Description
Human Appetite-regulating hormone (GHRL) ELISA Kit
Based on the information on the provided URL, the Human Appetite-Regulating Hormone (GHRL) ELISA Kit is specifically designed for the accurate detection of ghrelin levels in human serum, plasma, and cell culture supernatants. This kit offers high sensitivity and specificity, ensuring precise and consistent results for various research applications. Ghrelin is a key hormone involved in regulating appetite and energy balance in the body.
It plays a vital role in influencing food intake, body weight, and metabolism, making it a crucial biomarker for studying obesity, eating disorders, and metabolic diseases. The Human Appetite-Regulating Hormone (GHRL) ELISA Kit provides researchers with a reliable tool to explore the role of ghrelin in these conditions and develop potential therapeutic interventions.
| Product Name: | Human Appetite-regulating hormone (GHRL) ELISA Kit |
| SKU: | HUEB2208 |
| Size: | 96T |
| Target: | Human Appetite-regulating hormone (GHRL) |
| Synonyms: | Growth hormone secretagogue, Growth hormone-releasing peptide, Motilin-related peptide, Protein M46, UNQ524/PRO1066, MTLRP |
| Assay Type: | Competitive |
| Detection Method: | ELISA |
| Reactivity: | Human |
| Detection Range: | 0.156-10ng/mL |
| Sensitivity: | 0.08ng/mL |
| Intra CV: | 6.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Inter CV: | 9.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Function: | Obestatin may be the ligand for GPR39. May have an appetite-reducing effect resulting in decreased food intake. May reduce gastric emptying activity and jejunal motility. |
| Uniprot: | Q9UBU3 |
| Sample Type: | Serum, plasma, tissue homogenates, cell culture supernates and other biological fluids |
| Specificity: | Natural and recombinant human Appetite-regulating hormone |
| Research Area: | Cardiovascular |
| Subcellular Location: | Secreted |
| Storage: | Please see kit components below for exact storage details |
| Note: | For research use only |
| UniProt Protein Function: | ghrelin: a hormone that binds to the growth hormone secretagogue receptor type 1 (GHSR). Secreted by the stomach |
| UniProt Protein Details: | Protein type:Secreted; Secreted, signal peptide; Cell development/differentiation; Cell cycle regulation; Apoptosis Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 3p26-p25 Cellular Component: extracellular space; axon; endoplasmic reticulum lumen; extracellular region Molecular Function:growth hormone-releasing hormone activity; G-protein-coupled receptor binding; ghrelin receptor binding; protein tyrosine kinase activator activity Biological Process: cortisol secretion; negative regulation of circadian sleep/wake cycle, REM sleep; positive regulation of cortisol secretion; hormone-mediated signaling; activation of MAPK activity; response to hormone stimulus; negative regulation of interleukin-6 biosynthetic process; decidualization; positive regulation of multicellular organism growth; positive regulation of adrenocorticotropic hormone secretion; negative regulation of insulin secretion; growth hormone secretion; elevation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration; negative regulation of locomotion; positive regulation of appetite; dendrite development; negative regulation of tumor necrosis factor biosynthetic process; positive regulation of circadian sleep/wake cycle, non-REM sleep; regulation of response to food; gastric acid secretion; positive regulation of insulin secretion; glucose metabolic process; adult feeding behavior; negative regulation of interleukin-1 beta production; regulation of cell proliferation; positive regulation of growth hormone secretion; positive regulation of synaptogenesis; G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway; negative regulation of angiogenesis; cellular protein metabolic process; response to estrogen stimulus; negative regulation of inflammatory response; actin polymerization and/or depolymerization; cartilage development; negative regulation of endothelial cell proliferation; regulation of excitatory postsynaptic membrane potential; negative regulation of apoptosis Disease: Obesity |
