Enumeration of circulating fibrocytes for clinical use in asthma by an optimized single-platform flow cytometry assay

BBA Clinical

Volumn 1, Issue , 2014, Pages 52-58

  Bianchetti, Lorenza ^a,b   Isgrò, Mirko ^a,b   Marini, Maurizio A ^c   Bellini, Alberto ^a   Schmidt, Matthias ^a   Mattoli, Sabrina ^a  

^a Avail Biomedical Research Institute   (Switzerland)

^b Laboratory of Cytopathology and Cytogenetics   (Italy)

^c Multispecialty Outpatient Clinic and Diagnostic Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Biomarker; Clinical outcome; Fibrocyte enumeration; Flow cytometry; Single platform assay

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; CD11 ANTIGEN; CD11B ANTIGEN; CD16 ANTIGEN; CD19 ANTIGEN; CD20 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD34 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; ENDOTHELIN 1;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL COUNTING; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEASUREMENT REPEATABILITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84903880246     PISSN: 22146474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbacli.2014.06.002     Document Type: Article

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