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Isolation of Functional Cardiac Immune Cells
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2011
This method for isolating functional immune cells from the heart provides an alternative to the conventional methods of collagenase digestion, which causes unwanted immune cell activation, resulting in a decreased responsiveness of these cells. Our method of isolation yields functional cardiac immune cells by avoiding problems associated with enzymatic digestion.
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Isolation, Characterization and Functional Examination of the Gingival Immune Cell Network
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2016
We have established a technique for the isolation, phenotypic characterization and functional analysis of immune cells from murine gingiva.
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Functions of the Lymphatic and Immune System
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2024
The lymphatic system plays a crucial role in bolstering our immune system. It consists of a network of lymphoid organs, lymph, and lymphatic vessels that provide structural and functional support in safeguarding the body against pathogens such as viruses and bacteria. The primary lymphoid organs, including the bone marrow and the thymus, serve as the maturation sites for lymphocytes. Secondary lymphoid organs, like the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue, activate these lymphocytes and serve as...
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A Barcoding Assay for Phenotypic and Functional Characterization of Immune Cells
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2025
This video highlights a single-cell proteomic method that employs heavy-metal-conjugated antibodies for distinct cell barcoding. Subsequently, immunostaining and mass cytometry are applied to evaluate immune phenotypic and functional alterations in human whole blood-derived immune cells.
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Differentiating Functional Roles of Gene Expression from Immune and Non-immune Cells in Mouse Colitis by Bone Marrow Transplantation
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2012
Bone marrow transplantation provides a way to change the genotype of the bone marrow derived cells. If the gene of interest is expressed in both bone marrow derived cells and non-bone marrow derived cells, bone marrow transplantation can change the bone marrow derived cells to a different genotype without changing the non-bone marrow derived cell genotype.
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Stress is examined as a psychological influence that interacts with neural and hormonal signaling connected to immune activity. This perspective does not treat immune responses as separate from mental states; instead, it considers how stress-related signaling may help explain variation in inflammation, responses to illness, and other health outcomes studied in psychoneuroimmunology.
Sleep, emotions, and social experiences provide distinct psychological and behavioral contexts for examining immune activity. Psychoneuroimmunology considers these factors alongside neural and hormonal signaling, helping researchers investigate whether immune-related patterns are associated with broader psychological states and social conditions rather than with biological processes viewed in isolation.
Inflammation serves as an important connection between psychological states and health outcomes. Research in psychoneuroimmunology examines how stress, emotions, sleep, and social experiences relate to inflammatory activity, providing a framework for studying how experiences associated with psychology may correspond with immune changes and consequences for health.
Studying immune function alongside psychological states can help clarify why responses to illness or treatment may be linked with stress, emotions, sleep, or social experiences. The relevant research examines relationships among immune activity, neural and hormonal signaling, and health outcomes, offering a broader context for interpreting illness-related and treatment-related responses.
A psychoneuroimmunology study connects psychological factors with immune activity and the neural or hormonal signals associated with that activity. Depending on the research question, investigators may consider stress, emotions, sleep, or social experiences, then relate those factors to inflammation, health outcomes, illness responses, or treatment responses.
Researchers can ask whether psychological states and social experiences are associated with immune activity, inflammation, or health outcomes. They can also examine how neural and hormonal signaling may participate in these relationships and whether such connections help explain variation in responses to illness or treatment. These questions place immune function within a wider psychological and biological context.