Chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay for measuring leptin

Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2011;75(4):752-6. doi: 10.1271/bbb.100885. Epub 2011 Apr 22.

Abstract

Leptin is one of the representative adipocyte-derived protein hormones. Measuring the serum leptin concentration gives an important index for preventing and treating diabetes mellitus and other diseases. We constructed in this study a chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay (CLEIA) for measuring leptin by using the anti-leptin polyclonal antibody and alkaline phosphatase (ALP). The method applies the IgG-conjugated ferrite particle to capture leptin in a sample and the ALP-conjugated Fab fragment to detect the captured leptin. We tested Block ace, CE510, and bovine serum albumin (BSA) for their abilities to block non-specific binding of ALP-conjugated anti-leptin Fab to the ferrite particle and found BSA to be the most effective. The measurable range with this ELISA for leptin was 0.1-1.0 pg/mL of leptin and the detection limit (blank+2SD) was 0.1 pg/mL of leptin. These results demonstrate sufficient sensitivity with our system to measure the serum leptin concentration and its clinical usefulness. The results also suggest that a sensitive enzyme immunoassay can be constructed by using only one polyclonal antibody.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Chemical Analysis / methods*
  • Calibration
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques / methods*
  • Indicators and Reagents / chemistry
  • Leptin / blood*
  • Leptin / immunology
  • Luminescent Measurements / methods*
  • Male

Substances

  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Leptin