Sensitive, Specific and Cost Effective Protein Expression Analysis

Reaching for Cell Based Assay Solutions Excellence

We have been receiving positive feedback from clients using our Quantibody® and RayBio® C-Series Membrane-Based Antibody Arrays. Our manufacturing partner, Raybiotech, is ISO 9000 certified insuring all arrays are made to exacting specification. The cost for measuring a single cytokine runs as low as 16 USD/Cytokine!

We use these arrays to test the blood serum of clients with autoimmune diseases to determine levels of cytokine and growth factor expression vs healthy controls. We also use them to determine proteins secreted by our  USB Derived hMSCs cultured in our hMSC Media. This gives us insight as to the protein expression patterns in our hMSC, Chondrogenesis and Osteogenesis Assays.

Figure: The graph shows cytokine secretion of hMSCs after a continuous 24 day culture. These results were obtained using our select markers from our cytokine and bone metabolism arrays. Data courtesy of Dr. Jim Musick and Tiana Tonrey, Vitro Biopharma.

We are pleased to announce the addition of these new human and mouse arrays:

Quantibody® Human Growth Factor+Neurotrophin+Cytokine Array Q1-10. Precisely measures: Amphiregulin, BDNF, bFGF, BMP-4, BMP-5, BMP-7, beta-NGF, EGF, EGFR, EG-VEGF (PK1), FGF-4,FGF-7 (KGF), GDF-15, GDNF, Growth Hormone, HB-EGF, HGF, IGFBP-1, IGFBP-2, IGFBP-3, IGFBP-4, IGFBP-6, IGF-1, Insulin, M-CSF R, NGFR (TNFRSF16), NT-3, NT-4, Osteoprotegerin (TNFRSF11B), PDGF-AA, PLGF, SCF, SCF R (CD117/c-kit), TGF alpha, TGF beta 1, TGF beta 3, VEGF-A, VEGFR2, VEGFR3 and VEGF-D.
Mouse C-Series Cytokine Array. C1-2-Semi-quantitavely measures: GCSF,GM-CSF, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-6, IL-9, IL-10, IL-12 p40/p70, IL-12 p70, IL-13, IL-17A, IFN-gamma, MCP-1 (CCL2), MCP-5, RANTES (CCL5), SCF, TNF RI (TNFRSF1A), TNF alpha, Thrombopoietin, (TPO) and VEGF-A.

Images: Representative images obtained with RayBio® C-Series Antibody Arrays. These membranes were probed with conditioned media from two different cell lines. Membranes were exposed with Kodak X-Omat® film at room temperature for 1 minute. Note the strong signals of the Positive Control spots in the upper left and lower right corners.

Questions? Do not hesitate to contact me: pshuster@neuromics.com or direct phone-612-801-1007. Thank you. Pete Shuster, CEO and Owner, Neuromics

immunoLink Therapies-Initial Products

Feeling and performing your best depends on balanced immunity and stem cell vitality

Your current investment in exercise, healthy diet and supplements are aiming you towards what we call the immunoLink sweet spot. If you have hit the bull’s eye, you would be seeking ways to stay there, because this is where you feel awesomely great and are most productive. If you have never been there, now is the time.

Illness, injury and medical procedures push you from the spot, but if you are near or on it, your recovery will be faster and more complete. The far reaches of the immunoLink Spectrum represent a cold wasteland of misery and despair.

How do we Know These Solutions Work?-Our Clients have autoimmune and degenerative diseases or are seeking peak performance. Prior to customizing their treatment strategies, we measure the levels of immune/inflammatory response, oxidative stress, allergens and stem cell health factors in our Clients' blood serum. The levels of these factors are compared with healthy controls. We then re-test after 6 months of treatments. For many the improvement in health and performance are startling. This is confirmed in the re-tests.

Stem-Kine and StemTrophin are central to our treatment strategies. Stem-Kine boosts the levels of circulating blood stem cells. These cells differentiate into immune factors and red blood cells. This boosts oxygen delivery and immunity resulting in greater endurance, mental acuity and cardiovascular health. StemTrophin activates mesenchymal stem cell migration. These cells are essential for immune suppression and then initiating the process of repair and regeneration at the sites of injury or degeneration. To learn more or order by phone, please call me directly at 612-801-1007 or you can also inquire via my e-mail: pshuster@neuromics.com. Pete Shuster, CEO and Owner, Neuromics and immunoLink Therapies.

Immune System/Stem Cell Health and Aging

Looking, feeling and  performing your best depends on balanced immunity and stem cell vitality

As we age we encounter:

• Slower healing
• Longer recovery time from vigorous exercise
• More general aches and pains
• Longer recovery from illness
• Wrinkled, dry and thinning skin

Why is that? What are the causes? Answers can be found by a better understanding of immune/inflammatory response and stem cell systems. As we age our immune system weakens or becomes dysregulated (autoimmunity) and our stem cell "bank balances" deplete. My friend and world class stem cell therapies expert, Dr. Neil Riordan, gives an excellent description of the process: Your Body’s Stem Cell Bank Account.

To oversimplify, the immune system is responsible for cleansing the body of pathogens, toxins, allergens and damaged tissues/cells. This creates a healthy environment for stem cells to repair and regenerate new, healthy cells and tissue. We call this process the immunoLink^TM.

immunoLink Therapies is a new company of mine slated to launch in the spring of 2015. Our goal is to slow the aging process by offering solutions that balance your immunity and increase your stem cell vitality. Our vanguard product (currently available) is Stem-Kine. It is a blood stem cell booster which increases the level of immune factors and red blood cells in your cardiovascular system. The result is faster healing/recovery and increased endurance via better oxygen delivery.

