1983 Volume 31 Issue 10 Pages 3752-3754
A radioimmunoassay (RIA) for prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) based on the use of commercial PGF2α antiserum is described. PGE was extracted from human urine and separated by silicic acid column chromatography, then PGE was converted to PGF by the use of sodium borohydride (NaBH4), and the formed PGF2α was determined radioimmunologically with commercial PGF2α antiserum. There was a good correlation (y=0.841x+0.518, r=0.912) between added standard PGE2 and measured PGE2 levels in human urine. Moreover, a good correlation (y=1.46x+0.569, r=0.952) was also found between the PGE2 levels in the urine obtained by means of the bioassay previously reported and those obtained by the proposed method. Therefore, this method has high accuracy and good reproducibility. Furthermore, it is also an advantage that radioimmunological assays of PGF2α and PGE2 in biological samples can be performed separately with only one antiserum by this method.