Wir danken Mitglieder der Phagosomen Biologie-Labor für die kritische Durchsicht des Manuskripts. Diese Arbeit wird von einem Helmholtz-Young Investigator Grant (Impuls-und Vernetzungsfonds der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft) und eine Schwerpunktprogramm SPP1580 Stipendium der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) unterstützt.

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Im folgenden Abschnitt werden wir wichtige Schritte des vorgestellten Verfahrens und seine Grenzen zu diskutieren. Außerdem werden wir einige der häufigsten Probleme, mit ihren Lösungen zu verbinden, mögliche Änderungen einzuführen und betrachten Vorteile unserer Methode sowie geeignete komplementäre Methoden für diesen Ansatz. Die Herstellung der Kügelchen, einschließlich der Kopplung von IgG an die Oberfläche der Kügelchen, ist entscheidend und die Verwendung unfresh Zubereitun...

Professionelle Phagozyten, einschließlich Makrophagen, spielen im Immunsystem eine kritische. Zusätzlich dazu, dass die erste Verteidigungslinie des angeborenen Immunsystems, sie spielen auch eine entscheidende Rolle bei der Aktivierung des adaptiven Immunität durch ihre Signal-und Antigen-präsentierenden Rolle 03.01. Während die Funktion von professionellen Phagozyten ist vielfältig ist Phagosomenreifung die kritische Rückgrat der bakteriziden und Antigen-Verarbeitungsfunktion der professionellen Phagozyten 4,5. Bei der Rezeptor-vermittelten Phagozytose und die Aufnahme einer Phagozyten Ziel, wie Bakterien, geht die entstehenden Phagosom über ein komplexes und gut organisierten Ablauf der Interaktion und Austausch mit Fächern des endozytischen Netzwerk und mehreren anderen Zellorganellen 6. Die Art der Verbindungen ausgetauscht mit dieser zellulären Unternehmen als auch die Regulierung und der Zeitpunkt der Fusionsereignisse bestimmt die Lumen phagosomalen Milieu und die phagosomal Membranzusammensetzung und damit 7, das Schicksal der Reifung phagosome 8. Die physiologische Relevanz der Phagosomenreifung wird durch die durch verschiedene intrazelluläre Erreger eingesetzt zu entkommen, zu verhaften oder zu untergraben Phagosomenreifung 9 verschiedenen Strategien veranschaulicht. Die meisten dieser Strategien, die direkt oder indirekt verhindern, dass die letzte und entscheidende Phase der Phagosomenreifung Prozess: die Verschmelzung von Phagosom mit spät endosomale / lysosomale Kompartimente, die sie mit dem Großteil der hydrolytischen Enzymen und antibakteriellen Faktoren einer reifen phagosome 7 verleiht , 8,10. Die Analyse dieser letzte und entscheidende Schritt daher können Sie uns starke Indikatoren über den Zustand der Reifung der Phagosomen bieten und wenn sein wird das natürliche physiologische Zustand positiv oder negativ unter den jeweiligen experimentellen Einstellungen, die genutzt sind betroffen. Die späte endosomale / lysosomale Kompartiments werden im Allgemeinen betrachtet, um die Klemmenräume der endocytischen, definieren und von den frühen endozytotischen Kompartimente durch die Anwesenheit von verschiedenen, spezifischen Stadium, Markermoleküle sein. Zum Beispiel hydrolytische Enzyme oder Membrankomponenten wie lysosomale Membranproteinen assoziiert (Lampen) unter anderem 11. Das Terminal endozytischen-Fächer fortan einfach als Lysosomen-auch als Hauptstandort für die letzten Stadien der Verdauung am Ende der phagozytären / endocytischen 12 dienen bezeichnet. Auf diese Weise können unverdauliche Sonden durch Endozytose und Makropinozytose aus dem extrazellulären Milieu geladen und durch den endocytischen zu den Lysosomen, wo es sich ansammelt 13,14 nach nach einem bestimmten Zyklus der Aufnahme und Chase transportiert