Effects of freezer storage time on levels of complement biomarkers

Morgan, Angharad, O'Hagan, Caroline, Touchard, Samuel, Lovestone, Simon and Morgan, Bryan Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4075-7676 2017. Effects of freezer storage time on levels of complement biomarkers. BMC Research Notes 10 (1) , 559. 10.1186/s13104-017-2885-1

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Abstract

There is uncertainty regarding how stable complement analytes are during long-term storage at – 80 °C. As part of our work program we have measured 17 complement biomarkers (C1q, C1 inhibitor, C3, C3a, iC3b, C4, C5, C9, FB, FD, FH, FI, TCC, Bb, sCR1, sCR2, Clusterin) and the benchmark inflammatory marker C-reactive protein (CRP) in a large set of plasma samples (n = 720) that had been collected, processed and subsequently stored at – 80 °C over a period of 6.6–10.6 years, prior to laboratory analysis. The biomarkers were measured using solid-phase enzyme immunoassays with a combination of multiplex assays using the MesoScale Discovery Platform and single-plex enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs). As part of a post hoc analysis of extrinsic factors (co-variables) affecting the analyses we investigated the impact of freezer storage time on the values obtained for each complement analyte. Results With the exception of five analytes (C4, C9, sCR2, clusterin and CRP), storage time was significantly correlated with measured plasma concentrations. For ten analytes: C3, FI, FB, FD, C5, sCR1, C3a, iC3b, Bb and TCC, storage time was positively correlated with concentration and for three analytes: FH, C1q, and C1 inhibitor, storage time was negatively correlated with concentration. Conclusions The results suggest that information on storage time should be regarded as an important co-variable and taken into consideration when analysing data to look for associations of complement biomarker levels and disease or other outcomes.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Publisher:	BioMed Central
ISSN:	1756-0500
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	7 November 2017
Date of Acceptance:	31 October 2017
Last Modified:	05 May 2023 20:56
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/106285

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