Name: induction and monitoring of active delayed type hypersensitivity (dth) in rats
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<p class="jove_step">1. Preparation of the emulsion</p>
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<li>The emulsion is a 1:1 mixture of antigen (DTH can be induced to various antigens: ovalbumin, tetanus toxoid, keyhole limpet hemocyanin....) in aqueous solution added to complete Freund's adjuvant. It is very important to add the antigen to the adjuvant and not the other way round!!!<br /><br /></li>
<li>There is a lot of waste when making and injecting an emulsion, so always prepare 1.5 or 2 times more than what you need.<br /><br /></li>
<li>Dissolve antigen in saline to prepare ...

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	<li>Beeton, C., Chandy, K. G. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=Induction+and+monitoring+of+adoptive+delayed-type+hypersensitivity+in+rats.">Induction and monitoring of adoptive delayed-type hypersensitivity in rats.</a> <em style='font-style: italic'>Journal of Visualized Experiments</em>. <b>8</b>, (2007).</li></ol>

<p class="jove_content">For a more precise measurement of the DTH reaction we recommend challenging the rats with the antigen in the pinna of the ear. The reaction can then be measured as a difference in ear swelling between the relevant antigen-challenged ear and the ear challenged with either saline alone or with the irrelevant antigen. A demonstration of the challenge in the ear is shown in 1.</p>

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<td>Complete Freund's adjuvant H37Ra</td>
<td>Reagent</td>
<td>Difco</td>
<td>231131</td>
<td>Distributed by Fisher under catalog # DF 311-360-5</td>
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<td>Keyhole Limpet hemocyanin</td>
<td>Reagent</td>
<td>Sigma</td>
<td>H-5654</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Ovalbumin</td>
<td>Reagent</td>
<td>Sigma</td>
<td>A-5503</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>5 ml glass syringes</td>
<td>Tool</td>
<td>Fisher</td>
<td>14-823-10 B</td>
<td>Need two 5 ml syringes for each batch of 5 ml of emulsion</td>
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<td>18G metal bridge</td>
<td>Tool</td>
<td>Fisher</td>
<td>14-825-17L</td>
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<td>Lewis rats</td>
<td>Animal</td>
<td>Harlan Sprague Dawley</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Female rats 7-9 weeks old</td>
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<td>23G 1" needles</td>
<td>Tool</td>
<td>Fisher</td>
<td>14-826 AA</td>
<td>It is best to change needles between rats</td>
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<td>3 ml Luer Lock syringes</td>
<td>Tool</td>
<td>Fisher</td>
<td>05-561-63</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>DPBS</td>
<td>Reagent</td>
<td>Gibco/Invitrogen</td>
<td>14040-182</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>1 ml regular tip syringes</td>
<td>Tool</td>
<td>Fisher</td>
<td>22-257-154</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>27G 1/2" needles</td>
<td>Tool</td>
<td>Fisher</td>
<td>14-826-48</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Electric cordless trimmer</td>
<td>Tool</td>
<td>Braintree Scientific</td>
<td>CLP-32130</td>
<td>To shave the rats before antigen challenge in the back.</td>
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induction and monitoring of active delayed type hypersensitivity (dth) in rats

<p class="jove_content">Delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) is an inflammatory reaction mediated by CCR7- effector memory T lymphocytes that infiltrate the site of injection of an antigen against which the immune system has been primed. The inflammatory reaction is characterized by redness and swelling of the site of antigenic challenge. It is a convenient model to determine the in vivo efficacy of immunosuppressants. Cutaneous DTH can be induced either by adoptive transfer of antigen-specific T lymphocytes or by active immunization with an antigen, and subsequent intradermal challenge with the antigen to induce the inflammatory reaction in a given skin area. DTH responses can be induced to various antigens, for example ovalbumin, tuberculin, tetanus toxoid, or keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH).</p>
<p class="jove_content">Here we demonstrate how to induce an active DTH reaction in Lewis rats. We will first prepare a water-in-oil emulsion of KLH, our antigen of interest, in complete Freund's adjuvant and inject this emulsion subcutaneously to rats. This will prime the immune system to develop memory T cells directed to KLH. Seven days later we will challenge the rats intradermally on the back with KLH on one side and with ovalbumin, an irrelevant antigen, on the other side. The inflammatory reaction will be visible 16-72 hours later and the red and swollen area will be measured as an indication of DTH severity.</p>

Watch this Scientific Journal Video about Induction and Monitoring of Active Delayed Type Hypersensitivity DTH in Rats at JoVE.com

Induction and Monitoring of Active Delayed Type Hypersensitivity DTH in Rats

<p class="jove_content">Delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) is an inflammatory reaction mediated by CCR7- effector memory T lymphocytes. Here we demonstrate how to induce active DTH in Lewis rats and monitor the inflammatory response.</p>

Induction and Monitoring of Active Delayed Type Hypersensitivity (DTH) in Rats

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