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IQA. Welcome. IQAC at DHVI. CD4 Immunophenotyping for HIV Monitoring. Flow Cytometry. Introduction. Absolute CD4 T-lymphocyte counts are used to evaluate the immune status of patients with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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IQA Welcome IQAC at DHVI
CD4 Immunophenotyping for HIV Monitoring Flow Cytometry
Introduction • Absolute CD4 T-lymphocyte counts are used to evaluate the immune status of patients with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). • CD4 antigen is the receptor for HIV. The absolute number of CD4 T lymphocytes is closely associated with HIV progression.
Flow Cytometry • Laser based high speed electronic cell analyzer • Fluorescent conjugated monoclonal antibodies • Analyze surface (and cytoplasmic) cellular antigens. • Flow rates 500 –700 cells /second
Flow Cytometry • What Can a Flow Cytometer Tell Us About a Cell? • Its relative size (Forward Scatter- FSC) • Its relative granularity or internal complexity (Side Scatter-SSC) • Its relative fluorescence intensity (FL1,FL2,FL3, and FL4)
Flow Cytometry System • Fluidics • To introduce and focus cells for analysis. • Optics • To generate and collect light signals. • Electronics • To convert optical signals to digital electronic signals for computer analysis.
Flow Cell Injector Tip Sheath fluid Fluorescence signals Focused laser beam Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories
Optics • Excitation optics • Laser(s) • Lenses to shape and focus the laser beam • Collection optics • A collection lens to collect light emitted from the particle-laser beam interaction • A system of optical mirrors and filters to route specified wavelengths of the collected light to designated optical detectors.
Laser FALS Sensor Forward Angle Light Scatter Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories
Laser FALS Sensor 90LS Sensor 90 Degree Light Scatter Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories
FALS Sensor Fluorescence Fluorescence detector (PMT3, PMT4 etc.) Fluorescence Detectors Laser Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories
Example Channel Layout for Laser-based Flow Cytometry Flow Layout PMT 4 PMT Dichroic 3 Filters Flow cell PMT 2 Bandpass Filters PMT 1 Laser original from Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories; modified by R.F. Murphy
Fluidics and Optics Review • Created an illumination region with the excitation optics • Passed the cells precisely through the illumination region using hydrodynamic focusing • Routed the generated light signals to the specific detectors by collection optics
Electronics • Converts optical signals to proportional electronic signals (voltage pulses) • Analyzes voltage pulse height, area, or width • Interfaces with the computer for data transfer
LASER LASER LASER PMT 1 PMT 1 PMT 1 TIME SIGNAL AND PATTERN GENERATION VOLTAGE
FLUORESCENCE INTENSITY PATTERN FROM A CELL POPULATION low medium high LASER Number of events PMT 1 Relative Fluorescence Intensity
low medium high DETECTION OF THREE FLUORESCENCE INTENSITY PATTERNS FROM CELL SURFACE LASER Number of events PMT 1 Relative Fluorescence Intensity
FLUORESCENT SIGNAL PATTERN COLLECTION LASER Number of events PMT 1 Relative Fluorescence Intensity
Uncompensated vs. Compensated FL2 FL1
G O FUNDAMENTAL ASPECT OF COLOR COMPENSATION HOW TO REMOVE GREEN (G) FROM ORANGE (O) A spectral image generated by fluoro-chromes G and O Spectral energy from fluorochrome G is subtracted from O
THREE PART DIFFERENTIAL ANALYSIS OF WHOLE BLOOD Granulocytes Lymphocytes Light Scatter Monocytes Cell Volume BECTON DICKINSON
BIVARIATE QUADRANTS FOR T-CELL SUBSET MARKERS A B + + + FL1 SSC + FSC FL2 Mandy et al., 2001
+ + + A A A - - + B B B COMPONENTS OF BIVARIATE QUADRANT DISPLAY DUAL T-CELL MARKERS: A=CD4 and B=CD3
BIVARIATE QUADRANT HISTOGRAM FOR CD3 AND CD4 POSITIVE CELLS + + + + - - +
TWO COLOR PATTERN color CD3-CD4- black CD3+CD4- blue CD3-CD4+ cyan CD3+CD4+ green FL2-CD4 FL1-CD3
THREE COLOR PATTERN CD4 CD4 CD3 CD8 CD8 CD3
FOUR COLOR PATTERN CD8 CD4 CD56 CD3 CD3 CD3 CD8 CD4 CD4 CD56 CD56 CD8
FOUR COLOR DUAL LASER IMMUNOPHENOTYPING Antibodies labeled with fluorescein Antibodies labeled with phycoerythrin (PE) Antibodies labeled with PE/CY5 or PerCP Antibodies labeled with APC, CY5 or CY7
SS CD45 FL1 CD4 FL2 CD8 FL4 CD45 BASED HETEROGENEOUS GATING FOR T-CELL SUBSETS CD45-Gating Protocol HC, NIH & CDC GUIDELINES Bergeron et al. 2002
Topics of Discussion • Testing Platforms • Single • Dual • Instrumentation • Reagents
Testing Platforms • Single platform instrument • Single platform testing can be performed on flow cytometer using calibration beads. • Cost per test is relatively higher. • Dual platform testing relies on a Hematology Analyzer. • Hematology cost per test is relatively inexpensive. • Comparison of both platforms.
Instrumentation • Flow Cytometers • Beckman Coulter • FC500, MCL-XL, Elite, Profile, Point Care • Becton Dickinson • Canto, FACSCalibur, FACSCan, FACSort, FACSCount • Guava Technologies Inc. • Personal Cell Analyzer System (PCA) • Partec - CyFlow • Accuri Cytometers • Hematology Analyzers • Coulter, Sysmex, Cell Dyn • Pipetters