Abstract
We describe a non-radioisotopic automated immunoassay for serum digoxin in the therapeutic range at 50 samples per hour by use of the particle-counting immunoassay technique and a special reagent, rheumatoid factor. Digoxin is determined by evaluating its inhibitory activity on the agglutination of digoxin-coated latex particles. The agglutinating system consists of the anti-digoxin IgG mixed with rheumatoid factor. This anti-IgG autoantibody reacts with IgG when they are aggregated or bound to a surface. Interference by serum proteins was prevented by pepsin digestion at 37 degrees C. Correlation with radioimmunoassay was r = 0.94 for 109 samples with concentrations between 0 and 5.7 micrograms/L. Analytical recovery overall averaged 102%. Within-assay precision (CV) ranged from 12.5% at 0.96 micrograms/L to 4.4% at 2.97 micrograms/L; between-assay precision varied from 8.4% at 0.75 micrograms/L to 5.8% at 2.92 micrograms/L.
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