Korean J Allergy.  1997 Mar;17(1):58-66.

A comparison study of Pharmacia CAP system, fluoroallergosorbent test and radioimmunoassay for serum lgE and eosinophil cationic protein measurement

• Kim HO
• Kim CW
• Kim TY
• Yoon DH
• Lee HP

Abstract

Results from two in vitro assays, Pharmacia CAP system(CAP) and fluoroallergosorbent test(FAST), for detecting serum specific IgE to three allergens, mugwort, Derraatophagoides pteronyssinus, and eat epithelium, were compared with skin prick test(SPT) results in 53 atopie dermatitis patients with positive SPT and 25 non-atopic controls. Using SPT results as the reference standards, CAP achieved higher sensitivity than FAST in determination of three allergens. CAP for measuring total IgE and eosinophil cationic protein(ECP) was also compared with FAST and ECP radioimmunoassay(RIA), respectively. In comparison of two assays for total serum IgE, the values obtained with CAP were significantly higher than those with FAST. In comparison of CAP and RIA for measuring ECP, the values obrained with CAP were significantly higher than those with RIA and the differences between ECP values of two assays were significant in high ECP group(>8.3 micro gram/1). These results suggest that CAP is the preferred test and seems to be more appropriate method for detection of specific IgE and ECP in patients with allergic digeases.

MeSH Terms

Allergens
Artemisia
Dermatitis
Eosinophil Cationic Protein*
Eosinophils*
Epithelium
Humans
Immunoglobulin E
Radioimmunoassay*
Skin
Allergens
Eosinophil Cationic Protein
Immunoglobulin E