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  • Title: Atrial natriuretic factor in human plasma.
    Author: Gutkowska J, Bonan R, Roy D, Bourassa M, Garcia R, Thibault G, Genest J, Cantin M.
    Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun; 1986 Aug 29; 139(1):287-95. PubMed ID: 2945552.
    Abstract:
    A reproducible and sensitive radioimmunoassay (RIA) was developed to measure ANF in human plasma. Immunoreactive ANF was extracted from plasma with Sep-Pak cartridges, using 0.2% ammonium acetate (pH 4) with acetonitrile. The sensitivity of the assay was 3.9 pg/ml. The coefficient of variance for inter-assay and intra-assay was 16.8% and 6.8%, respectively. In normal healthy subjects (n = 67), ANF content was 11.9 +/- 1.3 pg/ml (mean +/- SEM). Significantly-higher ANF concentrations were found in proximal coronary sinus blood, being 6 to 37 times greater than in the peripheral circulation. Comparison of the prior extraction method with direct RIA revealed a good correlation (r = 91) in samples containing higher than 100 pg/ml ANF. No correlation was observed with lower values. The elution profiles of reverse-phase HPLC of peripheral and coronary sinus plasma extracts were similar but somewhat complex, with the main immunoreactive peak corresponding to a low-molecular-weight peptide.
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