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ArticleScientific reports2018

Cryopreservation of primary B cells minimally influences their signaling responses.

Johanne U Hermansen, Geir E Tjønnfjord, Ludvig A Munthe, Kjetil Taskén, Sigrid S Skånland

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Johanne U HermansenCentre for Molecular Medicine Norway, Nordic EMBL Partnership, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Geir E TjønnfjordDepartment of Haematology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Ludvig A MuntheK. G. Jebsen Centre for B Cell Malignancies, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Kjetil TaskénCentre for Molecular Medicine Norway, Nordic EMBL Partnership, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Sigrid S SkånlandCentre for Molecular Medicine Norway, Nordic EMBL Partnership, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. sigrid.skanland@medisin.uio.no.
Oslo University Hospital · NOUniversity of Oslo · NO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phospho flow is a powerful approach to detect cell signaling aberrations, identify biomarkers and assess pharmacodynamics, and can be performed using cryopreserved samples. The effects of cryopreservation on signaling responses and the reproducibility of phospho flow measurements are however unknown in many cell systems. Here, B lymphocytes were isolated from healthy donors and patients with the B cell malignancy chronic lymphocytic leukemia and analyzed by phospho flow using phospho-specific antibodies targeting 20 different protein epitopes. Cells were analyzed both at basal conditions and after activation of cluster of differentiation 40 (CD40) or the B cell receptor. Pharmacodynamics of the novel pathway inhibitor ibrutinib was also assessed. At all conditions, fresh cells were compared to cryopreserved cells. Minimal variation between fresh and frozen samples was detected. Reproducibility was tested by running samples from the same donors in different experiments. The results demonstrate reproducibility across different phospho flow runs and support the use of cryopreserved samples in future phospho flow studies of B lymphocytes.

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Signal TransductionAdenineB-LymphocytesCD40 LigandCells, CulturedCryopreservationFlow CytometryHumansLeukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-CellPhosphorylationPiperidinesPyrazolesPyrimidinesSingle-Cell AnalysisSTAT3 Transcription FactorTumor Cells, CulturedAdenineCD40 LigandibrutinibPiperidinesPyrazolesPyrimidinesSTAT3 protein, humanSTAT3 Transcription Factor

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PMID30518828
PMCPMC6281576
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