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Isolation of human and mouse neutrophils ex vivo and in vitro.
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PMID:  22262437     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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Neutrophils are one of main cellular elements of innate immune system that act as the first line of host defense against invasion by microorganisms. Neutrophils phagocytose and kill microbes through production of toxins such as hydrogen peroxide, superoxide anion, and nitric oxide. Recent studies have demonstrated a new strategy-so-called neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) that are able to kill bacteria and fungi in vivo and in vitro (Brinkmann et al., Science 303:1532-1535, 2004; Wartha and Henriques-Normark, Sci Signal 1:pe25, 2008). Neutrophils are, therefore, always a major focus of investigation for scientists all over the world. Isolation of neutrophils from either human beings or animals such as mice is a very common first step for researchers to start their investigations on innate immunity to microbes. Fortunately, there are nowadays many methods available to obtain neutrophils from peripheral blood, bone marrow, and cell cultures. However, researchers still encounter technical problems in terms of purification, viability, and recovery. In this chapter, different approaches to the methodology of the isolation of neutrophils are described.
Authors:
Yan Hu
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Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)     Volume:  844     ISSN:  1940-6029     ISO Abbreviation:  Methods Mol. Biol.     Publication Date:  2012  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-01-20     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9214969     Medline TA:  Methods Mol Biol     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  101-13     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, huyan2@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
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