Unlock Exclusive Discounts & Flash Sales! Click Here to Join the Deals on Every Wednesday!

Analysis of Complement C5a (Human) by ELISA (CAT#: STEM-MB-0752-LGZ)

Introduction

The complement system is composed of more than 30 kinds of plasma proteins and membrane proteins, widely present in blood, interstitial fluid and cell surface, and is a protein reaction system with precise regulation mechanism. The main physiological function of complement is to promote the phagocytosis of phagocytes and dissolve target cells, so it is an important part of the body's immune defense mechanism. Complement C3a is an activated cleavage product of the intrinsic complement molecule C3. Under the action of C3 convertase, C3 is activated and cleaved into two biologically active fragments, C3a and C3b. C3b is primarily involved in complement opsonization. C3a is a positively charged strongly basic polypeptide with a molecular weight of about 65-95kDa. It consists of 86 amino acids and has the functions of chemotaxis and activation of leukocytes, promoting leukocyte degranulation, and releasing inflammatory mediators such as histamine. C3a is involved in three activation pathways of the complement system, including the classical pathway, the alternative pathway and the lectin pathway. The active fragments of C3a, C4a, and C5a, which are produced when the complement is activated, are collectively called anaphylatoxin (AT), which, as ligands, can bind to corresponding receptors on the surface of inflammatory cells to initiate and regulate inflammatory responses.




Principle

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is an enzyme-labeled solid phase immunoassay technique. Its basic principle is to bind the antigen (or antibody) to the solid phase carrier, and the antigen (or antibody) and a certain enzyme link to enzyme labeled antigen (or antibody). During detection, the sample to be tested and the enzymic antigen (or antibody) react with the antigen (or antibody) on the solid phase carrier according to certain procedures, and then remove the unreacted part by washing method. After adding the substrate, the substrate is catalyzed by the enzyme on the solid phase carrier to produce colored substances. Through qualitative or quantitative detection of the amount of colored products, the content of the substance to be measured in the sample can be determined.

Applications

Immunology/Inflammation

Procedure

1. Add standards or samples to each well and incubate.
2. Pour off the liquid in the well, biotinylated antibody working solution and incubate.
3. Add enzyme conjugate working solution and incubate.
4. Add substrate TMB and incubate.
5. Add stop solution and measure OD value.
6. Calculation of results.

Materials

• Sample Type: serum, plasma, supernatant
Advertisement