Description: The rat GM-CSF ELISA is an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the quantitative detection of rat GM-CSF. The rat GM-CSF ELISA is for research use only. Not for diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
GM-CSF is a small glycoprotein growth factor which stimulates the production and function of neutrophils, eosinophils and monocytes GM-CSF can be produced by a wide variety of tissue types, including fibroblasts, endothelial cells, T-cells, macrophages, mesothelial cells, epithelial cells and many types of tumor cells. In most of these tissues, inflammatory mediators, such as interleukin-1, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis, factor or endotoxin, are patent inducers of GM-CSF gene expression, which occurs at least partly by post-transcriptional modification of the GM-CSF mRNA.
The biological effects of GM-CSF are mediated through binding to cell surface receptors, which appear to be widely expressed by hematopoietic cells and also by some non-hematopoietic cells, such as endothelial cells. At least two different functional classes of GM-CSF receptor have been identified. The neutrophil GM-CSF receptor exclusively binds GM-CSF, while interleukin-3 competes for binding of GM-CSF to a second class of receptors detected on some leukemic cell lines.
Components
Aluminium pouch(es) with a Microwell Plate coated with monoclonal antibody to rat GM-CSF
Biotin-Conjugate anti-rat GM-CSF monoclonal antibody
Streptavidin-HRP
Rat GM-CSF Standard lyophilized, 1000 pg/ml upon reconstitution
Sample Diluent
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