Background The automated immunochemical serum free light chains (FLC) assays, Freelite (a polyclonal antiserum) and N Latex FLC (a mixture of monoclonal antibodies), are not interchangeable, as they may provide different results on a same sample. This study was aimed to establish if the calibrators contain FLC oligomers, and if different reactivity against monomers and dimers contributes to the discrepancy. Methods Gel filtration chromatography fractions of the calibrators were subjected to a Western blot (WB) and analyzed by each reagent. The procedure was repeated after pretreating the N Latex FLC calibrator with the reducing agent dithiothreitol (DTT). Results Both calibrators contain FLC dimers and monomers. Both reagents detect (with different sensitivity) FLC kappa monomers and dimers; instead, Freelite detects only FLC lambda dimers, while N Latex FLC detects only FLC monomers. After DTT treatment, only the N Latex lambda still detects FLC with reduced protein thiols, while the reactivity of all other reagents is abolished. Conclusions Due to their different reactivity against FLC monomers and oligomers, the Freelite and N Latex FLC are calibrated against different components of their own calibrators, making the two reagents not equivalent. The redox status of FLC determines the immunoreactivity not only of FLC dimers, but also of the monomers.
Different immunoreactivity of monomers and dimers makes automated free light chains assays not equivalent.
Caponi, Laura
Primo
;Paolicchi, AldoPenultimo
;Franzini, MariaUltimo
2019-01-01
Abstract
Background The automated immunochemical serum free light chains (FLC) assays, Freelite (a polyclonal antiserum) and N Latex FLC (a mixture of monoclonal antibodies), are not interchangeable, as they may provide different results on a same sample. This study was aimed to establish if the calibrators contain FLC oligomers, and if different reactivity against monomers and dimers contributes to the discrepancy. Methods Gel filtration chromatography fractions of the calibrators were subjected to a Western blot (WB) and analyzed by each reagent. The procedure was repeated after pretreating the N Latex FLC calibrator with the reducing agent dithiothreitol (DTT). Results Both calibrators contain FLC dimers and monomers. Both reagents detect (with different sensitivity) FLC kappa monomers and dimers; instead, Freelite detects only FLC lambda dimers, while N Latex FLC detects only FLC monomers. After DTT treatment, only the N Latex lambda still detects FLC with reduced protein thiols, while the reactivity of all other reagents is abolished. Conclusions Due to their different reactivity against FLC monomers and oligomers, the Freelite and N Latex FLC are calibrated against different components of their own calibrators, making the two reagents not equivalent. The redox status of FLC determines the immunoreactivity not only of FLC dimers, but also of the monomers.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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