Inter‐laboratory assessment of flow cytometric monocyte HLA‐DR expression in clinical samples
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- 14 September 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Cytometry Part B: Clinical Cytometry
- Vol. 84B (1), 59-62
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cyto.b.21043
Abstract
Background: Diminished expression of human leukocyte antigen DR on circulating monocytes (mHLA-DR) is a reliable indicator of immunosuppression in critically ill patients, predictive of both adverse outcome and septic complications. The objective of the present work was to test, in an inter-laboratory clinical study, a standardized protocol for mHLA-DR measurement by flow cytometry. Methods: mHLA-DR was assessed in fresh whole blood according to a standardized staining protocol. Cells were analyzed on different flow cytometers (FC500, Navios, FACS Canto II) in different laboratories (Lyon and Grenoble). Results were expressed as numbers of antibodies bound per cell (AB/C). Results: Correlations between results were excellent (Pearson and interclass correlation coefficients > 0.98). Coefficients of variations for intra-assay precision ranged from 1.9 to 3.2%. Conclusion: The present report highlights the robustness of this standardized flow cytometric protocol for mHLA-DR measurement in multicentric clinical studies. © 2012 International Clinical Cytometry SocietyKeywords
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