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ArticleAnnals of thoracic medicine

Rapid detection of circulating fibrocytes by flowcytometry in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Esam H Alhamad, Zahid Shakoor, Feisal A Al-Kassimi, Adel Almogren, Mohamed O Gad ElRab, Shyam Maharaj, Martin Kolb

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Single-Cell Profiling Reveals Immune Aberrations in Progressive Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2024
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  2. Acute Exacerbations of Interstitial Lung Diseases: Focus on Biomarkers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Esam H AlhamadDepartment of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Zahid ShakoorDepartment of Pathology, King Khalid University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Feisal A Al-KassimiDepartment of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Adel AlmogrenDepartment of Pathology, King Khalid University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed O Gad ElRabDepartment of Pathology, King Khalid University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Shyam MaharajFirestone Institute for Respiratory Health, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Martin KolbFirestone Institute for Respiratory Health, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
King Saud University · SAKing Khalid University Hospital · SAMcMaster University · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCurrent protocols for detection of circulating fibrocytes (CFs) in peripheral blood described in various pulmonary and nonpulmonary disorders involve complex and time consuming, non standardized techniques.

objectiveTesting a method to rapidly detect and quantify CFs using whole blood lysis flow cytometry-based assay in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and healthy controls.

methodsOne milliliter of venous blood sample in ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) from 33 IPF patients and 35 healthy control subjects was collected. Using whole blood lysis method peripheral blood leukocytes were labeled with monoclonal antibodies for cell surface (CD34 and CD45) and intracellular markers (collagen-1) for flow cytometric analysis. CFs were defined as CD45(+) cells coexpressing collagen-I and CD34 molecules.

resultsIn 29 (87.8%) IPF patients and 10 (28.5%) control subjects, a well-defined highly granular CD45(+) cell population was detected in dot plots generated by side scatter properties of CD45(+) cells. These CD45(+) cells were identified as CFs on the basis of coexpression of collagen-I and CD34; none of the other cell types in the peripheral blood were labeled with these monoclonal antibodies. In IPF patients the percentage of CFs was significantly higher compared to healthy controls (median (range): 1.37% (0.52-5.65) and 1.04% (0.1-1.84), respectively; P = 0.03).

conclusionsWhole blood lysis method combined with fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) allows detecting a well-defined homogeneous population of CFs. This method is simple, reproducible, and provides an accurate and rapid estimation of CFs.

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Bonemarrow-derived cellscirculating fibrocytesfibrosisflow cytometryidiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

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PMID26664567
PMCPMC4652295
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