PMID: 11933017Apr 5, 2002Paper

A small-volume technique for simultaneous immunophenotyping and apoptosis detection in rat whole blood by four-color flow cytometry

Cytometry
Jose Diaz-RomeroGisbert Weckbecker

Abstract

Cell permeabilization for the detection of intracellular molecules by flow cytometry is usually incompatible with whole blood. This article describes a new technique for the simultaneous detection of surface antigens and DNA content in rat whole blood. In 20 microl of rat whole blood, DNA staining is obtained by permeabilization of cells using a standard red blood cell lysing reagent (Erythrolyse). Immunophenotyping and apoptosis detection by flow cytometry are achieved by using a combination of three surface markers (CD3, CD4, and CD8alpha) and a DNA binding dye (TO-PRO-3). After a 24-h incubation of whole blood with 1 microM dexamethasone, apoptotic lymphocytes were clearly distinguishable from normal lymphocytes by their reduced size and DNA content. The dexamethasone-induced percentage of apoptotic cells was 58.9 +/- 4.6 for CD4+ and 77.4 +/- 2.9 for CD8+ T cells, compared with 12.6 +/- 2.7 for CD4+ and 17.2 +/- 3.5 for CD8+ T cells in the absence of dexamethasone (data from 10 animals with duplicate samples). We have developed a new technique to permeabilize nucleated cells in microsamples of rat whole blood. The methodology allows simultaneous immunophenotyping and apoptosis detection in rat whole blood.

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Aug 28, 2012·Journal of Immunological Methods·Amanda A P NgJohn E Connolly
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