werden. Fluorophor-konjugierten Sonden zur Fluoreszenzmikroskopie wie organischen unverdaulichen Polymer Dextran werden üblicherweise als endocyticprobes 15-17. <p class = &quot;jove_content&quot;&gt; Bei diesem Verfahren beschreiben wir die Verwendung von IgG-beschichteten Mikrokügelchen als phagozytischen Ladung Phagosomenreifung durch Analysieren der Lieferung von lysosomalen luminalen Inhalte Phagosomen untersuchen. Durch die Verwendung eines fluorophorkonjugierten Dextran Sonde als leicht nachweisbaren Marker von Lysosomen in Live-Knochenmark-Makrophagen (BMM) und Zeitraffer-Video-Imaging mit einem konfokalen Laser-Scanning-Mikroskop, folgen wir dem dynamischen Prozess der Zustellung der Ladung in Phagosomen mit hoher zeitliche Auflösung. Wir beschreiben dann, wie die gesammelten Zeitraffer-Bilddaten können mit dem Open-Source und frei verfügbaren Bildanalyse-Software, Fidschi (oder ImageJ) ausgewertet werden, mit Microsoft Excel statistisch analysiert und präsentiert mit GraphPad Prism Software 14,18. Nach der Beschreibung unserer Methode können analoge Versuche mit geänderten Einstellungen und Faktoren, deren Einfluss auf Phagosomenreifung untersuchen gestaltet werden; praktisch jede otihr Typ von adhärenten primären oder Zelllinie Fresszellen, genetische Funktionsverlust Experimente mit Gen-Knock-out und Knock-down, Mutanten oder Expression von Fusionsproteinen, phagocytic-Ziele, Mikrokügelchen Beschichtungsmassen, endosomalen / lysosomalen Sonden und Faktoren wie eine Zytokine, chemische Inhibitoren oder siRNA unter anderem alle Variablen, die auf den grundlegenden Ansatz dieser Methode angewendet werden kann. Wir definieren das Ziel und die grundlegenden Anforderungen dieser Methode wie folgt: <ul type="disc"><li> Ziel der Methode: direkte, quantitative und qualitative Beobachtung und Analyse der Phagosomenreifung mit hoher zeitlicher Auflösung in lebenden Fresszellen zu aktivieren. </li><li> Phagozytische Ladung: Ein entsprechend beschichteten Mikropartikel oder biologische Ziel. Hier verwenden wir IgG-beschichteten 3 um sphärische Polystyrol-Mikropartikel, die leicht über den Fc-γ-Rezeptor-vermittelten Phagozytose internalisiert werden. Alternativ jeder Mikroorganismus oder beschichtet microparticle für die eine phagozytische Rezeptor vorhanden ist an den Zellen verwendet werden. </li><li> Phagozyten: Adherent phagozytierenden Zellen, die die entsprechenden Rezeptoren phagocytic. Hier verwenden wir primären Maus BMM, die reichlich die Fc-γ-Rezeptoren exprimieren. Alternativ können dendritische Zellen (DC), Monozyten oder phagozytischen Epithelzellen oder ihre genetische Mutanten oder Knock-out-Varianten verwendet werden. </li><li> Lysosomal Ladung: Ein fluoreszenzmarkierte Sonde lysosomalen. Hier wird Texas Red-konjugiert 70.000 Kilodalton Dextran (Dex70kD) als Lumen Ladung von den Lysosomen verwendet. Alternativ kann jede Fluoreszenz nachweisbare Marker ein zelluläres Kompartiment oder Organelle oder einer geeigneten Sonde für phagosomalen Eigenschaften wie Säure-oder Abbauleistung, verwendet werden, um das Fortschreiten der Phagosomenreifung untersuchen. </li><li> Einflussfaktoren: Zum Beispiel, Signalmoleküle, chemische Verbindungen, Gen-knock-down oder transiente Expression des mutierten Proteine ​​konnte. Hier haben wir Förgein die Nutzung eines solchen Faktor für die der Einfachheit halber, aber für ein aktuelles Beispiel mit mutierten Proteinexpression und knock-down Einflussfaktoren finden Sie in 18 Kasmapour et al. Jeder Faktor, der Phagozytose oder die Umstände und die Mobilität von Phagosomen beeinflussen können und / oder die Fächer, die mit reif Phagosomen interagieren könnten verwendet werden. </li></ul>

