RE: Cytokine measurement in transfected cell line

From: Hodge, Greg (HAEM) (hodgeg@mail.wch.sa.gov.au)
Date: Sun Nov 24 2002 - 16:34:21 EST


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jan Grawé [SMTP:jan.grawe@rudbeck.uu.se]
> Sent: Friday, 22 November 2002 7:33 PM
> To:	Cytometry Mailing List
> Subject:	Cytokine measurement in transfected cell line
>
> Jan,
>
> We regularly stain for i/c cytokine production in lung and gut epithelial
> cell lines.
> We use BD's i/c cytokine method. Culture cells overnight in the presence
> of Brefeldin A. Centrifuge cells then FACSPerm for 5 mins, followed by
> BSA/PBS wash. PharMingen's moabs are ideal for cell lines but titre the
> antibodies. Usual concentrations we use are around 1:10. Have not tried
> IL-15, but works fine for IL-1, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12, TNFa,
> GM-CSF. Controls are important (pos and neg) at least until protocol
> established.
>
> Regards,
>
>			      Greg Hodge PhD
>			Senior Medical Scientist,
>			Flow Cytometry Laboratory
>			Haematology Department,
>			Women's and Children's Hospital
>			      72 King William Rd,
>			      North Adelaide,
>			      South Australia	 5006
>
>			ph 08 81616089
>			      fax 08 81616043
>			      hodgeg@mail.wch.sa.gov.au
>
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>
> Dear All,
>
> I have a user who wishes to detect cytokine production in a
> transfected cell line, see below . Use of at least one commercial
> permeabilisation kit has failed.
> Literature and email archive searches have yielded virtually no
> information, so any insights are appreciated!
>
> Jan Grawé
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >I am trying to develop an intracellular staining protocol to detect
> >intracellular protein in a tumor cell line
> >by flow cytometry.  I have checked the literature and the technique
> >seems to be used almost entirely for
> >lymphoid cells.  Does this mean that other types of cells are
> >difficult to permeabilize?
> >
> >Does anyone have any experience detecting intracellular protein
> >within tumor cells using flow cytometry?
> >
> >I am transducing the cell line MB49 (murine bladder carcinoma) with
> >recombinant adenovirus expressing IL-15,
> >and I would like to detect IL-15 by intracellular staining.
> >
> >I would really appreciate any insight and/or comments.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Christina Ninalga
>
>
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> Jan Grawé
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