Rat IL-4 ELISA Kit (ab100770)
Key features and details
- Sensitivity: 1.5 pg/ml
- Range: 0.66 pg/ml - 160 pg/ml
- Sample type: Cell culture supernatant, Plasma, Serum
- Detection method: Colorimetric
- Assay type: Sandwich (quantitative)
- Reacts with: Rat
Overview
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Product name
Rat IL-4 ELISA Kit
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Detection method
Colorimetric -
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant, Serum, Plasma -
Assay type
Sandwich (quantitative) -
Sensitivity
< 1.5 pg/ml -
Range
0.66 pg/ml - 160 pg/ml -
Recovery
96 %
Sample specific recovery Sample type Average % Range Cell culture supernatant 97.69 85% - 104% Serum 96.79 84% - 103% Plasma 94.86 82% - 102% -
Assay duration
Multiple steps standard assay -
Species reactivity
Reacts with: Rat -
Product overview
Abcam’s IL-4 Rat ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) kit is an in vitro enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the quantitative measurement of rat IL-4 in serum, plasma, and cell culture supernatants.
This assay employs an antibody specific for rat IL-4 coated on a 96-well plate. Standards and samples are pipetted into the wells and IL-4 present in a sample is bound to the wells by the immobilized antibody. The wells are washed and biotinylated anti-rat IL-4 antibody is added. After washing away unbound biotinylated antibody, HRP-conjugated streptavidin is pipetted to the wells. The wells are again washed, a TMB substrate solution is added to the wells and color develops in proportion to the amount of IL-4 bound. The Stop Solution changes the color from blue to yellow, and the intensity of the color is measured at 450 nm.
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Platform
Microplate
Properties
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Storage instructions
Store at -20°C. Please refer to protocols. -
Components 1 x 96 tests 20X Wash Buffer Concentrate 1 x 25ml 5X Assay Diluent B 1 x 15ml 600X HRP-Streptavidin Concentrate 1 x 200µl Assay Diluent A 1 x 30ml Biotinylated anti-rat IL-4 (lyophilized) 2 vials IL-4 Microplate (12 x 8 wells) 1 unit Recombinant rat IL-4 Standard (lyophilized) 2 vials Stop Solution 1 x 8ml TMB One-Step Substrate Reagent 1 x 12ml -
Research areas
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Relevance
IL-4 is a pleiotropic cytokine produced by activated T cells. It is a ligand for interleukin 4 receptor. The interleukin 4 receptor also binds to IL13, which may contribute to many overlapping functions of this cytokine and IL13. STAT6, a signal transducer and activator of transcription, has been shown to play a central role in mediating the immune regulatory signal of IL-4. IL-4, IL3, IL5, IL13, and CSF2 form a cytokine gene cluster on chromosome 5q, with this gene particularly close to IL13. IL-4, IL13 and IL5 are found to be regulated coordinately by several long-range regulatory elements in an over 120 kilobase range on the chromosome. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants of IL-4 encoding distinct isoforms have been reported. -
Cellular localization
Secreted -
Alternative names
- B cell growth factor 1
- B cell stimulatory factor 1
- BCGF 1
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Database links
- Entrez Gene: 287287 Rat
- SwissProt: P20096 Rat
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References (2)
ab100770 has been referenced in 2 publications.
- Eftekhar N et al. Immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects of hydro-ethanolic extract of Ocimum basilicum leaves and its effect on lung pathological changes in an ovalbumin-induced rat model of asthma. BMC Complement Altern Med 19:349 (2019). PubMed: 31801507
- Achi SC et al. Prophylactic effects of probiotic Bifidobacterium spp. in the resolution of inflammation in arthritic rats. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 103:6287-6296 (2019). PubMed: 31168650