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. 2015 Jun 18;5:367–380. doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2015.06.005

Table 4.

Determination of protein carbonyls by ELISA.

Species Sample preparation Derivatization Antibody Plate producer Level* Ref
Human Plasma from healthy and critically ill patientsdiluted to 4 mg/ml 10 mM DNPH (in 6 M guanidine HCl, 0.5 M potassium phosphate buffer, pH 2.5) Biotinylated anti-DNP (Molecular Probes) MaxiSorp (Nunc) 0.06–0.75 nmol/mg [20,62]
Ratio sample/DNPH (1:4) Streptavidin-biotinylated-HRP (Amersham)
45 min at RT
Human Plasma from sepsis patients vs controls n.a. Biotin-conjugated polyclonal anti-DNP IgG n.a. 0.32–0.45 nmol/mg [63]
Dilution n.a. Streptavidin-conjugated HRP
Human Citrate-plasma from schizophrenia patients and healthy volunteers n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.178–0.482 nmol/mg [64]
Dilution n.a
Human Heparin and EDTA plasma and urine n.a. n.a. n.a. Significantly higher concentration in blood of subway workers and bus drivers than in office workers (17 and 18 vs. 15 nmol/ml) [65]
Dilution n.a.
Human Plasma from 71 hepatocellular carcinoma patients and 694 controls n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.11–1.41 nmol/mg [66]
Dilution n.a.
Human Plasma of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients n.a. Polyclonal rabbit anti-DNP (Molecular Probes) MaxiSorp (Nunc) 17.9±2.9 nmol/mg [67]
4 mg/ml HRP-conjugate (Amersham)
Human Plasma from participants of the New York Early Lung Cancer Action Project n.a. Polyclonal rabbit anti-DNP (Molecular Probes) n.a. ~17 nmol/ml [68]
4 mg/ml HRP-conjugate (Amersham)
Human Plasma 10 mM DNPH (in 6 M guanidine–HCl, 0.5 M potassium phosphate, pH 2.5) Biotinylated anti-DNP (Molecular Probes) ELISA (Corning Costar) ~11–15.3 nmol/mg [69]
4 mg/ml Ratio and conditions n.a. Streptavidin–biotin HRP (Amersham)
Human Serum from middle-aged obese subjects Concentration and conditions n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.12 arb. u. [70]
4 mg/ml Ratio (1:4)
Human Heparin plasma 0.05 mM DNPH (in H3PO4, pH 6.2) Anti-DNP (Sigma) n.a. Method for measuring protein carbonyl in samples with low amounts of protein [25]
5 µg/ml 45 min at RT in the dark Anti-rabbit HRP-linked IgG (H&L, Upstate Cell Signaling)
NOTE: derivatization after samples have adsorbed to the plate!
Human Plasma and LDL n.a. Anti-DNP (Dako) n.a. Modification of method [71]
Dilution n.a. Goat anti-rabbit IgG peroxidase conjugate (Sigma)
Human Plasma n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.1–0 5 nmol carbonyl groups fibrinogen/mg of plasma proteins [72]
Dilution n.a.
Human Plasma from women with preeclampsia and controls 45 min at RT Rabbit anti-DNP-KLH (Invitrogen) n.a. Significantly higher concentration in cases than in controls [73]
Dilution n.a. HRP-conjugated porcine anti-rabbit IgG (Dako A/S)
Human Plasma n.a. Biotinylated anti-DNP (Molecular Probes) n.a.
<11.5 nmol/ml up to >19.2 nmol/ml
[74]
4 mg/ml Streptavidin-biotinylated HRP-conjugate (Amersham)
Human K562 cell lysates (human chronic myelogenous leukemia) n.a. Rabbit anti-DNP IgG antiserum (Sigma) n.a. Relation to control [75]
1 mg/ml in lysis buffer with 1 mM BHT Monoclonal anti-rabbit peroxidase-conjugated IgG (Sigma)
Human Parenchymal lung tissue of current smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease n.a. Plate was pre-incubated with mouse anti-HSA before addition of samples n.a. 0.5–5 carbonyl residues/HSA molecule [76]
Dilution n.a. rabbit anti-DNP
Anti-rabbit HRP-conjugate
Human MRC-5-fibroblast cell lysates (fetal lung) n.a. Anti-DNP rabbit-IgG-antiserum (Sigma) n.a. ~1.5–3.2 nmol/mg [77]
4 mg/ml Monoclonal anti-rabbit-IgG-peroxidase conjugated (Sigma)
Mouse Brain, liver, heart and spleen homogenates from 6-week-old male DDY mice 10 mM DNPH (in 2 M HCl) n.a. n.a. Relation to control [78]
1 mg/ml For 1 h at RT
Ratio n.a.
Mouse Heart tissue homogenate of SAMP8 mice n.a. Rabbit anti-DNP IgG-antiserum (Sigma Aldrich) n.a. 664±37 nmol/g (high-polyphenol diet) and 958±70 (low-polyphenol diet) nmol/g [79]
Dilution n.a. Monoclonal anti-rabbit IgG peroxidase conjugate (Sigma Aldrich)
Mouse Mesenchymal stem cells derived from adipose tissue of C57/Black6 mice n.a. n.a. n.a. 4–32 Carbonyls/mg protein [80]
Dilution n.a.
Mouse Brain homogenate from ApoD-knockout mice n.a. Biotinylated anti-DNP (Molecular Probes) n.a. Relation to control [81]
Dilution n.a. Streptavidin-biotinylated HRP (Amersham)
Mouse Isolated mitochondria from livers of Bcs1lG/G mice Concentration and ratio n.a. Anti-DNP (Invitrogen) n.a. 1.09±0.36 relative amount [82]
Dilution n.a. 45 min at RT Swine anti-rabbit IgG-HRP (Dako A/S)
Mouse Retinal pigmented epithelial cell lysates 10 mM DNPH (in 6 M guanidine–HCl, 0.5 M potassium phosphate, pH 2.5) Polyclonal rabbit anti-DNP (Molecular Probes) MaxiSorp (Nunc) 0.6–1.2 nmol [83]
4 mg/ml Ratio (1:4) HRP-conjugate (Amersham)
45 min at RT
Mouse RAW264.7 murine macrophage-like cells Kit from Cell Biolabs Kit from Cell Biolabs Kit from Cell Biolabs Results not significant [84]
Dilution n.a.
Mouse HT22 cell lysates4 mg/ml in lysis buffer with 1 mM BHT n.a. Rabbit anti-DNP IgG antiserum (Sigma) n.a. 6.5–9.0 pmol/mg [85]
Monoclonal peroxidase-conjugated anti-rabbit IgG (Sigma)
Rat Ileal mucosa of salmonella infected rats n.a. Biotinylated anti-DNP (Molecular Probes), streptavidin-biotinylated HRP (Amersham) MaxiSorp (Nunc) 0.1–0.2 nmol/mg [86]
4 mg/ml
n.a. Ferritin (10 mM in 6 M guanidine HCl, 0.5 M potassium phosphate, pH 2.5) Biotinylated anti-DNP MaxiSorp(Nunc) 0.55–1.0 nmol/mg [87]
Dilution n.a. Ratio (1:3) Anti-rabbit-IgG-peroxidase (γ-chain specific)
45 min at RT