Development and validation of a sensitive enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for blood plasma cortisol in female cattle,buffaloes, and goats |
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| Authors: | R Yadav K Mohan V Kumar M Sarkar K Nitu HHD Meyer BS Prakash |
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| Institution: | 1. Dairy Cattle Physiology Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal-132001, India;2. Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, FMS, EWMSC, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago;3. Physiology and Climatology Division, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, India;4. Institut Füer Physiologie, Freising–Weihenstephan, Germany |
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| Abstract: | A highly sensitive enzyme immunoassay (EIA) that used the second antibody coating technique and the cortisol-horseradish peroxidase conjugate as a label for determination of free and total cortisol in blood plasma of dairy animals (cows, buffaloes, and goats) was developed. For biological validation of the EIA, blood samples were collected from the animals at 48 and 24 h before and 0, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, and 132 h after dexamethasone administration. The EIA was performed directly with 20 μL of fresh plasma (for free cortisol) and also with 20 μL of heat-treated plasma (for total cortisol) after 1:5 dilutions with PBS. Cortisol standards ranging from 0.39 to 200 pg/well/20 μL were used, and the sensitivity of the EIA procedure was found to be 0.39 pg/well/20 μL, which corresponded to 0.02 ng/mL. In comparison with RIA the EIA was at least 4 times more sensitive and required 5 times less cortisol antiserum. In female cattle, buffaloes, and goats, the total, free, and bound plasma cortisol before dexamethasone administration was significantly (P < 0.05) higher than the total, free, and bound cortisol after dexamethasone administration. It can be concluded from these studies that the direct, sensitive EIA validated for estimating the free and total cortisol concentrations was sufficiently reliable and quick for studying the dynamics of cortisol distribution in blood plasma of dairy animals. |
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| Keywords: | Cortisol Enzyme immunoassay Plasma Cow Buffalo Goat |
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