Mouse IL-1 Beta/IL-1F2/IL1B ELISA Kit PicoKine™

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The Mouse IL-1 Beta ELISA Kit PicoKine detects only the mature form of IL-1 beta. Detection of the pro form has not been tested.

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Please see the following answers for the questions. 1) Should we need to centrifuge the homogenates, collect the supernatant for detection? Please centrifuge the homogenates and collect the supernatant for detection. 2) How much of ABC and TMB should be used to mixed with the sample ? Do you have any suggestion ? Please follow the protocol specified on the kit insert without adding the detection antibody. Add 100

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The product Mouse IL-1 Beta ELISA Kit PicoKine is compatible with EDTA or heparin.

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A: Boster Bio does not evaluate sample stability. Variations in sample collection, processing, and storage may alter the stabilityof samples. It is recommend to assay sample on priority basis collection when possible, or aliquot into single use volumes and store samples frozen. limit repetitive freeze-thaw cycles with the stored samples to avoid protein degradation.

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A: in those Picokine® ELISAs where cell or tissue lysate is a validated sample type, sample preparation instructions for lysate are included in the product insert. Components in lysate and lysis buffer may affect immunoreactivity, so if lysate is not a validated sample type, care must be taken in sample preparation and validation.

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A: The Picokine® ELISA Kits will generally run a 7-point standard curve, non-specific binding wells, and 39 samples in duplicate. this may might differ by kit so please refer to each datasheet for details.

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A: although the vials are bottled using aseptic techniques, heat-treated vials, and sterile stock solutions, they are not considered or guaranteed to be sterile. If sterile material is required for an experiment, the material can be filtered through a 0.2 micron filter designed for use with biological fluids.

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A: Unfortunately, Boster Bio has not routinely validated tissue homogenates as a sample type for ELISA kits. This does not mean that ELISA kits are not suitable for other sample types than we have tested: it means further investigation is a must. One will need to perform a spike and recovery study to determine if an unvalidated sample type will work with a particular kit. To perform a spike and recovery experiment, one should divide a sample into two aliquots. In one of the aliquots, the user should spike in a known amount of the kit standard. a dilution series is performed comparing the spiked versus the unspiked sample. Generally, samples with expected recovery and linearity between 80-120% are considered acceptable. This method can be used to validate any sample type that has not been assessd by Boster Bio. for a more detailed spike and recovery protocol, please contact technical support.
Note: acceptable ranges should be determined individually by each laboratory. Additionally, technical support can help determine if a buffer component is not compatible with a given ELISA kit. please view the Citations tab on the product webpage for peer-reviewed papers utilizing a wide range of sample types. We also have an innovator's reward program where if the user validates our ELISA kits in applications or samples previously not validated by Boster Bio or other users, and share such information with us by submit a review, we will reward the user's efforts with a free antibody or ELISA kit from our catalog. Biocompare.com will also give $20 Amazon giftcard as an additional reward, if the review is submitted there as well.

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A: We have a web based ELISA curve fitting (4pl) and data analysis tool. Please give it a try: bosterbio.com/biology-research-tools/ELISA-data-analysis-online. You can also consult our article on ELISA data analysis: bosterbio.com/ELISA-data-analysis-instructions

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A: we do not recommend freezing and thaw whole blood. erythrocytes are fragile and, if frozen and thawed, will undergo hemolysis rendering the samples useless. To keep your blood samples to test IL-1 beta for a later time, you should let the blood clot in glass tubes and separate the serum to freeze for later analysis.

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A: having little idea about the physiological or pathological context of your samples we cannot recommend a dilution ratio without performing a pilot test with your samples. Here is how you can perform a pilot study on your own: perform a serial dilution of your samples on the IL-1 beta ELISA kit to make sure you have a linear ascending curve followed by a plateau, which signifies the samples saturating the detection limit of the kit. Then you can pick the dilution ratios from samples in the linear part of the curve as your experimental dilution ratio.
If you are interested in using our ELISA service, you can also send us your sample and we will take care of everything for you. You can check our service details here: bosterbio.com/services/assay-services/ELISA-testing-service
Since you mentioned you have limited samples, our cost effective multiplex ELISA service would fit perfectly for your needs, where we can generate dozens of data points using as little as 25ul sample volume. Information on this service is also in the above link.

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A: please read this article on ELISA data analysis. bosterbio.com/ELISA-data-analysis-instructions. we also provide a convenient online tool that you can use to analyze ELISA data. bosterbio.com/biology-research-tools/ELISA-data-analysis-online

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A: The absolute O.D. values may change according to incubation time. The more you incubate the higher the O.D. values are going to be. an important assessment should be is whether your sample O.D. values are statistically significantly higher than your blank values. in your example, you could extend your development time in the substrate incubation step to obtain higher O.D. values, as long as your negative controls' O.D. values are not increasing faster in proportion to your positive controls. typically, a sample with O.D. value 2 standard deviations higher than your negative controls can be considered positive. We calculate the sensitivity of this ELISA kit by changeing cutoff O.D. value, calculated as the average of 20 negative controls plus 2 standard deviations of the 20 negative controls, into a concentration. in other words, when we claim this IL-1 beta ELISA kit to have sensitivity of 1pg/ml, that means the minimum amount of IL-1 beta that can be declared/interpreted as positive by the above standard is 1pg/ml.

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The Mouse IL-1 Beta ELISA Kit PicoKine™ (EK0394) detects both forms: before and after cleavage.

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For the Mouse IL-1 Beta ELISA Kit PicoKine EK0394, centrifuge the homogenates and collect the supernatant for detection.

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For the Mouse IL-1 Beta ELISA Kit PicoKine EK0394, add 100 µl of the prepared 1x Avidin-Biotin-Peroxidase Complex and 90 µl of TMB Color Developing Reagent into each well.

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Our ELISA kits should be compatible for all ELISA microplate washers as long as it supports a 96 well plate.

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For the Mouse IL-1 Beta ELISA Kit PicoKine™ (EK0394), the sample diluent buffer, ABC diluent buffer and antibody diluent buffer can be used interchangeably between the kit. However, the sample diluent buffer can only be used to dilute standards and samples, ABC diluent buffer is used to dilute ABC only and antibody diluent buffer is used to dilute antibody only.