Open AccessSimple and rapid measurement of human T lymphocytes and their subclasses in peripheral blood.
Author(s) -
R. A. Hoffman,
Patrick Kung,
W. Hansen,
Gideon Goldstein
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.011
H-Index - 771
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.77.8.4914
Subject(s) - buffy coat , peripheral blood , monoclonal antibody , flow cytometry , immunofluorescence , antigen , whole blood , antibody , microbiology and biotechnology , lymphocyte , immunology , biology
A simple and rapid method for the determination of human T lymphocyte subclasses in buffy coat preparations or whole blood is described. This technique uses flow cytometry to distinguish lymphocytes from other leukocytes on the basis of their light-scattering properties. Lymnphocyte subclasses were enumerated by cellular immunofluorescence; the immunofluorescent signals were produced by monoclonal antibodies to surface differentiation antigens on T cells. Conventional techniques of enumerating T lymphocyte subclasses entail time-consuming (up to 2 days) density gradient and E rosette enrichement, and require at least 20 ml of blood. The method described here uses as little as 50 microliters of whole blood for each antibody tested and produces results within in 2 hr.