Urinary gonadotropin measurements by enhanced luminometric assays (LIA) for the evaluation of pubertal development.
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab
; 34(7): 859-866, 2021 Jul 27.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Determination of LH in urine has proved to be a reliable method for evaluation of pubertal development. The human LH assay based on time-resolved immunofluorometric (IFMA) technology (AutoDELFIA, PerkinElmer, Wallac) has been found to be suitable for this purpose thanks to its high sensitivity but other assays have not been evaluated. We have analyzed our data obtained by another potentially sensitive detection technique, enhanced luminometric assay (LIA) with the objective of finding a viable alternative to IFMA since these may not be available in the future.METHODS:
LIA was used to measure LH and FSH in serum and urine samples from 100 healthy subjects of each Tanner stage and both genders, whose pubertal development has been determined.RESULTS:
Urinary gonodotropin concentrations measured by LIA correlated well with Tanner stage [(r=0.93 for girls, r=0.81 for boys; p<0.01 for LH) and (r=0.81 for girls, r=0.73 for boys; p<0.01 for FSH)]. LIA determinations revealed the increase in U-LH concentrations during the transition from Tanner stage 1-2 in both girls and boys (p<0.001), whereas U-FSH and S-LH were able to detect the increase from Tanner stage 1-2 only in boys or girls, respectively (both p<0.001).CONCLUSIONS:
Measurement of urinary gonadotropin concentrations by LIA may be useful for the evaluation of overall pubertal development and also in the detection of transition from prepuberty to puberty.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Hormônio Luteinizante
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Puberdade
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Hormônio Foliculoestimulante
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Medições Luminescentes
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab
Assunto da revista:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Finlândia
País de publicação:
ALEMANHA
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ALEMANIA
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DE
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DEUSTCHLAND
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GERMANY