Abstract
The role of immune system in the progression of neurodegenerative diseases has been studied for decades in animal models. However, invasive studies in human subjects remain controversial due to the heterogeneity of the presentation of different diagnostic categories at different stages of the disease. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) contain immune cells including dendritic cells (DCs), monocytes, macrophages, and T lymphocytes. Isolating PBMCs from whole blood samples collected from patients provides a minimally invasive method for analyzing the immune system’s function in patients with neurodegenerative diseases. By isolating single cell types from patients’ peripheral blood, in vitro analyses can be conducted including RNA sequencing, immunofluorescence, and phagocytic analysis. In this chapter, we discuss PBMC separation and isolation of macrophages in pure culture in vitro. We also outline methods for performing RNA-seq on cultured macrophages and other techniques for investigating the role of macrophages in neurodegenerative disease pathophysiology.
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Dover, M., Madani, M., Fiala, M., Paul, K. (2024). Analysis of Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in Patients with Neurodegenerative Diseases. In: Kumar, V. (eds) Immune Homeostasis. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2782. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3754-8_9
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