Table 1.
Specifications of neuropeptide/protein blood dosages
| 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 |
ACTH, adreno corticotropic hormone. AVP, arginine vasopressin. SDF-1α, stromal-derived factor-1 alpha. PCT, procalcitonin.