Functional and antigenic properties of cultured T cells in the cell mediated lympholysis (CML) assay
Authors:
Karen S. Zier
Affiliation:
From the Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA
Abstract:
Cultured T cells (CTC) were expanded in Interleukin-2 (IL-2) and used as reagents in cell mediated lympholysis (CML). CTC were able to induce the generation of primary cytotoxic effector cells and to function as 51Cr labeled target cells and cold target inhibitors. Since large numbers of CTC can be produced from as few as 1–2 × 106 lymphocytes within a short period of time, these reagents with enable CML studies to be performed in a broader range of situations including those which were heretofore impossible.