A strategy for finding the optimal deconvolution estimates for hormone secretory kinetics using AutoDecon

Anal Biochem. 2009 Aug 1;391(1):69-71. doi: 10.1016/j.ab.2009.05.001. Epub 2009 May 8.

Abstract

AutoDecon is a fully automatic, multiparameter deconvolution procedure that can be used to estimate various hormone secretion kinetics. We propose a strategy based on the application of the corrected Akaike's information criterion to select the optimal deconvolution model from a class of candidates generated by applying different combinations of initializing values. Using simulated cortisol time series, we show that, particularly in cases of diminished hormone half-life, this approach can yield estimates that are closer to the true underlying secretion kinetics compared with the commonly used approach based on a single set of initializing values. However, although we provide proof of principle, more extensive elaboration and validation of this approach are necessary.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Female
  • Half-Life
  • Humans
  • Hydrocortisone / metabolism*
  • Kinetics
  • Male
  • Models, Biological
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Hydrocortisone