Quantity, quality, and functionality of peripheral blood cells derived from residual blood of different apheresis kits.

Arne KnörckStefanie MarxKim S FriedmannSylvia ZöphelLisa LieblangCarmen HässigIsabelle MüllerJan PilchUrban SesterMarkus HothHermann EichlerMartina SesterCarsten Kummerow

Published in: Transfusion (2018)

PBMC derived from residual blood of the AMICUS and Trima Accel apheresis devices serve as an economic and easily accessible source for functional PBMCs with comparable quantity and quality to PBMCs derived from whole blood.

Keyphrases

peripheral blood
induced apoptosis
quality improvement
oxidative stress
cell death