ELISPOT Determination of Interferon-γ T-Cell Frequencies in Patients With Autoimmune Sensorineural Hearing Loss
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Autoimmune sensorineural hearing loss (ASNHL) is the most common cause of sudden hearing loss in adults. Although the etiopathogenesis
of this disease is unclear, it is widely believed that antibody and/or T-cell responses directed against inner ear-specific
proteins may mediate ASNHL. Using the enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assay, we have recently found that many patients
with ASNHL have increased frequencies of peripheral blood T-cells capable of producing interferon (IFN)-γ in response to a
homogenate of human inner ear tissue. Our studies may ultimately lead to the identification of inner ear-specific autoimmune
targets in ASNHL, and our ELISPOT approach may be particularly useful in supporting the diagnosis of this disease entity.
In the current chapter we detail how to use the ELISPOT assay for measuring frequencies of IFN-γ-producing T-cells in patients
with ASNHL.
Affiliation(s): (2) Department of Immunology, Lerner Research Institute, and the Head and Neck Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
(3) Department of Immunology, Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
(3) Department of Immunology, Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Book Title: Handbook of ELISPOT: Methods and Protocols
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology | Volume: 302 | Pub. Date: Mar-15-2005 | Page Range: 253-260 | DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-903-6:253
Subject: Immunology
Key Words: Autoimmunity - sensorineural hearing loss - deafness - T-cell - Th1/Th2 - cytokines - ELISPOT
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