Angiogenesis is a crucial process in tissue remodeling during growth, both in the embryo and the adult...
Keywords: arachidonic acid, ?-carotene, chemotaxis, endothelial progenitor cell, homing
05/2005 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterBackground: In peripheral blood, chemotaxis, phagocytosis, and oxidative burst of polymorphonuclear cells (PMNs) can be assessed by flow cytometry, whereas function tests, i.e., quality control in PMN concentrates designed for neutropenia therapy, are lacking.
Methods: PMN concentrates (n=6) harvested from healthy donors who had been premedicated with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and dexamethasone were stored undiluted (control, C; n=6) and diluted 1:4 (D; n=6) with autologous plasma for 72 h...
Keywords: chemotaxis, oxidative burst, phagocytosis, polymorphonuclear concentrates
07/2005 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de Gruyter