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			<td>Dulbecco&#39;s Modified Eagles Medium (D-MEM)</td>
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			<td>E15-009</td>
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			<td>Dulbecco&#39;s Modified Eagles Medium without phenol red (D-MEM)</td>
			<td>PAA, Austria</td>
			<td>E15-047</td>
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			<td>Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS)</td>
			<td>PAA, Austria</td>
			<td>A15-151</td>
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			<td>L-Glutamine</td>
			<td>PAA, Austria</td>
			<td>M11-004</td>
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			<td>PAA, Austria</td>
			<td>H15-002</td>
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			<td>Penicillin/Streptomycin</td>
			<td>PAA, Austria</td>
			<td>P11-010</td>
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			<td>WillCo-dish&#174; Glass bottom dish (35 mm &#8709;, #1.5)</td>
			<td>WillCo Wells, Netherlands</td>
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			<td>CELLviewTM glass bottom dish, 35 mm</td>
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			<td>Carboxylated latex microspheres</td>
			<td>Polysciences, USA</td>
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			<td>Polystyrene microparticles</td>
			<td>Kisker Biotech, Germany</td>
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			<td>Triton-X 100</td>
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			<td>EDAC crosslinker</td>
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			<td>10 mM Tris</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich,USA</td>
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			<td>1-ml syringe Omnifix -F</td>
			<td>B.Braun, Germany</td>
			<td>9161406V</td>
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			<td>26&#160;G needle (0.45*25 mm)</td>
			<td>B.Baun, Germany</td>
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study of phagolysosome biogenesis in live macrophages

Fresszellen spielen eine wichtige Rolle in der angeborenen Immunsystems durch Entfernen und Beseitigen eindringende Mikroorganismen in ihren Phagosomen. Phagosomenreifung sind die komplexen und stark regulierten Prozess, bei dem eine im Entstehen begriffene phagosome erfährt drastische Transformation durch gut organisierte Interaktion mit verschiedenen zellulären Organellen und Fächer im Zytoplasma. Dieser Prozess, der essentiell für die physiologische Funktion der Fresszellen durch auszustatten Phagosomen mit ihren lytischen und bakteriziden Eigenschaften ist, gipfelt in Fusion von Phagosomen mit Lysosomen und Biogenese der Phagolysosomen, die als die letzte und entscheidende Phase der Reifung für Phagosomen sein wird. In diesem Bericht beschreiben wir eine Live-Cell-Imaging-basierte Methode zur qualitativen und quantitativen Analyse des dynamischen Prozess der Lysosomen, die Lieferung, die ein Markenzeichen der Phagolysosom Biogenese ist Phagosom. Dieser Ansatz verwendet IgG-beschichteten Mikroperlen als Modell für phagocytose und fluorophorkonjugierten Dextranmolekülen als Lumen lysosomalen Fracht-Sonde, um die dynamische Bereitstellung von lysosmal Inhalte an die Phagosomen in Echtzeit im Live-Makrophagen folgen mit Zeitraffer-Imaging und konfokale Laser-Scanning-Mikroskopie. Hier beschreiben wir detailliert den Hintergrund, die Vorbereitungsschritte und den Schritt-für-Schritt-Versuchsaufbau zur einfachen und präzisen Einsatz dieser Methode in anderen Labors zu ermöglichen. Unsere beschriebene Verfahren ist einfach, robust und vor allem leicht angepasst phagosomalen Wechselwirkungen und Reifung in verschiedenen Systemen und unter verschiedenen experimentellen Bedingungen, wie die Verwendung von verschiedenen Arten Phagozyten, Verlust-Funktion Experimenten verschiedene Sonden zu untersuchen, und phagozytierenden Partikel.

Die richtige Vorbereitung der Zellen und die Perlen für die Bildgebung ist kritisch. Abbildung 1 zeigt den Umriss der Aussaat, Sonde-loading und erste Schritte in diese bildgebenden Verfahren auf der Grundlage unserer optimiertes Protokoll für BMM. Es ist daher wichtig, dass die Protokollparameter getestet und optimiert werden, je nach der Art der Zellen und Sonden, die verwendet werden sollen. Nach Zugabe der IgG-beschichteten Kügelchen an die vorgespannte Zellen ist es ...

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Studium der Biogenese Phagolysosom im Live-Makrophagen

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Use of an Optical Trap for Study of Host-Pathogen Interactions for Dynamic Live Cell Imaging

