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Analysis of ovine IL-1β production in vivo and in vitro by enzyme immunoassay and immunohistochemistry

1997; Elsevier BV; Volume: 57; Issue: 3-4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0165-2427(96)05754-6

1873-2534

J.S. Rothel, Lynette Hurst, Heng Fong Seow, Michel Pépin, Patricia Berthon, L.A. Corner, P.R. Wood,

Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases

A monoclonal antibody (mAb) specific for ovine IL-1 beta was produced and, in conjunction with a polyclonal rabbit antiserum, used to develop a sensitive enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for ovine interleukin 1 beta (IL-1 beta). The mAb neutralised the activity of recombinant ovine IL-1 beta (rOvIL-1 beta) and native OvIL-1 in an ovine thymocyte proliferation assay. However, it did not neutralise the biological activity of rOvIL-1 beta in the murine NOB1/CTLL assay. The mAb did not react with rOvIL-1 alpha, IL-2, IL-4, IL-8, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, gamma-interferon or recombinant human IL-1 beta in indirect EIA. Immunohistological staining of activated alveolar macrophages and frozen lymph node sections sections demonstrated that the mAb detected IL-1 beta secreted by ovine macrophages (CD11c-positive). The EIA was highly sensitive, detecting less than 50 pg ml-1 of rOvIL-1 beta and low levels of native IL-1 beta in supernatants from lipopolysaccharide-stimulated macrophages. The EIA did not detect heat-inactivated IL-1 beta.