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8409472

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-11-9
pubmed:abstractText
A simple fluorometric assay that permits rapid quantification of attachment of monocytes or macrophages in tissue culture wells is described. Using 4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) as a specific fluorochrome marker for DNA, we observed a dose-dependent increase with strong linear correlation in fluorescent emission over a broad range of DNA concentrations. Measurements of the DNA content of the human monocytic cell line THP-1 demonstrated a linear correlation between fluorescence intensity and cell number from 5 x 10(4) to 1 x 10(6) cells, with an estimated average DNA content of 7.5 pg DNA per cell. While untreated THP-1 cells were not detectably adherent, PMA induction for 24 h results in 57-76% adherence to plastic surface. This method was found to be useful for measuring the number of peripheral blood monocytes separated from lymphocytes by attachment. 16 subjects were sampled and the standard deviation of each individual did not exceed 10%. The number of attached cells was between 10-16% of the total mononuclear cells. Fluorescence measurement of DNA with DAPI permits rapid and accurate determination of cell numbers and appears useful in the quantification of adherent populations such as myelocytic cells and cell lines.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0022-1759
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
165
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
93-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Rapid fluorometric quantification of monocyte attachment in tissue culture wells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Periodontology, Eastman Dental Center, Rochester, NY 14620.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't