Interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha or IFN-a) main function is modulate the response of the immune system to cancer, viruses, bacteria and other foreign substances that invade the body. There have been more than twenty distinct IFNs that have been identified in humans and animals. There are three main classes that have been identified alpha, beta and gamma.

ELISA kit information:

• Reactivity: Human
• Sample Type: Biological Fluids, Serum, Tissue Homogenates, Plasma
• Sensitivity: 9.375 pg/ml
• Target: Interferon-Alpha, IFN-Alpha, IFN-A, IFN-α