Article
Comparing methods for ex vivo characterization of human monocyte phenotypes and in vitro responses.
Immunobiology - 1 Dec 2015
Johnston Lisa, Harding Scott A, La Flamme Anne Camille
Abstract excerpt
Monocytes are key innate effector cells and their phenotype and function may be a useful biomarker of disease state or therapeutic response. However, for such an assay to be clinically feasible it needs to be simple and reproducible, which this study aimed to address. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC)(2) isolated from whole blood using Histopaque-1077 or cell preparation tubes (CPT) showed no difference...
Topics
- Adult
- Antigens, Surface
- Biomarkers
- Cell Separation
- Cluster Analysis
- Cytokines
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Humans
- Immunophenotyping
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear
- Lipopolysaccharide Receptors
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Monocytes
- Phenotype
- Young Adult
