Journal: Scientific Reports
Article Title: A comparison of commercial assays quantifying mature brain-derived neurotrophic factor (mBDNF) and its precursor (pro-BDNF) in human serum
doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-22278-7
Figure Lengend Snippet: Levels of proteins (ng/mL) obtained in human serum samples ( n = 23). Different dilutions were assessed in ELISA kits from R&D Systems ( A , B and E ) [total BDNF Quantikine ELISA kit#DBNT00 (A) , Human pro-BDNF DuoSet ELISA kit #DY3175 (B) and human free BDNF Quantikine ELISA kit #DBD00 (E) ], Aviscera Bioscience ( C and F ) [high sensitivity pro-BDNF human ELISA kit #SK00752-09 (C) and high sensitive BDNF ELISA kit #SK00752-01 (F) ] and Finetest ( D and G ) [human pro-BDNF ELISA kit #EH4255 (D) and human BDNF ELISA kit #EH0043 (G) ]. Comparison of protein levels obtained in human serum samples diluted at 1:20 (H) for pro-BDNF and at 1:40 (I) for BDNF (common dilutions) in the ELISA kits from the 3 companies used in this study (R&D Systems, Aviscera Bioscience and FineTest). Each value obtained of the samples analysed was represented, and the median ± SD of all of them.
Article Snippet: In the case of the total BDNF and human free BDNF Quantikine ELISA kits (R&D Systems; #DBNT00 and #DBD00, respectively), primary antibodies were HRP-conjugated, eliminating the need for further detection with a secondary antibody.
Techniques: Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Comparison