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Processing of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid and Matched Blood for Alveolar Macrophage and CD4+ T-cell Immunophenotyping and HIV Reservoir Assessment
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1Research Institute McGill University Health Centre, 2Department of Biological Sciences,Université de Québec à Montréal, 3Department of Microbiology & Immunology,McGill University, 4Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases,McGill University, 5Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, 6Département de microbiologie, infectiologie et immunologie,Université de Montréal
Chapters
- 00:04Title
- 01:02Bronchoalveolar (BAL) Cell Isolation
- 02:33Whole BAL Cell and Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell (PBMC) Sorting
- 05:48Results: Representative Alveolar Macrophage Immunophenotyping
- 06:41Conclusion
We describe a method for processing bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and matched peripheral blood from chronically HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy to assess pulmonary HIV reservoirs. These methods result in the acquisition of highly pure CD4 T cells and alveolar macrophages that may subsequently be used for immunophenotyping and HIV DNA/RNA quantifications by ultrasensitive polymerase chain reaction.
