelet removal | SDF-1α enzyme immunoassay | R&D Systems, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. | 18 pg/mL | 0 to 10,000 pg/mL |
Procalcitonin (PCT) | None | Immunoluminometric | PCT LIA B.R.A.H.M.S Diag LLC, Georgia, USA | 0.3 ng/mL | 0.3 to 500 ng/mL |