8 isoprostane ELISA Kit

Abcam’s 8 isoprostane competitive in vitro ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) kit is designed for the determination of 8 isoprostane levels in biological samples. The isoprostanes are a family of eicosanoids of non-enzymatic origin produced by the random oxidation of tissues phospholipids by oxygen radicals. A recent NIH-sponsored study on Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress has indicated that 8 isoprostane is the best index of oxidative injury in a well-accepted oxidant stress rat model. In addition, plasma 8 isoprostane levels were found to be elevated in elderly subjects with severe hypertension and in urine from subjects with high fat diet-induced liver steatosis.

This kit can be used for the determination of 8 isoprostane in diluted urine, serum, plasma, cells and tissues following proper isolation and purification of the eicosanoid from the isoprostane-containing sample.