Method for measuring immunogenicity of protein agent

Abstract

A method for determining immunogenicity of a protein agent. The method includes constructing a library of peripheral blood mononuclear cells having various HLA-DRB1 genotypes; culturing peripheral blood mononuclear cell CD14+ monocyte-derived immature dendritic cells for each genotype in a medium containing a protein to be measured, GM-CSF, IL-4, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6 and PGF2 to prepare mature dendritic cells; removing CD8+ T cells from the peripheral blood mononuclear cells for each genotype to prepare CD8+ T cell-free peripheral blood mononuclear cells; co-culturing the mature dendritic cells and the CD8+ T cell-free peripheral blood mononuclear cells at a cell count ratio of approximately 1:5 to 1:20; and quantifying the CD4+ T cells proliferated by co-cultivation per genotype.

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