WO1999058974A1 - Procede et dispositif de test d'evaluation de la maturite cervicale a terme avec des isoformes de igfpb-1 fortement phosphorylees - Google Patents
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- the present invention is related to improved methods and test devices for assessing cervical ripeness at term, and for predicting susceptibility of delivery and/or determining the cause and origin of the minor amounts of IGFBP-1 present in cervical samples with immunoassays capable of differentiating phosphorylated and nonphosphorylated isoforms of insulin- like growth factor binding protein 1 (IGFBP-1) .
- the invention is also related to the use of specific binding substances capable of recognizing highly phosphorylated decidua-derived isoforms of IGFBP-1 different from amniotic fluid-derived phosphorylated isoforms for predicting the risk of preterm delivery and for properly timing the labor induction in preterm, term and postterm pregnancies.
- IGFBP-1 Insulin- like growth factor binding protein- 1
- placental protein-12 Insulin-like growth factor binding protein- 1
- the objective of the present invention is to provide a method and test device by the aid of which the problem, i.e. the uncertainty of the cause and origin of IGFBP-1 could be solved.
- the problem i.e. the uncertainty of the cause and origin of IGFBP-1 could be solved.
- amniotic fluid mostly contains nonphosphorylated and/or less phosphorylated IGFBP-1, whereas cervical ripeness and susceptibility of delivery should be diagnosed with methods and test devices assessing the presence of phosphorylated isoforms of IGFBP-1.
- FIG. 1 IGFBP-1 concentrations in ripe (Bishop scores > 6) and unripe (Bishop scores ⁇ 5) cervices and changes in cervical IGFBP-1 concentrations at 6-hour intervals after consecutive application of PGE2 gel in women with unripe cervix measured by immunoenzymometric assay 1 (monoclonal antibody 6305 as the solid phase) .
- the first cervical swab specimens were taken before the first cervical assessment.
- Horizontal lines denote medians with the end of each line denoting ripe cervix allowing amniotomy.
- Each square denotes treatment failure followed by a cesarean section.
- FIG. 2 IGFBP-1 concentrations in ripe (Bishop scores ⁇ 6) and unripe (Bishop scores ⁇ 5) cervices and changes in cervical IGFBP-1 concentrations at 6-hour intervals after consecutive application of PGE2 gel in women with unripe cervix measured by immunoenzymometric assay 2 (monoclonal antibody 6303 as the solid phase) .
- the first cervical swab specimens were taken before the first cervical assessment.
- Horizontal lines denote medians with the end of each line denoting ripe cervix allowing amniotomy.
- Each square denotes treatment failure followed by a cesarean section.
- Figure 3 Receiver operating characteristic curves: sensitivity (true-positive rate) and 100-specificity (false-positive rate) for various values of cervical IGFBP-1 concentrations ( ⁇ g/L) measured by two immunoenzymometric assays, assay 1 ( Figure 3a) and assay 2 ( Figure 3b) in predicting cervical maturity (Bishop scores >5) .
- the diagonal line represents the line of unity, i.e. the expected curve if there were no relation between the predictor and outcome.
- the term "susceptibility of delivery” is correlated to the ripeness of cervix and indicates that labor will soon start spontaneously or that it can be started artificially without causing undue and prolonged suffering and pains to the mother and child. Alternatively it means that delivery is imminent.
- the possibility to assess cervix ripeness can be used to predict a risk of preterm delivery.
- the assessment of cervical ripeness can be used for improved timing of e.g. artificial induction of labor.
- cervical ripeness or maturity means the natural maturing process preceeding delivery and which is assessed e.g. by palpation as Bishop scores.
- PROM means premature rupture of membranes.
- the premature rupture of membrane results in escape of amniotic fluid and the condition can be diagnosed by different means as described above including immunochemical test methods, which recognize the presence of elevated levels of IGFBP-1.
- essentially blood free cervical sample means that the cervical sample is visually blood free. Naturally, the essentially blood free condition can be determined with appropriate tests and determination methods, but there is no need for auxiliary tests to ensure essential freeness of blood.
- immunochemical test method includes any conventional or new quantitative, semiquantitative and or qualitative immunoassays, including such with detection based on enzyme markers, radioactive markers, fluorescent markers or visible particulate markers.
- the immunochemical tests can be performed as homogenous or heterogenous tests in liquid or dry state or combinations thereof.
- the tests include latex-agglutination-tests, immunochromatographic immunometric assays, ELISA, EIA, RIA, FIA, etc.
- immunochemical test method means rapid, one step-, no wash-, yes/no-, bedside or chair-side immunoassays, which do not require elaborate equipments and laboratory facilities.
- a higher proportion of less phophorylated IGFBP-1 is an indication that the IGFBP-1 originates from amniotic fluid (assay 1)
- a higher proportion of the highly phosphorylated IGFBP-1 than less phosphorylated IGFBP-1 indicates that the IGFBP-1 originates from cervix (assay 2) .
- IGFBP-1 means the major secretory protein of human decidua (Julkunen M et al . , FEBS Lett 1988; 236: 295-302; Rutanen E-M et al . , Endocrinology 1985; 116: 1304-9) and its concentration in the amniotic fluid is 100 to 1000 -fold higher than that in serum (Rutanen E-M et al . , Am J Obstet Gynecol 1982; 144 : 460-3) .
- IGFBP-1 exists in five electrophoretically and chromatographically distinct isoforms. IGFBP-1 is phosphorylated in serine residues (Ser 191 , Ser 11 ⁇ , Ser 1 ⁇ , containing 70%, 5% and 25% of incorporated phosphate when tested with 32 P-labelled IGFBP-1) . (Frost & Tseng, 266 (1991) , 18082-18088); Jones et al . , 268 (1993), 1125-1131. The phosphorylated isoforms also have greater affinity towards IGF.
