title: Quantitative flow cytometric analysis of expression of tumor necrosis factor receptor types I and II on mononuclear cells.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α is an inflammatory cytokine, the biological effects of which are mediated by the interaction with specific membrane-bound receptors. To assess TNF-α receptor (TNFR) expression, it is important to estimate both the number of cells that carry these receptors and the number of receptors per cell, because the cell fate depends on the balance between TNFRI and TNFRII signaling.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the present study was to develop an optimized protocol to estimate the level of expression of membrane-bound TNFRI and TNFRII, using QuantiBRITE PE calibration beads.
  
  
  METHODS
  The percentage of cells that expressed membrane-bound TNFRI and TNFRII and the mean number of receptors per cell were determined by flow cytometry using PE-labeled antibodies against TNFR. To create a calibration curve and convert cell fluorescence intensity values to absolute numbers of receptors, we used QuantiBRITE PE beads.
  
  
  RESULTS
  CD19(+) B lymphocytes had the least percentage of cells expressing TNFRI and the greatest number of receptor molecules per cell, whereas CD3(+) T lymphocytes had the greatest percentage of cells expressing TNFRII and the lowest density of these receptors. We also established that stimulation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) with the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) significantly increased the number of TNFRI and TNFRII on CD14(+) monocytes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Application of the protocol-identified differences in the percentage of cells that expressed TNFRs, as well as the absolute number of receptors per cell, among different subpopulations of PBMCs, and between PBMCs cultured with and without LPS.
authors: Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Federal State Budgetary Institution Research Institute of Clinical Immunology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Siberian Branch, Novosibirsk, Russia.
authors: Julia A
authors: JA
authors: Lopatnikova
authors: Filipp F
authors: FF
authors: Vasilyev
authors: Alina A
authors: AA
authors: Alshevskaya
authors: Sergey V
authors: SV
authors: Sennikov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000379:methods*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000379:methods*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D047888:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I / Q000378:metabolism*; D047889:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D047888:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I; D047889:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II