What are the isotype suitable for th1 and th2 in mice infected with schistosoma mansoni?

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Do all T cells have HLA-2A?

I am trying to look at the impact of nef on human MHC 1 the antibody seem not to capture anything. I have analysed this through flow cytometry. summary- cells (CEM-rev)are washed, and stained...

03 April 2018 7,712 2 View

How to titrate an antibody for flow cytometry in a homogeneous cell line?

I have Pe-CD4 antibody that I need to titrate, however, the cells that i have are a CD4+ cell line. this is a problem because all my cells are staining CD4+ with no negative cell population, thus...

01 February 2018 7,898 10 View

What is the optimum time for transfection PEI system?

I am transfection 293 cells for viral packaging. Will it be a problem if I change media 6 hrs post transfection. Using the PEI system.

09 October 2017 3,280 2 View

Does anyone know if there is a way of updating literature if it is outdated in a thesis: (Any resources; website of skills) ?

I have been writing a thesis over time, and I realise that some of my literature might need some update. The challenge is that there is less literature available out there on the topic if they are...

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Soultion that dissolves Praziquantel powder,?

I have purchased praziquantel powder for mouse experiments. I always have a problem with dissolving this powder. I used Distilled water, hot and cold, but still no luck. Is there a proper solution...

04 May 2015 7,574 3 View

How do you set cutoffs for cytokine elisa :IL4 IFN-g IL10?

how do you determine the appropriate cutoff for cytokine elisa to differentiate between positive and false positive?

03 April 2015 4,854 6 View

In mice, does schistosoma mansoni eggs injected I.V induce systemic th2 antibody response? or is it only going to be localized in the lungs?

If I were to inject mice with schisto eggs, I.V, will i get the systemic th2 biased response,? to an extent that spleenocytes and serum will manifest it? down-regulated ifn-g and upregulated IL4?

02 March 2015 9,751 3 View

Is pooling of mice spleen for assays like ELISPOt and flow facs acceptable?

I am faced with an experiment that involves a large number of mice that require elispot and flow cytometry to be done on the same day., n=4 x12 groups, stimulated with 10 different peptides. will...

02 March 2015 4,089 3 View

Why would the presence of IgM not differ between vaccinated and unvaccinated groups of mice?

I performed an ab elisa in mice vaccinated with DNA and gp120 candidate HIV vaccine. Screening the levels of IgG, IgG1 IgG2a IgG2b IgM and IgD in serum. I was wondering if the presence of IgM is...

01 February 2015 6,022 5 View

In ELISA IgG standards curve, why are my OD giving me a non linear increase but when i include concentration I don't get the sigmoid shape?

I have done dilution series of the total IgG standards 12 times, when I check the od readings from different dilution series (1:2; 1:3; 1:10) they give a sigma shape graph, but when I align with...

01 February 2015 3,916 8 View

How can I measure MMP-1 protein activity or protein level from liver tissue?

Instead of checking only the mRNA level, I want to check the active protein level of MMP-1 in Liver tissue from mice. How can I do that?

03 March 2021 1,763 2 View

Why does blocking with my immunogenic peptide cause nuclear fluorescence in ICC?

Hi all, I am validating a polyclonal antibody raised against human ANT4, through WB and ICC. In most of my controls, the antibody shows very little off-target binding, but when I pre-incubate the...

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Buffer to disrupt platelet alpha granules for PF4 quantification?

Hello! I want to quantify by ELISA the secreted (from platelets poor plasma) and the non-secreted (from platelet lysate) PF4 before and after TRAP stimulation. I will use the ELISA from R&D...

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Have someone successfully used the ER alpha (Santa Cruz sc-8002) antibody in immunostaining ?

Santa Cruz now recommends this new antibody (F-10) but I can't find a publication using this reference. I'm working on human et non human primate hypothalamus and so far, it doesn't work. Is...

02 March 2021 10,003 2 View

Sample dilution for quantitative analysis using ELISA?

If the detection range is in ng/ml but the reference range is in ug/ml for a molecule or protein in serum or plasma .how to dilute and what is the initial volume to be taken for quantitative analysis

02 March 2021 7,670 3 View

Issues with Permeabilization during Flow Cytometry?

Hello Everyone. Currently I am working to characterize macrophages in the myocardium after ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Due to the low total cell number isolated from rat hearts I can...

01 March 2021 3,867 3 View

Does anyone know an alternative product for cardiac Troponin T antibody for Immunofluorescence (Thermo # MA512960)?

We have been using Thermo Fisher anti-cardiac Troponin T antibody for immunofluorescence staining in FFPE mouse heart sections but it was recently discontinued. The literature shows it to be the...

01 March 2021 4,937 1 View

IHC on mouse liver hepatocytes?

Can anyone help me choose primary antibodies for mouse liver hepatocytes and also in conjunction Cd8 cells. Also Cd3 cells. I want to look at hepatocytes and adjacent immune cells in mice with...

01 March 2021 6,953 1 View

Is it possible for two human neuronal cell lines to have different gene sequence for the same protein?

I am looking at the ATP1A2 (Sodium/Potassium ATPase alpha subunit 2) in two human neuronal cell lines. Expression levels of this protein seems to be almost equal when detected by one antibody....

01 March 2021 3,607 3 View

How to avoid ulcers in s.c. injected tumors ?

Recently, we have injected s.c. B16F10 tumor cells in BL/6 mice. At around 12-15th day some animals showed ulcerations in tumors , with a big hole in the middle (it looks like a volcano). We have...

01 March 2021 9,938 3 View