Plasminogen activator Inhibitor Type 1 Human Chromogenic Activity Assay Kit

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Plasminogen activator Inhibitor Type 1 Human Chromogenic Activity Kit (ab108894) has been developed to determine human type I plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1) activity in cell culture supernatant, serum, and plasma samples.

A fixed amount of tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) is added in excess to undiluted sample, which allows PAI-1 and tPA to form an inactive complex. The assay measures plasminogen activation by residual tPA in coupled assays that contain tPA, plasminogen, and a plasmin-specific synthetic substrate. The amount of plasmin produced is quantitated using a highly specific plasmin substrate releasing a yellow para-nitroaniline (pNA) chromophore. The absorbance of the pNA at 405 nm is inversely proportional to the PAI-1 enzymatic activity.

Upon arrival, immediately store components of the kit at recommended temperatures. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

Type I plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1) is a 50 kDa serpin family member that inhibits tissue- and urokinase-type plaminogen activators (t-PA, u-PA). This protein appears to be an important regulator of plasminogen activation by t-PA and extracellular proteolysis by u-PA. The plasminogen activator proteolytic enzyme systems are important not only for fibrinolysis but also for extracellular matrix remodeling, and have been implicated in a number of normal and pathological processes including angiogensis, ovulation and embryogenesis, thrombotic and hemorrhagic disorders, connective tissue diseases, neoplasm and sepsis. PAI-1 is a prognosticator in breast cancer, gastric cancer, various forms of lung cancer and cervical cancer.