Description
The measurement of F2-isoprostanes has emerged as one of the most reliable approaches to assess oxidative stress status in vivo, providing an important tool to explore the role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of human disease. This is a colorimetric competitive immunoassay kit for the quantitative determination of free 8-iso-Prostaglandin F2α in biological fluids such as urine and in culture supernatants. To measure 8-iso-Prostaglandin F2α levels in serum, plasma or other tissue samples, use the Direct 8-iso-PGF2α EIA Kit.
8-iso-PGF2α is produced in vivo by both non-cyclooxygenase and cyclooxygenase dependant mechanisms from arachidonic acid. It has been shown to be a potent vasoconstrictor, a potential mediator of hepatorenal syndrome and a mutagen in 3T3 cells and vascular smooth muscle cells. 8-iso-PGF2α has been shown to circulate in plasma and is excreted in urine