Published 2015 | Version v1
Journal article

Radiolabelling Of Interferon Produced By Microbial Stimulation For Radioimmunoassay

  • 1. Labelled Compounds Department, Hot Labs Centre, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo (Egypt)
  • 2. Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo (Egypt)

Description

The aim of the present study is the production and evaluation of interferon (IFN) in-house by microbial stimulation. Non-viral pathogen Listeria monocytogenes (LM) were used to cause mouse and macrophage cell infections. Optimum conditions that required to prepare non-viral pathogen were determined. IFN was purified using gel filtration. Both 125I-IFN tracer and polyclonal anti-IFN antibody were prepared. These reagents were used in detection of produced interferon. Radioimmunoassay (RIA) validation tests of local RIA were carried out. The results show that the interferon produced by non-viral macrophage or mouse infections gave positive qualitative detection using enzyme linked immunoassay sorbent assay (ELISA). The results of validation tests of local RIA should be used in quantitative determination of local purified interferon

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Journal Title
Isotope and Radiation Research
Journal Volume
47
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 367-380
ISSN
0021-1907