Leukocytes avidly interact with vascular cells and platelets after vessel wall injury or during inflammation. Here, we describe a straightforward laminar flow-based assay to characterize the molecular mechanisms that underlie the interactions between leukocytes and their cellular partners.
Vajen, T., Heinzmann, A. C., Dickhout, A., Zhao, Z., Nagy, M., Heemskerk, J. W., Koenen, R. R. Laminar Flow-based Assays to Investigate Leukocyte Recruitment on Cultured Vascular Cells and Adherent Platelets. J. Vis. Exp. (134), e57009, doi:10.3791/57009 (2018).