title: Detection and quantitation of interleukin-2 from individual cells.
abstract: In this report we present the use of cell blotting for the detection of interleukin-2 (IL-2)-producing lymphocytes. This is a rapid and sensitive immunochemical method analogous to Western blotting of proteins. When combined with image analysis one can determine the percentages of IL-2 positive cells as well as quantitate the amount of IL-2 surrounding each cell. When bovine lymph node cells (bLNC) were stimulated with the combination of concanavalin A (ConA) and 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) for 24 h, 46.4 +/- 0.6% stained positive for IL-2 and, on average, each cell produced 0.92 +/- 0.6 pg of IL-2 in 24 h. Phytohemagglutinin (PHA) and TPA-stimulated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (hPBMC) produced approximately the same amount. 0.86 +/- 0.4 pg of IL-2 per cell in 24 h; 45.6 +/- 3.6% stained positive for IL-2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecualr and Cell Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Viselli
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mastro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D006922:Hylobates; D015151:Immunoblotting; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins; D003208:Concanavalin A; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate