
Description:
Species:Human
SampleType:Serum
ForthequantitativedeterminationofIGMAntibodiestoToxoplasmagondiiinserum.ProtozoanInfections,Infection,Blood,CentralNervousSystemDiseases,CentralNervousSystemInfections
ProductName:IGMAntibodiestoToxoplasmagondii
SampleType:Serum
#ofSamples:1X96Assays
IntendedUse:TheBiocheckToxoplasmaIgMELISAisintendedforuseinthedetectionofIgMtoToxoplasmagondiiinhumanserum.
Introduction:ToxoplasmosisiscausedbytheintracellularparasiteToxoplasmagondiiandmaybecontractedbyconsumingcontaminatedmeatorbycomingincontactwithcatfecescontainingoocysts.Inadolescenceandadulthood,mostinfectionsaresubclinical.However,ifapregnantwomancontractstoxoplasmosis,itmaybepassedthroughtheplacentatothefetus,resultingincongenitaltoxoplasmosis,whichisacauseofmortalityandmalformation.Asymptomaticinfantsmaydevelopabnormalitieslaterinlife.
Principleofthetest:PurifiedToxoplasmaantigeniscoatedonthesurfaceofmicrowells.Dilutedserumisaddedtothewells,andtheToxoplasmaIgM-specificantibody,ifpresent,bindstotheantigen.Allunboundmaterialsarewashedaway.HRP-conjugateisadded,whichbindstotheantibody-antigencomplex.ExcessHRP-conjugateiswashedoffandasolutionofTMBReagentisadded.Theenzymeconjugatecatalyticreactionisstoppedataspecifictime.TheintensityofthecolorgeneratedisproportionaltotheamountofIgM-specificantibodyinthesample.Theresultsarereadbyamicrowellreadercomparedinaparallelmannerwithcalibratorandcontrols.
LimitationoftheTest:1.ReliableandreproducIBLeresultswillbeobtainedwhentheassayprocedureiscarriedoutwithacompleteunderstandingofthepackageinsertinstructionsandwithadherencetogoodlaboratorypractice.
2.Thewashprocedureiscritical.InsufficientwashingwillresultinpoorprecisionandfalselyelevatedabsorbancereADIngs.
3.Serumsamplesdemonstratinggrosslipemia,grosshemolysis,orturbidityshouldnotbeusedwiththistest.
Precision:AstudywasperformedtodocumenttypicalassayprecisionwiththeBioCheckToxoIgMEIAproduct.Themean,SD,and%CVwerecalculatedforIntra-andInter-AssayinO.D.value(A450)
ProductName:IGMAntibodiestoToxoplasmagondii
SubcellularLocation:Isoform1:Secreted.Note=Duringdifferentiation,B-lymphocytesswitchfromexpressionofmembrane-boundIgMtosecretionofIgM.
SubcellularLocation:Isoform2:Cellmembrane;Single-passtypeImembraneprotein.
Polymorphism:All4combinationsoftheS/GandV/Gpolymorphismsatpositions191and216havebeenobservedinhumanmuchains.
AdditionalInformation:
Name | IgMAntibodiestoToxoplasmagondiiELISAQuantitationKit |
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RelatedProductNames | IgMAntibodiestoToxoplasmagondiiELISAKit;N/AIgMAntibodiestoToxoplasmagondiiIGHM |
MolecularWeight | 49307 |
SwissProtNumber | P01871 |
IntendedUse | ResearchUseOnly |