Introduction
The Cleaved Caspase-3 (Asp175) SimpleStep ELISA® kit is designed for the quantitative measurement of Active Caspase-3 (Asp175) protein in human cells. Caspase-3 is a cytoplasmic cysteine protease involved in the activation cascade of caspases responsible for cell apoptosis.
The SimpleStep ELISA uses an affinity tag labeled capture antibody and a reporter conjugated detector antibody which immunocaptures the sample analyte in solution. This three-part complex is then immobilized via immunoaffinity of an anti-tag antibody coated on the well.
This endpoint can be applied to measure apoptosis in Organ-Chips as part of toxicity testing or other types of studies.