I want to do a mixed lymphocyte reaction test with PBMCS. I am working with PHA-M for cell proliferation. The problem is the amount of PHA-M in the culture medium. Does anyone have any experience with this?
You should optimize the PHA-M concentration to ensure the desired outcome in the mixed lymphocyte reaction with PBMCs. You should perform dose-response experiments by testing a range of PHA-M concentrations (e.g., 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10 µg/ml) to identify the concentration that induces the desired level of lymphocyte proliferation without causing excessive toxicity or inhibition.
PHA-M is typically used at a final concentration of 1-5 µg/ml to stimulate lymphocyte proliferation.