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Orser L, O'Byrne P. Public health counselling following an HIV diagnosis among men who have sex with men: tensions between individual needs and health protection mandates. J Res Nurs 2022; 26:207-226. [PMID: 35251244 DOI: 10.1177/1744987120932961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background In Ontario, provincial regulations stipulate that public health units must complete post-test counselling with all persons newly diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus. Public health nurses conduct this follow-up and are responsible for ensuring appropriate surveillance and management of human immunodeficiency virus with the primary objective of reducing ongoing human immunodeficiency virus transmission in their health jurisdiction. To date, little research has explored the effectiveness of this mandatory public health counselling from the perspective of patients - the majority of whom are men who have sex with men. Aims To address gaps in public health nursing practice, a pilot study was conducted with men who have sex with men in Ottawa to explore their attitudes and experiences of receiving mandatory human immunodeficiency virus follow-up after their diagnosis. Methods Qualitative interviews were conducted and interpreted using thematic analysis. Results This analysis revealed a contrariety between the needs of individuals and of public health units, with patients' perceiving their personal wishes to be secondary to public health mandates - and led patients to simultaneously want to evade, and be assisted by, public health nurses. Conclusions Public health units and nurses should consider adopting a more patient-centered approach to HIV case management, which incorporates patients' experiences of receiving an HIV diagnosis.
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- Lauren Orser
- Doctoral student, University of Ottawa, School of Nursing Ottawa, Canada
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- Professor, University of Ottawa, School of Nursing Ottawa, Canada
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Zhang X, Wasserberg D, Breukers C, Connell BJ, Schipper PJ, van Dalum J, Baeten E, van den Blink D, Bloem AC, Nijhuis M, Wensing AMJ, Terstappen LWMM, Beck M. An inkjet-printed polysaccharide matrix for on-chip sample preparation in point-of-care cell counting chambers. RSC Adv 2020; 10:18062-18072. [PMID: 35517228 PMCID: PMC9053629 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra01645d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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On-chip sample preparation in self-contained microfluidic devices is a key element to realize simple, low-cost, yet reliable in vitro diagnostics that can be carried out at the point-of-care (POC) with minimal training requirements by unskilled users. To address this largely unmet POC medical need, we have developed an optimized polysaccharide matrix containing the reagents which substantially improves our fully printed POC CD4 counting chambers for the monitoring of HIV patients. The simply designed counting chambers allow for capillary-driven filling with unprocessed whole blood. We carefully tailored a gellan/trehalose matrix for deposition by inkjet printing, which preserves the viability of immunostains during a shelf life of at least 3 months and enables controlled antibody release for intense and homogeneous immunofluorescent cell staining throughout the complete 60 mm2 image area within 30 min. Excellent agreement between CD4 counts obtained from our fully printed CD4 counting chambers and the gold standard, flow cytometry, is demonstrated using samples both from healthy donors and HIV-infected patients. Gellan/trehalose layers were tailored to optimize on-chip storage and release of antibodies in a simple point-of-care CD4 counting chip with excellent agreement with standard methods.![]()
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Demosthenes JP, Sachithanandham J, Fletcher GJ, Zachariah UG, Varghese GM, John Daniel HD, Jeyaseelan L, Abraham P, Kannangai R. Characteristics of treatment-naïve HBV-infected individuals with HIV-1 coinfection: A cross-sectional study from South India. Indian J Med Microbiol 2019; 37:219-224. [PMID: 31745022 DOI: 10.4103/ijmm.ijmm_19_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Purpose Human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) coinfection has become a major health problem across the globe. The increased life expectancy of HIV-1 patients due to antiretroviral therapy has led to the emergence of liver disease as a major mortality factor among them. The purpose of the study was to examine the baseline characteristics of HBV in treatment-naïve HBV/HIV coinfection from southern India compared to monoinfected individuals. Materials and Methods The study was cross sectional in design, and samples were examined from 80 HIV-1, 70 HBV and 35 HBV/HIV-coinfected individuals using chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay, real-time polymerase chain reaction and flow cytometry assays. Results There was a significant increase in HBV DNA (P = 0.0001), higher hepatitis B e antigen percentage difference (P = 0.027) and lower CD4 counts (P = 0.01) among the HBV/HIV-coinfected individuals, but no difference in the HIV-1 viral load compared to HIV-1-monoinfected individuals. Also, the aspartate aminotransferase levels, prothrombin time and the international normalised ratio were significantly high among coinfected individuals. Conclusion These findings conclude that HIV-1 coinfection can have serious implications on the outcome of HBV-related liver disease. To the contrary, HBV infection had no consequence on the progression of HIV-1 disease but distinctly lowered CD4+ T-cells.
