A Preliminary Study on Effects of Storage Time and Repeated Freezing-thawing on the Stability of Avian Serum Amyloid A

Overview

Journal Acta Vet Scand

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Veterinary Medicine

Date 2024 Sep 2

PMID 39223651

Authors

Haerin Rhim

Chaeyoung Kwag

Jae-Ik Han

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Abstract

Within the field of clinical research, reports on the stability of avian serum amyloid A (SAA) under varying storage conditions are currently scarce. In this study, avian plasma samples were evaluated for SAA, a major acute-phase protein in birds, to assess how varying storage periods and repeated freeze-thaw cycles impact the stability of SAA in the frozen samples. Seven plasma samples from two species and six plasma samples from three species stored at ‒20 °C were used to evaluate the time and temperature effects accordingly. A chicken-specific SAA ELISA kit was used for the measurements. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS, and the Kruskal-Wallis test and Spearman's correlation coefficient were applied, with statistical significance set at P < 0.05. The SAA concentrations measured daily for 30 days showed no statistically significant differences over time. Freezing-thawing was repeated five times, and a significant negative relationship was confirmed over the cycles (r=‒0.8857, P < 0.05). Although no significance was observed between a decreased concentration and the number of cycles, a decrease in the concentration of > 10% was observed after the fourth cycle in four out of six samples. However, one to three freeze-thaw cycles did not result in a significant decline. Taken together, the results indicate that a negative correlation existed between the mean concentration and multiple freeze-thaw cycles, indicating that these should be avoided where possible.

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