The Working Of Cardiac Elisa Kits

By Sally Delacruz


Technological advancement in medicine has helped come up with better diagnostic methods. The cardiac Elisa kits are the latest invention in this field. They are enzyme-dependent test devices that help in determining the presence or absence of heart diseases. These equipments are capable of discerning problems in hearts of virtually all animals.

The process of diagnosing illnesses depends on an enzyme reaction that gives its results through exhibiting certain color changes. The enzyme and some antibodies combine with antigens, and subsequently change their color to indicate occurrence of a reaction. With this test, researchers are able to detect both antigens and antibodies.

This process can be used in establishing the presence of foreign bodies in human beings. It is very important since it helps in detecting and treating heart problems before they develop into serious problems. This helps in cutting down the cost involved in diagnosing and treating heart defects. This is because the defects are discovered in their early stages before they become serious problems.

Proper working of this equipment means it is sensitive to reactions, gives accurate results, and is capable of making many detailed readings at a time. When a tool is sensitive, it can exhibit any slight change resulting from the reaction between samples and reagents. Its accuracy ensures that results obtained are free of errors, and hence, believable. They are also manufactured to work on specific problems.

Stability is also important in the working of this equipment. To ensure stability, the loss rate of the activity has to be kept as low as possible. Good storage is also very important in ensuring stability. For the purpose of minimizing the effects of the environment on this experiment, standard lab conditions are very important; room temperature, standard pressure and humidity. The temperatures within the incubator should be closely regulated. It is also important to have one person working on the experiment from beginning to end.

Before the experiment is done, the researcher must prepare all the standards, samples and reagents. Some samples are then added to each well and incubated for approximately two hours. Having done this, the researcher should then aspire the previous mixture before adding a small amount of the reagent. He/she must then incubate the mixture for one hour. The substances are once again aspired and washed three times before a solution of the substrate is added and then incubated for 20-25 minutes. Lastly, a stopping solution is added to end the reaction.

The enzyme sandwich principle is applied in this experiment. Plates on the kits are coated in advance with specific antibodies for the problem under investigation. Standards or samples are then appropriately added to the plates. They normally contain antibodies which are specific to certain defects. Lastly, Avidin conjugate is put on each plate and then incubated.

Once the substrate solution has been added, no other part, except the wells, will contain Tropin I type 3. A color change will be exhibited in the reagents. Sulphuric acid is then added with the purpose of bringing the reaction to an end. The change in color is measured in terms of some special wavelengths.




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