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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2020

Purification of Basophils from Peripheral Human Blood.

Franco H Falcone, Bernhard F Gibbs

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Franco H FalconeInstitute for Parasitology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Biomedizinisches Forschungszentrum Seltersberg (BFS), Giessen, Germany. Franco.Falcone@vetmed.uni-giessen.de.
Bernhard F GibbsDivision of Experimental Allergology and Immunodermatology, Department of Human Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.

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Abstract

The purification of basophils from peripheral blood has represented a formidable challenge for researchers since they were discovered by Paul Ehrlich in 1879. From the first published attempts in the late 1960s, it took half a century to develop robust protocols able to give sufficient numbers of pure, functionally unimpaired basophils. The existing protocols for basophil purification exploit those properties of basophils which distinguish them from other cell types such as their localization in blood, density, and the presence or absence of surface markers. Purification techniques have been used in various combinations and variations to achieve a common goal in mind: to obtain a pure population of human basophils in sufficient numbers for downstream studies. The arduous way leading up to the modern protocols is summarized in this historical retrospective. A fast protocol for purification of basophils to near homogeneity is also described.

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BasophilsCells, CulturedCell SeparationHumansPrimary Cell CultureBasophilic granulocytesBasophilsCell separationElutriationFicollImmunomagnetic selectionPercoll

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