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- John Paul Demosthenes
- Department of Clinical Virology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Clinical Virology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Clinical Virology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Zhang K, Wang F, Zhang M, Cao X, Yang S, Jia S, Wang L, Luo J, Deng S, Chen M. Reference ranges of lymphocyte subsets balanced for age and gender from a population of healthy adults in Chongqing District of China. CYTOMETRY PART B-CLINICAL CYTOMETRY 2015; 90:538-542. [PMID: 26352589 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.b.21323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2014] [Revised: 06/20/2015] [Accepted: 09/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The enumeration of lymphocyte subsets plays an essential role in the monitoring of immunological disorders. Immunophenotyping values have been found to be influenced by race, age, gender, and environmental conditions. Therefore, it is important to establish reference ranges for healthy adults from the local population for clinical decision-making. The current study aimed to establish a normal reference range for peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets in healthy adults from the Chongqing District of China by using single-platform flow cytometry. Age- and gender-specific reference ranges were established in 268 healthy adult males and females between 21 and 60 years of age. The CD8+ cell counts decreased with age, CD4+ cell percentages and counts increased with age, and total T cell percentages were higher in the female population. Our results are similar to those reported from other parts of China but different from some results reported from other countries; this further stresses the need to establish local reference ranges by region. Our results will help in the management of patients with human immunodeficiency virus and other immunological disorders in Chongqing District. © 2015 International Clinical Cytometry Society.
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- Kejun Zhang
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China
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CD4+ CD8+ T cell reference values in the Mexico City population. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2012; 20:306-8. [PMID: 23239806 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00523-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Due to the importance of determining the proportions of lymphocyte subpopulations in Mexicans as reference values for flow cytometry, the aim of this study was to establish CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cell reference values for healthy Mexicans according to gender and age. Our results may serve as reference standards for the Mexican city population.
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Alamooti AA, Ardalan FA, Abdolahi A, Zeidi M, Firouzjaie F. Determination of lymphocyte subsets reference values in healthy Iranian men by a single platform flow cytometric method. Cytometry A 2010; 77:890-4. [DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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England K, Thorne C, Pembrey L, Newell ML. Policies and practices for the clinical management of HIV/HCV coinfected children in Europe: an epidemiological survey. Eur J Pediatr 2009; 168:915-7. [PMID: 18941777 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-008-0855-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2008] [Accepted: 10/07/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The antenatal prevalence of HIV/HCV coinfection ranges from 12% to 28% with mother-to-child transmission rates ranging from 3.6% to 9.5%. There are no guidelines detailing the most appropriate clinical management and treatment of coinfected children. We used a semi-structured questionnaire to investigate current European practices for the management and follow-up of HIV/HCV coinfected children among clinical centres contributing to the European Collaborative Study or the European Paediatric HCV Network. Clinicians from 16 out of 24 clinical centres responded and were caring for a total of 44 HIV/HCV coinfected children. We found that, although there was a high level of concordance regarding testing for HIV and/or HCV infection, monitoring practices in these European centres varied widely. Few clinicians stated they would administer HIV and HCV treatment concurrently. Limited experience in the clinical management of this group and the lack of an evidence base to guide policy may be a barrier to achieving optimal care and treatment.
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- Kirsty England
- MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.
