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Table 1 Summary of technical performance of four neo-epitope specific immunoassays

From: Suppression of MMP activity in bovine cartilage explants cultures has little if any effect on the release of aggrecanase-derived aggrecan fragments

Parameter

NITEGE373

G1-NITEGE373

374ARGSV

374ARGSV-G2

Measuring range (ng/ml)

12.3 - 1000

120 - 4000

0.4 - 20

16.5 - 1000

Lower detection limit (ng/ml)

4.1

40.1

0.1

5.5

Intraassay variation (CV, %)

4.2 - 9.6

4.0 - 6.0

7.4 - 11.2

2.0 - 3.5

Interassay variation (CV, %)

7.1 - 13.2

7.5 - 13.4

9.9 - 12.4

8.9 - 10.3

Dilution recovery (mean; range,%)

103.6;

88.9 - 118.2

106.6;

94.6 - 119.2

101.4;

89.3 - 117.1

93.4;

82.7 - 103.5

Specificity (%)

PLPRNITEGE; 100

PLPRNITEGEAR; <0.1

ARGSVILTVK; <0.1

 

ARGSVILTVK; 100

GEARGSVILTVK; <0.1

PLPRNITEGE; <0.1