Quantitative Analysis of B-Cell Subpopulations in Bone Marrow by Flow Cytometry

Methods Mol Biol. 2023:2585:71-77. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2760-0_8.

Abstract

Flow cytometry is a technology that rapidly detects and measures physical and chemical characteristics of single cells or particles. It is a powerful tool for many areas of research, in particular, immunology, which allows for simultaneous analysis of different immune cell populations in a tissue. Here we describe the procedures to quantify and/or purify various B fractions in mouse bone marrows by flow cytometry using their signature surface markers. This method is useful to study B-cell development during steady-state or emergency hematopoiesis such as viral infections.

Keywords: B cell; Flow cytometry; Lymphopoiesis; Subpopulation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • B-Lymphocytes*
  • Bone Marrow Cells
  • Bone Marrow*
  • Flow Cytometry / methods
  • Hematopoiesis
  • Mice