Type
 
											Sandwich ELISA
												Applications
 
											Stool, Serum, Urine, Sputum, Plasma
												Sample Requirements
 
											5 µl/well (serum, plasma)
												Storage/Expiration
 
											Store the complete kit at 2–8°C. Under these conditions, all components are stable until the expiration date (see label on the box).
												Calibration Range
 
											1.6 - 100 ng/ml
												Limit of Detection
 
											1.6 ng/ml
												Intra-assay (Within-Run)
 
											n = 20
CV = 5.3%
												Inter-assay (Run-to-Run)
 
											n = 20
CV = 4.3%
												Spiking Recovery
 
											101.8%
								
							 
							
								
												Features
 
											It is intended for research use only
The total assay time is less than 4 hours
The kit measures calprotectin in human stool, plasma, serum, sputum and urine samples
Assay format is 96 wells
Components of the kit are provided ready to use, concentrated or dried
												Research topic
 
											Autoimmunity, Diabetology - Other Relevant Products, Inflammatory bowel disease
												Summary
 
											Calprotectin, also known as MRP-8/MRP-14 or S100A8/A9 heterocomplex, is formed out of the calcium-binding, migration inhibitory factor-related proteins, MRP-8 (S100A8) and MRP-14 (S100A9). The expression of these proteins is largely confined to the cytosol of neutrophils and monocytes. The complex formation of these proteins is calcium-dependent. Calprotectin comprises 60% of the cytoplasmic protein fraction of circulating polymorphonuclear granulocytes and is also found in monocytes, macrophages and ileal tissue eosinophils. Peripheral blood monocytes carry the antigen extra- and intracellularly, neutrophils only intracellularly. Calprotectin has antibacterial, antifungal, immunomodulating and antiproliferative effects. Furthermore, it is a potent chemotactic factor for neutrophils. Plasma concentrations are elevated in diseases associated with increased neutrophil activity. During intestinal wall inflammation, granulocytes transmigrate through the intestinal wall. Therefore Calprotectin is also detectable in feces. Several investigations report that fecal Calprotectin is significantly increased in intestinal diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn´s disease, ulcerative colitis and colon cancer.
In the literature it is described that normal human plasma contains a Calprotectin concentration ranging from ~100 to 3,000 ng/ml.