我们要感谢宾夕法尼亚州立大学千禧科学综合体的流式细胞仪核心设施。

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饮食诱导代谢紊乱模型, 模仿疾病, 如动脉粥样硬化, 简单的脂肪, 脂肪性肝炎和2型糖尿病广泛使用, 以更好地了解潜在的分子机制的疾病进展。胶原酶依赖性消化经常被用于游离组织, 从细胞外基质 (ECM)16,27中释放出癌细胞。酶, 如胶原蛋白酶扰乱胶原蛋白, 为相邻细胞提供结构支持。组织的结构组成决定了组织基质的刚度 (抵抗变形), 哪些粗胶原酶产品?...

小鼠模型已被广泛用于研究人类疾病的动态。从患病状态的小鼠中正确分离组织驻留细胞可以提供一个平台, 以了解分子和细胞对疾病发病机制的贡献1。肥胖是一种极其重要的疾病。随着胰岛素抵抗和2型糖尿病、心血管疾病和脂肪性肝病的发生, 肥胖的发病率在全球范围内持续上升2,3。通过减少脂肪组织产生的改变信号的体力活动而进一步扭曲了过量的养分消耗, 从而改变了其他外围组织的细胞环境, 如主动脉和肝脏4。这种扰乱代谢稳态导致慢性低等级系统性炎症5。
经典活化的巨噬细胞的主动脉和肝脏, 以及他们的招募白脂肪组织 (笏) 已被证明不仅启动失调的代谢信号, 但也持续炎症6,7。巨噬细胞表型和功能性异质性与肥胖相关疾病的发病机制有密切关系7。巨噬细胞极化的动态可塑性允许这些单元表现出一系列激活的表型, 以协调炎症的进展和分辨率8。虽然经典激活 (M1) 巨噬细胞是牵连炎症的传播, 或者激活 (M2) 巨噬细胞已与分辨率和组织修复相关的9,10。
当机体经历新陈代谢的压力时, 白色脂肪组织异常堆积。膨胀的脂肪组织吸引并保留了深刻改变正常脂肪细胞功能的炎性神经细胞, 以促进胰岛素抵抗、高血糖和最终2型糖尿病、胰岛素抵抗或高血糖11, 12。在平行, 白色脂肪组织改造反应的炎症信号的渗透经典活化 (M1) 脂肪组织巨噬细胞 (atm)13,14。这多器官施加一连串的信号, 出轨正常功能的其他机构, 如主动脉和肝脏4。
肝脏是一个新陈代谢的发电站, 适应的刺激来自附近的失调笏15。肝巨噬细胞或枯否体细胞, 在反应代谢变化, 分泌炎症细胞因子, 改变实质和实质细胞表型和促进组织重塑。肝脂堆积、炎症、细胞外基质沉积、坏死及最终功能丧失伴随着非酒精性脂肪肝引起的广泛肝损害的炎症反应16,17,18。
当身体承受慢性代谢压力19时, 大动脉在动脉壁内积聚脂质, 同时与受损的笏和肝功能相同。动脉脂质积累引发了活化的内皮细胞分泌的趋化因子, 并随后招募单核20。一旦被吸收, 单核细胞就会增殖, 分化, 摄取脂蛋白, 成为泡沫。动脉粥样硬化的启动和持续的炎活动的招募和组织居民脂质巨噬细胞。这些巨噬细胞屈服于动脉粥样硬化微环境中的胞外和胞内压力信号, 然后参与凋亡信号级联。由于这些泡沫细胞死亡, 他们贡献了他们的脂质填充内容的坏死核心病变, 然后导致斑块破裂, 心肌梗塞, 中风。
整体而言, 巨噬细胞表型的异质性协调在失调组织中观察到的炎症性改变引起的肥胖, 如笏、肝和主动脉8,21。特征的招募和组织驻留巨噬细胞可以提供洞察的潜在分子目标, 操纵巨噬细胞表型1。为了有效地描述由肥胖引起的炎症组织的巨噬细胞, 可以通过酶消化得到单细胞悬浮液。这种离解协议必须有效地在充分降解结缔组织, 同时尽量减少免疫细胞死亡和提供最佳的细胞产量。酶的混合物取决于组织的类型和它的结构构成。弹性组织, 如主动脉, 需要更强的酶活性, 比肝脏和笏, 以实现组织离解。从单细胞悬浮, 组织驻留巨噬细胞可以明确的特征或孤立的进一步的下游分析, 如转录剖面。
在这里, 一个组织特异性的协议描述, 使用胶原酶相关的组织消化和多色流式细胞仪有效分离和表征组织驻留巨噬细胞从传统的饮食诱发肥胖,动脉粥样硬化, 简单的脂肪和脂肪小鼠模型。同时染色细胞表面标记抗体抗白细胞-(CD45 和/或 CD11b) 和巨噬细胞 (F4/80) 特异抗原通常用于识别巨噬细胞的数量22。荧光活化细胞分类 () 是一种强有力的策略, 用来对这些被识别的种群进行高纯度的分类。然后利用下游分子分析 (如定量实时聚合酶链反应)23对表型特定基因图谱进行排序。虽然标准流式细胞仪和流 cytometry-based 细胞排序是强大的工具, 区分巨噬细胞在一个巨大的异构电池悬浮, 前协议必须优化, 以确保成功的输出。在本研究中, 描述了有效分离和表征可行组织特异性巨噬细胞的协议;更重要的是, 这项研究提供了对经常出现的技术问题的重要洞察力, 以及预防和/或解决它们的主动和 trouble-shooting 战略。

