COMPARISON OF MTT COLORIMETRIC ASSAY AND TRITIATED-THYMIDINE UPTAKE FOR LYMPHOCYTE-PROLIFERATION ASSAYS USING CHICKEN SPLENOCYTES

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BOUNOUS, DI [1 ]
CAMPAGNOLI, RP [1 ]
BROWN, J [1 ]
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[1] UNIV GEORGIA,COLL VET MED,DEPT MED MICROBIOL,ATHENS,GA 30602
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10.2307/1591566
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S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
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The MTT (3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide) colorimetric assay was compared with the conventional tritiated thymidine deoxyriboside (H-3-TdR) incorporation for assay of lymphocyte blastogenesis using mononuclear cells isolated from the spleens of specific-pathogen-free chickens. The study was undertaken in an effort to simplify methods for assessing avian lymphocyte proliferation, specifically for evaluating response to mitogens or for indirect measurement of T-cell growth factors. The results from stimulated cells in both assay methods were significantly different from results from the control cells, and the MTT assay results regressed in a significant linear manner on counts from H-3-TdR incorporation. On this basis, the MTT assay is a valid test for evaluation of lymphocyte proliferation of chicken splenocytes.
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