Anti-Cystatin C

Concentration: 0.1 mg/ml. Formulation: PBS (without Mg2+ and Ca2+), pH 7.4, 150 mM NaCl, 50% glycerol. Cystatin C, belongs to the cystatin family, is an inhibitor of cysteine proteinases, and is thought to serve an important physiological role as a local regulator of this enzyme activity. It is secreted. Cystatin C is expressed in the highest levels in the epididymis, vas deferens, brain,thymus, and ovary and the lowest in the submandibular gland. It is a potential cerebrospinal fluid marker for the diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.