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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2024

Analysis of Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in Patients with Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Mary Dover, Melika Madani, Milan Fiala, Ketema Paul

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mary DoverDepartment of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Melika MadaniDepartment of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Milan FialaDepartment of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Ketema PaulDepartment of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. ketema.paul@ucla.edu.
University of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of immune system in the progression of neurodegenerative diseases has been studied for decades in animal models. However, invasive studies in human subjects remain controversial due to the heterogeneity of the presentation of different diagnostic categories at different stages of the disease. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) contain immune cells including dendritic cells (DCs), monocytes, macrophages, and T lymphocytes. Isolating PBMCs from whole blood samples collected from patients provides a minimally invasive method for analyzing the immune system's function in patients with neurodegenerative diseases. By isolating single cell types from patients' peripheral blood, in vitro analyses can be conducted including RNA sequencing, immunofluorescence, and phagocytic analysis. In this chapter, we discuss PBMC separation and isolation of macrophages in pure culture in vitro. We also outline methods for performing RNA-seq on cultured macrophages and other techniques for investigating the role of macrophages in neurodegenerative disease pathophysiology.

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Leukocytes, MononuclearNeurodegenerative DiseasesAnimalsDendritic CellsHumansMacrophagesMonocytesIn vitroMacrophagesNeurodegenerative diseasesPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsPhagocytosisRNA isolation

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PMID38622397
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