Naslov
Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay for Determing Cortisol in Saliva

Autori
Zvonar, Kristina ; Lauc, Gordan ; Flögel, Mirna

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Book of Abstracts / Flögel, M. i sur - Zagreb : Hrvatsko biokemijsko društvo, 2000, 120-120

Skup
HB2000, Silver Jubilee Meeting of the Croatian Biochemical Society

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 13.10.2000. - 15.10.2000

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Domaća recenzija

Ključne riječi
PTSD; Saliva; Cortisol; ELISA

Sažetak
Cortisol is one of the main hormonal regulators of the stress response. In saliva cortisol is traditionally analyzed by radioimmunoassays (RIA). The use of radioisotopes, hazardous solvents and expensive scintillation counters is sometimes not desirable, thus there was a need to develop equally sensitive, yet low-cost, high throughput and safe method. Here we describe an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for indirect assay of cortisol in saliva. In the assay, an immobilized anti-cortisol antibody is used to capture cortisol in the sample. Using competition with biotin-labeled cortisol (tracer) and streptavidin/alkaline-phosphatase detection system we were able to accurately measure cortisol at levels normally found in saliva (1- 30 nmol/l) with acceptable inter- and intra-assay coefficients of variation (6,96% and 2,67%). Using this method we have analyzed circadian variations of cortisol in patients diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), active professional soldiers and control individuals. Interestingly, though PTSD is considered to be a single disorder, we found that PTSD patients separate into two well characterized groups, one with significantly smaller and one with significantly increased circadian variations of cortisol.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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