Calbiotech Intact PTH [Parathyroid Hormone] ELISA

SUMMARY AND EXPLANATION 
PTH (Parathyroid hormone) is biosynthesized in the parathyroid gland as a pre-proparathyroid hormone, a large molecular precursor consisting of 115 amino acids. After two intra-cellular proteolytic cleavage steps, the parathyroid gland secretes the final active form consisting of an 84 amino acid peptide. In healthy individuals, regulation of parathyroid hormone secretion normally occurs via a negative feedback action of serum calcium on the parathyroid glands. Intact PTH is biologically active and clears very rapidly from the circulation with a half-life of less than four minutes. Intact PTH assays are important for the differentiation of primary hyperparathyroidism from other (non-parathyroid-mediated) forms of hypercalcemia, such as malignancy, sarcodosis and thyrotoxicosis. The measurement of parathyroid hormone is the most specific way of making the Diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism. In the presence of hypercalcemia, an elevated level of parathyroid hormone virtually establishes the diagnosis. In over 90% of patents with primary hyperparathyroidism, the parathyroid hormone will be elevated. The most common other cause of hypercalcemia, namely hypercalcemia of malignancy, is associated with suppressed levels parathyroid hormone or PTH levels within the normal range. PTH values are typically undetectable in hypocalcemia due to total hypoparathyroidism, but are found within the normal range in hypocalcemia due to partial loss or inhibition of parathyroid function.

PRINCIPLE OF THE TEST 
The Calbiotech Inc., Intact PTH Immunoassay is an adapted two-site sandwich ELISA. In this assay, standards and patient samples are simultaneously incubated with the enzyme labeled detection antibody and a biotin coupled capture antibody in a streptavidin-coated microplate well. At the end of the assay incubation, the microwell is washed to remove unbound components and the enzyme bound to the solid phase is incubated with the substrate, tetramethylbenzidine (TMB). An acidic stopping solution is then added to stop the reaction and converts the color to yellow. The intensity of the yellow color is directly proportional to the concentration of intact PTH in the sample. Standards are used to generate a dose response curve of absorbance unit vs. concentration. Concentrations of intact PTH present in the controls and patient samples are determined directly from this curve.

STORAGE AND STABILITY 
1. Store the kit at 2-8 C 
2. Keep microwells sealed in a dry bag with desiccants. 
3. The reagents are stable until expiration of the kit. 
4. Do not expose reagents to heat, sun, or strong light.