The development of the interferon-gamma ELISpot assay for guinea pig PBMCs allows the characterization of T-cell responses in this highly relevant model for studying infectious diseases. We have applied the assay to measure T cell responses associated with intradermal delivery of DNA vaccines.
Schultheis, K., Schaefer, H., Pugh, H. M., Yung, B. S., Oh, J., Nguyen, J., Humeau, L., Broderick, K. E., Smith, T. R. Optimized Interferon-gamma ELISpot Assay to Measure T Cell Responses in the Guinea Pig Model after Vaccination. J. Vis. Exp. (143), e58595, doi:10.3791/58595 (2019).