Table 2.
Examples of immunologic reagents and assays specifically designed for the guinea pig model
| Immune mediator | Reagent or assay | Reference |
| B cells | Flow cytometry | 276 |
| Basophils | Flow cytometry | 277 |
| CCL5 (RANTES) | Recombinant form | 266 |
| Recombinant form | 47 | |
| CD4+ T cells | Flow cytometry | 276 |
| CD8+ T-cells | Flow cytometry | 276 |
| CD4–CD8– T cells | Flow cytometry | 276 |
| Eosinophils | Flow cytometry | 277 |
| GM-CSF | Reverse Transcription-PCR | 319 |
| Granulocytes | Flow cytometry | 276 |
| IFNγ | Recombinant form | 136 |
| Reverse Transcription-PCR | 319 | |
| Real Time-PCR | 53 | |
| Bioassay | 321 | |
| IgG | ELISA | 143 |
| Monoclonal antibody | 174 | |
| Inducible nitric oxide synthase | Reverse Transcription-PCR | 319 |
| IL1β | Reverse Transcription-PCR | 319 |
| IL2 | ELISA | 1 |
| Cloned and sequenced | 251 | |
| Reverse Transcription-PCR | 319 | |
| Northern Blot Analysis | 137 | |
| IL8 | Real Time-PCR | 167 |
| Recombinant form | 168 | |
| Cloned | 48 | |
| IL10 | Cloned and sequenced | 251 |
| Reverse Transcription-PCR | 319 | |
| IL12 | Cloned and characterized | 262 |
| IL12p40 | Cloned and sequenced | 251 |
| Reverse Transcription-PCR | 319 | |
| Real Time-PCR | 53 | |
| Kurloff cells | Flow cytometry | 276 |
| Macrophages | Antibody PM1K | 122 |
| Antibody MR1 | 154 | |
| Monoclonal antibodies 342, 322, and 249 | 171 | |
| MHC class II+ activated T cells | Flow cytometry | 276 |
| Monocytes | Flow cytometry | 276 |
| Neutrophils | Flow cytometry | 277 |
| T cells | Flow cytometry | 276 |
| TGFβ | Cloned and sequenced | 251 |
| Reverse Transcription-PCR | 319 | |
| TNFα | Recombinant form, antibody | 54 |
| Recombinant form | 160 | |
| Reverse Transcription-PCR | 319 |