title: In vitro proliferation of lymphocytes from cyclophosphamide-pretreated mice immunized with antigen mixed with dimethyl dioctadecyl ammonium bromide.
abstract: A blastogenesis assay employing lymphocytes from cyclophosphamide-pretreated mice immunized with antigen mixed with the immunopotentiating compound dimethyl dioctadecyl ammonium bromide is described. The model antigen used for determining the assay parameters was inactivated purified measles virus. The optimal time for removal of immunologically primed T cells was 7 days after immunization of mice pretreated 2 days previously with 200 mg of cyclophosphamide/kg. The peak lymphoproliferative response was found to occur after 3-5 days in culture, depending on the concentration of antigen used. Although fetal bovine serum and syngeneic mouse serum each worked well as a medium supplement, significantly higher specific and lower non-specific lymphoproliferation were obtained when the mouse serum was used. Most of the lymphocytes responding to antigen were of the Ly 1.2 phenotype. Specificity of the blastogenic response was shown by a lack of cross-reactivity among measles virus, herpes simplex virus type 1 and vesicular stomatitis virus antigens. This approach to a mouse blastogenesis assay involves an easy way to induce strong T cell priming in mice, while still providing an assay which has an ideal combination of low non-specific and high antigen-specific responses.
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D001790:Blood Physiological Phenomena; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed; D007114:Immunization; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D010641:Phenotype; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000941:Antigens; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; C015831:dimethyldioctadecylammonium; D003520:Cyclophosphamide