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Immunoassay with chromatographic medium and labelled reagent
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Inventors: Edwards, John C.; Allen, Gerald J.; Martin, John K.; Summers, Malcolm R.;
Assignee: Amersham International plc. (Buckinghamshire, GB2)
Primary Examiner: Marantz; Sidney
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack
A method of performing an assay for an analyte comprises providing a chromatographic medium, preferably in sheet form, forming a reaction mixture containing a labelled reagent present partly in a form which is mobile on the medium and partly in a form which is immobile, the proportions of the two forms being related to the analyte concentration, applying the mixture to a spot on the chromatographic medium, optionally applying a solvent to cause the mobile form of the labelled reagent to migrate from the spot, and measuring the label intensity remaining at the spot. The method provides a convenient way of performing immunoassays, 2-site immunometric assays, and agglutination assays. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION We claim: 1.
A method of performing an immunoassay for an analyte in a sample, which method comprises providing a chromatographic medium, forming a reaction mixture containing a specific binder for the analyte and a labelled reagent partly in a form which is mobile on said medium and partly in the form of a labelled analyte/specific binder reaction product insolubilized so as to be immobile on said medium, the proportions of the two forms being determined by the amount of the analyte in the sample, applying the reaction mixture to a spot on the chromatographic medium, causing the mobile form of the labelled reagent to migrate from the spot, and thereafter observing one or both of the mobile and immobile, insolublized forms of the labelled reagent.
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The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the chromatographic medium is in sheet form, with the reaction mixture being applied to a spot on the sheet and the mobile form of the labelled reagent being caused to migrate radially from the spot.
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The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein migration is assisted by subsequent application to the spot of a solvent which causes mobile species, but not immobile species, to migrate through the chromatography medium.
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The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the solvent is an aqueous liquid.
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The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reaction mixture is formed by causing the analyte in the sample, and a labelled version of the analyte, to compete for reaction with a limited amount of a specific binder for the analyte, the analyte/specific binder complex being rendered insoluble.
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The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the analyte/specific binder complex is rendered insoluble by reaction of the specific binder with its antibody, said reaction being effected before, during or after incubation with the analyte and labelled analyte.
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The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reaction mixture is formed by causing the analyte in the sample to bind to an excess of an immobilised specific binder and a labelled specific binder for the analyte is caused to bind to vacant binding sites of the analyte
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