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Immunological Investigations
A Journal of Molecular and Cellular Immunology
Volume 24, 1995 - Issue 5
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Original Article

An Enzyme Immunoassay for Rat Soluble MHC Class I Molecules (RT1) and the Release of Soluble Class I From Mitogenically Stimulated Mononuclear Cells

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Pages 679-687 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Soluble MHC class I antigens can be detected in the serum of humans and various animals and appear in the circulation shortly after liver transplantation. The precise role of these antigens is currently uncertain, but soluble MHC class I may be involved in immunomodulation. We have developed an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for soluble rat MHC class I (RT1a) molecules and monitored the kinetics of antigen release following in vitro stimulation of splenic mononuclear cells. A 4 day DA splenocyte Con A supernatant provided a source of soluble class I antigens and was arbitrarily assigned a concentration of 1000 units/ml. Ninety six well plates were coated with a rat RT1a-specific mAb (MN4-91-6) and soluble class I binding was detected using a biotinylated mAb reactive with a monomorphic region of the rat MHC class I molecule (OX18) followed by a streptavidinalkaline phosphatase conjugate and substrate. The intra- and interassay variations were typically less than 5% and 10% respectively, to give a working range for the assay of between 62.5 and 1000 units/ml. Mitogenic stimulation led to a progressive increase in soluble class I levels in culture supernatants. This assay will be valuable in differentiating recipient and graft responses following experimental organ transplantation.

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