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Clinically relevant functional flow cytometry assays.

M R O'Gorman1

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Medical School, Diagnostic Immunology and Flow Cytometry Laboratories, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA. mogorman@nwu.edu

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine
|January 5, 2002
PubMed
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Flow cytometry measures lymphocyte cell division and immune functions. This technique enables the development of clinically relevant tests for various immune cell activities.

Area of Science:

  • Immunology
  • Cell Biology
  • Biotechnology

Background:

  • Lymphocyte activation and division involve complex physiological processes.
  • Flow cytometry is a powerful tool for analyzing cellular functions.
  • Existing methods allow for in vitro measurement of lymphocyte proliferation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review functional flow cytometry procedures for analyzing lymphocyte cell division.
  • To highlight the application of flow cytometry in assessing differentiated immune functions.
  • To provide an overview of flow cytometric assays for various immune cell activities.

Main Methods:

  • Flow cytometry is utilized to measure physiological functions during lymphocyte cell division.
  • In vitro induction and measurement of lymphocyte functions are employed.

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  • Specific assays for immune functions like phagocytosis and cytotoxicity are described.

    • Main Results:

    • Flow cytometry can quantify multiple physiological events from receptor aggregation to cell division.
    • Clinically relevant tests have been developed based on functional flow cytometry.
    • Various differentiated immune functions can be evaluated using flow cytometry.

    Conclusions:

    • Functional flow cytometry is a versatile method for studying lymphocyte proliferation and immune responses.
    • The described procedures offer valuable insights into cellular immunology.
    • Flow cytometry facilitates the development of diagnostic and research tools for immune cell analysis.