2013
Isolation and analysis of rare cells in the blood of cancer patients using a negative depletion methodology
Wu Y, Deighan C, Miller B, Balasubramanian P, Lustberg M, Zborowski M, Chalmers J. Isolation and analysis of rare cells in the blood of cancer patients using a negative depletion methodology. Methods 2013, 64: 169-182. PMID: 24056212, PMCID: PMC3874448, DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2013.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer patientsMetastatic breast cancer patientsBreast cancer patientsPeripheral blood samplesRed blood cell lysisRare cellsNon-hematopoietic cellsBlood cell lysisImmunomagnetic depletionCD45 antibodyBlood samplesLog depletionPatientsImmunofluorescence stainingNucleated cellsWhole bloodBloodCD45RBC lysisCellsCell lysisLysisAntibodies
2012
Multiparameter Analysis, including EMT Markers, on Negatively Enriched Blood Samples from Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Balasubramanian P, Lang J, Jatana K, Miller B, Ozer E, Old M, Schuller D, Agrawal A, Teknos T, Summers T, Lustberg M, Zborowski M, Chalmers J. Multiparameter Analysis, including EMT Markers, on Negatively Enriched Blood Samples from Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e42048. PMID: 22844540, PMCID: PMC3406036, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial surface markersN-cadherinEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorSurface markersPositive selection approachEpithelial markersAforementioned proteinsMesenchymal transitionFactor receptorConfocal microscopyCancer metastasisEMT processCancer cellsPhenotypic patternsMesenchymal markersTumor metastasisEnrichment methodologyEMT markersEnrichment technologyCellsEMTExpressionTumor cellsMarkers