Feline Cytokine ELISPOT: Issues in Assay Development
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The enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assay is a sensitive and relatively simple assay for detecting secreted cellular products
such as cytokines and has become an invaluable immunological tool. The ELISPOT has been used extensively in human and murine
research but has only recently been used to assess the feline immune system. For researchers studying feline disease or using
the cat as a model of human disease, the quantification of cytokine-producing cells by ELISPOT is an invaluable technique
for investigations of disease immunopathogenesis and vaccine efficacy. For example, use of the interferon (IFN)-γ ELISPOT
to measure the frequency of antigen-specific T-cells during feline immunodeficiency virus (FTV) infection or after immunization
with candidate FTV vaccines is of particular interest. This application of the ELISPOT may serve to expand the utility of
FIV as a model for human immunodeficiency virus. Broader applications of the ELISPOT should further our understanding of feline
diseases and be useful in the rational development of more efficacious vaccines and therapeutic modalities for the enhancement
of feline health. This chapter discusses important parameters of ELISPOT design that will enable researchers to develop and
analyze the feline-specific assays within their own laboratory.
Affiliation(s): (2) Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Book Title: Handbook of ELISPOT: Methods and Protocols
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology | Volume: 302 | Pub. Date: Mar-15-2005 | Page Range: 167-177 | DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-903-6:167
Subject: Immunology
Key Words: ELISPOT - feline - IFN-γ - IL-2 - IL-4 - cytokine - T-cell - FTV - infection - immunization - quantitation - frequency - spot-forming cell - peptide
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