Abstract

Basophil degranulation assay has gained importance over the last decade in both diagnosis of food allergy and evaluation of progression of immunotherapy. This assay involves the identification and quantification of the expression of CD63 molecule on basophil membrane. CD63 is a marker of multivesicular bodies that is exposed to cell membrane during the process of degranulation in which the contents of basophil granules are released. This chapter describes the methodology for performing this assay.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMethods in Molecular Biology
PublisherHumana Press Inc.
Pages139-146
Number of pages8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume1592
ISSN (Print)1064-3745

Keywords

  • Basophils
  • CD63
  • Degranulation
  • Flow cytometry
  • In vitro test

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