- small amount of IGFBP-1 means the amounts of IGFBP-1 detectable in cervical secretion of women with intact membranes at term.
- the cervical IGFBP-1 concentration was ⁇ 50 ⁇ g/L in 63 of 64 samples.
- the values given are specific for the PROM TEST developed by Oy Medix Biochemica Ab for diagnosing PROM. The specific values for detecting limits should be determined individually for each test used.
- elevated level of IGFBP-1 means "high concentration level” of different IGFBP-1 :s found in the cervix sample containing amniotic fluid.
- binding substance means e.g. antibodies, receptors and/or ligands, but especially antibodies capable of recognizing the highly phosphorylated isoform of IGFBP-1 and differentiating them from antibodies specifically recognizing less phosphorylated or nonphosphorylated IGFBP-1.
- the most preferred binding substance is MAb 6303, which recognizes the highly phosphorylated isoform of IGFBP-1.
- the Mabs 6305 and 6303 which have been shown to recognize differentially different phosphoforms of IGFBP-1 (Westwood M et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1994; 79: 1735-41).
- Mab 6305 detects both nonphosphorylated and some phosphoforms of IGFBP-1, but fails to bind the highly phosphorylated isoform. Thus, Mab 6305 is used in the IEMA TEST, (Medix Biochemica) and in the PROM TEST (Medix Biochemica) designed for the diagnosis of ruptured fetal membranes (Rutanen ⁇ -M et al., Clin Chim Acta 1996; 253: 91-101).
- test device includes any test strips, dishes, test tubes, etc., which allow an immunoassay capable of assessing the presence or absence of phosphorylated isoforms of IGFBP-1 to be preformed thereon or therein.
- test kit means a package combination comprising one or more test devices for assessing phosphorylated isoforms of IGFBP-1 and optionally the nonphosphorylated isoform of IGFBP-1 either in the same or a separate test device as well as optional reagents, sampling devices as well as instructions .
- the phosphorylation status of IGFBP-1 in different body fluids and tissues is known to vary (Westwood M, J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1994; 79: 1735-41; Martina NA et al . , J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997; 82: 1874-1898.
- the nonphosphorylated isoform predominates, but the phosphorylated isoforms exist as well.
- Human decidual cells are known to secrete predominantly the phosphorylated isoform of IGFBP-1, 10
- IGFBP-1 phosphorylation degree
- the present inventors performed a study designed to clarify the origin of IGFBP-1 in cervical secretion in women with apparently intact membranes and to examine whether IGFBP-1 in cervical secretion reflects cervical ripeness in order to evaluate whether the assessment of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) in cervical secretion could serve in prediction of cervical ripeness.
- IGFBP-1 insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1
- nonphosphorylated IGFBP-1 is the predominant isoform in decidua and maternal serum. However, in the late stages of gestation it is primarily the most highly phosphorylated form that is present, as in non-pregnant serum. As gestation progresses all of the phosphorylated isoforms are observed in decidua, and all but the most phosphorylated form can be detected in amniotic fluid. Antibody that recognizes the nonphosphorylated isoform of IGFBP-1 was selected for the Medix Biochemica PROM-test as the specificity-determining antibody, to ensure that the test favoured the isoform always found in amniotic fluid.
- PROM premature rupture of membranes
- an isoform of IGFBP-1 is detectable in cervical secretion, where its concentration rises with cervical ripening.
- the assessment of the phosphorylated IGFBP-1 isoform in cervical secretion in patients with intact membranes provides an additional tool for evaluation of cervical ripeness and for prediction of the prognosis of labor induction in preterm and term pregnancies. Rapid bed-side or chair-side test designed for this purpose can easily be adapted for clinical use.
- Microtiter wells (Nunc, Maxisorb, Roskilde, Denmark) were coated with 150 ⁇ L of antibody in 50 mM phosphate buffer (10 ⁇ g/mL) , pH 6.0. After overnight incubation, the wells were washed with PBS-Tween (0.05%), blocked with 0.5% bovine albumin (BSA) in 50 mM phosphate buffer, dried, and used for the assay. In the assay, 50 ⁇ L of assay buffer (50 mM Na2HP ⁇ 4 ,
- the end-points for the study included comparison of the IGFBP-1 concentration given by the two assays and comparison of cervical IGFBP-1 concentrations in the unripe and ripe cervix, as well as the changes in the cervical IGFBP-1 levels after consecutive PGE2 applications. If amniotomy could not: be performed (Bishop scores ⁇ 6) after 18 hours and 3 applications of PGE2 gel, the treatment was judged as a failure .
- the Mann-Whitney test was used for the comparison of the cervical IGFBP-1 levels in women with unripe and ripe cervix.
- the Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to analyze the differences in IGFBP-1 levels before and after PGE2 treatment.
- the Chi-square test was used for four-fold tablets with Yates' correction when appropriate. Continuous variables with normal distribution were compared by the two-tailed t-test. A P value ⁇ 0.05 was considered significant.
- the receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curves were established by plotting the 15
- a cesarean section (CS) was performed in two cases for failed cervical ripening ( Figures 1 and 2), in three cases for failure to progress, and in two cases for fetal asphyxia. The neonatal outcome in all these women was uneventful (Table I) .
- the IGFBP-1 concentration in each sample of the amniotic fluid was 1.9 to 5.9 times greater by assay 1 than that by assay 2 (Table II) .
- IGFBP-1 concentrations in amniotic fluid measured by assay 1 (detecting nonphosphorylated and lesser phosphorylated isoforms of IGFBP-1) and by assay 2 (recognizing the highly phosphorylated isoform of IGFBP-1) .
- IGFBP-1 ( ⁇ g/L)
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