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Rat TNF ELISA Set

BD OptEIA™ Rat TNF ELISA Set

(RUO)
Rat TNF ELISA Set
This standard curve is for demonstration only. A standard curve must be run with each assay. \"Typical Standard Curve\" and 20-plate yield were obtained in the BD Biosciences Pharmingen laboratory, using the recommended procedure and manual plate washing.
This standard curve is for demonstration only. A standard curve must be run with each assay. \"Typical Standard Curve\" and 20-plate yield were obtained in the BD Biosciences Pharmingen laboratory, using the recommended procedure and manual plate washing.
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BD OptEIA™
Rat (QC Testing)
ELISA (Routinely Tested)
RUO
AB_2869216


Description

    The OptEIA™ Set for rat tumor necrosis factor (TNF) contains the components necessary to develop enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) for natural or recombinant rat TNF in serum, plasma, and cell culture supernatants. Sufficient materials are provided to yield approximately 20 plates of 96-wells if the recommended storage, materials, buffer preparation, and assay procedure are followed as specified in this package.

  

  

  

  

    Assay Optimization   

  

    BD OptEIA Sets allow flexible assay design to fit individual laboratory needs. To design an immunoassay with different sensitivity and dynamic range, the following parameters can be varied: Capture, Detection Antibody titers, Incubation time, Incubation temperature, Buffer pH, ionic strength, protein concentration, type of substrate, washing technique (i.e., number of wash repetitions and soak times).  

  

  

  

    Standardization: This immunoassay is calibrated against purified Baculovirus-expressed recombinant rat TNF during development of the product.  

Preparation And Storage

Store unopened reagents at 2-8°C. do not use reagents after expiration date, or if turbidity is evident. Before use, bring all reagents to room temperature (18-25°C). Immediately after use, return to proper storage conditions. Lyophilized standards are stable until expiration date. After reconstitution, immediately aliquot standard stock in polypropylene vials at 50 µl per vial anf freeze at -80°C for up to 6 months. If necessary, store at 2-8°C for up to 8 hours prior to aliquotting/freezing. Do not leave reconstituted standard at room temperature.

Recommended Assay Procedures

    Recommended buffers, solutions

  

  

    Note: Do not use sodium azide in these preparations. Sodium azide inactivates the horseradish peroxidase enzyme.  

  

    The BD OptEIA Reagent Set B (Cat. No 550534) containing Coating Buffer, Assay Diluent, Substrate Reagents A and B, Stop Solution and 20X Wash Buffer Concentrate is recommended.   

  

    1. Coating Buffer -0.1 M Sodium Carbonate, pH 9.5; Add 7.13 g NaHCO3, 3.56 g Na2CO3; q.s. to 1.0 L; pH to 9.5. Freshly prepare or use within 7 days of preparation, stored at 2-8°C.   

  

    2. Assay Diluent-PBS* with 10% FBS#, pH 7.0. The BD Pharmingen™ Assay Diluent (Cat. No. 555213) is recommended.   

  

    *Phosphate-Buffered Saline: 80.0 g NaCl, 11.6 g Na2HPO4, 2.0 g KH2PO4, 2.0 g KCL, q.s. to 10 L; pH to 7.0.   

  

    #Fetal Bovine Serum: Hyclone Cat. No. SH30088 (heat-inactivated) recommended.  

  

    Freshly prepare or use within 3 days of preparation, with 2-8°C  storage.  

  

    3. Wash Buffer -PBS* with 0.05% Tween-20. Freshly prepare or use within 3 days of preparation, stored at 2-8°C.   

  

    4. Substrate Solution -Tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) and Hydrogen Peroxide. The BD Pharmingen™ TMB Substrate Reagent Set (Cat. No. 555214) is recommended.   

  

    5. Stop Solution -1 M H3PO4 or 2 N H2SO4   

  

  

  

    Additional Materials Required   

  

    1. 96-well BD Falcon™ ELISA plates (Cat. No. 353279) are recommended  

  

    2. Microplate reader capable of measuring absorbance at 450 nm  

  

    3. Precision pipettes  

  

    4. Graduated cylinder, one liter  

  

    5. Deionized or distilled water  

  

    6. Wash bottle or automated washer  

  

    7. Log-log graph paper or automated data reduction  

  

    8. Tubes to prepare standard dilutions  

  

    9. Laboratory timer  

  

    10. Plate sealers or parafilm  

  

  

  

    Specimen Collection and Handling: Specimens should be clear, non-hemolyzed and non-lipemic.  

