An Evaluation of T-Cell Functionality After Flow Cytometry Sorting Revealed p38 MAPK Activation

Immanuel Andrä, Hanna Ulrich, Susi Dürr, Dominik Soll, Lynette Henkel, Corinne Angerpointner, Julia Ritter, Sabine Przibilla, Herbert Stadler, Manuel Effenberger, Dirk H. Busch, Matthias Schiemann

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Abstract

Cell alterations during isolation and preparation for flow cytometry cell sorting by antibodies, temperature, homogenization, buffer composition and mitogens are well known. In contrast, little is known about cell alteration caused by the instrument or the sorting process itself. We systematically evaluated cellular responses to different sorter-induced physical forces. In summary, flow cytometry cell-sorting induced forces can affect cellular signaling cascades, especially the MAPK p38. Functional assays, related to the p38 MAPK pathway, of human primary T cells after flow cytometry sorting did lead to minor physiological modulation but no functional impairments.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)171-183
Number of pages13
JournalCytometry Part A
Volume97
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2020

Keywords

  • MAPK
  • T cells
  • cell purification
  • cell sorting
  • cell stress
  • flow cytometry cell sorting
  • p38 activation
  • traceless affinity cell selection

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