| NCBI Summary: | This gene encodes ghrelin-obestatin preproprotein, which generates ghrelin and obestatin. Ghrelin is an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor and is involved in regulating growth hormone release. Obestatin was initially reported to be an endogenous ligand for the orphan G protein-coupled receptor GPR39 and was involved in satiety and decreased food intake; however, these findings are controversial. Recent reports show that obestatin is involved in inhibiting thirst and anxiety, improving memory, regulating sleep, affecting cell proliferation, and increasing the secretion of pancreatic juice enzymes. Alternative promoters and alternative splicing result in multiple transcript variants, some of which encode different protein isoforms and some of which do not encode a protein but may regulate the ghrelin-obestatin preproprotein expression. In addition, antisense transcripts for this gene have been identified and may also function in regulation of the ghrelin-obestatin preproprotein expression. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2008] |
| UniProt Code: | Q9UBU3 |
| NCBI GenInfo Identifier: | 17865471 |
| NCBI Gene ID: | 51738 |
| NCBI Accession: | Q9UBU3.1 |
| UniProt Secondary Accession: | Q9UBU3,Q86YP8, Q8TAT9, Q9H3R3, A8CF34, A8CF38, A8CF42 A8DN29, A8DN30, |
| UniProt Related Accession: | Q9UBU3 |
| Molecular Weight: | 9,972 Da |
| NCBI Full Name: | Appetite-regulating hormone |
| NCBI Synonym Full Names: | ghrelin/obestatin prepropeptide |
| NCBI Official Symbol: | GHRL |
| NCBI Official Synonym Symbols: | MTLRP |
| NCBI Protein Information: | appetite-regulating hormone; motilin-related peptide; growth hormone secretagogue; ghrelin/obestatin preprohormone; growth hormone-releasing peptide; prepro-appetite regulatory hormone; ghrelin, growth hormone secretagogue receptor ligand |
| UniProt Protein Name: | Appetite-regulating hormone |
| UniProt Synonym Protein Names: | Growth hormone secretagogue; Growth hormone-releasing peptide; Motilin-related peptide; Protein M46Cleaved into the following 3 chains:Ghrelin-27; Ghrelin-28; Ghrelin; Obestatin |
| Protein Family: | Ancylostoma secreted protein |
| UniProt Gene Name: | GHRL |
| UniProt Entry Name: | GHRL_HUMAN |
| Component | Quantity (96 Assays) | Storage |
| ELISA Microplate (Dismountable) | 8×12 strips | -20°C |
| Lyophilized Standard | 2 | -20°C |
| Sample Diluent | 20ml | -20°C |
| Assay Diluent A | 10mL | -20°C |
| Assay Diluent B | 10mL | -20°C |
| Detection Reagent A | 120µL | -20°C |
| Detection Reagent B | 120µL | -20°C |
| Wash Buffer | 30mL | 4°C |
| Substrate | 10mL | 4°C |
| Stop Solution | 10mL | 4°C |
| Plate Sealer | 5 | - |
Other materials and equipment required:
- Microplate reader with 450 nm wavelength filter
- Multichannel Pipette, Pipette, microcentrifuge tubes and disposable pipette tips
- Incubator
- Deionized or distilled water
- Absorbent paper
- Buffer resevoir
*Note: The below protocol is a sample protocol. Protocols are specific to each batch/lot. For the correct instructions please follow the protocol included in your kit.
Allow all reagents to reach room temperature (Please do not dissolve the reagents at 37°C directly). All the reagents should be mixed thoroughly by gently swirling before pipetting. Avoid foaming. Keep appropriate numbers of strips for 1 experiment and remove extra strips from microtiter plate. Removed strips should be resealed and stored at -20°C until the kits expiry date. Prepare all reagents, working standards and samples as directed in the previous sections. Please predict the concentration before assaying. If values for these are not within the range of the standard curve, users must determine the optimal sample dilutions for their experiments. We recommend running all samples in duplicate.
