Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2429983 Developmental & Comparative Immunology 2008 7 Pages PDF
Abstract

SummaryThe measurement of T cell responses in chickens, not only for quantitative aspects but also for the qualitative nature of the responses, becomes increasingly important. However, there are very few assays available to measure T cell function. Therefore, we have developed enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot assay (ELISPOT) and an intracellular cytokine staining (ICCS) assay. ELISPOT assay for the detection of chicken interferon-gamma (ChIFN-γ) production was set up and shown to be reproducible for both polyclonal and antigen-specific stimuli such as Newcastle disease virus (NDV). However, the ELISPOT assay lacks the ability to identify individual cytokine-producing cells. Separation of CD4+ and CD8+ T cell populations gave additional information, but appeared to have the disadvantage of a loss of cell interactions during stimulation. In a further refinement, individual cells were identifiable by ICCS, which gives the possibility to characterize for multiple characteristics, such as cytokine production and phenotype of the cell. Using ICCS, ChIFN-γ production was evaluated. Although cells were detected at only low frequencies, polyclonal stimulation of peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) or spleen cells resulted in a significant increase in ChIFN-γ production by CD4+ and CD8+ cells.

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