Example 4
Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated from freshly collected whole blood from Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Crohn's Disease (CD) patients, by conventional density gradient centrifugation. To induce CD30L expression on primary lymphocytes, the isolated cells were stimulated overnight with Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) and ionomycin. The next day, the stimulated cells, along with non-stimulated cells kept as control, were collected, washed and incubated on ice with increasing concentrations of fluorescently labeled anti-CD30L antibodies or isotype control (from 0.001 nM to 60 nM). After washing to remove unbound antibodies, the cells were fixed in a paraformaldehyde solution and analyzed by flow cytometry to quantify cell surface antibody binding. Typical results from this assay are shown in Table 7.
