Journal: Rheumatology (Oxford, England)
Article Title: Immune complex-mediated neutrophil activation in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica
doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keac722
Figure Lengend Snippet: FcγRIIA-mediated neutrophil activation induced by plasma from patients with PMR. Plasma from HCs ( n = 8) and patients with PMR ( n = 8) were incubated in vitro with neutrophils isolated from a healthy object in the presence or absence of the FcγRIIA-blocking antibody (Clone IV.3) for 120 min and assessed for its capacity to up-regulate the neutrophil activation surface makers CD66b ( A ) and CD11b ( B ). Results are shown as the mean fluorescence intensity (MFI). Statistical analyses were done using the Mann–Whitney U -test as well as the Wilcoxon signed-rank test; ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001. HC: healthy control; ns: not significant
Article Snippet: To assess neutrophil activation, neutrophils at a concentration of 3 × 10 5 cells/well were incubated in the presence or absence of the human FcγRIIA blocking antibody (IV.3) (5 μg/ml; Caprico Biotechnologies, Norcross, GA, USA) for 30 min before addition of stimuli, such as R848 (3.5 μg/ml), or plasma samples from patients with PMR ( n = 8) and HCs ( n = 8) (1:50 dilution) for an additional 120 min.
Techniques: Activation Assay, Clinical Proteomics, Incubation, In Vitro, Isolation, Blocking Assay, Fluorescence, MANN-WHITNEY, Control