CatalogNo.: K-3900s Description: Echelon'sCMLELISAKitIIisasecondgenerationcompetitiveimmunoassaydesignedforinvitromeasurementofCMLlevelsinBIOLOGicalsamples. AssayRange:3,000-4.0ng/mL Samplevolume:40μL/sample AssayIncubationTime:2hr | |||
ProductBackground:CarboxymethylLysine(CML)isanadvancedglycationendproduct(AGE)formedbyoxidativestressandglycosylation.AGE's,includingCML,canaccumulateintissuescausinginflammation.ExcessiveAGE'salsoreduceantioxidantdefense,weakenimmunesystems,impairDNArepairmechanisms,andpromotetheaccumulationoftoxinsandinfectionsintissues.CMLadductshavebeenfoundtoaccumulateinmanydiseasesincludingAlzheimersdisease,diabetes,chronicobstructivepulmonarydisease(COPD),acceleratedperiodontaldisease,renaldisease,andatherosclerosis. |