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Does less frequent routine monitoring of patients on a stable, fully suppressed cART regimen lead to an increased risk of treatment failure? AIDS 2008; 22:2381-90. [PMID: 18981778 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e328317a6eb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate whether HIV-infected patients on a stable and fully suppressive combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) regimen could safely be monitored less often than the current recommendations of every 3 months. DESIGN Two thousand two hundred and forty patients from the EuroSIDA study who maintained a stable and fully suppressed cART regimen for 1 year were included in the analysis. METHODS Risk of treatment failure, defined by viral rebound, fall in CD4 cell count, development of new AIDS-defining illness, serious opportunistic infection or death, in the 12 months following a year of a stable and fully suppressed regimen was assessed. RESULTS One hundred thirty-one (6%) patients experienced treatment failure in the 12 months following a year of stable therapy, viral rebound occurred in 99 (4.6%) patients. After 3, 6 and 12 months, patients had a 0.3% [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.1-0.5], 2.2% (95% CI 1.6-2.8) and 6.0% (95% CI 5.0-7.0) risk of treatment failure, respectively. Patients who spent more than 80% of their time on cART with fully suppressed viraemia prior to baseline had a 38% reduced risk of treatment failure, hazard ratio 0.62 (95% CI 0.42-0.90, P = 0.01). CONCLUSION Patients who have responded well to cART and are on a well tolerated and durably fully suppressive cART regimen have a low chance of experiencing treatment failure in the next 3-6 months. Therefore, in this subgroup of otherwise healthy patients, it maybe reasonable to extend visit intervals to 6 months, with cost and time savings to both the treating clinics and the patients.
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Chattopadhyay PK, Roederer M. Immunophenotyping of T cell subpopulations in HIV disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; Chapter 12:Unit 12.12. [PMID: 18432939 DOI: 10.1002/0471142735.im1212s65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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This unit illustrates the challenges associated with measurements of T cell subpopulations, and describes how those challenges can be overcome by using polychromatic (5+ color) approaches to flow cytometry. Such approaches are immensely powerful and directly applicable to studies of T cell biology in HIV disease; however, their development requires careful consideration of the antibodies and fluorochromes employed, as discussed here. Furthermore, factors generally known to influence T cell counts can also govern the success or failure of polychromatic experiments; therefore, these factors are reviewed and provide recommendations for minimizing their influence on polychromatic measurements of T cell subsets.
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Evaluation of a multicolor, single-tube technique to enumerate lymphocyte subpopulations. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2008; 15:1124-7. [PMID: 18448621 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00481-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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To evaluate the fully automated FACSCanto software, we compared lymphocyte subpopulation counts obtained using three-color FACSCalibur-CELLQuest and six-color FACSCanto-FACSCanto software techniques. High correlations were observed between data obtained with these techniques. Our study indicated that FACSCanto clinical software is accurate and sensitive in single-platform lymphocyte immunophenotyping.