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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">26G x 5/8 in Needles</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">Anti-mouse CD16/32 Fc Block&#160;</td>
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			<td style="width:119px;">101320</td>
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			<td style="width:119px;">103126</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">PE Rat IgG2a</td>
			<td style="width:151px;">Biolegend</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">400508</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">PE/Cy7 Armenian Hamster IgG</td>
			<td style="width:151px;">Biolegend</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">400922</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">PE/Cy5 Rat IgG2b</td>
			<td style="width:151px;">Biolegend</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">400610</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">Pacific Blue Rat IgG2c</td>
			<td style="width:151px;">Biolegend</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">400717</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">Dulbecco&#8217;s Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM)&#160;</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">1X Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS)</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">&#160;1.7 mL microcentrifuge tube&#160;</td>
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			<td height="40" style="height:40px;width:321px;">Paraformaldehyde Aqueous Solution -16X</td>
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			<td height="40" style="height:40px;width:321px;">Micro Dissecting Scissors, 3.5 inch, Straight, 23mm, Sharp&#160;</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Micro Forceps, 4in, full curve, 0.8mm</td>
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			<td>52102-37P&#160;</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">Spring dissection scissors &#8211; 3 mm Cutting edge&#160;</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">Curved 0.07 x 0.04 mm Tip Forceps&#160;</td>
			<td style="width:151px;">Fine Science Tool</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">11297-10</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">Hemostatic Forceps (Curved)</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">Heparin Sodium Salt</td>
			<td style="width:151px;">Fischer Scientific</td>
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			<td height="25" style="height:25px;width:321px;">35mm Cell Culture/Petri Dishes</td>
			<td style="width:151px;">Fischer Scientific</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">12-565-90</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">Polystyrene Petri Dishes (10 cm) w/lid</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">15mL Conical Centrifuge Tubes (Polypropylene)</td>
			<td style="width:151px;">Fischer Scientific</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">14-959-53A</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">50mL Conical Centrifuge Tubes&#160;(Polypropylene)</td>
			<td style="width:151px;">Fischer Scientific</td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">5mL Round-Bottom Polystyrene Tubes&#160;</td>
			<td style="width:151px;">Fischer Scientific</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">14-959-5</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">Fetal Bovine Serum</td>
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			<td style="width:119px;">EX0285-1</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">Bovine Serum Albumin</td>
			<td style="width:151px;">Rockland</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">BSA-50</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">HEPES</td>
			<td style="width:151px;">Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">H3375</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">Collagenase Type II</td>
			<td style="width:151px;">Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">C6885</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">Collagenasse Type XI</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">Hyaluronidase Type I</td>
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			<td style="width:119px;">H3506</td>
			<td style="width:349px;"></td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">DNAse</td>
			<td style="width:151px;">Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">DN25</td>
			<td style="width:349px;"></td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">Collagenase Type I</td>
			<td style="width:151px;">Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">C0130</td>
			<td style="width:349px;"></td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">NaOH</td>
			<td style="width:151px;">Sigma Aldrich</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">1310-73-2&#160;</td>
			<td style="width:349px;"></td>
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			<td height="24" style="height:24px;width:321px;">CaCl2</td>
			<td style="width:151px;">Sigma Aldrich</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">449709-10G</td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">500mL beaker&#160;</td>
			<td style="width:151px;">Sigma Aldrich</td>
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		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">4 cm Hemostatic clamp</td>
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			<td style="width:119px;">52120-40</td>
			<td style="width:349px;"></td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">Toothed forceps</td>
			<td style="width:151px;">Stoelting</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">52104-33P</td>
			<td style="width:349px;"></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">50 micron Disposable filters</td>
			<td style="width:151px;">Systemex</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">04-0042-2317</td>
			<td style="width:349px;"></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="40">
			<td height="40" style="height:40px;width:321px;">Collagenase Type IV</td>
			<td style="width:151px;">ThermoFischer Scientific</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">17104019</td>
			<td style="width:349px;"></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="40">
			<td height="40" style="height:40px;width:321px;">Ammonium Chloride Potassium (ACK)</td>
			<td style="width:151px;">ThermoFischer Scientific&#160;</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">A1049201</td>
			<td style="width:349px;"></td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:321px;">Razors (0.22 mm (0.009&#34;))</td>
			<td style="width:151px;">VWR International</td>
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isolation, characterization, and purification of macrophages from tissues affected by obesity-related inflammation

