title: Detection of canine interleukin-2 receptors by flow cytometry.
abstract: This study describes a method for detecting canine interleukin-2 receptors (IL-2R) by flow cytometry, using human recombinant IL-2 labeled with phycoerythrin (IL-2-PE). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from four normal dogs were washed, incubated with IL-2-PE, and then washed to remove any unbound IL-2-PE. Flow cytometric analysis of the cells was performed with a 488 nm argon laser while gating on lymphocytes. Cells expressing the IL-2R were identified by their fluorescence as compared to cells stained with an anti-mouse immunoglobulin-G conjugated to phycoerythrin. The average percentage of resting cells expressing the IL-2R was found to be 21%. The addition of unlabeled human recombinant IL-2 to Day 3 phytohemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated cells reduced the fluorescence intensity four-fold, thereby demonstrating the specificity of IL-2-PE for canine IL-2R. Following stimulation with optimal concentrations of PHA, the percentage of cells expressing the IL-2R increased daily and reached a maximum on Day 3 (76.4%). IL-2R density, as measured by mean fluorescence intensity, also increased and reached maximal levels on Days 2-3 (twenty-fold greater than resting cells). The binding, inhibition, and kinetic experiments provide evidence that human recombinant IL-2-PE is a useful tool for studying canine IL-2R expression. Thus, a one-step direct method for the flow cytometric detection and quantification of the canine IL-2R is now available.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Somberg
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Felsburg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D004285:Dogs; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000662:veterinary*; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D010799:Phycoerythrin / Q000378:metabolism; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D010799:Phycoerythrin