If you desire to learn more, do not hesitate to call (612-801-1007) or e-mail: pshuster@neuromics.com. Thank you. Pete Shuster

Immune/Inflammatory Response and Autism

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Children and Immune/Inflammatory Response Markers

Persistent chronic inflammation/immune response and oxidative stress are hallmarks of ASD. Like autoimmune diseases, an unbalanced immune system leads to unwanted assaults on healthy tissue. In ASD Children, inflammatory/immune response proteins could cross the Blood-Brain Barrier resulting in ongoing neuro-inflammation. This throws out of balance the natural pruning and repair cycle in the brain and could drive the related behaviors and symptoms of ASD Children.

We have been working with ASD children from central Europe residing in areas of heavy industry. All have unhealthy levels of metals in there blood stream and most have persistent viral and/or bacterial infection. This testing is part of our treatment program. Our treatment strategy involves first removing heavy metals and related toxins and the adding stem cell activators (stem cells are key players in modulating the immune system and repairing damage).

Previously I reported results from our testing for neuro growth/repair and oxidative stress markers using our custom ASD array. Here, I report on results from our measuring well known immune/inflammatory markers in 6 of these ASD children. The markers studied were: (IL-2, IL-6 and TNF-alpha). All of the markers were elevated when compared to healthy children. Here're the results:

Graphs: ASD vs Healthy Controls (*Healthy Control Data from Kim et al. Journal of Translational Medicine. 2011: 9:113)

Here's more on these markers:

•  IL-2 is involved in immune regulation. It is one of the key factors in transplant regulation. It is also elevated in many children suffering from ASD. This elevation could be caused by toxins, chronic infection or genetic abnormalities. It should be also noted that IL-2 can cross the blood brain barrier making it a culprit in the symptoms of ASD. 
• IL-6 is a potent pro-inflammatory agent that plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of systemic inflammatory diseases like ASD.
• TNF-a has been implicated as main effector of the functional consequences of neuroinflammation on neurodegeneration.

We are seeing improvements in symptoms and behaviors in the ASD Children undergoing treatment. We are early in the our Stem Cell Activating treatment phase. Our plans call for a cycles of testing and treating. If the tests yields movement of these markers to healthy levels, this will confirm how well our these treatments are working. Our plans our to openly share data.

If you would like to learn more about our testing and treatment regimes, I can be reached @ pshuster@neuromics.com or 612-801-1007.

MMP-9 Squared

We are feverishly working on adding reagents for studying Autoimmunity and Immune Response. In this context, we wanted to alert you to 2 new publications referencing our Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) antibody.

Zhi-Yuan Zhang, Zhiren Zhang, Caroline Zug, Barbara Nuesslein-Hildesheim, David Leppert and Hermann J. Schluesener. AUY954, a selective S1P1 modulator, prevents experimental autoimmune neuritis. doi:10.1016/j.jneuroim.2009.09.010.

Abstract:
Experimental autoimmune neuritis (EAN) is a T cell-mediated autoimmune inflammatory demyelinating disease of the peripheral nervous system and an animal model of human inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy. AUY954, which targets selectively the sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1P1), is known to sequester lymphocytes into secondary lymphoid tissues. In EAN rats, AUY954 greatly prevented paraparesis if administrated from the day of immunization. T cell, B cell, and macrophage infiltration, inflammatory demyelination, and local expression of interleukine-17 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 in sciatic nerves of EAN rats were significantly decreased by AUY954 treatment. Therefore, S1P1 modulation might be a potential treatment option for inflammatory neuropathies.

Image: MMP-9 expression in the sciatic nerves of control (A) vs AUY954 (B) treated rats.

Yasuki Yasuda, Yoko Matsumura, Kazuki Kasahara, Noriko Ouji, Shigeki Sugiura, Keiichi Mikasa, and Eiji Kita. Microbial exposure early in life regulates airway inflammation in mice after infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae with enhancement of local resistance. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, Sep 2009; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00193.2009

...with 10% milk in TBST (10mM Tris, 0.15M NaCl, 0.1% Tween-20), followed by probing with goat anti-mouse MMP-9 antibodies (Ab) (Neuromics Antibodies, Edina, MN, GT15020; 1:5000)...

Related Reagents:

CaMKIIs
CD and Cell Surface Markers
ERKs/MAPKs
Heat Shock Proteins-New
Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs)
ILs, CCRs, CXCs and STATs
Wnts/FZDs
Other Immune Response Antibodies

Immune Response Research Proteins

Apoptosis Research Reagents

MMP-9 and Neuroinflammation & Autoimmunity

Zhi-Yuan Zhang, Zhiren Zhang, Uwe Fauser and Hermann J. Schluesener. Improved outcome of EAN, an animal model of GBS, through amelioration of peripheral and central inflammation by minocycline. DOI. 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2008.00333. © 2008 Foundation for Cellular and Molecular Medicine/Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
... Metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9); 1:500; Neuromics, Edina, MN, USA...

Related Reagents:

proMMP-7 (Human)
MMP-24 (MT5-MMP, Human)
Cancer Antibodies
Neurodegenerative Disease Antibodies
Pain and Inflammation