CD11c Antibody to Detect Alveolar Macrophages

Alveolar macrophages are the major immune cell type found in lung and plays crucial roles in protecting the host. Therefore, reliably detecting alveolar macrophage population from branchioalveolar lavage, lung homogenates or tissue sections is critical to successfully perform researches for respiratory diseases. To define tissue macrophages is usually not easy, so a combination of multiple antibodies is required for flow cytometry. I report a product review of detecting mouse alveolar macrophage using only two antibodies including anti-CD11c antibody from Biolegend in flow cytometry.