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Preparation of Secretory Vesicle-Free Plasma Membranes by Isopycnic Sucrose Gradient Fractionation of Neutrophils Purified by the Gelatin Method

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Isolated human neutrophils serve as a model for the in vitro study of host defensive processes as well as the cell biology and biochemistry of primary human cells. We demonstrate that the requirements of the gelatinbased procedure for neutrophil isolation from whole blood induces the complete loss of secretory vesicles from in vitro isolated populations, whereas isolation by a dextran-based methodology results in the preservation of this organelle. Following density fractionation of cellular cavitates, examination of commonly employed plasma membrane marker activities yielded subcellular localization patterns that were indistinguishable between dextran- or gelatin-isolated populations, indicating both populations to be otherwise comparable in terms of the relative complexity and large-scale organization of plasma membranes. Given that the cell surface upregulation of secretory vesicles is implicated as an initial requirement of neutrophil activation as well as an intrinsic feature of neutrophil priming, we show that dextran and gelatin-isolated neutrophils may be considered to occupy functionally nonactivated and primed cellular states, respectively. These differences in phenotype can be exploited in specific ways. We suggest that the gelatin method has technical advantages with regard to the study of neutrophil plasma membranes. In particular, results from this study indicate the gelatin method to be a reliable and effective preparatory technique appropriate for tandem use with density fractionation procedures to achieve rapid isolation of plasma membranes that are uncontaminated by secretory organelles.

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Abbreviations

AMP-5′ NT:

adenosine mono-phosphate-dependent-5′ nucleotidase

AP:

alkaline phosphatase

HLA:

human leukocyte antigen

LF:

lactoferrin

Mg++ ATPase:

magnesium dependent adenosine tri-phosphatase

MPO:

myeloperoxidase

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Stie, J., Jesaitis, A.J. Preparation of Secretory Vesicle-Free Plasma Membranes by Isopycnic Sucrose Gradient Fractionation of Neutrophils Purified by the Gelatin Method. Cytotechnology 46, 109–122 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10616-005-0300-6

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