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Basophil Activation Test for Investigation of IgE-Mediated Mechanisms in Drug Hypersensitivity
Published on: September 16, 2011
Flow cytometric methods for the analysis of human basophil surface antigens and viability
B S Bochner1, A A McKelvey, R P Schleimer
1Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21239.
Abstract:
Fluorescence and flow microfluorometric methods have been established for the detection and evaluation of IgE-bearing human leukocytes in various cell preparations including those where basophils are present at low percentages. Quantitative techniques for the determination of basophil purity, viability, and cell surface antigens including IgE are described. Use of these methods will facilitate the identification and phenotypic analysis of human IgE-bearing cells in a wide variety of biological fluids.

