title: Neutralizing monoclonal antibodies against recombinant human interleukin-2.
abstract: A series of hybridoma cell lines which produce monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against recombinant human interleukin-2 (rIL-2) have been established by fusion of murine myeloma cell line P3-NS1-1-AG4-1 and spleen cells of BALB/c mice which had been immunized with rIL-2. 48 hybridoma strains were selected by a solid-phase screening method which produced MAbs reacting with IL-2: four MAbs, L-15, L-20, L-34, and L-61, exhibited strong inhibition of the proliferating effect of rIL-2 on IL-2-dependent cell lines, NK7 and CTLL-2. L-61, the most potent MAb among them, also neutralized natural human IL-2, while the other three MAbs were unreactive. All the four MAbs were specific to human IL-2: they did not cross-react with mouse or rat IL-2. These MAbs are expected to be useful tools in the investigation of IL-2 function.
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000276:immunology; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001681:Biological Assay / Q000379:methods; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000378:metabolism; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000276:immunology*; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007376:Interleukin-2; D011994:Recombinant Proteins