stimulation of leucocytes

From: andreas.simm@medizin.uni-halle.de
Date: Wed May 09 2001 - 01:47:26 EST


before I summarize my last question about the stimulation of
monocytes and measurement of intracellular interleukins, I want
to add one additional question:

what is the reason to add serum to the basal medium (for example
RPMI) even if one stimulate whole blood. In this case, one dilute
blood 1:1 or up to 1:5 with medium. But even in the case of 1:5,
there is still 20% plasma in the background.

Andreas


Andreas Simm
Klinik fuer Herz- und Thoraxchirurgie
Universitaet Halle
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06120 Halle

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