肥胖促进了一种慢性炎症状态, 主要由组织驻留的巨噬细胞以及单核细胞衍生的巨噬病介导。饮食诱发肥胖 (迪奥) 是研究巨噬细胞异质性作用的有价值的模型;然而, 足够的巨噬细胞隔离很难从发炎的组织中获得。在本协议中, 我们概述了从我们的研究获得一个合适的人群组织驻留巨噬细胞后18周高脂肪 (风) 或高脂肪/胆固醇的隔离步骤和必要的故障排除准则 (HFHCD) 饮食干预。本议定书的重点是三标志性组织研究的肥胖和动脉粥样硬化, 包括肝脏, 白脂肪组织 (笏), 和主动脉。我们强调流式细胞术的二元用法如何实现组织驻留巨噬细胞的分离和表征的新维度。本议定书的一个基本部分解决复杂的基础组织特定的酶消解和巨噬细胞分离, 以及随后的细胞表面抗体染色流细胞分析。这项协议解决了现有的复杂的荧光活化细胞分类 (资产管制), 并提出了这些复杂性的澄清, 以获得广泛的范围, 从适当的排序细胞群体的描述。可选的浓缩方法包括对细胞进行分类, 例如稠密的肝脏, 允许在与外地资产管理体系合作时具有灵活性和时间性。简言之, 这项协议帮助研究者评估了一项研究中大量炎症组织的巨噬细胞异质性, 并提供了有洞察力的诊断技巧, 以利于细胞的分离和鉴定。免疫细胞在迪奥介导的炎症。

当使用载脂蛋白 E 缺乏 (载脂蛋白 KO) C57BL/6 (BL6) 小鼠维持高脂肪高胆固醇饮食 (HCHFD 或 HCD) 18 周, 1 x 104 -2 x 104 CD45+F4/80+主巨噬细胞可以被隔离当两个样本汇集.肝解剖从 HFHCD 喂食的载脂蛋白高鼠, 产生大于 5 x 105排序的枯否细胞 (这取决于可用的排序时间)。当使用高脂肪饮食 (风) 喂养野生型 (重量级) C57BL/6 小鼠, 5 x 105到 1 x 10...

