The96-wellwhiteplateisdividedinto3or4sections,andeachsectionhas4or3columnsforonesample.Ineachsection,32(HumanCytokineELISAPlateArrays)or24(MouseCytokineELISAPlateArray)specificcytokinecaptureantibodiesarecoatedon32or24wellsrespectively.Thesample,cellculturesupernatants,celllysates,tissuehomogenates,serum,orplasmasamplesamongothers areincubatedwiththecytokineELISAplate,and thecapturedcytokineproteinsaresubsequentlydetectedwithacocktailofbiotinylateddetectionantibodies.Thetestsampleisallowedtoreactwith apairof antibodies,resultinginthecytokinesbeingsandwichedbetweenthesolidphaseandenzyme-linkedantibodies.Afterincubation,thewellsarewashedtoremoveunbound-labeledantibodies.TheplateisfurtherdetectedwithHRPluminescentsubstrateorHRPsubstrateTMB.Thelevelofexpressionforeachspecificcytokineisdirectlyproportionaltotheluminescentorcolor intensity.
AnalysisofCytokineProteinExpressioninTNFa-TreatedandUntreatedwithRatCytokineELISAPlateArray.CWSV-1Ratlivercellswerestarvedfor24hourswithserum-freemedium,subsequentlytreatedthecellswithandwithout20ng/ulTNFfor16hours.Theserum-freeconditionedmediawereincubatedontheplatefor1hour.AfterincubatingwithdetectionantibodymixandHRP,theplatewasdetectedwithchemilumincentsubstratebyaplatereader. | |