Absolute quantitative autoradiography of low concentrations of [125I]-labeled proteins in arterial tissue
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Absolute quantitative autoradiography of low concentrations of [125I]-labeled proteins in arterial tissue
Abstract
We developed a method for absolute quantitative autoradiographic measurement of very low concentrations of [125I]-labeled proteins in arterial tissue using Kodak NTB-2 nuclear emulsion. A precise linear relationship between measured silver grain density and isotope concentration was obtained with uniformly labeled standard sources composed of epoxy-embedded gelatin containing glutaraldehyde-fixed [125I]-albumin. For up to 308-day exposures of 1 micron-thick tissue sections, background grain densities ranged from about two to eight grains/1000 micron 2, and the technique was sensitive to as little as about one grain/1000 micron 2 above background, which correspond to a radioactivity concentration of about 2 x 10(4) cpm/ml. A detailed statistical analysis of variability was performed and the sum of all sources of variation quantified. The half distance for spatial resolution was 1.7 micron. Both visual and automated techniques were employed for quantitative grain density analysis. The method was illustrated by measurement of in vivo transmural [125I]-low-density lipoprotein [( 125I]-LDL) concentration profiles in de-endothelialized rabbit thoracic aortic wall.
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