BDNF ELISA Kit (Rat)

Intra-Assay Precision Inter-Assay Precision Sample 1 2 3 1 2 3 Mean (pg/mL) 109 447 1195 121 468 1257 St. Dev. 3.6 17.43 51.39 8.35 33.23 90.5 %CV 3.30 3.89 4.30 6.90 7.10 7.19 Intra-Assay Precision Inter-Assay Precision Intra-Assay Precision Inter-Assay Precision Sample 1 2 3 1 2 3 Sample 1 2 3 1 2 3 Mean (pg/mL) 109 447 1195 121 468 1257 Mean (pg/mL) 109 447 1195 121 468 1257 St. Dev. 3.6 17.43 51.39 8.35 33.23 90.5 St. Dev. 3.6 17.43 51.39 8.35 33.23 90.5 %CV 3.30 3.89 4.30 6.90 7.10 7.19 %CV 3.30 3.89 4.30 6.90 7.10 7.19

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a prosurvival factor induced by cortical neurons that is necessary for survival of striatal neurons in the brain. It is a secreted protein with the molecular weight of 27.8kDa, consisting of 247 amino acids. It is known to promote neuronal survival and differentiation. BDNF shares substantial amino acid sequence identity with nerve growth factor (NGF) . BDNF and neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) are two recently cloned neurotrophic factors that are homologous to NGF. mRNA products of the BDNF and NT-3 genes are detected in the adult human brain, suggesting that these proteins are involved in the maintenance of the adult nervous system. BDNF and other neurotrophins are critically involved in long-term potentiation (LTP) . BDNF-mediated LTP is induced postsynaptically. BDNF has trophic effects on serotonergic (5-HT) neurons in the central nervous system. BDNF has an essential maintenance function in the regulation of anxiety-related behavior and in food intake through central mediators in both the basal and fasted state. It plays a role in treating breathing disorders such as respiratory insufficiency after spinal injury.

Aviva's rat BDNF ELISA Kit was based on standard sandwich enzyme-linked immune-sorbent assay technology. A monoclonal antibody from mouse specific for BDNF has been precoated onto 96-well plates. Standards (NS0, H129-R247) and test samples are added to the wells, a biotinylated detection polyclonal antibody from goat specific for BDNF is added subsequently and then followed by washing with PBS or TBS buffer. Avidin-Biotin-Peroxidase Complex was added and unbound conjugates were washed away with PBS or TBS buffer. HRP substrate TMB was used to visualize HRP enzymatic reaction. TMB was catalyzed by HRP to produce a blue color product that changed into yellow after adding acidic stop solution. The absorbance of yellow is proportional to the rat BDNF amount of sample captured in plate.

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