Nylon wool column: a tool for obtaining monokine-rich eluates in the absence of serum

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

S. R. Dalmau²  C. S. Freitas¹ 

[1] ,CEMORio de Janeiro,Brasil

关键词: nylon wool columns;    human monokine production;    thymocyte costimulatory assay;    LPS;    peripheral blood monocytes;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02761990000200003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Diverse conditions for stimulating human mononuclear cells to release thymocyte costimulatory factors were tested for their contribution to the generation of supernatants high titers of these monokines. Activity titers increased with LPS concentration, reaching a plateau between 1 and 10 microng/ml. Indomethacin did not modify the monokine, but the assay for thymocyte costimulatory activity was substantially affected by inhibitory substances produced by the monocytes in the absence of indomethacin. The use of nylon wool columns to trap the cells was shown to be effective in raising cellular densities without decreasing activity titers. As result, the yield per cell could be maintained even in the absence of serum, an important step toward the goal of purifiying bioactive from crude broths.

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