title: Early detection of the allogeneic effect in the mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR) by anti-CD3 IgA mouse monoclonal antibody.
abstract: MLR is a 6-day routine proliferation assay used to demonstrate HLA disparity between two individuals. However, on day 2 only a negligible proliferation can be detected. In contrast, we found a significant increase of the extent of proliferation if an anti-CD3 IgA antibody was present in the culture. Since the CD3 proliferation pathway cannot be triggered by an antibody of IgA isotype the result was interpreted as a consequence of a synergism between the allogeneic stimulus and the anti-CD3 antibody effect. The level of this proliferation well correlates with the HLA difference, thus suggesting the use of this methodology for a rapid detection of the allogeneic reaction.
authors.affiliation: Oncologia Sperimentale C,-Immunologia, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione Pascale, Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Manzo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferraiuolo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000276:immunology*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017252:CD3 Complex / Q000276:immunology*; D002460:Cell Line; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000276:immunology; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D007959:Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed; D051379:Mice; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D017252:CD3 Complex; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; C049937:anti-IgA