This Mouse CCL5 (RANTES) ELISA Kit provides quantitative measurement of CCL5 in Mus musculus samples, supporting immunology research focused on chemokine-driven leukocyte recruitment and inflammatory signaling. Because CCL5 concentrations can vary dramatically between resting and inflamed states — often spanning two orders of magnitude — this kit is designed to capture that dynamic range while remaining sensitive to baseline levels.
Detection Range: The 7.8–500 pg/mL range covers both constitutive CCL5 levels in healthy mouse serum (typically 20–100 pg/mL) and the elevated concentrations seen during acute inflammation or viral infection. Most stimulated samples will fall within range without dilution, though LPS-challenged tissue homogenates may require 2–4× dilution.
Sensitivity: At 3.9 pg/mL, the kit detects CCL5 in low-expression contexts such as naïve T cell supernatants, early post-infection serum, or unstimulated tissue, where concentrations often fall below 10 pg/mL.
Sample Compatibility: Validation across serum, plasma, and tissue homogenates (50–100 µL) enables paired systemic-versus-local CCL5 profiling — for example, comparing circulating plasma levels with lung or liver homogenate concentrations within the same animal.
Assay Efficiency: The 1–5 hour protocol and low 50–100 µL sample volume accommodate studies using serial bleeds from individual mice or limited primary cell-conditioned media, preserving sample for parallel cytokine measurements.
This kit is particularly suited for studies of allergic airway inflammation, atherosclerotic plaque progression, and T cell-mediated antiviral immunity.