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Tumour microenvironment - glioblastoma
Factors released by tumour cells can have an impact on the outcome of cancer in a patient, and they can be used as diagnostic or prognostic biomarkers. A deeper study on the tumour microenviroment (TME)
6 Tips for a successful ELISA
ELISA are immunoassays widely used in biomarker detection and validation. They have been used in research and clinical settings for more than 40 years, and they allow to quantify, in a simple way, thousands
Sample interference in ELISA tests
A previous post explained how samples obtained from patients treated with mAbs can show interference with WB & ELISA methods. More rarely, we can also find other interference effects
Hyaluronic acid - size matters!
Hyaluronic acid (HA), or hyaluronan, is an ubiquitous, very high molecular mass polysaccharide that has applications
Diluting samples for proteomics – biomarker profiling case studies (I)
To dilute or not to dilute biological samples? And if yes, how much? That's the question!
Following our post on whether samples should be pooled or not when performing studies for
Biomarker profiling: Diluting samples case studies (II)
Back to dilution of samples. After our post on whether samples should be diluted or not, let's discuss today about how much they should be diluted.
Case # 1 - ELISA or simplex
Get your ELISA results before lunch!
ELISAs are widely used in biomarker-related studies, especially when a high number of samples is involved, and only a few biomarkers need to be quantified. That said, incubations can be somehow cumbersome,
From osteoarthritis to bladder cancer... hyaluronic acid is not just cosmetics!
Hyaluronic Acid (HA) is important in many biological processes such as wound repair, tissue hydration and inflammation. HA is also a potential biomarker for diseases such as osteoarthritis, liver cirrhosis
Ready-to-Use ELISAs to study Transcription Factors DNA binding
Gene expression is regulated by different mechanisms. One of them is the binding of
Keep cool... corticosterone and stress
Corticosterone is a glucocorticoid secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland in response to stimulation by adrenocorticotropic hormone. Corticosterone is a major indicator of stress in non-human mammals.
Sensitive ELISA for Oxytocin quantification
The neuropeptides, Oxytocin and Vasopressin, were isolated and synthesized by Vincent du Vigneaud at Cornell Medical College in 1953, work for which he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1955. Oxytocin
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) assays - no ammonia interference!
The determination of serum blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is currently the most widely used screening test for the evaluation of kidney function. The test is frequently run along with the serum creatinine test,