[The establishment of human anti-tetanus toxoid hybridomas with in vitro immunized human tonsil cells]

Z Q Jiang1, P F Sun, Y Y Ji

  • 1Shanghai Institute of Cell Biology, Academia Sinica, China.

Shi Yan Sheng Wu Xue Bao
|September 1, 1992
PubMed

Human tonsil cells in vitro immunized with tetanus toxoid were fused with human-mouse heteromyeloma line RF to generate human-mouse hybridomas. Hybridoma 891112-50 was cloned and 2 subclones (891112-50-3 and -4) were obtained. The secreted antibodies from the subclones were antigen specific, since they did not cross react with three irrelevant antigens (OVA, TCS and F gamma G). The hybridomas were quite stable. After 13 passages in tissue culture flasks, they still retained their antibody secreting ability. From flow cytometry analysis the subclone 50-3 was more stable than the subclone 50-4. The human immunoglobulin contained in supernatant collected during regular passages was equivalent to 69.6 micrograms/ml.