  

    Cell culture supernatants: Remove any particulate material by centrifugation and assay immediately or store samples at ≤ -20°C. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.  

  

    Serum: Use a serum separator tube and allow samples to clot for 30 minutes, then centrifuge for 10 minutes at 1000 x g. Remove serum and assay immediately or store samples at ≤ -20° C. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.  

  

    Plasma: Collect plasma using citrate, EDTA, or heparin as anticoagulant. Centrifuge for 10 minutes at 1000 x g within 30 minutes of collection. Assay immediately or store samples at ≤ -20° C. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.  

  

  

  

    Standards Preparation and Handling   

  

    1. Reconstitution: After warming lyophilized standard to room temperature, carefully open vial to avoid loss of material. Reconstitute lyophilized standard with 1.0 mL of deionized water to yield a stock standard. Note the amount of protein indicated on the lyophilized standard vial and record the reconstituted standard concentration below for future use. Allow the standard to equilibrate for at least 15 minutes before making dilutions. Vortex gently to mix.   

  

    2. Storage/ handling of reconstituted standard: After reconstitution, immediately aliquot standard stock in polypropylene vials labeled with the correct protein concentration at 50 µl per vial and freeze at -80°C  for up to 6 months. If necessary, store at 2-8° C for up to 8 hours prior to aliquotting/freezing. Do not leave reconstituted standard at room temperature.   

  

    3. Standards Preparation for Assay:   

  

            a. Prepare a 2000 pg/mL standard from the stock standard. Vortex to mix.   

  

            b. Add 300 µL Assay Diluent to 6 tubes. Label as 1000 pg/mL, 500 pg/mL, 250 pg/mL, 125 pg/mL, 62.5 pg/mL, and 31.3 pg/mL.  

  

            c. Perform serial dilutions by adding 300 µL of each standard to the next tube and vortexing between each transfer. Assay Diluent serves as the         zero standard (0 pg/mL).   

  

  

  

    Recommended Assay Procedure   

  

    1. Dilute the Capture Antibody 1:250 in Coating Buffer and coat micro-wells with 100 ul of diluted Capture Antibody per well. Seal plate and incubate overnight at 4C. Do not dilute more Capture Antibody than is needed for your experiment.   

  

    2. Aspirate wells and wash 5 times with ≥ 300 µL/well Wash Buffer. After last wash, invert plate and blot on absorbent paper to remove any residual buffer.   

  

    3. Block plates with ≥ 200 µL/well Assay Diluent. Incubate at RT for 1 hour.   

  

    4. Aspirate/wash as in step 2.   

  

    5. Prepare standard and sample dilutions in Assay Diluent. See "Standards Preparation and Handling". Be sure to record the reconstituted standard concentration for future use.   

  

    6. Pipette 100 µL of each standard, sample, and control into appropriate wells. Seal plate and incubate for 2 hours at RT.   

  

    7. Aspirate/ wash as in step 2, but with 5 total washes.   

  

    8. Dilute the Detection Antibody 1:250 in Assay Diluent and add 100 ul of diluted Detection Antibody to each well. Seal plate and incubate for 1 hour at RT. Do not dilute more Detection Antibody than is needed for your experiment.   

  

    9. Aspirate/ wash as in step 2, but with 5 total washes.   

  

    10. Dilute the Enzyme Reagent (SAv-HRP) 1:250 in Assay Diluent and add 100 ul of diluted Enzyme Reagent to each well. Seal plate and incubate for 30 minutes at RT. Do not dilute more Enzyme Reagent than is needed for your experiment.   

  

    11. Aspirate/ wash as in step 2, but with 7 total washes. NOTE: In this final wash step, soak wells in wash buffer for 30 sec to 1 min for each wash.   

  

    12. Add 100 µL of Substrate Solution to each well. Incubate plate (without plate sealer) for 30 minutes at room temperature in the dark.   

  

    13. Add 50 µL of Stop Solution to each well.   

  

    14. Read absorbance at 450 nm within 30 minutes of stopping reaction. If wavelength correction is available, subtract absorbance at 570 nm from absorbance 450 nm.  

