Assessment of Phagocytic Activity of Cultured Macrophages Using Fluorescence Microscopy and Flow Cytometry
Sharma L, Wu W, Dholakiya SL, Gorasiya S, Wu J, Sitapara R, Patel V, Wang M, Zur M, Reddy S, Siegelaub N, Bamba K, Barile FA, Mantell LL. Assessment of Phagocytic Activity of Cultured Macrophages Using Fluorescence Microscopy and Flow Cytometry. Methods In Molecular Biology 2014, 1172: 137-145. PMID: 24908301, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0928-5_12.ChaptersMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell LineFlow CytometryFluorescein-5-isothiocyanateFluorescent DyesGene ExpressionGranulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorHMGB1 ProteinInterleukin-1betaMacrophagesMiceMicroscopy, FluorescenceMicrospheresPhagocytosisTransforming Growth Factor beta1Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsCultured macrophagesHigh mobility group box 1Individual cellsInnate immune systemFluorescence microscopyNumerous diseasesPhagocytic processFluorescence microscopePhagocytic functionPhagocytic activityCell debrisPhagocytosisFlow cytometryMobility group box 1PhagocytesGroup box 1GM-CSFMacrophagesImmune systemTGF-β1Different cytokinesFlow cytometerIL-1βEngulfmentHomeostasis