BPI
Reactivity: Human
WB
Host: Rabbit
Polyclonal
unconjugated
Application Notes
The antibody is useful for immuno precipitation. Furthermore the antibody is useful to detect BPI in ELISA both as coating and as detector.
Restrictions
For Research Use only
Buffer
PBS, containing 0.1 % bovine serum albumin and 0.02 % sodium azide.
Preservative
Sodium azide
Precaution of Use
This product contains Sodium azide: a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.
Storage
4 °C
Storage Comment
Product should be stored at 4 °C. Under recommended storage conditions, product is stable for one year.
Expiry Date
12 months
Target
BPI
(Bactericidal/Permeability Increasing Protein (BPI))
Alternative Name
Bactericidal Permeability Increasing Protein (BPI Products)
Synonyms
9230105K17Rik antibody, Bpifd1 antibody, BPIFD1 antibody, rBPI antibody, bpi antibody, bpi.L antibody, lbp antibody, bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein antibody, bactericidal permeablility increasing protein antibody, bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein S homeolog antibody, BPI antibody, Bpi antibody, bpi.S antibody
Background
The polyclonal antibody reacts specifically with full length human natural and recombinant Bactericidal Permeability Increasing protein (BPI). The antimicrobial protein BPI is a 55 kDa protein found in the primary (azurophilic) granules of human neutrophils and has also been detected on surface of neutrophils, small intestinal and oral epithelial cells. BPI is a bactericidal compound that is present in polymorphonuclear cells (PMN) and in lower levels in the specific granules of eosinophils. BPI possesses high affinity toward the lipid A region of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) that comprise the outer leaflet of the gram-negative bacterial outer membrane. Binding of BPI to the lipid A moiety of LPS exerts multiple anti- infective activities against gram-negative bacteria: 1) cytotoxicity via sequential damage to bacterial outer and inner lipid membranes, 2) neutralization of gram-negative bacterial LPS, 3) opsonization of bacteria to enhance phagocytosis by neutrophils. Airway epithelial cells constitutively express the BPI gene and produce the BPI protein and, therefore, BPI may be a critical determinant in the development of LPS- triggered airways disease. Inflammation induced by LPS possibly contributes to the development of rapid airflow decline, a serious and often fatal complication of hematopoietic cell transplantation. Furthermore, a 21 kDa bioactive recombinant fragment of BPI, rBPI21, was shown to confer a survival advantage against invasive pneumococcal disease by binding to the gram-positive bacterial pathogen, pneumolysin. The polyclonal antibody recognizes only free BPI and does not interact with BPI that has formed a complex with LPS.