A novel quantitative multiplex NASBA method: application to measuring tissue factor and CD14 mRNA levels in human monocytes.

ABSTRACT: A new method to quantify two individual mRNAs in a single NASBA reaction is described. In this study, tissue factor and CD14 mRNAs were used as a model system. RNA ratios of -4 to +4 log units were determined with good precision (within 0.3 log) and accuracy (within 0.2 log). By measuring both mRNAs in human monocytes that were stimulated with LPS, the multiplex Q-NASBA proved to be a successful tool to monitor the expression levels of two individual mRNAs in a single-tube amplification system. The method has potential in all fields in which quantitative information is needed on two individual RNAs.

SUBMITTER: van Deursen PB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC148576 | biostudies-other | 1999 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other