title: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of mouse interleukin-2 receptors.
abstract: An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) which measures soluble mouse interleukin-2 receptor (IL-2R) was developed, using two monoclonal anti-mouse IL-2R antibodies directed against two different epitopes of the IL-2R molecule. The ELISA-reactive material was identical with the IL-2R material which was capable of binding to affinity support beads coupled with recombinant interleukin-2 (IL-2). Quantitation of IL-2R in detergent-lysed cells was compared to that of the purified IL-2R, and the detection limit was estimated to be within the range of 2-10 ng/ml of a test sample. This sensitivity made it possible to determine soluble IL-2R levels in cell culture supernatants and mouse sera.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004306:Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods*; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D007942:Leukemia, Experimental / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D012995:Solubility; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2