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Method Article
Die Malaria-Parasiten dringt und Wiederholungen in den roten Blutkörperchen. Die genaue Beurteilung der Merozoiten Invasion und Parasitämie ist daher entscheidend für die Beurteilung der Verlauf der Malaria-Infektion. Hier beschreiben wir eine Durchflusszytometrie basiertes Protokoll für die Messung dieser Parameter in einem Maus-Modell der Malaria.
During blood stage infection, malaria parasites invade, mature, and replicate within red blood cells (RBCs). This results in a regular growth cycle and an exponential increase in the proportion of malaria infected RBCs, known as parasitemia. We describe a flow cytometry based protocol which utilizes a combination of the DNA dye Hoechst, and the mitochondrial membrane potential dye, JC-1, to identify RBCs which contain parasites and therefore the parasitemia, of in vivo blood samples from Plasmodium chabaudi adami DS infected mice. Using this approach, in combination with fluorescently conjugated antibodies, parasitized RBCs can be distinguished from leukocytes, RBC progenitors, and RBCs containing Howell-Jolly bodies (HJ-RBCs), with a limit of detection of 0.007% parasitemia. Additionally, we outline a method for the comparative assessment of merozoite invasion into two different RBC populations. In this assay RBCs, labeled with two distinct compounds identifiable by flow cytometry, are transfused into infected mice. The relative rate of invasion into the two populations can then be assessed by flow cytometry based on the proportion of parasitized RBCs in each population over time. This combined approach allows the accurate measurement of both parasitemia and merozoite invasion in an in vivo model of malaria infection.
The clinical symptoms associated with malaria occur during the Plasmodium parasite’s asexual replicative cycle within red blood cells (RBCs). Merozoites, released during the liver stage of infection, quickly attach to and invade RBCs. After gaining entry into the cell, the parasite grows and matures, eventually undergoing schizogony, splitting open the cell, and releasing a cluster of newly formed merozoites which go on to repeat this cycle. As such, an assessment of malaria infection often involves monitoring both parasitemia, which is the percentage of RBCs appropriated by one or more parasites, and the rate of merozoite invasion into uninfected RBCs.
Flow cytometry is a powerful tool which can be used to record the properties of vast numbers of cells in a short period of time. This technique has clear applicability for the measurement of malaria parasitemia and invasion, and offers several advantages over traditional microscopy techniques. These include the accurate measurement of very low parasitemia, which would be prohibitively time consuming by microscopy, the unbiased nature of the measurement, and the ability to measure multiple cell parameters simultaneously. Flow cytometry is widely used to determine both parasitemia and merozoite invasion in in vitro culture1-9, however, techniques for measuring these parameters in vivo are less well developed, and can be complicated by the presence of additional cell types which interfere with analysis. No assays have been described for measurement of in vivo invasion, and while some assays exist for the analysis of in vivo parasitemia, these lack the ability to distinguish between parasitized RBCs (pRBCs) and RBCs containing Howell-Jolly bodies (HJ-RBCs)10-13. The later issue is particularly important as in mice HJ-RBCs may account for up to 0.9% of mature RBCs14-16, thereby preventing the accurate measurement of low parasitemia.
We have previously demonstrated an approach for the measurement of parasitemia and merozoite invasion in a rodent model of malaria infection14. Here, we provide a more detailed protocol and accompanying video. This approach builds on previous methodologies and allows for the accurate identification of parasitized RBCs, as distinct from leukocytes, RBC progenitors, and HJ-RBCs. Additionally, this assay allows the simultaneous measurement of merozoite invasion into two labeled RBC populations, a treated, or target, population, and a control population, thereby providing a robust platform for the assessment of invasion into different cell types.
Alle Verfahren wurden in Übereinstimmung mit den Richtlinien der Macquarie University durchgeführt und entsprach der nationalen Gesundheits-und Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australian Verhaltenskodex. Die Arbeit wurde im Rahmen des Abkommens Ethik Kein ARA 2012/017 genehmigt und von der Tierethikkommission an der Macquarie Universität erhalten durchgeführt. Alle Experimente wurden an SJL / J-Mäusen durchgeführt, sofern nicht anders angegeben.
1. Mäuse und experimentelle Malariainfektion
2. Markierung der Erythrozyten und Transfusions
3. Entnahme von Blutproben und Vorbereitung für die Durchflusszytometrie
4. Durchflusszytometrie
5. Berechnungen und Statistik
Die Messung der Parasitämie.
Für die Messung der Parasitämie sollte Blutkörperchen zuerst ausgewählt werden, und Lärm, Schmutz und Plättchen ausgeschlossen, bezogen auf FSC / SSC-Eigenschaften (2A). Abhängig von der Zytometer verwendet wird, sollten einzelne Zellen dann basierend auf jeder Triggerimpulsbreite (2B) oder FSC Peakhöhe auf Flächenverhältnis (2C) ausgewählt werden. Verbleibende Ereignisse sollten von Leukozyten bestehen,...
Wir haben ein Verfahren für die gleichzeitige Messung von Parasitämie und Merozoiten Invasion in vivo Proben beschrieben. In Bezug auf die Parasitämie Messung bietet dieses Verfahren einen Vorteil gegenüber bisherigen Methoden 10-13 in diesem HJ-Erythrozyten aus PRBCs unterschieden werden, wodurch die Anzahl der falsch-positive Ereignisse zu reduzieren. Während HJ-RBCs sind gewöhnlich beim Menschen selten einige Studien berichten hohen Niveaus in Mäusen 15,16 die Unterscheidung zwis...
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Wir erkennen die Finanzierung der Unterstützung des National Health und Medical Research Council (gewähren APP605524, 490.037 und 1.047.082), der Australian Research Council (gewähren DP12010061), der National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy of Australia und der Bildung Investmentfonds von der Abteilung Innovation, Industrie , Wissenschaft und Forschung. PML ist ein Empfänger einer australischen Postgraduate Award.
Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
bisBenzimide H 33342 trihydrochloride | Sigma-Aldrich | B2261 | Hoechst 33342. Store a 4 mM stock solution at -20 °C in distilled water |
Hoechst 34580 | Sigma-Aldrich | 63493 | Store a 2 mM stock solution at -20 °C in distilled water |
JC-1 Dye | Life Technologies | T-3168 | Store small aliquots of 6 mM stock solution at -20 °C in DMSO |
Anti-Mouse CD45 APC-eFluor 780 | eBioscience | 47-0451-80 | Clone 30-F11 |
Anti-Mouse CD71 PerCP-eFluor 710 | eBioscience | 46-0711-80 | Clone R17217 |
Atto 633 NHS ester | Sigma-Aldrich | 1464 | Atto 633-NHS. Store a 2 mg/ml stock solution at -20 °C in DMF |
EZ-Link Sulfo-NHS-LC-Biotin | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 21335 | Biotin-NHS. Store a 25 mg/ml stock solution at -20 °C in DMF |
Streptavidin PE-Cyanine7 | eBioscience | 25-4317-82 | Streptavidin PE-Cy7 |
Heparin | Sigma-Aldrich | H478 | |
35 µM filter cap tubes | Becton Dickinson | 352235 | |
Flow cytometer: BD LSRFortessa | Becton Dickinson | ||
Flow cytometer: BD FACSAria II | Becton Dickinson | ||
Flow cytometer: BD Influx | Becton Dickinson | ||
Flow cytometer: CyAn ADP Analyzer | Beckman Coulter |
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