title: A novel neutrophil adherence test effectively reflects the activated state of neutrophils.
abstract: We developed a novel and convenient neutrophil adherence test for ascertaining the activated state of neutrophils. Human peripheral blood neutrophils were placed in wells of a 96-well flat-bottom culture plate, and incubated in the presence or absence of neutrophil stimulants for varying periods of time at 37 C in a CO2 incubator (5% CO2, 95% air). After non-adherent cells were completely removed by vibration on a vortex mixer, residual adherent cells were fixed and stained with crystal violet containing 12% formaldehyde and 10% ethanol. After thorough washing, 1% SDS was added to the plate, and the absorbance of each well was measured at 570 nm. Our results correlate well with those of a previously reported method using 51Cr-labeled cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Yamagata University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yakuwa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sendo
mesh_terms: D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate