This ELISA kit provides quantitative measurement of cardiac troponin I (cTn-I) in rat serum, plasma, and tissue homogenates, supporting cardiovascular injury research. Because cTn-I is the gold-standard biomarker for myocardial damage yet circulates at extremely low concentrations in baseline and early injury states, this kit is engineered to resolve subtle changes in troponin release across both systemic and tissue-level compartments.
Detection Range: The 31.25–2000 pg/mL range spans from near-baseline circulating cTn-I levels in healthy rats through the elevated concentrations seen after ischemia-reperfusion or cardiotoxic drug exposure, minimizing the need for serial dilutions in most acute injury models.
Sensitivity: At 15.6 pg/mL, the kit detects the trace cTn-I elevations characteristic of early or subclinical myocardial insult, enabling researchers to capture the onset of cardiomyocyte membrane compromise before overt necrosis.
Sample Compatibility: Validation across serum, plasma, and tissue homogenates allows direct correlation between circulating cTn-I and residual cardiac tissue content within the same study, critical for distinguishing active leakage from cumulative myocardial depletion.
Assay Efficiency: The 1–5 hour protocol and 50–100 µL sample volume accommodate the limited blood volumes obtainable from serial rat sampling and high-throughput cardiotoxicity screening designs.
This kit is directly applicable to doxorubicin cardiotoxicity studies, myocardial ischemia-reperfusion models, and preclinical cardiac safety pharmacology assessments.