Detecting and Analyzing Cytokines the Simple Plex Way

As small soluble protein messengers released by cells, cytokines interact and communicate with other nearby cells. The results are pleiotropic and affect cellular function in ways that can indicate inflammation or disease progression, making cytokine detection, measurement and monitoring important to clinicians and researchers alike. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is the traditional way to detect and validate protein biomarkers in serum, cell preparations or other biological sample types because the assay offers high target specificity.