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2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE
Immunology and Infection
Bioluminescence Imaging of NADPH Oxidase Activity in Different Animal Models
Wei Han 1, Hui Li 1, Brahm H. Segal 2,3, Timothy S. Blackwell 1
1Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2Departments of Medicine and Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, 3Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo School of Medicine
NADPH oxidase is the major source of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in phagocytes. Because of the ephemeral nature of ROS, it is difficult to measure and monitor ROS levels in living animals. A minimally invasive method for serial quantification of ROS in living mice is described.
Immunology and Infection
Assessing Anti-fungal Activity of Isolated Alveolar Macrophages by Confocal Microscopy
Melissa J. Grimm 1, Anthony C. D'Auria 1, Brahm H. Segal 2
1Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, 2Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Buffalo
A method to evaluate the ability of isolated mouse alveolar macrophages to control the growth of phagocytosed Aspergillus spores by confocal microscopy.
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