Cell fusion and mAb production were completed by modifying the Köhler and Milstein method [16] (
link). The myeloma cell's immortality and the B cell's ability to produce antibodies has been combined into a single hybridoma cell as a result of the fusion study. Lymphocytes from the spleen and lymph nodes (bronchial, axillary, inguinal, popliteal, and intraperitoneal) were fused with F0 (ATCC CRL 1646) mouse myeloma cells.
Fifty percent polyethylene glycol 4000 (PEG, Roskilde, Denmark) was used as the coupling agent and after fusion, the cell mixture was resuspended in DMEM containing
hypoxanthine aminopterin thymidine (HAT; Gibco, Waltham, MA), 20% fetal calf serum and antibiotics. Plated in 96-well plates and incubated overnight at 37 °C, 5% CO 2 , and 95% humidity.
Ten to fifteen days after fusion, the wells were screened for antibody selection determined by indirect ELISA. Positive wells were cloned using the limiting dilution method, and macrophages were used as feeder cells.
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