Narges Amirjamshidi

Student Research Committee, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran

[ 1 ] - Peripheral blood lymphocytes are able to maintain their viability and basic function in normal urine

Background: Similar to inflammatory cells, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) can also infiltrate in to kidney and urinary tracts and subsequently excreted by urine. In this study we determined the viability rate and response to phytohemagglutinin-A (PHA) of human PBMCs in normal urine. Methods: A number of 1×106 ficoll-hypaque isolated PBMCs were dispensed in 1 ml normal urine...