Evaluation of iron status in anemic patients with rheumatoid arthritis using an automated immunoturbidimetric assay for transferrin receptor. 2000

K Punnonen, and O Kaipiainen-Seppänen, and L Riittinen, and T Tuomisto, and T Hongisto, and L Penttilä
Department of Clinical Chemistry, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland. kari.punnonen@kuh.fi

We have evaluated a newly introduced immunoturbidimetric transferrin receptor assay (IdeA TfR-IT, Orion Diagnostica, Finland) in healthy subjects and in a study population consisting of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile chronic arthritis. The IdeA TfR-IT assay was found to provide reproducible results which were in good agreement with the ELISA assays from Orion Diagnostica (IDeA-ELISA, correlation R2=0.8, n=102) and R&D systems (Quantikine TfR ELISA assay, correlation R2=0.95, n=39). The analysis of the patient samples suggested that, on the basis of serum transferrin receptor and ferritin concentrations, in approximately one third of patients with rheumatoid arthritis anemia is due to the depletion of iron stores. Apparently, in all patients with rheumatoid arthritis iron deficiency must be considered as a potential cause of the anemia. Now, that assays which are suitable for automated analyzers have become available for the measurement of serum transferrin receptor, this analyte has the potential to become a part of the routine evaluation of iron status.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007501 Iron A metallic element with atomic symbol Fe, atomic number 26, and atomic weight 55.85. It is an essential constituent of HEMOGLOBINS; CYTOCHROMES; and IRON-BINDING PROTEINS. It plays a role in cellular redox reactions and in the transport of OXYGEN. Iron-56,Iron 56
D008297 Male Males
D009391 Nephelometry and Turbidimetry Chemical analysis based on the phenomenon whereby light, passing through a medium with dispersed particles of a different refractive index from that of the medium, is attenuated in intensity by scattering. In turbidimetry, the intensity of light transmitted through the medium, the unscattered light, is measured. In nephelometry, the intensity of the scattered light is measured, usually, but not necessarily, at right angles to the incident light beam. Turbidimetry,Nephelometry,Turbidimetry and Nephelometry
D011990 Receptors, Transferrin Membrane glycoproteins found in high concentrations on iron-utilizing cells. They specifically bind iron-bearing transferrin, are endocytosed with its ligand and then returned to the cell surface where transferrin without its iron is released. Transferrin Receptors,Transferrin Receptor,Receptor, Transferrin
D012016 Reference Values The range or frequency distribution of a measurement in a population (of organisms, organs or things) that has not been selected for the presence of disease or abnormality. Normal Range,Normal Values,Reference Ranges,Normal Ranges,Normal Value,Range, Normal,Range, Reference,Ranges, Normal,Ranges, Reference,Reference Range,Reference Value,Value, Normal,Value, Reference,Values, Normal,Values, Reference
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D004305 Dose-Response Relationship, Drug The relationship between the dose of an administered drug and the response of the organism to the drug. Dose Response Relationship, Drug,Dose-Response Relationships, Drug,Drug Dose-Response Relationship,Drug Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Drug Dose-Response,Relationships, Drug Dose-Response
D004797 Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay An immunoassay utilizing an antibody labeled with an enzyme marker such as horseradish peroxidase. While either the enzyme or the antibody is bound to an immunosorbent substrate, they both retain their biologic activity; the change in enzyme activity as a result of the enzyme-antibody-antigen reaction is proportional to the concentration of the antigen and can be measured spectrophotometrically or with the naked eye. Many variations of the method have been developed. ELISA,Assay, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent,Assays, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent,Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay,Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays,Immunosorbent Assay, Enzyme-Linked,Immunosorbent Assays, Enzyme-Linked

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