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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
A whole blood assay to assess peripheral blood dendritic cell function in response to Toll-like receptor stimulation
Journal of Immunological Methods, Volume 310, No. 1-2, Year 2006
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We report a practical technique to assess peripheral blood dendritic cell (DC) maturation and function in whole blood (WB), which requires minimal blood volumes and minimizes ex vivo manipulations of clinical specimens. We determined optimal conditions for flow cytometric analysis of markers of DC maturation, including CCR7, CD25, CD80 and CD83, and of the intracellular cytokines, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interferon-α (IFN-α), in both myeloid (mDC) and plasmacytoid (pDC) lineages. We demonstrate concentration-dependent production of these cytokines by DC following short-term stimulation with ligands to Toll-like receptors (TLRs) 2/1, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9. Kinetic studies revealed maximal TNF-α and IFN-α protein expression at 2 to 3 h after stimulation with certain TLR ligands. Finally, utilizing cells from a cohort of eight healthy donors, we compared DC responses to TLR activation in WB, freshly isolated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and cryopreserved PBMC. We found that TNF-α responses were essentially preserved, but IFN-α responses were profoundly diminished or entirely abrogated following cryopreservation. In conclusion, we propose that WB analysis of peripheral DC function is a rapid, reliable and simple method to evaluate TLR function in clinical specimens, which obviates artifact-prone cell purification. The major impact of cryopreservation on some DC responses further strengthens the case for a rapid method that uses fresh blood. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Pahwa, Savita G.
United States, Coral Gables
University of Miami
Hanekom, Willem Albert
United States, Coral Gables
University of Miami
Haslett, Patrick A.J.
United States, Coral Gables
University of Miami
United States, Miami
Miami va Healthcare System
Statistics
Citations: 47
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 2
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Doi:
10.1016/j.jim.2005.12.008
ISSN:
00221759
Research Areas
Cancer
Study Design
Cohort Study