Good source of IL-13

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Cell Biology
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Company:

Peprotech

Product Name:

Recombinant Human IL-13

Catalog Number:

200-13 B

I used this IL-13 to activate JAK/STAT signaling in my cells. IL-13 increased STAT6 phosphorylation, which was my assay for activation of JAK/STAT signaling.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Activation of signaling pathways

Starting Material

Primary Human Epithelial Cells

Protocol Overview

Incubated primary epithelial cells for 1 hour with or without 3 ng/ml IL-13. Made whole cell lysates and then ran a Western blot probing for phosphorylated STAT6 (pSTAT6), which has been shown to increase following IL-13.

Tips

Dissolve IL-13 in 0.1% BSA solution

Results Summary

The IL-13 dramatically increased pSTAT6 levels compared to non-IL-13 treated lysates. This indicates that IL-13 is being recognized by the IL-13 receptor on the epithelial cells and is causing the expected increase in pSTAT6.

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The Good

It is easy to dissolve and use on cells

The Bad

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The Bottom Line

This is a good IL-13 product and I would recommend it.

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