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Ashman M, Sachdeva N, Davila L, Scott G, Mitchell C, Cintron L, Rathore M, Asthana D. Influence of 4- and 6-color flow cytometers and acquisition/analysis softwares on the determination of lymphocyte subsets in HIV infection. CYTOMETRY PART B-CLINICAL CYTOMETRY 2007; 72:380-6. [PMID: 17226862 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.b.20178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Lymphocyte immunophenotyping provides valuable information for the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with cellular immunodeficiencies, such as HIV/AIDS. In this study, we have assessed the influence of 4-color and 6-color flow cytometers, and respective analytical softwares on the enumeration of lymphocytes in HIV infected individuals. METHODS The expression of various cell surface markers on lymphocytes was measured from the EDTA blood of 66 HIV infected patients on the FACSCalibur (4-color) and FACSCanto (6-color) flow cytometers. Percentage of lymphocytes expressing a particular cell surface marker was analyzed on FACSCalibur using the Cell Quest Pro software (v 5.2), while the analysis on FACSCanto was done using FACSCanto (v 1.0.3) and FACSDiva (v 4.1) softwares respectively. RESULTS The data shows significantly higher mean CD3 T-cell counts on FACSCalibur, Cell Quest Pro (1,864 +/- 1,044 cells/microl) as compared to FACSCanto (1,840 +/- 1,040 cells/microl) (P < 0.05). The CD4 T-cell counts were also higher on FACSCalibur, Cell Quest Pro (885 +/- 770 cells/microl), and FACSDiva (892 +/- 773 cells/microl) versus FACSCanto (867 +/- 767 cells/microl) (P < 0.05). FACSCalibur, Cell Quest Pro, and FACSDiva showed similar values except for CD8 T-lymphocytes where FACSDiva had significantly lower values (P < 0.05). The B-cell counts were unaffected when either of the instruments or softwares were used, while the natural killer (NK) cells (CD16 + 56 positive cells) showed similar trend like CD3 and CD4 counts with significant differences in the mean cell counts between FACSCalibur, Cell Quest Pro (240 +/- 165 cells/microl), and FACSDiva (238 +/- 163 cells/microl) versus FACSCanto with higher NK cell counts (260 +/- 176 cells/microl). CONCLUSIONS The enumeration of lymphocyte subsets was comparable between FACSCalibur, Cell Quest Pro, and FACSDiva, based analysis and it was significantly different than FACSCanto software based analysis. Our observations suggest that FACSDiva software should be preferred over the FACSCanto software for immunophenotyping on FACSCanto flow cytometer and the laboratories should report the instrument and software used for the specimen analysis while reporting immunophenotyping results.
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- M Ashman
- University of Miami-Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
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Floriano PN, Acosta S, Christodoulides N, Weigum S, McDevitt JT. Microchip-based enumeration of human white blood cells. Methods Mol Biol 2007; 385:53-64. [PMID: 18365704 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-426-1_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The advent of flow cytometry has considerably changed the ways in which medical testing is conducted. However, the cost of flow cytometers, their large size, and their maintenance needs make them scarce in resource-poor settings and available almost only in clinical pathology laboratories in developed countries. Because cell enumeration is a basic and crucial support of diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment, an alternative cell-counting method that would potentially be cost-effective, portable, and suitable for use in resource-poor settings is warranted. We describe here a protocol for conducting cell-counting experiments in a simple microfluidic structure. This protocol describes how to build a simple microfluidic cell and perform a total white blood cell (WBC) count through capture and immunolabeling of the WBCs with an anti-CD45 antibody.
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- Pierre N Floriano
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, USA
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Lambert C, Cristina I, Christian G. Enumeration of peripheral lymphocyte subsets using 6 vs. 4 color staining: A clinical evaluation of a new flowcytometer. CYTOMETRY PART B-CLINICAL CYTOMETRY 2005; 70:29-38. [PMID: 16353133 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.b.20072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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UNLABELLED Technological advances in instruments allow the evaluation of many lymphocyte subsets in one step. The aim of this study was to evaluate the new FACSCanto flowcytometer in routine conditions, using a 6 color combination, single platform, whole blood, lysis, no wash protocol. METHODS Two systems were simultaneously compared on 67 blood samples and external quality controls, using CD3,CD4, CD8, CD19, CD16/56, and CD45 in one tube TRUCOUNT beads (BD Biosciences) or two tubes (TetraChrome and Flowcount, Beckman-Coulter and DakoCytomation). RESULTS The day-to-day instrument detection but automatic compensations were stable. Manual compensation settings were satisfactory using available facilities. Commercial and UK NEQAS quality control results were acceptable. The intra-experiment reproducibility was good (coefficient of variation (CV)<3%) but highly operator-dependent (CD4+ T cell count CVs from 1.2 to 9.7, six operators). Storage of samples was acceptable, but storage of stained samples altered absolute count reliability. Serial dilutions show a good count accuracy. The FACScanto T subsets and B cell data were highly correlated with our reference values (r2>0.87) and absolutes values were very close (slopes>0.89). The gating strategy, fluorochrome choice, and compensation setting are discussed. A few improvements are expected (sample loader, data management, auto-gating, acquisition parameters, sample mixing, absolute values calculation, etc). In conclusions, despite its complexity, 6 color staining is a reliable, stable, and highly informative technique for lymphocyte subset monitoring but remains to be optimized.
