Elispot for Rookies (and Experts Too) (Techniques in Life Science and Biomedicine for the Non-Expert) - Hardcover

Janetzki, Sylvia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3319452932 ISBN 13: 9783319452937

Publisher: Springer, 2016

Synopsis

This book provides basic, simple, and logical explanations for choices to be made to run the best Elispot possible. It allows the newcomer to truly understand the best options for specific protocol steps, reagents and materials, and provides even the experienced Elispot user with insight into best practices. The techniques presented here are supported by the author’s twenty-plus years of first-hand experience working with this assay, as well as the shared experiences of numerous colleagues and collaborators.

The enzyme-linked immunospot (Elispot) assay is a widely used technique to monitor cells on the single cell level for the release of analytes like cytokines, chemokines or immunoglobulins (antibodies), in response to particular stimuli. The most important feature of Elispot is its outstanding sensitivity, allowing the detection of specific cells in very low frequencies. The advantages of Elispot have resulted in it being widely adapted for use in research and translational applications in numerous fields including cancer, infectious diseases, autoimmunity, and transplantation.

About this title

About the Author

Sylvia Janetzki is the CEO of the ZellNet Consulting, whose services cover all aspects of Elispot, including troubleshooting, review of protocol, set-up for clinical trial monitoring, certification services, evaluation of plates, and training procedures.

From the Back Cover

This book provides basic, simple, and logical explanations for choices to be made to run the best Elispot possible. It allows the newcomer to truly understand the best options for specific protocol steps, reagents and materials, and provides even the experienced Elispot user with insight into best practices. The techniques presented here are supported by the author’s twenty-plus years of first-hand experience working with this assay, as well as the shared experiences of numerous colleagues and collaborators. 

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319452932
• ISBN 13: 9783319452937
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 101