| Step | |
| 1. | Add Sample: Add 100µL of Standard, Blank, or Sample per well. The blank well is added with Sample diluent. Solutions are added to the bottom of micro ELISA plate well, avoid inside wall touching and foaming as possible. Mix it gently. Cover the plate with sealer we provided. Incubate for 120 minutes at 37°C. |
| 2. | Remove the liquid from each well, don't wash. Add 100µL of Detection Reagent A working solution to each well. Cover with the Plate sealer. Gently tap the plate to ensure thorough mixing. Incubate for 1 hour at 37°C. Note: if Detection Reagent A appears cloudy warm to room temperature until solution is uniform. |
| 3. | Aspirate each well and wash, repeating the process three times. Wash by filling each well with Wash Buffer (approximately 400µL) (a squirt bottle, multi-channel pipette,manifold dispenser or automated washer are needed). Complete removal of liquid at each step is essential. After the last wash, completely remove remaining Wash Buffer by aspirating or decanting. Invert the plate and pat it against thick clean absorbent paper. |
| 4. | Add 100µL of Detection Reagent B working solution to each well. Cover with the Plate sealer. Incubate for 60 minutes at 37°C. |
| 5. | Repeat the wash process for five times as conducted in step 3. |
| 6. | Add 90µL of Substrate Solution to each well. Cover with a new Plate sealer and incubate for 10-20 minutes at 37°C. Protect the plate from light. The reaction time can be shortened or extended according to the actual color change, but this should not exceed more than 30 minutes. When apparent gradient appears in standard wells, user should terminatethe reaction. |
| 7. | Add 50µL of Stop Solution to each well. If color change does not appear uniform, gently tap the plate to ensure thorough mixing. |
| 8. | Determine the optical density (OD value) of each well at once, using a micro-plate reader set to 450 nm. User should open the micro-plate reader in advance, preheat the instrument, and set the testing parameters. |
| 9. | After experiment, store all reagents according to the specified storage temperature respectively until their expiry. |
When carrying out an ELISA assay it is important to prepare your samples in order to achieve the best possible results. Below we have a list of procedures for the preparation of samples for different sample types.
| Sample Type | Protocol |
| Serum | If using serum separator tubes, allow samples to clot for 30 minutes at room temperature. Centrifuge for 10 minutes at 1,000x g. Collect the serum fraction and assay promptly or aliquot and store the samples at -80°C. Avoid multiple freeze-thaw cycles. If serum separator tubes are not being used, allow samples to clot overnight at 2-8°C. Centrifuge for 10 minutes at 1,000x g. Remove serum and assay promptly or aliquot and store the samples at -80°C. Avoid multiple freeze-thaw cycles. |
| Plasma | Collect plasma using EDTA or heparin as an anticoagulant. Centrifuge samples at 4°C for 15 mins at 1000 × g within 30 mins of collection. Collect the plasma fraction and assay promptly or aliquot and store the samples at -80°C. Avoid multiple freeze-thaw cycles. Note: Over haemolysed samples are not suitable for use with this kit. |
| Urine & Cerebrospinal Fluid | Collect the urine (mid-stream) in a sterile container, centrifuge for 20 mins at 2000-3000 rpm. Remove supernatant and assay immediately. If any precipitation is detected, repeat the centrifugation step. A similar protocol can be used for cerebrospinal fluid. |
| Cell culture supernatant | Collect the cell culture media by pipette, followed by centrifugation at 4°C for 20 mins at 1500 rpm. Collect the clear supernatant and assay immediately. |
| Cell lysates | Solubilize cells in lysis buffer and allow to sit on ice for 30 minutes. Centrifuge tubes at 14,000 x g for 5 minutes to remove insoluble material. Aliquot the supernatant into a new tube and discard the remaining whole cell extract. Quantify total protein concentration using a total protein assay. Assay immediately or aliquot and store at ≤ -20 °C. |
| Tissue homogenates | The preparation of tissue homogenates will vary depending upon tissue type. Rinse tissue with 1X PBS to remove excess blood & homogenize in 20ml of 1X PBS (including protease inhibitors) and store overnight at ≤ -20°C. Two freeze-thaw cycles are required to break the cell membranes. To further disrupt the cell membranes you can sonicate the samples. Centrifuge homogenates for 5 mins at 5000xg. Remove the supernatant and assay immediately or aliquot and store at -20°C or -80°C. |
| Tissue lysates | Rinse tissue with PBS, cut into 1-2 mm pieces, and homogenize with a tissue homogenizer in PBS. Add an equal volume of RIPA buffer containing protease inhibitors and lyse tissues at room temperature for 30 minutes with gentle agitation. Centrifuge to remove debris. Quantify total protein concentration using a total protein assay. Assay immediately or aliquot and store at ≤ -20 °C. |
| Breast Milk | Collect milk samples and centrifuge at 10,000 x g for 60 min at 4°C. Aliquot the supernatant and assay. For long term use, store samples at -80°C. Minimize freeze/thaw cycles. |
