OPPORTUNITIES OF THE FLOW CYTOMETRY IN DIAGNOSTICS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Part 3

Development of modern clinical and infectious immunology, demands maximum objective tests for estimation of functional condition of various types phagocytic cells, such as neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages and dendritic cells. Wide potential opportunities of flow cytometry have led to development of ways of registration of a functional condition of these cells, an estimation of processes of their activation and study of mechanisms formation of defects of their functions. For example: analysis of phagocytic and bactericidal activity of neutrophils and measurement number of the cells, which are taking place at various stages of programmed cellular death (apoptosis). Flow cytometry methods described in this review represent a new hi-tech direction for scientific and clinical researches.