Gastro Testing Panel Simplify Sample Processing to Save Time and Money

Streamline Stool Sample Processing The Easy Stool Extraction Device is an FDA Class I Exempt tool that can be used across four comprehensive gastroenterology ELISA testing panels comprised of 13 different analytes. The device allows lab technicians to replace manual weighing with one simple step. A grooved plastic wand is dipped into a stool sample in multiple areas and placed inside a vial pre-filled with a universal extraction buffer. This standardized device accurately measures 15 mg of stool and extracts the sample in 1.5 mL of extraction buffer, yielding a final dilution of 1:100. The resulting extract...

Assays for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Calprotectin* The measurement of calprotectin in the stool has been established as a marker of inflammatory bowel diseases. • Highly specific monoclonal antibodies allow for the differentiation between functional and organic disease Increased fecal secretory IgA values may be indicative of local inflammation within the intestinal mucosa. • Highly specific polyclonal sandwich antibody format allows for the detection of sIgA in both saliva and stool During an acute flare of Crohn’s Disease, fecal lysozyme levels have been shown to be elevated. • Specifically...

EDN/EPX The accumulation of EDN in stool is indicative of tissue damage and can be used to evaluate food allergies with an immediate response. • Non-invasive method used to examine intestinal eosinophil activity Anti-Gliadin Ab Anti-gliadin antibodies are present in stool when a gluten allergy is present. • IgA subclass minimizes false positives often seen with assays of IgG subclass Anti-Transglutaminase Ab Anti-transglutaminase antibodies are found in stool in the presence of celiac disease. • The only commercially available assay for the measurement of anti-transglutaminase antibodies in stool...