| SP-B

Surfactant protein B is an essential lipid-associated protein found in pulmonary surfactant. Without it, the lung would not be able to inflate after a deep breath out. It rearranges lipid molecules in the fluid lining the lung so that tiny air sacs in the lung, called alveoli, can more easily inflate.SP-B is encoded by SFTPB, a single, 11425 nucleotide long gene on chromosome 2. Mutations in this gene are the basis for several of the lung conditions mentioned above. Both frameshift mutations and several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been found correlated to a variety of lung conditions.
 

| Typical data

As the OD values of the standard curve may vary according to the conditions of the actual assay performance (e.g. operator, pipetting technique, wash technique or temperature effects), the operator should establish a standard curve for each test. Typical standard curve and data are provided below for reference only.

 

Concentration (ng/mL)	10	5	2.5	1.25	0.62	0.31	0.15	0
OD	2.59	1.95	1.46	0.94	0.63	0.43	0.32	0.1
Corrected OD	2.49	1.85	1.36	0.84	0.53	0.33	0.22	-

 

| Repeatability

Intra-assay Precision (Precision within an assay)：CV% < 10%; Inter-assay Precision (Precision between assays)：CV% < 10%
 

| Recovery

The recovery of Rat SP-B spiked at three different levels in samples throughout the range of the assay was evaluated in various matrices.

 

Sample Type	Range(%)	Average Recovery(%)
Lung Lavage Fluid(n=8)	84-101	96
Tissue Homogenates(n=8)	92-105	102
Cell Lysates(n=8)	96-108	105

 

| Linearity

Samples were spiked with high concentrations of Rat SP-B and diluted with Universal Diluent to produce samples with values within the range of the assay.

 

		Lung Lavage Fluid(n=4)	Tissue Homogenates(n=4)	Cell Lysates(n=4)
1 : 2	Range (%)	84-95	88-96	90-111
	Average (%)	91	93	96
1 : 4	Range (%)	89-102	87-108	105-115
	Average (%)	94	98	109