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Advanced ImmunoChemical offers five In vitro produced lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2)-specific murine antibodies and recombinant human Lp-PLA2 protein for high performance quantitative immunoassay measurement of Lp-PLA2 in mass units (ng/ml). Click here: view Lp-PLA2 product performance information. Four major international societies including the American Heart Association, the European Society of Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology, and the American Society of Endocrinology … Read more →

Cystatin C AssayNotes Open full Cystatin C AssayNotes pdf. Cystatin C is a low molecular weight (13.4 kDa) cytoplasmic protein functioning as an inhibitor of various cystein proteases in the bloodstream. It inhibits both endogenous proteases, such as lysosomal cathepsines, and proteases of parasites and microbes. Cystatin C binds to the target molecule in µM … Read more →

Open full Procalcitonin AssayNotes pdf file Procalcitonin (PCT) is a small protein (~13 kDa) that is synthesized by the C-cells of the thyroid glands. It is considered to be the main marker of disorders that are accompanied by systemic inflammation and sepsis. PCT is encoded by the CALC-1 gene and it is the precursor of … Read more →

Open full D-dimer AssayNotes. D-Dimer and High Molecular Weight Fibrin Degradation Products Fibrinogen is a blood protein from which fibrin clots are formed upon blood coagulation or thrombotic process. Fibrinogen consists of two identical subunits that contain three polypeptide chains: α, β, and γ. During blood coagulation fibrinogen is first converted into fibrin by thrombin, … Read more →

Serum amyloid A (SAA) is often used as a non-specific marker of inflammation. Its concentration in blood increases in response to inflammatory stimulus such as tissue injury, infection or trauma. SAA proteins are encoded by four different genes, SAA1-SAA4. In human beings, SAA1 and SAA2 belong to the group of major acute phase proteins similarly to … Read more →

Heart failure is a severe health problem that is characterized by an increasing prevalence and economic cost. According to the American Heart Association, in the United States nearly one million new cases are reported each year. BNP and NT-proBNP are established diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers of heart failure. The clinical values of these markers are similar and … Read more →

Cardiovascular diseases are a group of disorders that occur in the heart and blood vessels and are the world’s leading cause of death. Researchers are currently studying whether tests that detect levels of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) in the blood my help physicians diagnose heart attacks sooner. For over 20 years, Advanced ImmuunoChemical, Inc. has been at … Read more →

CRP is a 224 a.a.r. protein with molecular mass of approximately 25 kDa and a pI = 6.4 for each monomer (1). Native pentameric protein is predominantly found in plasma as a calcium dependent ligand bound by radial symmetry of five monomers forming a ring around a central core (2). High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) is … Read more →

Heterophile antibodies arise when people are exposed to different animals or products derived from animals. These antibodies are typically human anti-mouse (HAMA), anti-rabbit, anti-goat, anti-sheep, anti-cow, anti-pig, anti-rat or anti-horse. As far as immunodiagnostics is concerned, the problem is most commonly associated with HAMA due to the fact that most diagnostics assays use mouse derived … Read more →

Heart-type fatty acid binding protein (H-FABP) is a small cytoplasmic protein (15 kDa) released from cardiac myocytes following an ischemic episode. H-FABP is involved in active fatty acid metabolism where it transports fatty acids from the cell membrane to mitochondria for oxidation (1). Click here to view H-FABP AssayNotes and product information. Diagnostic potential: H-FABP … Read more →