Kitsize | 12x8 |
Method | ELISA |
Incubationtime | 1x60min,1x30min,1x20min,1x15-20min |
Standardrange | 10-1000ng/mL |
Specimen/Volumes | Urine |
Substrate/isotope | TMB450nm |
RegulatoryStatus: | EU:CE |
TheonlycommerciallyavailableELISAassay
IBLInternationalprovidesareliableandfastimmunoassayforthedeterminationofthemainmetaboliteofhistamine,1-methylhistamine(N-methylhistamine),invariousBIOLOGicalfluids.
Extensiveresearchhasshownthathistamine[2-(4-imidazolyl)-ethylamine]istheprinciplemediatorofmultiplebiologicalprocessesincludingneuromodulation,inflammation,gastricacidsecretionandtheregulationofimmunefunction.Itismainlystoredinthemetachromaticgranulaofmastcellsandthebasophilicleukocytes,andreleaseduponstimulation.
HistamineispredominantlymetabolizedviaN-methytransfereseto1-methylhistamine,whichisfurtherprocessedtoN-methylimidazoleaceticacid,whiletheremainderismetabolizedbydiamineoxidasetoimidazoleaceticacid(Fig.1).Theurinary1-methylhistaminelevelcorrelateswellwiththehistaminelevelsinplasmaandurine(1,2),andismorestablethanhistamineinplasma.
Thedeterminationofurinary1-methylhistaminefindsitapplicationprimarilyinthediagnosisandmonitoringofmast-celldisorders,includingmastocytosis,anaphylaxis,andotherseveresystemicallergicreactions.
Uniquefeatures
- TheonlycommerciallyavailableELISA
- Sensitivity:urine:2.5ng/mL,plasmaandcellculture:0.13ng/mL
- CalibratedtoLC-MS/MS(Fig.2)
- Totalassaytimeisonly2hours
- Alsoapplicableforplasmaandcellculturesamples
Literature
1.HermannK.etal.Measurementandcharacterizationofhistamineandmethylhistamineinhumanurineunderhistamine-richandhistamine-poordiets.IntArchAllergyImmunol.1993;101(1):13-9.
2.BelicA.etal.Interdependenceofhistamineandmethylhistaminekinetics:modellingandsimulationapproach.ComputBiolMed.1999Nov;29(6):361-75.
3.MaintzL.etal.Histamineandhistamineintolerance.AmJClinNutr2007;85:1185–96.