MEASUREMENT AND COMPUTATION OF MURINE INTERLEUKIN-4 AND INTERFERON-GAMMA BY EXPLOITING THE UNIQUE ABILITIES OF THESE LYMPHOKINES TO INDUCE THE SECRETION OF IGG1 AND IGG2A

被引:9
作者
AGREWALA, JN [1 ]
RAGHAVA, GPS [1 ]
MISHRA, GC [1 ]
机构
[1] INST MICROBIAL TECHNOL, PB 1304, SECTOR 39A, CHANDIGARH 160014, INDIA
来源
JOURNAL OF IMMUNOASSAY | 1993年 / 14卷 / 1-2期
关键词
INTERLEUKIN-4; INTERFERON-GAMMA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ISOTYPE;
D O I
10.1080/15321819308019842
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A specific and new method for measuring Interleukin-4 and Interferon-gamma, based on the estimation of IgG1 and IgG2a isotypes secretion from B cells is described. An antagonizing effect of Interferon-gamma in the production of IgG1 induced by Interleukin-4 was neutralized by using antibody to Interferon-gamma. Similarly, the interference of Interleukin-4 in the Interferon-gamma mediated enhancement of IgG2a production was blocked by anti-Interleukin-4 antibody. The high concentrations of Interleukin-4 and Interferon gamma inhibited the secretion of IgG1 and IgG2a respectively. Therefore, in the assay described, the samples containing the cytokines were so diluted that their activity fell into the non-inhibitory zone. A computer program has also been developed for determining the concentrations of lymphokines.
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页码:83 / 97
页数:15
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