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MAK192

Sigma-Aldrich

Cholesterol Efflux Assay Kit

Sufficient for 100 Fluorometric tests

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12161503

application(s)

cosmetics
food and beverages
pharmaceutical

detection method

fluorometric

relevant disease(s)

cardiovascular diseases

storage temp.

−20°C

General description

Reverse Cholesterol Transport (RCT) is the mechanism by which the peripheral lipid burden is reduced by transport to liver and its fecal excretion. The first important step in RCT is the cholesterol efflux from macrophage-derived foam cells present in atherosclerotic plaques. The cholesterol efflux is critical for the maintenance of net cholesterol balance in arterial walls and in the reduction of proinflammatory responses triggered by lipid-laden macrophages.

Application

Cholesterol Efflux Assay Kit has been used in cholesterol efflux assay.

Features and Benefits

Compatible with high-throughput handling systems.

Suitability

Suitable for the determination of cholesterol efflux in cells.

Principle

The Cholesterol Efflux Assay Kit is a high-throughput screening assay that measures cholesterol efflux in cells using fluorescent-labeled cholesterol (λEx = 482 nm/ λEm = 515 nm). It is suitable for serum, isolated, or recombinant lipoprotein samples. It may also be used to screen small molecules for their effect on cholesterol efflux and therefore, may be a valuable tool in drug discovery programs.

Kit Components Only

Product No.
Description
  • Labeling Reagent
  • Equilibration Buffer
  • Reagent A
  • Reagent B
  • Cell Lysis Buffer
  • Positive Control
  • Serum Treatment Reagent

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

188.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

87 °C - closed cup

Regulatory Listings

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EU REACH Annex XIV (Authorisation List)

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Sustained delivery of BSA/HSA from biocompatible plant cellulose nanocrystals for in vitro cholesterol release from endothelial cells.
Singla R, et al.
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 104, 748-757 (2017)
Bariatric surgery improves lipoprotein profile in morbidly obese patients by reducing LDL cholesterol, apoB, and SAA/PON1 ratio, increasing HDL cholesterol, but has no effect on cholesterol efflux capacity.
Kjellmo C A, et al.
Journal of Clinical Lipidology, 12(1), 193-202 (2018)
Lipoprotein apheresis affects lipoprotein particle subclasses more efficiently compared to the PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab, a pilot study.
Lappeg?rd K T, et al.
Transfusion and Apheresis Science : Official Journal of the World Apheresis Association : Official Journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis, 57(1), 91-96 (2018)

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