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Development of an IFNγ ELISPOT for the analysis of the human T cell response against mumps virus

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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGICAL METHODS
Volume 431, Issue -, Pages 52-59

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2016.02.010

Keywords

T cell ELISPOT; Mumps virus; Optimization; NK cells; IFN gamma

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In the last decade, mumps virus (MuV) causes outbreaks in highly vaccinated populations. Sub-optimal T cell immunity may play a role in the susceptibility to mumps in vaccinated individuals. T cell responses to mumps virus have been demonstrated, yet the quality of the MuV-specific T cell response has not been analyzed using single cell immunological techniques. Here we developed an IFN gamma ELISPOT assay to assess MuV-specific T cell responses in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of healthy (vaccinated) donors and mumps patients. Various in vitro MuV-specific stimulation methods of PBMC were compared, using either live or inactivated MuV alone or MuV-infected autologous antigen presenting cells, i.e. Epstein Barr Virus-transformed B lymphoblastoid cell lines (EBV-BLCL) or (mitogen pre-activated) PBMC, for their ability to recall IFN gamma-producing responder cells measured by ELISPOT. For the detection of MuV-specific T cell responses, direct exposure (24 h) to live MuV was the preferred stimulation method when assay sensitivity and practical reasons were considered. Notably, fiowcytometric confirmation of data revealed that primarily T cells and NK cells produce IFN gamma upon live MuV stimulation. Depleting PBMC from CD56(+) NK cells prior to stimulation with live MuV led to the enumeration of MuV-specific T cell responses by ELISPOT. Our assay constitutes a tool to evaluate memory MuV-specific T cell responses in MuV vaccinated or infected persons. Furthermore, this study provides evidence that live MuV not only induces IFN gamma production by T cells, but also by NK cells. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.

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