Shreffler:Basophil Sensitization: Difference between revisions

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==Procedure==
==Procedure==
Attach appropriate labels (study ID & condition) to polypropylene tubes.
  A. RPMI
  B. IL-3 (BM)
  C. FMLP
  D. PN1
  E. PN2
  F. PN3
  G. PN4
  H. PN5
  I. PN6
  J. Anti-IgE
  K. EW 1
  L. EW 2
  M. EW 3
  N. EW 4
# Make Stimulants (BM, IL-3, and fMLP, anti-IgE) according to instructions above.
# Transfer 250 μL of warm RPMI to tube A.
# Transfer 250 μL of each stimulant as above to polypropylene tubes B-N.
# Transfer 250 μL of patient whole blood to each tube A-N (total volume should now be 500 μL).
# Incubate for 30 minutes at 37°C (5% CO2) in an incubator, do not agitate!
# Prepare mAb staining cocktail.
# Add 50 μL cold (4°C) PBS w/ 20 mM EDTA to each tube to stop degranulation.
# Stain cells by adding 110 μL of the prepared Ab cocktail to tubes A-N.
# Incubate at 4°C for 30 minutes in the dark.
# Add 3 mL cold (4°C) staining buffer to each tube & centrifuge for 5 minutes @ 300x''g'' at 4°C.
# After spin, carefully aspirate supernatant to within 1/8’ of cells to leave pellet.
# Add 4 mL of 1X FACS lysing solution (made from 10X stock with dH<sub>2</sub>O), dispense buffer from serological pipette into tube while vortexing at a low/medium speed.
# Incubate at room temperature in the dark for 15 minutes; may then place in refrigerator if leaving overnight.
# After incubation, spin tubes at 800 x ''g'' for 10 minutes.  (If incubated overnight, consider washing with 2 mL staining buffer.)
# Aspirate the supernatants carefully, then resuspend in 200 uL of staining buffer.
# Store at 4°C until ready to acquire.


==Discussion==
==Discussion==

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