Monocyte CD163 and CD36 expression in human whole blood and isolated mononuclear cell samples: Influence of different anticoagulants

We investigated whether the choice of anticoagulant or the application of density gradient mononuclear cell isolation may account for conflicting published data regarding the levels of the scavenger receptors' expression in healthy individuals. We demonstrate that the detection of CD163, but not CD36, differs dramatically among the methods.