MxA Protein Human ELISA

Artikelnummer: BVD-RD194349220R
Artikelname: MxA Protein Human ELISA
Artikelnummer: BVD-RD194349220R
Hersteller Artikelnummer: RD194349220R
Alternativnummer: BVD-RD194349220R-96
Hersteller: BioVendor
Kategorie: Kits/Assays

BioVendor Group presents MxA protein, a unique biomarker of viral activity, which allows the differentiation between viral and bacterial infections for effective antibiotic treatment.

MxA assay can rule out viral infection with up to 95% sensitivity and 94% specificity. As such the assay allows to identify appropriate candidates for antibiotics and reducing errors. Economic benefits of the MxA test include less outpatient visits, emergency visits, hospitalizations, and reduced costs related to antibiotic resistance.

 

Features

  • It is intended for research use only.
  • The total assay time is less than 3 hours.
  • The kit measures MxA protein in whole blood (cell lysate).
  • Assay format is 96 wells.
  • Standard is native MxA protein based.
  • Components of the kit are provided ready to use, concentrated or lyophilized

 

Research topic

Immune Response, Infection and Inflammation, Sepsis, COVID-19

 

Background

Human MxA protein (Myxovirus resistance protein 1), encoded by the MX1 gene, is a 76-kDa protein composed of 662 amino acid residues and is a member of the dynamin superfamily of large GTPases. The MxA protein plays a crucial role in antiviral defense within cells, providing protection against a broad range of viruses, including influenza, parainfluenza, measles, coxsackie, hepatitis B, and Thogoto viruses.

The viruses are inhibited by MxA protein at an early stage in their life cycle, soon after host cell entry and before genome amplification. The human MxA protein is accumulated in the cytoplasm and endoplasmic reticulum. The membrane compartment of endoplasmatic reticulum seems to provide an interaction platform that facilitates viral target recognition. MxA appears to detect viral infection by sensing and trapping nucleocapsid structures, and becoming the viral components unavailable for the generation of new virus particles.The expression of viral MxA protein is induced exclusively and, in a dose-dependent manner, by IFN-alpha and IFN-beta, but not by IFN-gamma, IL-1, TNF-alpha or other cytokines.

MxA protein may offer advantages as a laboratory marker because of its very low basal concentration, increasing within 1-2 hours of infection and long half-life being approximately 2-3 days. In mononuclear cells stimulated with high doses of leukocyte IFN-alpha, MxA mRNA levels increased tenfold within 4 hours, and elevated MxA protein levels persists over the next 48 hours. MxA protein with its low basal concentration and long half-life, offers advantages as a marker for viral infection. Clinical studies have reported on MxA protein in peripheral blood mononuclear cells as a marker distinguishing viral from bacterial disease, and as a reliable marker for type I IFN bioavailability during IFN treatment in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) according to the recommendation from EMA (European Medicine Agency).

 

Main Clinical Use of MxA

  • Differentiating viral from bacterial infections
  • Detection and assessment of active phase of Viral Infections
  • Immune response assessment
  • Autoimmune and inflammatory disease activity marker
  • Therapeutic monitoring in interferon therapy

 

Technical Data

Type: Sandwich ELISA, Biotin-labelled antibody

Regulatory status: RUO

Applications: Whole blood, COVID-19

Shipping: At ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store the product at the temperature recommended below.

Storage/Expiration: Store the complete kit at 2–8°C. Under these conditions, the kit is stable until the expiration date (see label on the box).

Calibration Curve

Calibration Range: 0.188–6 ng/ml

Limit of Detection: 0.001 ng/ml

Intra-assay (Within-Run): n = 8; CV = 5.45%

Inter-assay (Run-to-Run): n = 6; CV = 5.45%

Spiking Recovery: 89.92%

Dilution Linearity: 94.63%

 

References

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BVD-RD194349220R Calibration Curve