Abstract
A magnetic cell sorting system has been optimised for the purification of rainbow trout neutrophils using a monoclonal antibody (E3D9) raised against Atlantic salmon neutrophils. The purified neutrophils have good viability (85%) and purity (~92%), and were functional in respiratory burst and migration assays. The isolated neutrophils responded rapidly to PMA stimulation, producing levels of superoxide anion (4.85 nmols superoxide min-1/106 cells) approximately twice as high as macrophages from the same species. In the migration assay, there was a four-fold increase in migrating cells using the purified neutrophils compared with unfractionated blood leucocytes, and a relatively high neutrophil migratory activity was seen in the absence of serum.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 369-380 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology |
Volume | 63 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Jun 1998 |
Keywords
- Eosinophilic granular cells
- Migration
- Monoclonal antibody
- Neutrophils
- Rainbow trout
- Respiratory burst