Biomaterials are scaffolds designed to mimic the extracellular matrix and stimulate tissue repair. Biomaterial therapies have shown promise for improving wound healing in cardiac tissue after ischemic injury. An unintentional consequence of biomaterial delivery may be the stimulation of inflammation through recruitment of circulating monocytes into the tissue. Monocytes are a type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that play a critical role in pathogen recognition, phagocytosis of foreign material, and presentation of antigens to initiate an adaptive immune response. An increase in the pro-inflammatory subset of monocytes, marked by Ly6C antigen expression, in response to biomaterials can lead to rapid material degradation, ineffective treatment, and worsening of tissue injury. Flow cytometry is a leading method for screening the recruitment of monocytes to the heart in response to biomaterial injection. Here, we describe the isolation of leukocytes from the heart, blood, and spleen of mice treated with a biomaterial post-myocardial infarction and describe a flow cytometry protocol used to quantify the levels of major leukocyte subtypes, including Ly6C inflammatory monocytes.
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