Flow cytometry applications in the study of immunological lung disorders

Esmaeil Mortaz, Hoda Gudarzi, Payam Tabarsi, Ian M Adcock, Mohamad Reza Masjedi, Hamid Reza Jamaati, Johan Garssen, Ali Akbar Velayati, Frank A Redegeld

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Abstract

The use of flow cytometry in the clinical laboratory has grown substantially in the past decade. Flow cytometric analysis provides a rapid qualitative and quantitative description of multiple characteristics of individual cells. For example, it is possible to detect the cell size and granularity, aspects of DNA and RNA content and the presence of cell surface and nuclear markers which are used to characterize the phenotype of single cells. Flow cytometry has been used for the immunophenotyping of a variety of specimens including whole blood, bone marrow, serous cavity fluids, (cerebrospinal fluid) CSF, urine and all types of body fluids. The technique has also been applied to human bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid, peritoneal fluids and blood. In this review, we describe the current status of the application of flow cytometry as a diagnostic tool in various lung diseases. We focus on the analysis of BAL cell composition in chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), asthma, lung cancer, sarcoidosis, tuberculosis and idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonia (IEP).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12-18
Number of pages7
JournalIranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Volume14
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2015

Keywords

  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Humans
  • Immunophenotyping
  • Inflammation
  • Lung Diseases
  • Sarcoidosis
  • COPD

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