Description: This High Sensitivity ELISAs enables the analysis of Interleukin 6 in low concentrations from serum, plasma, or cell culture samples.
eBioscience High Sensitivity ELISA Kits offer accurate quantification below conventional ELISA limits. This is made possible by ther inherent design by amplifying the signal generated by the enzyme horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and the colorimetric-detectable substrate tetramethylbenzidin (TMB) based on Tyramide Signal Amplification (TSA) technology*.
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a multi-functional cytokine that regulates immune responses, acute phase reactions and hematopoiesis and may play a central role in host defense mechanisms. IL-6 is usually not produced constitutively by normal cells, but its expression is readily induced by a variety of cytokines,lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or viral infections. IL-6 is a pleiotropic cytokine produced by a variety of cells. It acts on a wide range of tissues, exerting growth-induction, growth-inhibition, and differentiation respectively, depending on the nature of the target cells.
*High Sensitivity ELISAs are based on a patent from PerkinElmer LAS, patent number 5,731,158; 5,583,001; 5,196,306.