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Flow cytometry technique for analysing Leishmania promastigote phagocytosis by human polymorphonuclear leucocytes and monocytes. 2012

K Rebbestad, and S Herredsvela, and S Sornes, and G E Eide, and K E Müller, and E Spriet, and H Sjursen, and A Naess
Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. karen.rebbestad@med.uib.no

In this study, we developed a flow cytometry technique for studying Leishmania (L.) mexicana phagocytosis by human polymorphonuclear leucocytes (PMNs) and monocytes. Leishmania promastigotes are elongated in shape and flagellated. This influences the light scatter when phagocytosis is measured by flow cytometry. Accordingly, we developed an oxidative burst method for measuring the phagocytic process. As this is an indirect marker of phagocytosis, we used confocal, light and electron microscopy to verify that promastigotes were, indeed, internalized by the phagocytes. For both PMNs and monocytes, the optimal conditions for achieving high sensitivity in flow cytometry detection were 5% pooled human serum and 15 min. incubation time. Incubations at 35, 37 and 39°C were also equally efficient for both PMNs and monocytes. Optimal parasite ratios were 10 parasites per PMN and 20 parasites per monocyte. Under these conditions, Leishmania were readily phagocytosed by human PMNs and monocytes and the effects of other influences, such as treatment, would be readily detectable. This indicated that these cells may play a role in the immune response against Leishmania.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007894 Leishmania mexicana A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects man and animals including rodents. The Leishmania mexicana complex causes both cutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS) and diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS) and includes the subspecies amazonensis, garnhami, mexicana, pifanoi, and venezuelensis. L. m. mexicana causes chiclero ulcer, a form of cutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS) in the New World. The sandfly, Lutzomyia, appears to be the vector. Leishmania (Leishmania) mexicana,Leishmania mexicana amazonensis,Leishmania mexicana mexicana,Leishmania leishmania mexicana,Leishmania leishmania mexicanas,Leishmania mexicana amazonenses,Leishmania mexicana mexicanas,Leishmania mexicanas,amazonenses, Leishmania mexicana,amazonensis, Leishmania mexicana,leishmania mexicana, Leishmania,mexicana amazonensis, Leishmania,mexicana mexicana, Leishmania,mexicana mexicanas, Leishmania,mexicana, Leishmania,mexicana, Leishmania leishmania,mexicana, Leishmania mexicana,mexicanas, Leishmania leishmania
D008854 Microscopy, Electron Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen. Electron Microscopy
D009000 Monocytes Large, phagocytic mononuclear leukocytes produced in the vertebrate BONE MARROW and released into the BLOOD; contain a large, oval or somewhat indented nucleus surrounded by voluminous cytoplasm and numerous organelles. Monocyte
D009504 Neutrophils Granular leukocytes having a nucleus with three to five lobes connected by slender threads of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing fine inconspicuous granules and stainable by neutral dyes. LE Cells,Leukocytes, Polymorphonuclear,Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes,Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils,Neutrophil Band Cells,Band Cell, Neutrophil,Cell, LE,LE Cell,Leukocyte, Polymorphonuclear,Neutrophil,Neutrophil Band Cell,Neutrophil, Polymorphonuclear,Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte,Polymorphonuclear Neutrophil
D010587 Phagocytosis The engulfing and degradation of microorganisms; other cells that are dead, dying, or pathogenic; and foreign particles by phagocytic cells (PHAGOCYTES). Phagocytoses
D002452 Cell Count The number of CELLS of a specific kind, usually measured per unit volume or area of sample. Cell Density,Cell Number,Cell Counts,Cell Densities,Cell Numbers,Count, Cell,Counts, Cell,Densities, Cell,Density, Cell,Number, Cell,Numbers, Cell
D005434 Flow Cytometry Technique using an instrument system for making, processing, and displaying one or more measurements on individual cells obtained from a cell suspension. Cells are usually stained with one or more fluorescent dyes specific to cell components of interest, e.g., DNA, and fluorescence of each cell is measured as it rapidly transverses the excitation beam (laser or mercury arc lamp). Fluorescence provides a quantitative measure of various biochemical and biophysical properties of the cell, as well as a basis for cell sorting. Other measurable optical parameters include light absorption and light scattering, the latter being applicable to the measurement of cell size, shape, density, granularity, and stain uptake. Cytofluorometry, Flow,Cytometry, Flow,Flow Microfluorimetry,Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting,Microfluorometry, Flow,Cell Sorting, Fluorescence-Activated,Cell Sortings, Fluorescence-Activated,Cytofluorometries, Flow,Cytometries, Flow,Flow Cytofluorometries,Flow Cytofluorometry,Flow Cytometries,Flow Microfluorometries,Flow Microfluorometry,Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting,Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sortings,Microfluorimetry, Flow,Microfluorometries, Flow,Sorting, Fluorescence-Activated Cell,Sortings, Fluorescence-Activated Cell
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012680 Sensitivity and Specificity Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed) Specificity,Sensitivity,Specificity and Sensitivity
D013696 Temperature The property of objects that determines the direction of heat flow when they are placed in direct thermal contact. The temperature is the energy of microscopic motions (vibrational and translational) of the particles of atoms. Temperatures

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