title: Simple, sensitive and specific bioassay of interleukin-1.
abstract: This paper describes a convenient method for the culture of sub-lines of the murine T cell cloned line, D10.G4.1, and the use of these lines in a highly sensitive and specific bioassay for interleukin-1 (IL-1). The cells are cultured with IL-1, interleukin-2 (IL-2), and concanavalin A (ConA), in the absence of feeder cells or antigen. Assays are routinely carried out in the presence of saturating IL-2, which enhances sensitivity and ensures that further IL-2 will not give false positives. Addition of interleukin-4 (IL-4) has a similar effect and can be used together with IL-2 where there is a potential for interference from either cytokine. The assay is not affected by high concentrations of human interleukin-6 or tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and only minimally affected by high concentrations of murine TNF-alpha.
authors: University of Manchester Rheumatic Diseases Centre, Hope Hospital, Salford, U.K.
authors: S J
authors: SJ
authors: Hopkins
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Humphreys
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001681:Biological Assay; D002460:Cell Line; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004357:Drug Synergism; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000032:analysis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology; D015847:Interleukin-4; D007378:Interleukins / Q000494:pharmacology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D007376:Interleukin-2; D007378:Interleukins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D003208:Concanavalin A; D015847:Interleukin-4