Method for antigen-specific stimulation of t-lymphocytes with synthetic peptide libraries

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for the antigen-specific stimulation of T-lymphocytes with synthetic peptide libraries, comprising the following steps: a) dividing the whole amino acid sequence of the antigen into protein fragments with partial amino acid sequences: b) synthesising a peptide library containing these protein fragments: c) incubating a suspension containing CD8− and/or CD4− T-lymphocytes with all of the protein fragments of the peptide library in a single culture batch. The method can be used for immunostimulation of T-lymphocytes of mammals, especially humans, as well as for diagnosis purposes, in order to determine whether a mammal, especially a human being, has previously responded to a specific protein with its/his/her immune system, and the strength of this response.

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