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- Claude Lambert
- Immunology Laboratory, University Hospital of St Etienne, France.
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Nicholson IC, Ayhan M, Hoogenraad NJ, Zola H. In silico evaluation of two mass spectrometry-based approaches for the identification of novel human leukocyte cell-surface proteins. J Leukoc Biol 2004; 77:190-8. [PMID: 15531629 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0804450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The identification and quantitation of cell-surface proteins expressed by leukocytes currently use the wide availability of monoclonal antibodies (mAb) in immunohistochemical and flow cytometric assays. Presently, approximately 400 such proteins have been characterized; however, analysis of the completed human genome sequence indicates that it may contain several thousand as-yet unidentified molecules, which may be expressed on the leukocyte cell surface. Recent advances in protein isolation and analysis using mass spectrometry illustrate that it is now feasible to identify the protein composition of a complex sample such as a plasma membrane extract. Such an approach may be useful for the identification of the cell-surface proteins that have not been identified using mAb techniques. Here, we detail the results of an in silico evaluation of the peptides isolated using two methods used to label plasma membrane proteins to determine whether these methods are suitable for the identification of known leukocyte cell-surface proteins by mass spectrometry. The labeling of cell-surface proteins before isolation and characterization is a valuable means of differentiating between plasma membrane and internal membrane proteins The results indicate that although the majority of cell-surface proteins can be identified using either of the approaches, others known to be important diagnostically and/or therapeutically would not be identified using either approach. The implication of this for the use of these techniques in the discovery of new leukocyte cell-surface proteins is discussed.
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- I C Nicholson
- Co-operative Research Centre for Diagnostics, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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Kelleher P, Misbah SA. What is Good's syndrome? Immunological abnormalities in patients with thymoma. J Clin Pathol 2003; 56:12-6. [PMID: 12499426 PMCID: PMC1769851 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.56.1.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- P Kelleher
- Department of Immunology, St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, UK.
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van Diest PJ, Holzel H, Reid M, Crook M, Spickett G. Electronic publishing and internet learning. J Clin Pathol 2002; 55:881-2. [PMID: 12461043 PMCID: PMC1769825 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.55.12.881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Bergeron M, Faucher S, Ding T, Phaneuf S, Mandy F. Evaluation of a universal template for single-platform absolute T-lymphocyte subset enumeration. CYTOMETRY 2002; 50:62-8. [PMID: 12116347 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.10089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The single-platform absolute T-lymphocyte subset analysis was evaluated utilizing a universal protocol in a Canadian multicenter study with the collaboration of the members of the Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN). Participants used flow cytometers and reagents of their choice for labeling and lysing whole blood. Over a 2-year period, CTN laboratories performed single-platform absolute T-lymphocyte subset enumerations on fresh and commercial stabilized blood products using commercially available microfluorospheres TruCount and Flow-Count. This multicenter evaluation demonstrated that the application of a universal template for single-platform analysis provides a generic approach that embraces a wide array of immunophenotyping settings available in clinical laboratory.
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- Michèle Bergeron
- National HIV Immunology Laboratory, Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L2, Canada
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Hoffman RA, Maino VC, Recktenwald DJ, Webster HK. BD Biosciences contributions in CD4 counting and immune status for HIV/AIDS. CYTOMETRY 2002; 50:129-32. [PMID: 12116356 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.10095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BD Biosciences is a leader in the use of flow cytometry for determining immune system status and for counting CD4 cells in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The company has gained this position through many years of basic research and product development in immunology and cell biology, dye chemistry, immunoassays, instrumentation, and software. Some of the highlights of these developments and their historical perspective are described in this review.
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