Example 8
Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity assays (ADCC assays) were performed for the characterization of anti-human CD25 antibodies using CD25-expressing SR786 cells, herein called target (T) cells, incubated for 20 minutes at 37° C. with different concentrations of anti-human CD25 antibodies in a low-IgG FBS-supplemented medium (4% FBS in RPMI). ADCC effector (E) cells are then added to the cell-mAbs mixture at an E:T ratio of 1:1. The effector cells are Jurkat cells stably transfected with a luciferase reporter system and over-expressing CD16/FcgammaRIIIA (Promega). After overnight incubation at 37° C., the cells are lysed and luciferase activity is measured by mean of luminescence release from the hydrolysis of a specific luciferase substrate, following manufacturer instruction (Promega Bio-Glow protocol). Graphs of the raw data are produced using Graphpad Prism v7 to generate dose response curves. The Relative Luminescences Units (RLU) are plotted on a XY chart against the log of the antibody concentration, and the data fir to a non-linear regression curve from which the EC50 is calculated.