SENSITIVE AND SIMPLE BIOASSAY FOR HUMAN TUMOR-NECROSIS-FACTOR-ALPHA

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BLAGOSKLONNY, MV
NECKERS, LM
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TNF-ALPHA; BIOASSAY; U937; CELLS;
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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A simple, sensitive, and specific in vitro bioassay is described for human tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha). The system employs the U937 cell line incubated with 10 ng/ml actinomycin D for maximum sensitivity. This method allows the detection of less than 0.6 pg/ml of TNF-alpha and the log dose-response curve is linear at concentrations 0.6-250 pg/ml TNF-alpha. Highly sensitive subclones of U937 were obtained which were capable of detecting as little as 0.1 pg/ml TNF-alpha. Finally, this bioassay demonstrates specificity by discriminating between TNF-alpha and TNF-beta.
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