Functional IGFBP-3 LIA Assay
The Functional IGFBP-3 LIA Assay is For Research Use Only
Size: 1×96 wells
Sensitivity: 0.18 µg/L
Incubation Time: 3.5 hours
Sample Type: Serum, EDTA or Heparin Plasma
Sample Size: 10 µL
Manufactured by Mediagnost
Assay Background
All currently existing IGFBP-3 immunoassays use the binding of specific anti-IGFBP-3 antibodies for signal generation and thus IGFBP-3 quantification. The failure of differentiation between complete IGFBP-3 molecules and their respective fragments (derived physiologically due to the different proteases activities) is unavoidable in this system. Because one molecule IGFBP-3 can be cleaved in several fragments often false high quantitative values are measured. Based on this methodology it is not possible to differentiate between high IGFBP-3 levels in fact, or, a high degree of fragmentation. The incidental attempts to use monoclonal antibodies with a binding region represented only by the intact IGFBP-3 molecule are indirect, imprecise and insufficient. The activities of all effective proteases, which have different sites of action and therefore generate different kind of fragments, are disregarded.
The Eagle Biosciences IGFBP-3 LIA Assay Kit however enables to determine the real functional and effective bioactive IGFBP-3, functional in terms of binding ability of the mainly interesting natural ligand, namely IGF-I.
The new test principle (patent pending DE19719001) uses anti-IGFBP-3 antibodies immobilized on the microtitre plate and biotinylated IGF-I as ligand. The IGFBP-3 of the sample is bound to the microtitre plate, and only concomitant bound, by IGFBP-3, biotinylated IGF-I gives the specific signal of the test. Therefore only functional IGFBP-3 is quantificated. The patented test format ensures an easy and reliable performance, simply like a conventional ELISA kit. Advanced and time- as well as labor-intensive biochemical analysis (e.g., by size chromatography or Western Blots, etc.), which moreover only allows an estimation of concentrations, has become redundant.
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