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Isolation and Characterization of Dendritic Cells and Macrophages from the Mouse Intestine

Within the intestine reside unique populations of innate and adaptive immune cells that are involved in promoting tolerance towards commensal flora and food antigens while concomitantly remaining poised to mount inflammatory responses toward invasive pathogens1,2. Antigen presenting cells, particularly DCs and macrophages, play critical roles in maintaining intestinal immune homeostasis via their ability to sense and appropriately respond to the microbiota3-14. Efficient isolation of intestinal DCs and macrophages is a critical step in characterizing the phenotype and function of these cells. While many effective methods of isolating intestinal immune cells, including DCs and macrophages, have been described6,10,15-24, many rely upon long digestions times that may negatively influence cell surface antigen expression, cell viability, and/or cell yield. Here, we detail a methodology for the rapid isolation of large numbers of viable, intestinal DCs and macrophages. Phenotypic characterization of intestinal DCs and macrophages is carried out by directly staining isolated intestinal cells with specific fluorescence-labeled monoclonal antibodies for multi-color flow cytometric analysis. Furthermore, highly pure DC and macrophage populations are isolated for functional studies utilizing CD11c and CD11b magnetic-activated cell sorting beads followed by cell sorting.

Here, we detail a methodology for the rapid isolation of mouse intestinal dendritic cells (DCs) and macrophages. Phenotypic characterization of intestinal DCs and macrophages is performed using multi-color flow cytometric analysis while magnetic bead enrichment followed by cell sorting is used to yield highly pure populations for functional studies.

从老鼠肠道树突状细胞和巨噬细胞的分离和表征

Within the intestine reside unique populations of innate and adaptive immune cells that are involved in promoting tolerance towards commensal flora and ...

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Proteomic Profiling of Macrophages by 2D Electrophoresis

The goal of the two-dimensional (2D) electrophoresis protocol described here is to show how to analyse the phenotype of human cultured macrophages. The key role of macrophages has been shown in various pathological disorders such as inflammatory, immunological, and infectious diseases. In this protocol, we use primary cultures of human monocyte-derived macrophages that can be differentiated into the M1 (pro-inflammatory) or the M2 (anti-inflammatory) phenotype. This in vitro model is reliable for studying the biological activities of M1 and M2 macrophages and also for a proteomic approach. Proteomic techniques are useful for comparing the phenotype and behaviour of M1 and M2 macrophages during host pathogenicity. 2D gel electrophoresis is a powerful proteomic technique for mapping large numbers of proteins or polypeptides simultaneously. We describe the protocol of 2D electrophoresis using fluorescent dyes, named 2D Differential Gel Electrophoresis (DIGE). The M1 and M2 macrophages proteins are labelled with cyanine dyes before separation by isoelectric focusing, according to their isoelectric point in the first dimension, and their molecular mass, in the second dimension. Separated protein or polypeptidic spots are then used to detect differences in protein or polypeptide expression levels. The proteomic approaches described here allows the investigation of the macrophage protein changes associated with various disorders like host pathogenicity or microbial toxins.

Macrophages are the key cells involved in host pathogenicity. Macrophages display phenotypic and functional diversity that can be analysed and detected by proteomic analysis. This article describes how to perform 2D electrophoresis of primary cultures of human macrophages differentiated into M1 or M2 phenotype.

巨噬细胞通过二维电泳蛋白组学分析

The goal of the two-dimensional (2D) electrophoresis protocol described here is to show how to analyse the phenotype of human cultured macrophages. The ...

