High background in ELISpot assays is associated with elevated levels of immune activation in HIV-1-seronegative individuals in Nairobi

Autor: Amy Y, Liu, Stephen C, De Rosa, Brandon L, Guthrie, Robert Y, Choi, Rose, Kerubo-Bosire, Barbra A, Richardson, James, Kiarie, Carey, Farquhar, Barbara, Lohman-Payne
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Immunity, Inflammation and Disease
ISSN: 2050-4527
Popis: Introduction Spontaneous interferon‐γ (IFNγ) released detected by enzyme‐linked immunospot (ELISpot) assays may be a biological phenomenon. Markers of immune activation levels were assessed as correlates of high background among individuals in Kenya. Methods Couples concordantly seronegative for HIV‐1 were enrolled. IFN‐γ ELISpot assays were conducted and negative control wells were categorized as having either high or low background (≥50 and
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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