Eurofins Biomnis code

ACTH

Synonyms

• Corticotrophin
• Adrenocorticotropic hormone
• Corticotropin
• Corticostimulin
• Endocrinologie

Clinic significance

A polypeptide hormone synthesized by the corticotroph cells of the anterior pituitary gland. This test is useful in the investigation of adrenocortical insufficiency, congenital hyperplasia of the adrenal gland and hyperadrenocorticism.

Prenalytics

• 1 mL
• Plasma EDTA + Aprotinine - not hemolysed
• FROZEN

Further information

• 1 individual aliquot for this analysis.
• CIRCADIAN RHYTHM: This biological molecule has a circadian rhythm (maximum concentration in morning), with a sufficiently significant amplitude to have an important influence on the clinical interpretation
• Not to to be performed on haemolysed sample
• ATTENTION: interference possible in patients treated with biotin (vitamin B7, B8 or H) or taking any food supplement containing biotin. Essential to STOP treatment 8 days before taking the sample.
• If need be to specify a sample taken in the morning or in the evening, please select the specific analysis codes:
  Sampling done between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m .: ACTHM
  Sampling done in the evening: ACTHS
• If sampling on EDTA tube: on cooled tube, refrigerated centrifugation, immediate decantation and freezing

Specific equipment available

T2 : EDTA + aprotinine tube

Methodology

Electrochemiluminescence

Turnaround time

2 days