  

  

  

    Assay Procedure Summary   

  

    1. Add 100 µL diluted Capture Ab to each well. Incubate overnight at 4°C.   

  

    2. Aspirate and wash 5 times.   

  

    3. Block plates: 200 µL Assay Diluent to each well. Incubate 1 hr RT   

  

    4. Aspirate and wash 5 times.   

  

    5. Add 100 µL standard or sample to each well. Incubate 2 hr RT.   

  

    6. Aspirate and wash 5 times.   

  

    7. Add 100 µL diluted Detection Ab to each well. Incubate 1 hr RT.   

  

    8. Aspirate and wash 5 times.   

  

    9. Add 100 µL diluted SAv-HRP to each well. Incubate 30 min RT.   

  

    10. Aspirate and wash 7 times (with 30 sec to 1 min soaks).   

  

    11. Add 100 µL TMB Substrate Solution to each well. Incubate 30 min RT in dark   

  

    12. Add 50 µL Stop Solution to each well. Read at 450 nm within 30 min with λ correction 570 nm.   

  

  

  

    Calculation of Results   

  

    Calculate the mean absorbance for each set of duplicate standards, controls and samples. Subtract the mean zero standard absorbance from each.   

  

    Plot the standard curve on log-log graph paper, with TNF concentration on the x-axis and absorbance on the y-axis. Draw the best fit curve through the standard points.   

  

    To determine the TNF concentration of the unknowns, find the unknown's mean absorbance value on the y-axis and draw a horizontal line to the standard curve. At the point of intersection, draw a vertical line to the x-axis and read the TNF concentration. If samples were diluted, multiply the TNF concentration by the dilution factor.   

  

    Computer data reduction may also be employed, utilizing log-log regression analysis.  

  

  

  

    Specificity  

  

    Cross Reactivity: The following factors were tested in the BD OptEIA assay at ≥ 10 ng/mL and no cross-reactivity (value ≥ 15 pg/mL) was identified.  

  

    Recombinant Human: TNF  

  

    Recombinant Mouse: IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-9, IL-10, IL-12p70, IL-13, IL-15, IL-17, IL-18, GM-CSF, IFN-γ, LTα, MCP-1, M-CSF, MIG, MIP-1α, MIP-1β, sTNFRI, sTNFRII, RANTES  

  

    Recombinant Rat: IL-1α, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, IL-18, GM-CSF, IFN-γ  

  

  

  

    Limitations of the Procedure  

  

    · Samples that generate absorbance values higher than the standard curve should be diluted with Standard Diluent and re-assayed.  

  

    · Interference by drug metabolites, soluble receptors, or other binding proteins in specimens has not been thoroughly investigated. The possibility of interference cannot be excluded.  

  

    · BD OptEIA Sets are intended for use as an integral unit. Do not mix reagents from different Set batches. Reagents from other manufacturers are not recommended for use in this Set.  

Product Notices

  1. For online training for BD OptEIA™ Set ELISA Techniques, please refer to http://www.bdbiosciences.com/OptEIA/downloads.shtml
  2. Samples that generate absorbance values higher than the standard curve should be diluted with Standard Diluent and re-assayed.
  3. Interference by drug metabolites, soluble receptors, or other binding proteins in specimens has not been thoroughly investigated. The possibility of interference cannot be excluded.
  4. BD OptEIA™ Sets are intended for use as an integral unit. Do not mix reagents from different Set batches. Reagents from other manufacturers are not recommended for use in this Set.
  5. Reagents which contain preservatives may be toxic if ingested, inhaled, or in contact with skin.
  6. Handle all serum and plasma specimens in accordance with NCCLS guidelines for preventing transmission of blood-borne infections.
  7. Caution: Sodium azide yields highly toxic hydrazoic acid under acidic conditions. Dilute azide compounds in running water before discarding to avoid accumulation of potentially explosive deposits in plumbing.
  8. Source of all serum proteins is from USDA inspected abattoirs located in the United States.
  9. ProClin is a trademark of Rohm and Haas Company.
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Components
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Description Quantity/Size Part Number EntrezGene ID
Capture Antibody Purified anti-Rat TNF N/A 51-9004719 24835
Detection Antibody Biotin anti-Rat TNF N/A 51-9004720 24835
Recombinant Rat TNF Lyophilized Standard N/A 51-26976E 24835
Enzyme Reagent Streptavidin-HRP (SAv-HRP) 250X N/A 51-9004787 N/A
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Citations & References
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Development References (3)

  1. Drew P, et al. J Neuroimmunol. 2001; 115(1-2):25-35. (Biology).
  2. Hogan MM, Vogel SN. Production of tumor necrosis factor by rIFN-gamma-primed C3H/HeJ (Lpsd) macrophages requires the presence of lipid A-associated proteins. J Immunol. 1988; 141(12):4196-4202. (Biology). View Reference
  3. Jaattela, M. . Biologic activities and mechanisms of action of tumor necrosis factor-α/cachectin. Lab Invest. 1991; 64:724-742. (Biology).
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