Interferon as an immunoadjuvant to enhance antibodies following influenza B infection and vaccination in ferrets

Ampersand Biosciences was cited in the article titled, “Interferon as an immunoadjuvant to enhance antibodies following influenza B infection and vaccination in ferrets” for the use of a multiplex luminex assay kit containing ferret specific antibodies and proteins in a microsphere-based assay that consisted of antigen-specific antibodies covalently coupled to magnetic Luminex beads and biotinylated detection antibodies in a capture-sandwich format. This multiplex luminex assay was used to test levels of Type-I/II IFN (IFNB and IFNG), TH1/TH2 (IP-10 and IL-2), pro-inflammatory (MCP-1, MIP-1B, TNFA, IL-6, IL-8, and IL-23) and T-effector (IL-4, IL-17, IL-12p40, and IL-12p70) in ferret sera.

Species: Ferret
Focus: Influenza B