Methods for measuring antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity in vitro

Methods Mol Biol. 2014:1134:59-65. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0326-9_5.

Abstract

Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) is a relevant characteristic to measure for a number of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) under development. ADCC is a mechanism by which antibody-opsonized, infected, or cancerous cells are destroyed by FcγRIII (CD16)-expressing effector cells. Here we describe three methods that can be used to quantify the ADCC activity of mAbs by measuring distinct aspects of the ADCC mechanism.

MeSH terms

  • Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity / immunology*
  • Cytokines / biosynthesis
  • Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic / methods*
  • Humans
  • Killer Cells, Natural / immunology

Substances

  • Cytokines