title: Recalcified plasma as nutrient additive in mixed lymphocyte culture.
abstract: Animal or human blood protein is a costly but necessary additive to tissue culture. This supplemental protein is provided by the addition of pooled serum or heparinized plasma to standard tissue culture media. Many blood centers store CPDA-1 anticoagulated plasma, a form that does not provide optimal support of mixed lymphocyte culture (MLC). The optimal amount of CaCl2 (1 ml of 1 M CaCl2/100 g) added to citrate plasma and the use of glass vessels result in a completely clotted product that is comparable in MLC support to commercially available pooled human serum. Laboratories that have access to CPDA-1 plasma can replace the growing demand for serum with recalcified plasma without sacrificing quality.
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Duffy
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Oldfather
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Rodey
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D007959:Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed / Q000379:methods*; D010949:Plasma / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D002118:Calcium