Detection of mitogen-induced lymphocyte proliferation by bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation in the chicken.
3H-thymidine (3H-TdR) incorporation assay has been generally used to measure lymphocyte proliferation in the chicken. Disadvantages of this assay are that radioisotope is biological hazard to the person and environment and that it can not measure which subset of lymphocytes proliferates. In this study, bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation assay by flow cytometry was compared with 3H-TdR incorporation assay. As a result, BrdU incorporation assay showed a strong correlation with 3H-TdR incorporation assay, and it could be applied simultaneously to detect BrdU incorporation and expression of cell surface marker antigens. These results suggest that the BrdU incorporation assay by flow cytometry is useful to analyze lymphocyte proliferation in detail.
Motobu
Maki
M
Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Kawaguchi, Saitama.
El-Abasy
Moshira
M
Na
Ki-Jeong
KJ
Hirota
Yoshikazu
Y
D000818:Animals; D001973:Bromodeoxyuridine / Q000378:metabolism*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D002645:Chickens / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000276:immunology; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000662:veterinary; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000276:immunology*; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D011043:Pokeweed Mitogens / Q000276:immunology; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism
D011043:Pokeweed Mitogens; D003208:Concanavalin A; D001973:Bromodeoxyuridine; D013936:Thymidine