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Product Specifications
Analytical sensitivity
2 pg/mL
Assay range
16-1690 pg/mL
Sample type/volume
Plasma
100 µL
Serum
100 µL
Supernatant
100 µL
Hands-on time
1 hr 20 min
Time-to-result
2 hr 15 min
Homogenous (no wash)
No
Interassay CV
4.9%
Intraassay CV
5.4%
Instrument
Colorimetric Microplate Reader
Product size
96 Tests
Contents
Pre-coated 96 well plate
Standard
Standard Dilution Buffer
Incubation Buffer
HRP conjugated Detection Antibody
Wash Buffer
Chromogen
Stop Solution
Controls
Shipping condition
Wet Ice
Storage
2-8°C
Protein name
IL-6
Protein aliases
B-cell differentiation factor, B-cell stimulatory factor 2, BSF-2, CDF, CTL differentiation factor, Hybridoma growth factor, IFN-beta-2, IL-6, Interferon beta-2, interleukin BSF-2, Interleukin-6
Protein family
Cytokines & Receptors
Species (tested)
Human
Assay kit format
Sandwich ELISA Kit
Detector antibody conjugate
HRP
Label or dye
HRP
Gene aliases
BSF-2, BSF2, CDF, HGF, HSF, IFN-beta-2, IFNB2, IL-6, IL6
Gene ID
Gene symbol
IL6
UniProt ID
About This Kit
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.
Target information
IL-6 is a gene that encodes a cytokine that plays a role in inflammation and the maturation of B cells. The protein produced by this gene is an endogenous pyrogen that can induce fever in people with autoimmune diseases or infections. The gene is primarily expressed at sites of acute and chronic inflammation, where it is secreted into the serum and induces a transcriptional inflammatory response through interleukin 6 receptor, alpha. The functioning of this gene is implicated in a wide variety of inflammation-associated disease states, including suspectibility to diabetes mellitus and systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Elevated levels of the encoded protein have been found in virus infections, including COVID-19 (disease caused by SARS-CoV-2). Diseases associated with IL6 include Kaposi Sarcoma and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Juvenile.
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