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The Use of CFSE-like Dyes for Measuring Lymphocyte Proliferation : Experimental Considerations and Biological Variables

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2012

B.J.C. Quah ,
A.B. Lyons  and
C.R. Parish
B.J.C. Quah
Affiliation:
Department of Immunology, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
A.B. Lyons
Affiliation:
School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
C.R. Parish*
Affiliation:
Department of Immunology, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
*
⋆ Corresponding author. E-mail: Christopher.Parish@anu.edu.au
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Abstract

The measurement of CFSE dilution by flow cytometry is a powerful experimental tool to measure lymphocyte proliferation. CFSE fluorescence precisely halves after each cell division in a highly predictable manner and is thus highly amenable to mathematical modelling. However, there are several biological and experimental conditions that can affect the quality of the proliferation data generated, which may be important to consider when modelling dye dilution data sets. Here we overview several of these variables including the type of fluorescent dye used to monitor cell division, dye labelling methodology, lymphocyte subset differences, in vitro versus in vivo experimental assays, cell autofluorescence, and dye transfer between cells.

Keywords

Cell proliferationCFSEFlow cytometry
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Research Article
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Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena , Volume 7 , Issue 5: Immunology , 2012 , pp. 53 - 64
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© EDP Sciences, 2012

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