Antibody response of mouse splenocytes using mixture of supernatants of thymocytes, adherent and non-adherent splenocytes: in-vitro immunization-II

J Korean Med Sci. 1990 Mar;5(1):25-31. doi: 10.3346/jkms.1990.5.1.25.

Abstract

We adapted one of the in-vitro immunization methods to induce antibody responses and confirmed the success of the immunization by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) without hybridization. We have previously reported several methods of in-vitro immunization using different conditioned media. Here we introduce another method of in-vitro immunization using a mixture of three types of supernatant (thymocytes, and adherent and non-adherent splenocytes of mouse). Splenocytes were immunized in-vitro by a recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) with the above conditioned media, and the results by ELISA showed a much higher optical density than the other in-vitro immunization methods that we had previously reported. Humoral responses as a result of in-vitro immunization to soluble antigens were easily confirmed by ELISA using the above-conditioned media. This finding indicates that any other conditions thought to be critical by other researches may not be essential for in-vitro immunization.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibody Formation*
  • Antigens / immunology
  • Cell Adhesion
  • Female
  • Growth Substances / immunology*
  • Immunization
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Lymphocyte Activation / immunology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Recombinant Proteins / immunology
  • Spleen / cytology
  • Spleen / immunology*
  • T-Lymphocytes / immunology*

Substances

  • Antigens
  • Growth Substances
  • Recombinant Proteins