| Note | Detection Target name
Human adiponectin
Target Synonyms
Adiponectin, Adipocyte C1q and collagen domain-containing protein, 30 kDa adipocyte complement-related protein, Adipocyte complement-related 30 kDa protein, ACRP30, Adipose most abundant gene transcript 1 protein, apM-1, Gelatin-binding protein
Description
Adiponectin is a cytokine (adipocytokine) identified by the group of Matsuzawa et al., Department of Internal Medicine and Molecular Science, Osaka University, in 1996 as a genetic apM1 (adipose most abundant gene transcript) expressed specifically in adipose tissues, and is a secretory protein consisting of 244 amino acids. It has been reported that it forms multimers in blood and has a structure homologous to type VIII and X collagens and also has a spherical structure homologous to complement component C1q1, 2). Adiponectin has recently been reported to exhibit various physiological activities; in particular, its inhibition of smooth muscle cell proliferation and of adhesion of monocyte to endothelial cells is expected to inhibit arteriosclerosis3, 4, 5). Moreover, it was found in a study in mice that administration of adiponectin improved diabetes mellitus6). It is known that a few ug of adiponectin are present per 1 mL of serum in human blood, and relationships between decrease in serum level of it and obesity7), diabetes mellitus8, 9), and arteriosclerosis4, 8) have been reported. This kit is based on the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) specific to human adiponectin developed in a cooperative study with Matsuzawa, et al., and a recombinant human adiponectin is used as the reference standard. This kit enables measurement of adiponectin in human serum or plasma and adipocyte extract or culture supernatant specifically, accurately, and simply.This product is useful for Diabetes / Obesity study. |
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