Isolation of Leukocytes from the Murine Tissues at the Maternal-Fetal Interface

Immune tolerance in pregnancy requires that the immune system of the mother undergoes distinctive changes in order to accept and nurture the developing fetus. This tolerance is initiated during coitus, established during fecundation and implantation, and maintained throughout pregnancy. Active cellular and molecular mediators of maternal-fetal tolerance are enriched at the site of contact between fetal and maternal tissues, known as the maternal-fetal interface, which includes the placenta and the uterine and decidual tissues. This interface is comprised of stromal cells and infiltrating leukocytes, and their abundance and phenotypic characteristics change over the course of pregnancy. Infiltrating leukocytes at the maternal-fetal interface include neutrophils, macrophages, dendritic cells, mast cells, T cells, B cells, NK cells, and NKT cells that together create the local micro-environment that sustains pregnancy. An imbalance among these cells or any inappropriate alteration in their phenotypes is considered a mechanism of disease in pregnancy. Therefore, the study of leukocytes that infiltrate the maternal-fetal interface is essential in order to elucidate the immune mechanisms that lead to pregnancy-related complications. Described herein is a protocol that uses a combination of gentle mechanical dissociation followed by a robust enzymatic disaggregation with a proteolytic and collagenolytic enzymatic cocktail to isolate the infiltrating leukocytes from the murine tissues at the maternal-fetal interface. This protocol allows for the isolation of high numbers of viable leukocytes (&#62;70%) with sufficiently conserved antigenic and functional properties. Isolated leukocytes can then be analyzed by several techniques, including immunophenotyping, cell sorting, imaging, immunoblotting, mRNA expression, cell culture, and in vitro functional assays such as mixed leukocyte reactions, proliferation, or cytotoxicity assays.

Described herein is a protocol to isolate and analyze the infiltrating leukocytes of tissues at the maternal-fetal interface (uterus, decidua, and placenta) of mice. This protocol maintains the integrity of most cell surface markers and yields enough viable cells for downstream applications including flow cytometry analysis.

从小鼠组织在母胎界面分离白细胞

Immune tolerance in pregnancy requires that the immune system of the mother undergoes distinctive changes in order to accept and nurture the developing ...

An Optimized Method for Isolating and Expanding Invariant Natural Killer T Cells from Mouse Spleen

The ability to rapidly secrete cytokines upon stimulation is a functional characteristic of the invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cell lineage. iNKT cells are therefore characterized as an innate T cell population capable of activating and steering adaptive immune responses. The development of improved techniques for the culture and expansion of murine iNKT cells facilitates the study of iNKT cell biology in in vitro and in vivo model systems. Here we describe an optimized procedure for the isolation and expansion of murine splenic iNKT cells.
Spleens from C57Bl/6 mice are removed, dissected and strained and the resulting cellular suspension is layered over density gradient media. Following centrifugation, splenic mononuclear cells (MNCs) are collected and CD5-positive (CD5+) lymphocytes are enriched for using magnetic beads. iNKT cells within the CD5+ fraction are subsequently stained with &#945;GalCer-loaded CD1d tetramer and purified by fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS). FACS sorted iNKT cells are then initially cultured in vitro using a combination of recombinant murine cytokines and plate-bound T cell receptor (TCR) stimuli before being expanded in the presence of murine recombinant IL-7. Using this technique, approximately 108 iNKT cells can be generated within 18-20 days of culture, after which they can be used for functional assays in vitro, or for in vivo transfer experiments in mice.

Here we present an adapted protocol that can be used to generate a large number of murine invariant natural killer T cells from mouse spleen. The protocol outlines an approach by which splenic iNKT cells can be enriched for, isolated and expanded in vitro using a limited number of animals and reagents.

从小鼠脾隔离和扩大不变的自然杀伤T细胞的优化方法

The ability to rapidly secrete cytokines upon stimulation is a functional characteristic of the invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cell lineage. iNKT cells ...

Isolation, Characterization and Functional Examination of the Gingival Immune Cell Network

Immune cell networks in tissues play a vital role in mediating local immunity and maintaining tissue homeostasis, yet little is known of the resident immune cell populations in the oral mucosa and gingiva. We have established a technique for the isolation and study of immune cells from murine gingival tissues, an area of constant microbial exposure and a vulnerable site to a common inflammatory disease, periodontitis. Our protocol allows for a detailed phenotypic characterization of the immune cell populations resident in the gingiva, even at steady state. Our procedure also yields sufficient cells with high viability for use in functional studies, such as the assessment of cytokine secretion ex vivo. This combination of phenotypic and functional characterization of the gingival immune cell network should aid towards investigating the mechanisms involved in oral immunity and periodontal homeostasis, but will also advance our understanding of the mechanisms involved in local immunopathology.

We have established a technique for the isolation, phenotypic characterization and functional analysis of immune cells from murine gingiva.

分离，鉴定和牙龈免疫细胞网络的功能性考试

Immune cell networks in tissues play a vital role in mediating local immunity and maintaining tissue homeostasis, yet little is known of the resident ...

