ELISPOT assay

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf immunological assay
gptkbp:advantage high sensitivity
single-cell resolution
gptkbp:alternativeName Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSpot assay
gptkbp:commercialKitsAvailable gptkb:BD_Biosciences
gptkb:R&D_Systems
Mabtech
gptkbp:detects gptkb:IL-2
gptkb:IFN-gamma
Granzyme B
antibody-secreting cells
single-cell cytokine production
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:S._Czerkinsky
1983
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ELISPOT assay
gptkbp:limitation limited multiplexing
requires viable cells
gptkbp:measures number of secreting cells
gptkbp:method cells incubated on antibody-coated plate
detection by enzyme-linked secondary antibody
secreted proteins captured by antibodies
visualization as spots
gptkbp:readBy automated plate reader
spot counting
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:ELISA
flow cytometry
gptkbp:type peripheral blood mononuclear cells
splenocytes
gptkbp:usedFor detecting cytokine secretion
measuring immune cell function
enumerating antigen-specific T cells
gptkbp:usedIn vaccine development
infectious disease research
cancer immunology
autoimmunity research
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cytotoxic_T_Lymphocyte
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7