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Title
Flow cytometric llergy diagnosis : basophil activation techniques
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Abstract
The basis of flow cytometric allergy diagnosis is the quantification of changes in the expression of basophilic surface membrane markers (Ebo et al., Clin Exp Allergy 34: 332–339, 2004). Upon encountering specific allergens recognized by surface receptor FcεRI-bound IgE, basophils not only secrete and generate quantifiable bioactive mediators but also upregulate the expression of different markers (e.g., CD63, CD203c) which can be detected by multicolor flow cytometry using specific monoclonal antibodies (Ebo et al., Cytometry B Clin Cytom 74: 201–210, 2008). Here, we describe two flow cytometry-based protocols which allow the detection of surface marker activation (Method 1) and changes in intragranular histamine (Method 2), both reflecting different facets of basophil activation.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Methods in molecular biology. - Totowa, N.J., 1984, currens
Source (book)
Basophils and mast cells methods and protocols / Gibbs, Bernhard F. [edit.]; et al. [edit.]
Source (series)
Methods in molecular biology (MIMB) ; 2163
Publication
New York, N.Y. : Humana , 2020
ISSN
1064-3745
ISBN
978-1-07-160695-7
978-1-07-160696-4
DOI
10.1007/978-1-0716-0696-4_15
Volume/pages
p. 183-195
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
Infla-Med: Fundamental and translational research into targets for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Last edited 04.03.2024
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