Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Article Title: Cellular Stress Assay in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells: Factors Influencing Its Results
doi: 10.3390/ijms232113118
Figure Lengend Snippet: Boxplots of the basal proton production rate (PPR) ( A ) and the basal respiratory quotient (RQ) ( B ) of PBMCs isolated by OptiPrep ® ( n = 293) density centrifugation or Robosep TM -S negative selection ( n = 185). The red line in B indicates an RQ of 1.0, which is related to the complete oxidation of glucose by the cells. The outliers (black dots) in ( A , B ) are defined as data points for PPR and RQ, respectively, located outside the whiskers of the boxplots. The greater the number of outliers, the more inconsistent the PPR and RQ results.
Article Snippet: PBMC isolation by negative selection using magnet beads was carried out with the Robosep TM -S system and the EasySep TM direct Human PBMC Isolation Kit (StemCell TM , Vancouver, Canada) according to the manufacturer’s protocol.
Techniques: Isolation, Centrifugation, Selection