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Development and Validation of an Ultrasensitive Single Molecule Array Digital Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay for Human Interferon-α
Published on: June 14, 2018
Increased interferon production in human cells irradiated with ultraviolet light
L W Mozes1, E A Havell, M L Gradoville
1Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016.
Abstract:
Polyinosinate-polycytidylate [poly(I).poly(C)]-induced interferon production in cultures of human foreskin fibroblast strains was increased by ultraviolet irradiation of cells at the time of exposure to inducer or at 2 h after induction. Incubation of cells with interferon prior to induction (priming) and ultraviolet irradiation exerted a cooperative enhancing effect on interferon production. The resulting interferon yields were generally somewhat higher than the yields from cultures subjected to sequential treatment with cycloheximide and actinomycin D.
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