title: Mouse cell-mediated lympholysis assay in serum-free and mouse serum-supplemented media: culture conditions and genetic factors.
abstract: We describe a miniaturized cell-mediated lympholysis assay for measuring the activity of cytotoxic lymphocytes generated in mouse mixed leukocyte cultures (MLC), using either serum-free or mouse serum-supplemented media. Mixed reactions of strain combinations possessing various genetic differences at H-2 produced cytotoxic lymphocytes with cytolytic activity against cells of the donor used in the sensitization phase. Results suggest that both serologically defined and lymphocyte-defined determinants can act as effective target antigens on target cells. In contrast, no cytotoxic lymphocytes were generated against products of non-H-2 loci--M-locus, theta, or other non-H-2 antigens--that induce MLC activation.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003601:Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic / Q000379:methods*; D000939:Epitopes; D037102:Lectins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000939:Epitopes; D037102:Lectins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial