title: Negative selection of human monocytes using magnetic particles covered by anti-lymphocyte antibodies.
abstract: We have developed a standardized procedure for the isolation of monocytes from peripheral blood by negative selection using magnetic polymer particles coated with monoclonal antibodies against T and B lymphocytes. The average purity of the monocyte suspension was 85%, and monocyte recovery was 72% from Ficoll-Hypaque gradient separated mononuclear cells and 32% from whole blood. In a lucigenin enhanced chemiluminescence assay there was no significant difference between cells separated immunomagnetically and those separated on a gradient. Nor did electron microscopy show any significant difference in morphology between such monocytes. Negative selection using magnetic polymer particles is an efficient method for the separation of monocytes with intact morphology and function as measured by chemiluminescence.
authors.affiliation: Medical Department B, Haukeland Hospital, University of Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Flø
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Naess
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lund-Johansen
authors.forename: B O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Maehle
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sjursen
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lehmann
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Solberg
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D008280:Magnetics; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009000:Monocytes / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal