Journal: Arthritis Research & Therapy
Article Title: Proinflammatory T cell polarization is already present in patients with early knee osteoarthritis
doi: 10.1186/s13075-020-02410-w
Figure Lengend Snippet: Flow cytometry analysis of CD4 + T cell surface marker expression. Representative flow cytometry histograms of CD4 + T cell surface marker expression are shown. In short, mononuclear cells were isolated from PB, SF, and SM by density gradient centrifugation. CD3 + MACS-isolated T cells from PB, SF, and SM were stained with monoclonal antibodies (mAb) for the following surface markers: CD4, CD25, CD127, CXCR3, CCR5, CCR3, CCR4, CD161, and CCR6. Before flow cytometric detection, 7-AAD was added to the cell suspensions to exclude cell debris and dead cells. The cutoff for all cell surface markers was defined based on fluorescence minus one (FMO) controls (shown as gray overlay population). mAb, monoclonal antibody; MACS, magnetic-activated cell sorting
Article Snippet: For surface marker expression, PE-Cy7-conjugated mAb against CD3 (clone SK7), APC-Cy7-conjugated mAb against CD4 (clone RPA-T4), and VioBlue-labeled mAb against CD8 (clone BW135/80, Miltenyi Biotec, Germany) were used, and staining was performed at 4 °C for 30 min.
Techniques: Flow Cytometry, Marker, Expressing, Isolation, Gradient Centrifugation, Staining, Bioprocessing, Fluorescence, FACS