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On-chip activation and subsequent detection of individual antigen-specific T cells

Song, Qing ; Han, Qing ; Bradshaw, Elizabeth M ; Kent, Sally C ; Raddassi, Khadir ; Nilsson, Björn LU ; Nepom, Gerald T ; Hafler, David A and Love, J Christopher (2010) In Analytical Chemistry 82(2). p.7-473
Abstract

The frequencies of antigen-specific CD4+ T cells in samples of human tissue have been difficult to determine accurately ex vivo, particularly for autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis or type 1 diabetes. Conventional approaches involve the expansion of primary T cells in vitro to increase the numbers of cells, and a subsequent assessment of the frequencies of antigen-specific T cells in the expanded population by limiting dilution or by using fluorescently labeled tetramers of peptide-loaded major histocompatibility complex (MHC) receptors. Here we describe an alternative approach that uses arrays of subnanoliter wells coated with recombinant peptide-loaded MHC class II monomers to isolate and stimulate individual CD4+ T cells... (More)

The frequencies of antigen-specific CD4+ T cells in samples of human tissue have been difficult to determine accurately ex vivo, particularly for autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis or type 1 diabetes. Conventional approaches involve the expansion of primary T cells in vitro to increase the numbers of cells, and a subsequent assessment of the frequencies of antigen-specific T cells in the expanded population by limiting dilution or by using fluorescently labeled tetramers of peptide-loaded major histocompatibility complex (MHC) receptors. Here we describe an alternative approach that uses arrays of subnanoliter wells coated with recombinant peptide-loaded MHC class II monomers to isolate and stimulate individual CD4+ T cells in an antigen-specific manner. In these experiments, activation was monitored using microengraving to capture two cytokines (IFNgamma and IL-17) released from single cells. This new method should enable direct enumeration of antigen-specific CD4+ T cells ex vivo from clinical samples.

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Antibodies, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Histocompatibility Antigens Class II, Humans, Interferon-gamma, Interleukin-17, Lab-On-A-Chip Devices, Peptides, Tissue Array Analysis, Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Analytical Chemistry
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5 pages
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The American Chemical Society (ACS)
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1520-6882
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10.1021/ac9024363
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English
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  author       = {{Song, Qing and Han, Qing and Bradshaw, Elizabeth M and Kent, Sally C and Raddassi, Khadir and Nilsson, Björn and Nepom, Gerald T and Hafler, David A and Love, J Christopher}},
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  doi          = {{10.1021/ac9024363}},
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