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Review
. 2002 Jul;9(4):753-62.
doi: 10.1128/cdli.9.4.753-762.2002.

Evaluation of events occurring at mucosal surfaces: techniques used to collect and analyze mucosal secretions and cells

Bruno Guy  1
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Review

Evaluation of events occurring at mucosal surfaces: techniques used to collect and analyze mucosal secretions and cells

Bruno Guy. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol. 2002 Jul.
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FIG. 1.
FIG. 1.
Cells and soluble factors present within mucosal tissues and secretions. Cellular analyses are performed mostly on material coming from biopsies or surgery, while soluble mediators (antibodies, cytokines, and chemokines) are preferentially measured in secretions. Some cells may also be present in the lumen, and their proportion may be higher under certain physiological conditions (the hormonal cycle in genital tissues) or pathological conditions (inflammation or rupture of epithelium integrity by pathogens). NK, natural killer cells; IELs, intraepithelial lymphocytes; Mφ, macrophages; SC, secretory component; PMNs, polymorphonuclear leukocytes; IL, interleukin; TGFβ, transforming growth factor β; IFNγ, gamma interferon.
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