We have developed a new colorimetric method to detect early erythroid clonogenic progenitor cells by virtue of their hemoglobin-containing progeny in vitro. The method relies upon the specific oxidation of 2,7-diaminofluorene (DAF) by the pseudoperoxidase activity of hemoglobin (Hb). Generation
The mechanism whereby passive Rh (D) immunoglobulins suppress the fetomaternal alloimmunization is still unclear. New in vitro tests are needed to better characterize the functional properties of polyclonal anti-Ds. The DAF assay was developed to monitor the antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity
Despite their very close structural similarity, CxxC/S-type (class I) glutaredoxins (Grxs) act as oxidoreductases, while CGFS-type (class II) Grxs act as FeS cluster transferases. Here we show that the key determinant of Grx function is a distinct loop structure adjacent
Journal of immunological methods, 222(1-2), 73-82 (1999-02-18)
In this report we describe a reliable, sensitive, safe, and easy way to assess antibody-dependent complement-mediated hemolysis. The assay is based on the quantitation of hemoglobin (Hb) released from lysed erythrocytes indirectly, through the generation of fluorene blue, a compound
Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 12, 279-279 (2018-09-22)
Peripheral endothelial cells are capable of erythrophagocytosis, but data on brain endothelial erythrophagocytosis are limited. We studied the relationship between brain endothelial erythrophagocytosis and cerebral microhemorrhage, the pathological substrate of MRI-demonstrable cerebral microbleeds. To demonstrate the erythrophagocytic capability of the
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