Journal: Scientific Reports
Article Title: Neutrophil Dysfunction in the Airways of Children with Acute Respiratory Failure Due to Lower Respiratory Tract Viral and Bacterial Coinfections
doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-39726-w
Figure Lengend Snippet: Characterization of cell surface markers of activation by flow cytometry of donor neutrophils from whole blood (WB) (n = 6) and transmigrated through the small-airways model for 14 hours towards airway supernatant (TM ASN) (n = 6–9). ( A ) CD66b, ( B ) CD63, ( C ) CD16, ( D ) CD181, ( E ) HNE, ( F ) CD88, ( G ) HLA-DR, ( H ) CXCR4 (CD184), ( I ) Arg-1, ( J ) PD-L1. Box plots depict median values, the box edges are the 25 th to 75 th interquartile ranges (IQR), and the whiskers are the 5−95% confidence intervals. Samples were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test. * p < 0.05.
Article Snippet: Human neutrophil elastase (HNE) activity was measured in ASN and plasma according to the supplier’s protocol (Cayman Chemical, Ann Arbor, MI), with a kit-supplied standard curve.
Techniques: Activation Assay, Flow Cytometry, MANN-WHITNEY