Functional Characterization of Regulatory Macrophages That Inhibit Graft-reactive Immunity

Macrophage accumulation in transplanted organs has long been recognized as a feature of allograft rejection1. Immunogenic monocytes infiltrate the allograft early after transplantation, mount a graft reactive response against the transplanted organ, and initiate organ rejection2. Recent data suggest that suppressive macrophages facilitate successful long-term transplantation3 and are required for the induction of transplantation tolerance4. This suggests a multidimensional concept of macrophage ontogeny, activation, and function, which demands a new roadmap for the isolation and analysis of macrophage function5. Due to the plasticity of macrophages, it is necessary to provide a methodology to isolate and characterize macrophages, depending on the tissue environment, and to define their functions according to different scenarios. Here, we describe a protocol for immune characterization of graft-infiltrating macrophages and the methods we used to functionally evaluate their capacity to inhibit CD8+ T proliferation and to promote CD4+Foxp3+ Treg expansion in vitro.

Macrophages are plastic cells of the hematopoietic system that have a crucial role in protective immunity and homeostasis. In this report, we describe optimized in vitro techniques to phenotypically and functionally characterize graft-infiltrating regulatory macrophages that accumulate in the transplanted organ under tolerogenic conditions.

抑制接枝反应性免疫的调节性巨噬细胞的功能表征

Macrophage accumulation in transplanted organs has long been recognized as a feature of allograft rejection1. Immunogenic monocytes infiltrate the ...

Phenotypic Characterization of Macrophages from Rat Kidney by Flow Cytometry

There is increasing evidence suggesting the important role of inflammation and, subsequently, macrophages in the development and progression of renal disease. Macrophages are heterogeneous cells that have been implicated in kidney injury. Macrophages may be classified into two different phenotypes: classically activated macrophages (M1 macrophages), that release pro-inflammatory cytokines and promote fibrosis; and alternatively activated macrophages (M2 macrophages) that are associated with immunoregulatory and tissue-remodeling functions. These macrophage phenotypes need to be discriminated and analyzed to determine their contribution to renal injury. However, there are scarce studies reporting consistent phenotypic and functional information about macrophage subtypes in inflammatory renal disease models, especially in rats. This fact may be related to the limited macrophage markers used in rats, contrary to mice. Therefore, novel strategies are necessary to quantify and characterize the renal content of these infiltrating cells in a reliable way. This manuscript details a protocol for kidney digestion and further phenotypic and quantitative analysis of macrophages from rat kidneys by flow cytometry. Briefly, kidneys were incubated with collagenase and total macrophages were identified according to the dual presence of CD45 (leukocytes common antigen) and CD68 (PAN macrophage marker) in live cells.This was followed by surface staining of CD86 (M1 marker) and CD163 (M2 marker). Rat peritoneal macrophages were used as positive control for macrophage marker detection by flow cytometry. Our protocol resulted in low cellular mortality and allowed characterization of different intracellular and surface protein markers, thus limiting the loss of cellular integrity observed in other protocols. Moreover, this procedure allows the use of macrophages for further techniques, including cell sorting and mRNA or protein expression studies, among others.

This manuscript describes a detailed protocol for phenotypic and quantitative analysis of resident macrophages from rat kidneys by flow cytometry. The resulting stained cells can be also used for other applications, including cell sorting, gene expression analysis or functional studies, thus increasing the information obtained in the experimental model.

通过流式细胞仪大鼠肾脏巨噬细胞的表型特征

There is increasing evidence suggesting the important role of inflammation and, subsequently, macrophages in the development and progression of renal ...

