Long-term stability of international standards for thromboplastin stored at-20°C,-70°C, and-150°C
Long-term stability of international standards for thromboplastin stored at-20°C,-70°C, and-150°C
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DOI:
10.1016/j.thromres.2015.04.033
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发表时间:
2015-07-01
影响因子:
7.5
通讯作者:
Hubbard, A. R.
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van den Besselaar, A. M. H. P.;Abdoel, C. F.;Hubbard, A. R.
Background: Long-term stability is an essential requirement for all international biological standards. The main stocks of the current international standards for thromboplastin, i.e. RBT/05 (rabbit brain thromboplastin) and rTF/09 (recombinant human tissue factor), are stored at -20 degrees C. The aim of the present study is to assess the long-term stability of the international sensitivity index (ISI) for RBT/05 and rTF/09.Methods: Part of the main stocks of RBT/05 and rTF/09 were stored at -70 degrees C and -150 degrees C, up to 38 months. At various time points samples were taken from the materials stored at -20 degrees C, -70 degrees C, and -150 degrees C. The samples were reconstituted and analysed in the prothrombin time (PT) test using plasma samples derived from healthy subjects and patients treated with vitamin K-antagonists (VKA). The PT's obtained with the standards stored at -20 degrees C were compared to the PT's obtained with the standards stored at -70 degrees C and at -150 degrees C. The PT's were used to calculate relative ISI values by means of orthogonal regression.Results: There were no important differences between the ISI values for the materials stored at -20 degrees C, -70 degrees C, and -150 degrees C. There was no significant trend with storage time.Conclusion: The ISI values for the international standards RBT/05 and rTF/09 appear to be stable at storage temperatures of -20 degrees C, -70 degrees C, and -150 degrees C. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.