Transfer Factor in vitro: Chromatography of Components that Enhance Antigen Induced Lymphocyte Proliferation.

Abstract

Dialysable transfer factor (TF-D) was prepared from human buffy coat cells and chromatographed on Sephadex G-25 and DEAE cellulose. Column fraction pools enhanced in vitro lymphocyte proliferation induced by the antigen streptokinase-streptodornase. In contrast to the discrete localization of bed-adherent small molecule standards eluted from Sephadex G-25, bed-adherent enhancing activity was dispersed in many fractions. These results and others, showing elution of activity from DEAE cellulose at more than one salt concentration, suggest that activity results from the action of chemically heterogeneous low molecular weight (dialyzable) molecules.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 11, 1976
Accession Number
ADA028711

Entities

People

  • Leo A. Andron
  • M. S. Ascher

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cells
  • Cellulose
  • Chromatography
  • Contrast
  • Lymphocytes
  • Macromolecules
  • Molecular Weight
  • Molecules
  • Polymers
  • Small Molecules
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Immunology
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science