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. 1989;13(3):193-7.
doi: 10.1007/BF00142044.

In vitro secretion of bovine immunoglobulins during pokeweed mitogen or pokeweed mitogen and antigen activation of lymphocytes

J O Olobo  1 , S J Black
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In vitro secretion of bovine immunoglobulins during pokeweed mitogen or pokeweed mitogen and antigen activation of lymphocytes

J O Olobo et al. Vet Res Commun. 1989.

Abstract

Activation of bovine peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBM) towards immunoglobulin (Ig) synthesis and secretion was examined in vitro using pokeweed mitogen (PWM) or PWM plus sheep red blood cells (SRBC). Bovine PBM were composed of 7-30% B cells, 25-56% T cells and 1-4% macrophages. Cell density and PWM concentrations were critical parameters for obtaining reproducible maximum lymphocyte proliferation and polyclonal B cell activation. Inclusion of aminopterin, a folic acid antagonist, reduced cellular proliferation and viability but had no apparent effect on the time of appearance of peak proliferation. Co-culture of PBM with SRBC and PWM generated anti-SRBC specific antibodies.

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