Method/Kit:
Human Bone Panel I Kit (MSD: K15146C)

Supplier MSD
Measurement Type Fluorescence Intensity
Description The Human Bone Marker Panel I Kit provides assay-specific components for the quantitative determination of both natural and recombinant human osteoprotegerin (OPGN), sclerostin (SOST), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in serum and plasma


Target/Analytes with this Method/Kit
Target/Analyte Short Name Description
Alkaline Phosphatase ALKP Alkaline phosphatase is an enzyme, or more precisely a family of related enzymes, produced in the bile ducts, intestine, kidney, placenta and bone. An elevation in the level of serum alkaline phosphatase (actually enzyme activity is measured in the clinical laboratory), especially in the setting of normal or only modestly elevated ALT and AST activities, suggests disease of the bile ducts. Serum alkaline phosphatase activity can be markedly elevated in bile duct obstruction or in bile duct diseases such as primary biliary cirrhosis or primary sclerosing cholangitis. Alkaline phosphatase is also produced in bone and blood activity can also be increased in some bone disorders.
Osteoprotegerin OPG Osteoprotegerin (OPG), also known as osteoclastogenesis inhibitory factor (OCIF) or tumour necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 11B (TNFRSF11B), is a cytokine receptor of the tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor superfamily encoded by the TNFRSF11B gene. OPG was first discovered as a novel secreted TNFR related protein that played a role in the regulation of bone density and later for its role as a decoy receptor for Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL). OPG also binds to TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) and inhibits TRAIL induced apoptosis of specific cells, including tumour cells. Other OPG ligands include syndecan-1, glycosaminoglycans, von Willebrand Factor, and Factor VIII-von Willebrand Factor complex. OPG has been identified as having a role in tumour growth and metastasis, heart disease, immune system development and signalling, mental health, diabetes, and the prevention of pre-eclampsia and osteoporosis during pregnancy.
Sclerostin SOST Sclerostin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SOST gene. Sclerostin is a secreted glycoprotein with a C-terminal cysteine knot-like (CTCK) domain and sequence similarity to the DAN (differential screening-selected gene aberrative in neuroblastoma) family of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) antagonists. Sclerostin is produced primarily by the osteocyte but is also expressed in other tissues, and has anti-anabolic effects on bone formation.

Studies Utilizing this Method/Kit
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