Plaque Assay with Protein A‐coated Erythrocytes for the Evaluation of Human Immunoglobulin‐secreting Cells Induced by Pokeweed Mitogen

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Cells secreting IgM, IgG and IgA were evaluated in cultures of human peripheral blood lymphocytes stimulated in vitro with pokeweed mitogen by a haemolytic plaque assay using protein A‐coated erythrocytes in the presence of class‐specifie antisera. Kinetic study revealed that immunoglobulin‐secreting cells appeared after 3 days of culture and peaked between days 5 and 7. IgM‐secreting cells predominated throughout the culture period. This plaque assay is a useful and sensitive in vitro test for the evaluation of polyclonal B‐cell activation in humans and may provide a good approach to the study of disturbances in the synthesis of the various classes of immunoglobulins.

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