Adalimumab Antibody is a research-grade biosimilar monoclonal antibody. It is a human IgG1, kappa antibody. Reactivity: Human. Supplied as a liquid in 0.01M PBS pH 7.4. Applications: ELISA, flow cytometry, functional assays and in vivo research. Endotoxin: < 10 EU/mg. Purity: >95% purity as determined by SDS-PAGE. For research use only.
Tumor necrosis factor (TNFa/TNF-alpha) is a ~25 kDa protein. Cytokine that binds to TNFRSF1A/TNFR1 and TNFRSF1B/TNFBR. It is mainly secreted by macrophages and can induce cell death of certain tumor cell lines. It is potent pyrogen causing fever by direct action or by stimulation of interleukin-1 secretion and is implicated in the induction of cachexia, Under certain conditions it can stimulate cell proliferation and induce cell differentiation. Impairs regulatory T-cells (Treg) function in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis via FOXP3 dephosphorylation. Up-regulates the expression of protein phosphatase 1 (PP1), which dephosphorylates the key 'Ser-418' residue of FOXP3, thereby inactivating FOXP3 and rendering Treg cells functionally defective. TNFa is the therapeutic target of adalimumab (Humira).
Treatment of HUVECs with Adalimumab for up to 12 hours shows no adverse effect on their cell viability, even with a 10-fold higher concentration of Adalimumab than used in this study [2]. The elimination half-life (t 1/2) of Adalimumab is long (~20 days) [1]. The enriched fluorescent-labelled adalimumab is observed mainly in major Oil red O-positive lesions documenting good tissue penetration of the drug into the atherosclerotic plaque, without background fluorescence of the vessel wall after vehicle control injection into hypercholesterolemic Ldlr -/- mice [2].
Purity:
>95% as determined by SDS-PAGE.
Endotoxin Level:
< 10 EU/mg
Formulation:
0.01M PBS pH 7.4.
State of Matter:
Liquid
Regulatory Status:
For research use only. Not suitable for clinical or therapeutic use.
Product Preparation:
Protein A/G purified from cell culture supernatant.
Storage and Handling:
Store at 2 to 8°C for frequent use. Store at -20 to -80°C for twelve months from the date of receipt.
