Invitrogen™ IL-6 Human ELISA Kit

For the detection of human IL-6

Supplier:  Invitrogen™ BMS2132TEN

Catalog No. 50-180-11

Includes: Aluminum pouch(es) with a Microwell Plate coated with monoclonal antibody to human IL-6
Biotin-Conjugate anti-human IL-6 monoclonal antibody
Streptavidin-HRP
Human IL-6 Standard, lyophilized, 200pg/mL upon reconstitution
Control high
Control low
Assay Buffer Concentrate 20x (PBS with 1% Tween 20 and 10% BSA)
Wash Buffer Concentrate 20x (PBS with 1% Tween 20)
Substrate Solution (tetramethyl-benzidine)
Stop Solution (1M Phosphoric acid)
Blue-Dye
Green-Dye
Red-Dye
Adhesive Films

Description

The Human Interleukin-6 (Hu IL-6) ELISA quantitates Hu IL-6 in human serum, plasma, buffered solution, or cell culture medium. The assay will exclusively recognize both natural and recombinant Hu IL-6. Principle of the method The Human IL-6 solid-phase sandwich ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) is designed to measure the amount of the target bound between a matched antibody pair. A target-specific antibody has been pre-coated in the wells of the supplied microplate. Samples, standards, or controls are then added into these wells and bind to the immobilized (capture) antibody. The sandwich is formed by the addition of the second (detector) antibody, a substrate solution is added that reacts with the enzyme-antibody-target complex to produce measurable signal. The intensity of this signal is directly proportional to the concentration of target present in the original specimen. Rigorous validation Each manufactured lot of this ELISA kit is quality tested for criteria such as sensitivity, specificity, precision, and lot-to-lot consistency. See manual for more information on validation.

Interleukin 6 (IL-6) is a multifunctional 26 kD protein originally discovered in the medium of RNA-stimulated fibroblastoid cells. IL-6 appears to be directly involved in the responses that occur after infection and cellular injury, and it may prove to be important as IL-1 and TNF-a in regulating the acute phase response. IL-6 is reported to be produced by fibroblasts, activated T cells, activated monocytes or macrophages and endothelial cells. IL-6 acts upon a variety of cells including myeloid progenitor cells, T cells, B cells, and hepatocytes. In addition, IL-6 appears to interact with IL-2 in the proliferation of T lymphocytes. IL-6 potentiates the proliferative effect of IL-3 on multipotential hematopoietic progenitors. IL-6 plays a critical role in B-cell differentiation to plasma cells and is a potent growth factor for plasmacytoma and myeloma. IL-6 is a very useful culture supplement for the generation of a high number of antibody-producing hybridomas. Primarily produced at sites of acute and chronic inflammation, IL-6 is secreted into the serum and induces a transcriptional inflammatory response through interleukin 6 receptor, alpha. The functioning of IL-6 is implicated in a wide variety of inflammation-associated disease states including diabetes mellitus and systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

Specifications

• Accession Number: P05231
• Assay Sensitivity: 0.92 pg/mL
• Product Type: ELISA Kit
• Target Species: Human
• For Use With (Equipment): Colorimetric Microplate Reader
• Gene Symbol: BSF-2,BSF2,CDF,HGF,HSF,IFN-beta-2,IFNB2,IL-6
• Intraassay CV: 3.4%
• Label or Dye: HRP
• Regulatory Status: RUO
• Storage Requirements: 2°C to 8°C
• Target: Human
• Total Assay Time: 3 hr. 10 min.

• Assay Range: 1.56-100 pg/mL
• Conjugate: Biotin
• Sample Type: Plasma, Serum, Supernatant
• For Use With (Application): ELISA
• Gene ID (Entrez): 3569
• Interassay CV: 5.2%
• Kit Contents: Pre-coated 96 well plate, Standard, Sample Diluent, Assay Buffer concentrate, Biotinylated Detection Antibody, SAV-HRP, Wash Buffer, Controls, Chromogen, Stop Solution, Adhesive Plate Covers
• Quantity: 10 x 96 Tests
• Sample Volume: Plasma, 50 μL; Serum, 50 μL; Supernatant, 50 μL
• Synonym: Interferon-beta 2, B-cell stimulatory factor 2,HGF
• Test Time: 1 hr. 20 min.

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