Methods of enhancing sensitivity and specificity of an assay measuring enzymatic activity in a sample by measuring enzymatic activity in the sample in the presence and absence of a specific inhibitor of the enzymatic activity are provided. Methods of measuring carboxypeptidase A levels and total carboxypeptidase A levels, wherein procarboxypeptidase A is converted to carboxypeptidase A by addition of clostripain, in a biological fluid with a carboxypeptidase A substrate, specificity of which is enhanced by addition of a carboxypeptidase A specific inhibitor are also provided. In addition, methods of diagnosing acute pancreatitis by measurement of carboxypeptidase A levels and pancreatic cancer by measurement of total carboxypeptidase A levels are also provided.
本发明提供了通过在酶活性特异性
抑制剂存在和不存在的情况下测量样品中的酶活性来提高测量样品中酶活性的检测灵敏度和特异性的方法。还提供了测量
生物流体中羧肽酶 A
水平和总羧肽酶 A
水平的方法,其中原羧肽酶 A 通过添加梭菌毒素转化为羧肽酶 A,
生物流体中的羧肽酶 A 底物通过添加羧肽酶 A 特异性
抑制剂提高了特异性。此外,还提供了通过测量羧肽酶 A
水平诊断急性胰腺炎和通过测量总羧肽酶 A
水平诊断胰腺癌的方法。