This kit provides quantitative measurement of interleukin-17A (IL-17A) in mouse samples, supporting research into Th17-driven immune responses and mucosal immunity. Because IL-17A levels fluctuate dramatically between baseline and inflammatory states — often spanning two orders of magnitude — the kit is designed to capture this dynamic range without requiring multiple dilution schemes.
Detection Range: The 10.938–700 pg/ml range covers the concentrations typically observed in mouse serum during active inflammation, such as EAE or collagen-induced arthritis models, where IL-17A commonly reaches 50–500 pg/ml. Unstimulated serum samples may fall near the lower boundary, while Th17-polarized culture supernates may require dilution.
Sensitivity: At 2.735 pg/ml, the kit detects IL-17A well below the threshold needed to quantify basal circulating levels in naïve mice, where concentrations often fall under 15 pg/ml — critical for establishing true baseline values in disease-onset studies.
Sample Compatibility: Validation across serum, plasma, tissue homogenates, and cell culture supernates enables researchers to correlate systemic IL-17A levels with local tissue production (e.g., gut or lung homogenates) and in vitro Th17 polarization output within a single assay platform.
Assay Efficiency: The 1–5 hour protocol and 50–100 µl sample volume accommodate limited-volume specimens from individual mice, preserving sample for parallel cytokine measurements common in Th17 profiling panels.
This kit is directly applicable to studies of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, inflammatory bowel disease models, and host defense against mucocutaneous *Candida* infection.