How does an ELISpot work?

Learning objectives:
Explain what problem the ELISpot solves.
Explain how an ELISpot assay works.
Describe the purpose of each of these steps.
Adhesive plastic plate.
Coat the plate in a capture antibody for the cytokine of interest.
Block the plate with bovine albumin.
Incubate cells with stimuli onto the capture antibodies in the plate.
When measuring INF-g, why do we need monocytes and T cells in the PBMCs
Wash step to remove all the cells.
Detection antibody with HRP conjugation
Substrate peroxidation through HRP
Explain why the product of the reaction is insoluble.

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Amazing! Thank you very much for this video, it was very clear and super informative. Will be working with this technique in a couple of weeks!

[@riaon]

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