Elispot for Rookies (and Experts Too) - Softcover
Buch 2 von 7: Techniques in Life Science and Biomedicine for the Non-Expert
Inhaltsangabe
Preface.- Overview.- Historic Overview.- Principles of Elispot.- Modifications.- Simplifications.- Coating Step.- Detection Step.- Adaptations.- Detection of specific antibodies.- Detection of multiple analytes in one well.- Dual color Elispot.- Fluorospot.- Summary.- Important Assay Details.- Reagents and Materials.- Elispot plates.- Antibody choices.- Enzymatic conjugates and substrates.- Fluorescent dyes.- Culture media.- Blocking buffers.- Washing buffers.- Important laboratory supplies.- Pipettes.- Filters.- Other supplies.- Automated Elispot reader.- Sample preparation.- Overview.- Whole blood and PBMC.- Blood draw and anticoagulants.- PBMC isolation.- Time frame between blood draw and PBMC isolation.- Immune cells obtained from tissue.- Freezing of cells.- Thawing of cells.- Cell counting and viability.- Overnight resting.- Isolation of sub-populations of cells.- Expansion of cells.- Planning the experiment.- Controls.- Negative controls.- Positive controls.- External controls.- Plate layout.- Timing.- The Elispot assay.- Coating.- Blocking.- Effector cell preparation.- Stimulant preparation.- Peptides and peptide pools.- Proteins and lysate.- Antigen presenters.- Control stimulants.- Reference samples.- Plating out cells and stimulants.- Incubation.- Removal of cells.- Spot development.- Enumeration of spots.- Data analysis.- Quality control.- Reporting guidelines.- Troubleshooting.- References.
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