Analyzing histamine release by flow cytometry (HistaFlow): A novel instrument to study the degranulation patterns of basophils

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 375, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 30-38

  Ebo, Didier G ^a,b   Bridts, Chris H ^a,b   Mertens, Christel H ^a   Hagendorens, Margo M ^a,b   Stevens, Wim J ^a,b   De Clerck, Luc S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Basophil; CD203c; CD63; Diamine oxidase; Flow cytometry; Histamine

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; AMINE OXIDASE (COPPER CONTAINING); ANTIGEN; CD203C ANTIGEN; CD63 ANTIGEN; FLUOROCHROME; FORMYLMETHIONYLLEUCYLPHENYLALANINE; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 3; IONOMYCIN; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; BASOPHIL DEGRANULATION; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPREGULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; AMINE OXIDASE (COPPER-CONTAINING); ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; ANTIGENS, CD63; BASOPHIL DEGRANULATION TEST; BASOPHILS; CHILD; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-3; IONOMYCIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; N-FORMYLMETHIONINE LEUCYL-PHENYLALANINE; PHORBOL ESTERS; PHOSPHORIC DIESTER HYDROLASES; PYROPHOSPHATASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83455184754     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: 18727905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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