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Title: Use of /sup 51/Cr-labeled mononuclear cells for measuring the cellular immune response in mouse lungs

Journal Article · · Infect. Immun.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5505160

Spleen cells labeled with /sup 51/Cr were used in sensitized syngeneic mice to measure the degree of mononuclear cell infiltration into antigen-challenged tissues. With this method, increased cellular infiltration was found after footpad challenge of mice sensitized with sheep erythrocyte, Escherichia coli, and BCG antigens. Cellular response also was determined by using this technique in the lungs of mice sensitized with sheep erythrocytes and BCG. This procedure offers the opportunity to measure cellular infiltration, whether due to cellular or humoral influences, in tissues not easily accessible to conventional immunological manipulation.

OSTI ID:
5505160
Journal Information:
Infect. Immun.; (United States), Vol. 31:2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English