Related Articles An inter-laboratory study on the variability in measured concentrations of 17?-estradiol, testosterone and 11-ketotestosterone in white sucker: Implications and recommendations.
Environ Toxicol Chem. 2013 Dec 24;
Authors: Feswick A, Ankley GT, Denslow N, Ellestad LE, Fuzzen M, Jensen KM, Kroll K, Lister A, Maclatchy DL, McMaster ME, Orlando EF, Servos MR, Tetreault GR, Van Den Heuvel MR, Munkittrick KR
Abstract
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are exogenous substances that can impact the reproduction of fish, potentially by altering circulating concentrations of 17?-estradiol (E2 ), testosterone (T) and 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT). Common methods to measure steroids in plasma samples include radioimmunoassays (RIAs) and enzyme-linked immunosorbant assays (ELISAs). This paper examines variability in E2 , T and 11-KT across eight laboratories measuring reference and pulp mill effluent-exposed white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) plasma. We examine the contribution of assay type (RIA vs ELISA), standardized hormone extraction, location of values on the standard curve (upper and lower limits), and other variables on the ability to distinguish hormone levels between reference and exposed fish, and the impact of these variables on quantitation of hormones in different laboratories. Of the eight participating laboratories, seven out of eight and seven out of seven identified differences between sites for female E2 and female T, respectively, and seven out of seven and four out of five identified no differences between male T and male 11-KT, although the ng/ml concentration of steroids measured across laboratories varied by a factor of 10-, 6-, 14- and 10-fold, respectively. Within laboratory intra-assay variability was generally acceptable and below 15%. Factors contributing to inter-laboratory variability included calculation errors, assay type, and methodology. Based on the inter-laboratory variability detected, we provide guidelines and recommendations to improve accuracy and precision of steroid measurements in fish ecotoxicology studies. Environ Toxicol Chem © 2013 SETAC.
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Environ Toxicol Chem. 2013 Dec 24;
Authors: Feswick A, Ankley GT, Denslow N, Ellestad LE, Fuzzen M, Jensen KM, Kroll K, Lister A, Maclatchy DL, McMaster ME, Orlando EF, Servos MR, Tetreault GR, Van Den Heuvel MR, Munkittrick KR
Abstract
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are exogenous substances that can impact the reproduction of fish, potentially by altering circulating concentrations of 17?-estradiol (E2 ), testosterone (T) and 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT). Common methods to measure steroids in plasma samples include radioimmunoassays (RIAs) and enzyme-linked immunosorbant assays (ELISAs). This paper examines variability in E2 , T and 11-KT across eight laboratories measuring reference and pulp mill effluent-exposed white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) plasma. We examine the contribution of assay type (RIA vs ELISA), standardized hormone extraction, location of values on the standard curve (upper and lower limits), and other variables on the ability to distinguish hormone levels between reference and exposed fish, and the impact of these variables on quantitation of hormones in different laboratories. Of the eight participating laboratories, seven out of eight and seven out of seven identified differences between sites for female E2 and female T, respectively, and seven out of seven and four out of five identified no differences between male T and male 11-KT, although the ng/ml concentration of steroids measured across laboratories varied by a factor of 10-, 6-, 14- and 10-fold, respectively. Within laboratory intra-assay variability was generally acceptable and below 15%. Factors contributing to inter-laboratory variability included calculation errors, assay type, and methodology. Based on the inter-laboratory variability detected, we provide guidelines and recommendations to improve accuracy and precision of steroid measurements in fish ecotoxicology studies. Environ Toxicol Chem © 2013 SETAC.
PMID: 24375479 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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