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Development of a Radioimmunoassay for Gastrin
A. Crane Charters, MD;
William D. Odell, MD;
Warren D. Davidson, MD;
James C. Thompson, MD
AMA Arch Surg. 1969;99(3):361-364.
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Early studies on the physiology of gastrin were dependent upon the observed secretory response, but direct measurement has been made possible by the recent development of a radioimmunoassay by McGuigan.1 Because gastrin has functional and structural similarities with pancreozymin-cholecystokinin (PZ-CCK), with synthetic pentagastrin, and with caerulein,2 it is desirable that an assay be highly specific for gastrin. In this report we describe the development of a specific radioimmunoassay in which the antibodies were made with unconjugated gastrin used as an antigen. The antibodies have proved to be specific for gastrin and show only minimal cross-reaction with related substances. Gastrin has been measured in antral extracts and the serum and tumor extracts of patients with the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.
Materials and Methods
Antibodies were prepared by immunizing with hog gastrin and synthetic human gastrin 1. The hog gastrin was prepared in this laboratory by the method of Gregory and Tracy.
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Author Affiliations
Los Angeles
From the departments of surgery (Drs. Charters and Thompson) and medicine (Drs. Odell and Davidson), Harbor General Hospital, Torrance, Calif, and the UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
Footnotes
Submitted for publication Feb 26, 1969.
Reprint requests to Harbor General Hospital, 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, Calif 90509 (Dr. Charters).
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