Flow CAST®: Research Use Only in the US. Not for diagnostic procedures. Health Canada License:101781 BÜHLMANN Flow CAST® and Basophil Activation (BAT): Basophil Activation Tests (BAT) have been extensively studied as in vitro functional assays and have demonstrated superior accuracy as compared to other blood tests for various allergies (1). BÜHLMANN provides a broad range of
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Quality Assay & Sample Stability for Viable Basophils Basophil Activation Testing (often referred to as BAT) is a flow-cytometry-based functional assay that assesses the degree of cell activation after exposure to stimuli.3 Q: Do you know which BAT application makes sense for your lab? Are you thinking about implementing an allergy BAT? Or are you
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BAT Relevant Literature: Ponce M, Diesner SC, Szépfalusi Z, Eiwegger T. Markers of tolerance development to food allergens. Allergy. 2016 Oct;71(10):1393-404. Epub 2016 Jul 11. Review. PMID: 27286276 DOI: 10.1111/all.12953 Highlights from this Publication “Biomarkers that predict tolerance development as compared to desensitization are needed. This is decisive to consult patients on treatment duration and risk behavior if OIT
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BAT Relevant Literature: Santos AF, Brough HA. Making the Most of In Vitro Tests to Diagnose Food Allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2017 Mar - Apr;5(2):237-248. PMID: 28283150 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2016.12.003. Highlights from this Publication “Various in vitro tests assess different aspects of the underlying immune mechanism of IgE-mediated food allergy. Some can be used for diagnostic
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BAT Relevant Literature: Santos AF, Shreffler WG. Road map for the clinical application of the basophil activation test in food allergy. Clin Exp Allergy. 2017 Sep;47(9):1115-1124. doi: 10.1111/cea.12964. Epub 2017 Aug 1. Review. PubMed PMID: 28618090 DOI: 10.1111/cea.12964 . Highlights from this Publication “..BAT is sensitive and more specific than standard testing and has the potential to reduce
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Download eBOOK Webinar Recording Webinar Overview Abstract The basophil activation test has emerged as a novel diagnostic test for food allergy. Being a functional test, it has the potential to closely resemble the clinical phenotype of patients following allergen exposure. The basophil activation test can be seen as an in vitro challenge, where instead of
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Using Flow CAST® for the Development of a High Throughput, Objective Approach to Basophil Activation Image credit: Sarita U. Patil et al. (full citation below) DOWNLOAD eBOOK Webinar Recording Abstract We have developed and implemented a new data-driven, programmatic approach to the analysis of flow cytometry data from basophil activation testing. While conventional data analysis of flow
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Flow CAST® eBook Testing Potency and Efficacy of Inhibitors of PI3K, PI3K, BTK and SYK Activity Biomarker assays are developed specifically for pharmacokinetic and pharmacodyamic (PK/PD) models during drug discovery and are often used to test efficacy and toxicity. Inhibitors of PI3K, SYK and BTK pathways are a large focus for pharmaceutical companies with several
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The Flow CAST® is intended for the determination of basophil activation in whole blood samples by flow cytometry. Our unique marker combination – CCR3 and CD63 – combines the simple gating properties for basophil detection by CCR3 with the solid application of the proven activation marker CD63 in one. Thanks to its easy protocol and smart
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