Journal article
Development of a Sandwich Immunoassay for the Detection of Soluble Bovine Interleukin-2 Receptor-α (sIL-2R-α) and its use to Measure Cell-Mediated Immunity in Cattle
Veterinary research communications, Vol.21(1), pp.19-28
01/1997
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/113193
PMID: 9060139
Abstract
Ó Nualláin, E.M., Davis, W.C., Fisher, A.D. and Monaghan, M.L., 1996. Development of a sandwich immunoassay for the detection of soluble bovine interleukin-2 receptor-α (sIL-2R-α) and its use to measure cell-mediated immunity in cattle. Veterinary Research Communications, 21 (1), 19-28.Stimulation of T-lymphocytes with mitogens or antigens results in the production of the cytokine interleukin-2, which exerts its physiological effect by interacting with a specific IL-2 receptor on the cell surface. The α-chain of this receptor is induced and expressed on the cell surface after lymphocyte activation. Following continuous antigen stimulation, a smaller soluble form of this α-subunit (sIL-2R-α) is shed from the membrane of activated cells. This study describes a sandwich ELISA for bovine sIL-2R-α that was developed using monoclonal antibodies specific for bovine IL-2R-α (CD 25). The feasibility of using sIL-2R-α released by activated T-lymphocytes as an in vitro marker of cell-mediated immunity (CMI) in cattle is demonstrated. Calves were immunized with the foreign protein keyhole limpet haemocyanin (KLH) and the development of CMI was followed using sIL-2R-α release, IFN-γ production and lymphocyte proliferation assay. The results showed that the release of sIL-2R-α by previously sensitized cells following stimulation with antigen is likely to be a useful marker of CMI in infectious diseases, and in the study of T cell antigens and/or novel vaccines. Using appropriate detection systems, the measurement of sIL-2R-α may also prove to be a useful marker of CMI in other species.
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- Title
- Development of a Sandwich Immunoassay for the Detection of Soluble Bovine Interleukin-2 Receptor-α (sIL-2R-α) and its use to Measure Cell-Mediated Immunity in Cattle
- Creators
- E.M Nualláin - Department of Large Animal Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University College Dublin Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 IrelandW.C Davis - Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology Washington State University USAA.D Fisher - Teagasc, Grange Research Centre, Co Meath IrelandM.L Monaghan - Department of Large Animal Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University College Dublin Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 Ireland
- Publication Details
- Veterinary research communications, Vol.21(1), pp.19-28
- Academic Unit
- Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Department of
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers; Dordrecht
- Identifiers
- 99900548028601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article