In vivo myeloperoxidase imaging and flow cytometry analysis of intestinal myeloid cells

J Hülsdünker, R Zeiser - … Physiology and Diseases: Methods and Protocols, 2016 - Springer
J Hülsdünker, R Zeiser
Gastrointestinal Physiology and Diseases: Methods and Protocols, 2016Springer
Myeloperoxidase (MPO) imaging is a non-invasive method to detect cells that produce the
enzyme MPO that is most abundant in neutrophils, macrophages, and inflammatory
monocytes. While lacking specificity for any of these three cell types, MPO imaging can
provide guidance for further flow cytometry-based analysis of tissues where these cell types
reside. Isolation of leukocytes from the intestinal tract is an error-prone procedure. Here, we
describe a protocol for intestinal leukocyte isolation that works reliable in our hands and …
Abstract
Myeloperoxidase (MPO) imaging is a non-invasive method to detect cells that produce the enzyme MPO that is most abundant in neutrophils, macrophages, and inflammatory monocytes. While lacking specificity for any of these three cell types, MPO imaging can provide guidance for further flow cytometry-based analysis of tissues where these cell types reside. Isolation of leukocytes from the intestinal tract is an error-prone procedure. Here, we describe a protocol for intestinal leukocyte isolation that works reliable in our hands and allows for flow cytometry-based analysis, in particular of neutrophils.
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