PBMC

PBMC

A Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell (PBMC) is a blood cell having a round nucleus, such as a lymphocyte or a monocyte. These blood cells are a critical component in the immune system to fight infection and adapt to intruders. The lymphocyte population consists of T cells (CD4 and CD8 postive ~75%), B cells and NK cells (~25% combined).

These cells are often extracted from whole blood using ficoll, a hydrophilic polysaccharide that separates layers of blood, with monocytes and lymphocytes forming a buffy coat under a layer of plasma. This buffy coat contains the PBMCs. Additionally, PBMC can be extracted from whole blood using a hypotonic lysis which will preferentially lyse red blood cells. This method results in neutrophils and other polymorphonuclear (PMN) cells which are important in innate immune defense to be obtained.

PBMCs are widely used in research and clinical uses every day. HIV research uses them because PBMCs include CD4+ cells, the cells HIV infects.

See also Peripheral blood cell.

Further reading

*cite journal | author=Bouwens M, Afman LA, Müller M, |title=Fasting induces changes in PBMC gene expression profiles related to increases in fatty acid β-oxidation. A functional role of PPARα in human PBMC. |journal=American Journal of Clinical Nutrition |volume=86|issue= 5 |pages= 1515-23 |year= 2007 |pmid= 17991667


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