Comparisons between commercial salivary testosterone enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits
2017 (English)In: Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, ISSN 0036-5513, E-ISSN 1502-7686, Vol. 77, no 8, p. 582-586Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Introduction: Measuring testosterone concentrations is of interest both in clinical situations and for research, the latter expanding rapidly during recent years. An increased demand for convenient methods has prompted a number of companies to develop enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits to measure testosterone concentrations in saliva. However, the inter-comparability of kits from different manufacturers have yet to be determined. Aim of study: The aim of this study was to compare commercially available ELISA kits from four different manufacturers (Salimetrics, IBL, DRG and Demeditec). Methods: Saliva was collected from 50 participants (25 men and 25 women). Each sample was analysed by the four ELISA kits. Results: The correlations between the ELISA kits from Demeditec, DRG and Salimetrics were moderate to high with r-values amp;gt;.77; however, proportional errors between the methods calls for caution. The ELISA kit from IBL malfunctioned and no results from this kit was obtained. Conclusions: Results from studies using the ELISA kits from Demeditec, DRG and Salimetrics are generally comparable; however, translation using the formulae presented in the current study could increase the accuracy of these comparisons.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD , 2017. Vol. 77, no 8, p. 582-586
Keywords [en]
Androgens; immunoassay; methods; saliva; testosterone
National Category
Biomedical Laboratory Science/Technology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-143753DOI: 10.1080/00365513.2017.1339231ISI: 000416756100004PubMedID: 28644096OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-143753DiVA, id: diva2:1166630
Note
Funding Agencies|Linkoping University; Ostergotland County; Orebro University; Region Orebro lan; Forskningskommitten; Swedish Research Council [SRC 2015-4870]
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