Effects of four commercially available factor Xa proteins on the fluorogenic anti-factor Xa assay when monitoring unfractionated heparin

Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2012 Jan;23(1):98-103. doi: 10.1097/MBC.0b013e32834ddf4d.

Abstract

Four commercially available factor Xa (FXa) reagents were evaluated in a fluorogenic anti-FXa assay. The four reagents - of which three were of human origin and the fourth was bovine - were compared in terms of the resulting assay dynamic ranges, lag times, coefficient of variation and R2 values, as well as their sensitivity to unfractionated heparin within the therapeutic range of 0-1.2 U/ml. Similar performance of reagents in the fluorogenic anti-FXa assay was observed independent of the source of the reagent or its physical state, which may assist in the standardization of coagulation assays in clinical settings.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Coagulation Tests / methods*
  • Cattle
  • Factor Xa / chemistry*
  • Heparin / blood*
  • Humans

Substances

  • Heparin
  • Factor Xa