Sword Assay for Human IL-1?? - Brochure

Interleukin-1 is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that can be expressed in two separate isoforms: IL-1α and IL-1β.1 IL-1β is expressed by dendritic cells and acts through the TNFα signaling pathway to induce expression of several inflammatory cytokines2, 3; it has therefore been identified as both a biomarker for inflammation diagnosis and a target for inflammation therapy. Current ELISAs lack the required sensitivity to quantify IL-1β in normal healthy donor serum for proper comparison with diseased individuals. Sword has changed that by developing a reagent based on the principle of Raman Resonance that can easily be inserted into a standard IL-1β ELISA with greatly enhanced sensitivity.