RAT/MOUSE GROWTH HO...

实验概要

This  Rat/Mouse Growth Hormone ELISA kit is used for the non-radioactive  quantification of Growth Hormone in rat or mouse serum, plasma, tissue  extracts or cell culture media samples.  One kit is sufficient to  measure 39 unknown samples in duplicate.  This kit is for Research Use  Only. Not for Use in Diagnostic Procedures.  

实验原理

This  assay is a Sandwich ELISA based, sequentially, on: 1) capture of rat or  mouse Growth Hormone molecules from samples to the wells of a  microtiter plate coated by a pre-titered amount of anti-Growth Hormone  polyclonal antibodies, 2) wash away of unbound materials from samples,  3) binding of a second biotinylated anti-Growth Hormone polyclonal  antibody to the captured molecules, 4) wash away of unbound materials  from samples, 5) conjugation of horseradish peroxidase to the  immobilized biotinylated antibodies, 6) wash away of free enzyme  conjugates, and 7) quantification of immobilized antibody-enzyme  conjugates by monitoring horseradish peroxidase activities in the  presence of the substrate 3,3’,5,5’-tetramethylbenzidine.  The enzyme  activity is measured spectrophotometrically by the increased absorbency  at 450 nm, corrected from the absorbency at 590 nm, after acidification  of formed products.  Since the increase in absorbency is directly  proportional to the amount of captured rat or mouse Growth Hormone in  the unknown sample, the latter can be derived by interpolation from a  reference curve generated in the same assay with reference standards of  known concentrations of Rat Growth Hormone.

主要试剂

Pipettes and Pipette Tips:  10 µL - 20 µL or 20 µL - 100 µL 

Multi-Channel Pipettes and Pipette Tips:  5 ~ 50 µL and 50 ~ 300 µL

Buffer and Reagent Reservoirs

Vortex Mixer

Deionized Water

Microtiter Plate Reader capable of reading absorbency at 450 nm

Orbital Microtiter Plate Shaker

Absorbent Paper or Cloth

实验步骤

1. SAMPLE PREPARATION

1) No  dilution or preparation is needed for normal serum or plasma samples.  In the event that any sample is above 50 ng/mL range, dilutions should  be performed using the Assay Buffer provided.

2) Tissue extracts or cell culture samples may require dilution. Dilutions should be performed using the Assay Buffer provided.

2. Pre-warm all reagents to room temperature prior to setting up the assay.  

1) Dilute  the 10X concentrated Wash Buffer 10 fold by mixing the entire contents  of both buffer bottles with 900 mL deionized or distilled water.

2) Remove  the required number of strips from the Microtiter Assay Plate.  Unused  strips should be resealed in the foil pouch and stored at 2-8 °C.   Assemble the strips in an empty plate holder and wash well with 300 µl  of diluted Wash Buffer. Incubate at room temperature for 5 minutes.  Decant Wash Buffer and remove the residual amount from all wells by  inverting the plate and tapping it smartly onto absorbent towels several  times. Do not let wells dry before proceeding to the next step.  If an  automated machine is used for the assay, use a gentle wash program for  all washing steps described in this protocol.

3) Add in duplicate, 100 µL Assay Buffer to the blank wells.

4) Add  in duplicate, 90 µL Assay Buffer to Standard wells, QC1, QC2, and  sample wells.Add in duplicate, 10 µL Rat/Mouse Growth Hormone Standards  in the order of ascending concentration to the appropriate wells.  Add  in duplicate, 10 µL QC1 and 10 µL QC2 to the appropriate wells.  Add  sequentially, 10 µL of the unknown samples in duplicate to the remaining  wells. For best result all additions should be completed within 30  minutes

5)  Cover the plate with plate sealer and incubate at room temperature for  1.5 hours on an orbital microtiter plate shaker set to rotate at  moderate speed, approximately 400 to 500 rpm.

6) Remove plate sealer and decant solutions from the plate.  Tap as before to remove residual solutions in the wells.

7) Wash  wells 3 times with diluted Wash Buffer, 300 µL per well per wash.   Decant and tap firmly after each wash to remove residual buffer.

8) Add  100 µL Detection Antibody to all wells. Cover the plate with plate  sealer and incubate at room temperature for 1 hour on an orbital  microtiter plate shaker set to rotate at moderate speed, approximately  400 to 500 rpm.

9) Remove plate sealer and decant solutions from the plate.  Tap as before to remove residual solutions in the wells.

10) Wash  wells 3 times with diluted Wash Buffer, 300 µL per well per wash.   Decant and tap firmly after each wash to remove residual buffer.

11) Add  100 µL Enzyme Solution to each well.  Cover plate with sealer and  incubate with moderate shaking at room temperature for 30 minutes on the  microtiter plate shaker.

12) Remove sealer, decant solutions from the plate, and tap plate to remove the residual fluid. 

13) Wash  wells 3 times with diluted Wash Buffer, 300 µL per well per wash.  Decant and tap firmly after each wash to remove residual buffer.

14) Add  100 µL of Substrate Solution to each well, cover plate with sealer and  shake on the plate shaker for approximately 8 to 15 minutes (A longer  development time may be needed if using a plate washer).  Blue color  should be formed in wells of Growth Hormone standards with intensity  proportional to increasing concentrations of Growth Hormone. 

15) Remove  sealer and add 100 µL Stop Solution [CAUTION: CORROSIVE SOLUTION] and  shake plate by hand to ensure complete mixing of solution in all wells.   The blue color should turn to yellow after acidification.  Read  absorbance at 450 nm and 590 nm in a plate reader within 5 minutes and  ensure that there are no air bubbles in any well.  Record the difference  of absorbance units. The absorbance of the highest Growth Hormone  standard should be approximately 2.0-3.2, or not to exceed the  capability of the plate reader used.  

3. INTERPRETATION

1) The  assay will be considered accepted when all Quality Control values fall  within the calculated Quality Control Range.  If any QC’s fall outside  the control range, review results with a supervisor.

2) If the difference between duplicate results of a sample is >10% CV, repeat the sample.

3) The limit of sensitivity of this assay is 0.07 ng/mL Rat/Mouse Growth Hormone (10 µL sample size).

4) The  appropriate range of this assay is 0.07 ng/mL to 50 ng/mL Rat/Mouse  Growth Hormone (10 µL sample size).  Any result greater than 50 ng/mL in  a 10 µL sample should be diluted using Assay Buffer, and the assay  repeated until the results fall within range. Tissue extracts or cell  culture media samples greater than 50 ng/mL in a 10 µL sample should be  diluted in Assay Buffer.