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Abstract
An improved method for the bioassay of ACTH has been developed using short-term culture of adrenal cell suspensions derived from intact rats. Six separate pools of adrenals were used and cells derived from the same pool were compared after acute dispersion and overnight culture. The ED50, defined as the concentration of ACTH required to produce half maximal steroidogenesis, for cultured cells was 35.4+/-2 pg/ml compared to 240+/-60 pg/ml for cells used immediately after dispersion. The minimum concentrations of ACTH necessary to produce a response significantly above basal levels were 0.98+/-.10 pg/ml and 12.1+/-3 pg/ml respectively. Response characteristics of the cultured cells were highly reproducible. The incubation volume employed in this study was 0.25 ml, so the ED50 expressed as dose of ACTH per tube was actually 8.8 pg for the cultured cells. Such sensitivity provides requisite methodology for the measurement of ACTH under varying physiological conditions.
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