Rat BDNF ELISA Kit EZ-Set™ (DIY Antibody Pairs)

EZ-Set™ ELISA Kits (Ab Pairs)

28109 MW

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor

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.

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor

Secreted.

cell culture supernatants, cell lysates, serum and plasma (heparin, EDTA, citrate).

Catalog number | Description | Quantity | Storage of opened/reconstituted material
EZ0308-CA | Mouse anti- rat bdnf monoclonal antibody (Capture Antibody) | 500 µ l, 0.4 mg/mL
(recommended dilution 1:100)
Store undiluted at 4°C for 1 month or at -20°C for 3 months provided this is within the expiration date of the kit.
EZ0308-DA | Biotinylated goat anti- rat bdnf polyclonal antibody (Detection Antibody) | 500 µ l, 20 µ g/mL
(recommended dilution 1:100)
AR1103 | Avidin-Biotin-Peroxidase Complex (ABC) | 500 µ l (recommended dilution 1:100)
EK0308-ST | Lyophilized recombinant rat bdnf standard | 10 ng/tubex3
Discard the standard stock solution after 12 hours at 4°C. May be stored at -20°C for 48 hours provided this is within the
expiration date of the kit.

1. Microplate reader in standard size.
2. Automated plate washer.
3. Incubator.
4. Adjustable pipettes and pipette tips. Multichannel pipettes are recommended in the condition of large amount of samples in the detection.
5. Clean tubes and Eppendorf tubes.
6. 96 well microplate (Cat# AR1100)
7. Plate Sealers.
8. Capture Antibody Diluent: PBS.
9. Reagent Diluent: 1% BSA in PBS, pH 7.2-7.4, 0.2 µm filtered.
10. Substrate Solution: Tetramethylbenzidine (Cat# AR1104)
11. Stop Solution: 2 N H2SO4 (Cat# AR1105)
12. Wash Buffer (PBS and PBS-T). Recipes:
PBS: 8g NaCl, 0.2g KCl, 1.15g Na2HPO4, 0.2g KH2PO4, adjust the total volume to 1 L with distilled water, pH 7.2-7.4, 0.2 µm filtered.
PBS-T: 0.1% Tween® 20 in PBS, pH 7.2-7.4.
*Item 6 – 12 are included in the EZ Set Accessory Kit (EZA001)