Cardiotrophin-1 (CT-1) was initially discovered as a factor which was able to induce cardiac myocyte hypertrophy. It is a 21.5 kDa cardiac hypertrophic factor and a member of the interleukin-6 superfamily (also includes IL-11, LIF, CNTF and oncostatin M). It has been detected in abundance in adult human lung cells and expressed in both adult and fetal smooth airway muscle cells.

ELISA kit information:

• Reactivity: Human
• Sample Type: Serum, Cell Lysates, Other Biological Fluids, Cell Culture Supernatant, Plasma
• Sensitivity: 9.38 pg/ml
• Target: Cardiotrophin-1, CT-1