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Biomarker:

IL-5 (plasma)

Biological or Clinical Significance:

Interleukin 5 (IL-5) is an interleukin produced by type-2 T helper cells and mast cells. Through binding to the interleukin-5 receptor, interleukin 5 stimulates B cell growth and increases immunoglobulin secretion. It is also a key mediator in eosinophil activation. IL-5 is a 115-amino acid (in human, 133 in the mouse) -long TH2 cytokine that is part of the hematopoietic family.
Interleukin-5 has long been associated with the cause of several allergic diseases including allergic rhinitis and asthma, wherein a large increase in the number of circulating, airway tissue, and induced sputum eosinophils have been observed. Given the high concordance of eosinophils and, in particular, allergic asthma pathology, it has been widely speculated that eosinophils have an important role in the pathology of this disease

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Analyte:

IL-5 (plasma)

Matrix:

Human K2 EDTA Plasma

Status:

Validated

Sensitivity-LLOQ:

2.48 pg/mL

Sensitivity-ULOQ:

1,512 pg/mL

platform

MSD-ECL

Required Sample Volume

50 µL/well

Disease State:

Autoimmune

MSD Panel:

Cytokine Panel 1 (Human)

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