| Cat. No. | Size |
Price |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| RHK329-01R | 96 wells (1 kit) | $785 |
Sandwich ELISA, Biotin-labelled antibody
Stool, Urine, Milk, Plasma, Cell culture supernatant
10 µl/well
Store the complete kit at 2–8°C. Under these conditions, the kit is stable until the expiration date (see label on the box).
0.4-100 ng/ml
0.4 ng/ml
The total assay time is 4.5 hours
The kit measures Lactoferrin in human Plasma, Urine, Stool, Milk, Cell Culture Supernatant
Assay format is 96 wells
Components of the kit are provided ready to use or concentrated
Bone and cartilage metabolism, Energy metabolism and body weight regulation, Immune Response, Infection and Inflammation, Inflammatory bowel disease, Iron metabolism, Lipoprotein metabolism, Oncology
Human lactoferrin (LF) is an 80 kDa glycoprotein found concentrated in the secondary granules of the neutrophils. In addition, lactoferrin can be found in epithelia and most body fluids and secretions. Lactoferrin was first isolated from human milk and plays an important part in the immune system by helping to fight infections. It has the ability to bind iron and possesses five different enzyme activities: DNase, RNase, ATPase, phosphatase, and malto-oligosaccharide hydrolysis. Lactoferrin is a natural anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-viral protein, it is an antioxidant and also possesses immunomodulatory properties. Furthermore, lactoferrin promotes the health of the gastro-intestinal system by improving the intestinal microbalance. Lactoferrin is secreted in plasma by neutrophils. Plasma of healthy individuals contains ~190-500 ng/ml LF. The lactoferrin plasma concentration represents a positive relation to the total pool of neutrophils and the rate of neutrophil turnover. Upon inflammation, lactoferrin is released from the secondary neutrophil granules into the extracellular medium. Therefore, the extracellular lactoferrin concentration can be used as an index for neutrophil activation. The iron binding property of lactoferrin is considered to be an important antimicrobial function. Human lactoferrin binds via its highly positively charged amino-terminus to bacterial products. It kills various bacteria, most probably by inducing intracellular changes in these bacteria without affecting the membrane permeability. Cleavage by pepsin of lactoferrin leads to the release of lactoferricin H. This 47amino acid peptide has more antimicrobial activity than its precursor and it can inhibit the classical but not the alternative complement pathway. Urine or breast milk of healthy persons contain ~30 ng/ml and ~500 µg/ml LF, respectively. During infection, the LF concentration can raise 10-100-fold. In feces of healthy persons, ~1 µg/g LF can be detected, whereas in feces derived from colon cancer or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, LF levels range from ~75-310 µg/g. Faecal lactoferrin is useful as a sensitive and specific marker in identifying intestinal inflammation such as Crohn’s disease and IBD. Combination of several markers, such as calprotectin, defensin, elastase, MPO, I-FABP and MAdCAM, may be useful for classifying IBD, as well as for identifying tumor grade and to confirm remission/response to treatment. Therefore, the human lactoferrin ELISA is a sensitive, non-invasive tool for monitoring disease activity.
Instructions for Use (RUO)
Instructions for Use (RUO)