Isolation of Salmonella typhimurium-containing Phagosomes from Macrophages

Salmonella typhimurium is a facultative intracellular bacterium that causes gastroenteritis in humans. After invasion of the lamina propria, S. typhimurium bacteria are quickly detected and phagocytized by macrophages, and contained in vesicles known as phagosomes in order to be degraded. Isolation of S. typhimurium-containing phagosomes have been widely used to study how S. typhimurium infection alters the process of phagosome maturation to prevent bacterial degradation. Classically, the isolation of bacteria-containing phagosomes has been performed by sucrose gradient centrifugation. However, this process is time-consuming, and requires specialized equipment and a certain degree of dexterity. Described here is a simple and quick method for the isolation of S. typhimurium-containing phagosomes from macrophages by coating the bacteria with biotin-streptavidin-conjugated magnetic beads. Phagosomes obtained by this method can be suspended in any buffer of choice, allowing the utilization of isolated phagosomes for a broad range of assays, such as protein, metabolite, and lipid analysis. In summary, this method for the isolation of S. typhimurium-containing phagosomes is specific, efficient, rapid, requires minimum equipment, and is more versatile than the classical method of isolation by sucrose gradient-ultracentrifugation.

Isolation of Salmonella typhimurium-containing Phagosomes from Macrophages

We describe here a simple and quick method for the isolation of Salmonella typhimurium-containing phagosomes from macrophages by coating the bacteria with biotin and streptavidin.

巨噬细胞中含有吞噬的鼠伤寒沙门氏菌的分离

Salmonella typhimurium is a facultative intracellular bacterium that causes gastroenteritis in humans. After invasion of the lamina propria, S. ...

Isolation and Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles from Adult Schistosoma japonicum

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membranous vesicles released by a variety of cells into the extracellular microenvironment. EVs represent a population of heterogeneous vesicles, whose size range between 40 and 1,000 nm. Accumulated evidence indicated that EVs play important regulatory roles in pathogen-host interactions. A deep understanding of schistosome EVs should provide insights into the mechanisms underlying schistosome-host interactions, enabling development of novel strategies against schistosomiasis. Here, we aim to further study EVs functions in schistosomes by presenting a protocol for the isolation and characterization of EVs from adult Schistosoma japonicum (S. japonicum). EVs were isolated from in vitro culture medium using centrifugation combined with a commercial exosome isolation kit. The isolated S. japonicum EVs (SjEVs) typically possess a diameter of 100 - 400 nm, and are characterized by transmission electronic microscopy and western blotting. The usage of PKH67 dye-labeled SjEVs has demonstrated that SjEVs are internalized by the recipient cells. Overall, our protocol provides an alternative method for isolating EVs from adult schistosomes; the isolated SjEVs may be suitable for functional analysis.

Isolation and Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles from Adult Schistosoma japonicum

Here, we present a protocol to describe extracellular vesicles (EVs) isolation in in vitro cultured medium from adult Schistosoma japonicum.

成年日本血吸虫细胞外囊泡的分离与鉴定

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membranous vesicles released by a variety of cells into the extracellular microenvironment. EVs represent a population of ...

Experimental Analysis of Apoptotic Thymocyte Engulfment by Macrophages

Cell apoptosis is a natural process and plays a critical role in embryonic development, homeostatic regulation, immune tolerance induction, and resolution of inflammation. Accumulation of apoptotic debris in the body may trigger chronic inflammatory responses that lead to systemic autoimmune diseases over time. Impaired apoptotic cell clearance has been implicated in a variety of autoimmune diseases. Apoptotic clearance is a complex process rarely detected under physiological conditions. It involves abundant surface receptors and signaling molecules. Studying the process of apoptotic cell clearance provides insightful molecular mechanisms and subsequent biological responses, which may lead to the development of new therapeutics. Here, we describe protocols for the induction of apoptotic thymocytes, the preparation of peritoneal macrophages, and the analysis of apoptotic cell clearance by flow cytometry and microscopy. All cells will undergo apoptosis at a certain stage, and many residential and circulating cells can uptake apoptotic debris. Therefore, the protocol described here can be used in many applications to characterize apoptotic cell binding and ingestion by many other cell types.

Here, we present a protocol to prepare apoptotic thymocytes and peritoneal macrophages and analyze the efficiency of efferocytosis and the specific inhibitor-mediated blocking of apoptotic thymocytes engulfment. This protocol has a broad application in cell-mediated clearance of other particles including artificial beads and bacteria.

巨噬细胞吞噬胸腺细胞吞噬的实验分析

Cell apoptosis is a natural process and plays a critical role in embryonic development, homeostatic regulation, immune tolerance induction, and resolution ...