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Company:

R&D Systems

Product Name:

Mouse IL6 Immunoassay

Catalog Number:

M6000B

We investigate how alterations in RAS and STAT3 signaling pathways affect the tumor stroma and immune microenvironment in pancreatic cancer. This kit was used to detect the IL6 level in serum from treated mice. The whole process was about 7 hours including sample preparation.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Determination of IL-6 from mouse serum samples

Starting Material

Mouse serum from heart

Protocol Overview

Samples are in duplicates. 100ul of serum were diluted in 1:2 with diluent provided by the kit. Incubation time was 2 hours at RT after adding serum, 2 hours (at RT) after IL6 conjugate, and 30min in dark (at RT) after substrate.

Tips

Assay Diluent RD1-14 could be cloudy. Make sure to vortex it before use.

Results Summary

The kit detects as low as picograms of IL6.

DOI or PMID #

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Summary

The Good

Protocol provided is straightforward.

The Bad

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The Bottom Line

Easy to use. If anything is unclear, R&D offers very good technical support.

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