Merck, HCVD1MAG-67K-12, MILLIPLEX® Human Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Magnetic Bead Panel 1 - Cardiovascular Disease Multiplex Assay

Cardiovascular disease, particularly atherosclerotic vascular disease, is a leading cause of global mortality, accounting for 30% of all global deaths (WHO, 2010). Inflammatory mechanisms play a vital role in the initiation, maintenance, and progression of vascular disease with a strong correlation between inflammatory markers and prognosis in acute and chronic coronary artery disease. Numerous studies have demonstrated an association of obesity and diabetes with cardiovascular risk factors. The MILLIPLEX® Human Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Panel 1 is a 12-plex kit to be used for the simultaneous quantification of any or all of the following analytes in human serum, plasma, or tissue/cell lysate and culture supernatant samples: BNP, NTproBNP, CK-MB, CXCL6, CXCL16, Endocan-1 (ESM-1), FABP3, FABP4, LIGHT, Oncostatin-M (OSM), Placental Growth Factor (PlGF), and Troponin I. This kit uses a 96-well format, contains a lyophilized standard cocktail, two internal assay quality controls and can measure up to 38 samples in duplicate. The Luminex® xMAP® platform uses a magnetic bead immunoassay format for ideal speed and sensitivity to quantitate multiple analytes simultaneously, dramatically improving productivity while conserving valuable sample volume. Panel Type: Cardiovascular