| The Rat Fibroblast Growth Factor 15 (FGF15) ELISA Kit is a competitive inhibition immunoassay for the in vitro quantitative measurement of FGF15 in rat serum, plasma, tissue homogenates, cell lysates, cell culture supernatants and other biological fluids. Detection Range: 2.47-200pg/ml Sensitivity: <0.99pg/ml Precision: Intra-Assay CV: <10% Inter-Assay CV: <12% Test Principle: This assay employs the competitive inhibition enzyme immunoassay technique. A monoclonal antibody specific for FGF15 has been pre-coated onto a microplate. A competitive inhibition reaction occurs between biotin-labeled FGF15 and unlabeled FGF15 (standards or samples) for limited binding sites on the pre-coated antibody. After incubation the unbound conjugate is washed off. Next, avidin conjugated to Horseradish Peroxidase (HRP) is added to each microplate well and incubated. The amount of bound HRP conjugate is inversely proportional to the concentration of FGF15 in the sample. After addition of the substrate solution, the intensity of color developed is inversely proportional to the concentration of FGF15 in the sample. Kit Components: *299619A: Microtiter Plate, 96 wells, Pre-coated, ready to use. *299619B: Standard, 2x1vial 299619C: Standard Diluent, 1x20ml *299619D: Detection Reagent A, 1x1vial *299619E: Detection Reagent B, 1x120ul 299619F: Assay Diluent A, 1x12ml 299619G: Assay Diluent B, 1x12ml 299619H: TMB Substrate, 1x9ml 299619K: Stop Solution, 1x6ml 299619L: Wash Buffer, 30X, 1x20ml 299619M: Reagent Diluent, 1x300ul Storage and Stability: Store *299619A, *299619B, *299619D and *299619E at -20C. Store all the other components at 4C. Unused kit is stable for 6 months. Once kit components are opened, it is highly recommended to use remaining reagents within 1 month provided this is within the expiration date of the kit. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vials after thawing and prior to removing the cap. Materials Required But Not Supplied: 1. Microplate reader with 450 10nm filter. 2. Precision single or multi-channel pipettes and disposable tips. 3. Eppendorf Tubes for diluting samples. 4. Deionized or distilled water. 5. Absorbent paper for blotting the microtiter plate. 6. Container for Wash Solution Sample Preparation and Storage: Serum: Allow samples to clot for two hours at room temperature or overnight at 4C before centrifugation for 20 minutes at approximately 1000xg. Assay freshly prepared serum immediately or store samples in aliquots at -20C or -80C for later use. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles. Plasma: Collect plasma using EDTA or heparin as anticoagulant. Centrifuge samples for 15 minutes at 1000xg at 2-8 within 30 minutes of collection. Remove plasma and assay immediately or store samples in aliquots at -20C or -80C for later use. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles. Note: Serum/plasma samples require about 5-fold dilution. (example: 40ul sample + 160ul PBS). Samples should be diluted using 0.01M PBS, pH 7.0-7.2. Tissue Homogenates: The preparation of tissue homogenates will vary depending upon tissue type. For this assay, tissues were rinsed thoroughly in ice-cold PBS (0.02M pH 7.0-7.2) to remove excess blood and weighed before homogenization. The tissues were minced to small pieces and homogenized in 5-10ml of PBS with a glass homogenizer on ice (Micro Tissue Grinders works too). The resulting suspension was sonicated with an ultrasonic cell disrupter or subjected to two freeze-thaw cycles to further break the cell membranes. After that, the homogenates were centrifuged for 5 minutes at 5000*g. The supernatant was removed and assayed immediately or aliquoted and stored at -20C or lower. Cell Lysates: Cells must be lysed before assaying according to the following directions. 1. Adherent cells should be detached with trypsin and then collected by centrifugation (suspension cells can be collected by centrifugation directly). 2. Wash cells three times in cold PBS. 3. Resuspend cells in PBS (1*) and |