Dynamic live cell imaging allows direct visualization of real-time interactions between cells of the immune system1, 2; however, the lack of spatial and temporal control between the phagocytic cell and microbe has rendered focused observations into the initial interactions of host response to pathogens difficult. Historically, intercellular contact events such as phagocytosis3 have been imaged by mixing two cell types, and then continuously scanning the field-of-view to find serendipitous intercellular contacts at the appropriate stage of interaction. The stochastic nature of these events renders this process tedious, and it is difficult to observe early or fleeting events in cell-cell contact by this approach. This method requires finding cell pairs that are on the verge of contact, and observing them until they consummate their contact, or do not. To address these limitations, we use optical trapping as a non-invasive, non-destructive, but fast and effective method to position cells in culture.
Optical traps, or optical tweezers, are increasingly utilized in biological research to capture and physically manipulate cells and other micron-sized particles in three dimensions4. Radiation pressure was first observed and applied to optical tweezer systems in 19705, 6, and was first used to control biological specimens in 19877. Since then, optical tweezers have matured into a technology to probe a variety of biological phenomena8-13.
We describe a method14 that advances live cell imaging by integrating an optical trap with spinning disk confocal microscopy with temperature and humidity control to provide exquisite spatial and temporal control of pathogenic organisms in a physiological environment to facilitate interactions with host cells, as determined by the operator. Live, pathogenic organisms like Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus, which can cause potentially lethal, invasive infections in immunocompromised individuals15, 16 (e.g. AIDS, chemotherapy, and organ transplantation patients), were optically trapped using non-destructive laser intensities and moved adjacent to macrophages, which can phagocytose the pathogen. High resolution, transmitted light and fluorescence-based movies established the ability to observe early events of phagocytosis in living cells. To demonstrate the broad applicability in immunology, primary T-cells were also trapped and manipulated to form synapses with anti-CD3 coated microspheres in vivo, and time-lapse imaging of synapse formation was also obtained. By providing a method to exert fine spatial control of live pathogens with respect to immune cells, cellular interactions can be captured by fluorescence microscopy with minimal perturbation to cells and can yield powerful insight into early responses of innate and adaptive immunity.

A method is described to individually select, manipulate, and image live pathogens using an optical trap coupled to a spinning disk microscope. The optical trap provides spatial and temporal control of organisms and places them adjacent to host cells. Fluorescence microscopy captures dynamic intercellular interactions with minimal perturbation to cells.

Die Verwendung einer optischen Falle für das Studium der Wirt-Pathogen-Interaktionen für Dynamic Live Cell Imaging

Dynamic live cell imaging allows direct visualization of real-time interactions between cells of the immune system1, 2; however, the lack of spatial and ...

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Depletion and Reconstitution of Macrophages in Mice

Macrophages are critical players in the innate immune response to infectious challenge or injury, initiating the innate immune response and directing the acquired immune response. Macrophage dysfunction can lead to an inability to mount an appropriate immune response and as such, has been implicated in many disease processes, including inflammatory bowel diseases. Macrophages display polarized phenotypes that are broadly divided into two categories. Classically activated macrophages, activated by stimulation with IFN&gamma; or LPS, play an essential role in response to bacterial challenge whereas alternatively activated macrophages, activated by IL-4 or IL-13, participate in debris scavenging and tissue remodeling and have been implicated in the resolution phase of inflammation. During an inflammatory response in vivo, macrophages are found amid a complex mixture of infiltrating immune cells and may participate by exacerbating or resolving inflammation. To define the role of macrophages in situ in a whole animal model, it is necessary to examine the effect of depleting macrophages from the complex environment. To ask questions about the role of macrophage phenotype in situ, phenotypically defined polarized macrophages can be derived ex vivo, from bone marrow aspirates and added back to mice, with or without prior depletion of macrophages. In the protocol presented here clodronate-containing liposomes, versus PBS injected controls, were used to deplete colonic macrophages during dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis in mice. In addition, polarized macrophages were derived ex vivo and transferred to mice by intravenous injection. A caveat to this approach is that clodronate-containing liposomes deplete all professional phagocytes, including both dendritic cells and macrophages so to ensure the effect observed by depletion is macrophage-specific, reconstitution of phenotype by adoptive transfer of macrophages is necessary. Systemic macrophage depletion in mice can also be achieved by backcrossing mice onto a CD11b-DTR background, which is an excellent complementary approach. The advantage of clodronate-containing liposome-mediated depletion is that it does not require the time and expense involved in backcrossing mice and it can be used in mice regardless of the background of the mice (C57BL/6, BALB/c, or mixed background).

Macrophages play a central role in homeostasis and pathology in many tissues. The protocol presented here describes methods for depleting macrophages in vivo, deriving polarized macrophages from bone marrow aspirates, and adoptively transferring macrophages into mice. These techniques allow determination of the role that polarized macrophages play in health and disease.

Depletion und Rekonstitution von Makrophagen in Mäuse

Macrophages are critical players in the innate  immune response to infectious challenge or injury, initiating the innate immune  response and directing ...

Establishment of an In vitro System to Study Intracellular Behavior of Candida glabrata in Human THP-1 Macrophages

A cell culture model system, if a close mimic of host environmental conditions, can serve as an inexpensive, reproducible and easily manipulatable alternative to animal model systems for the study of a specific step of microbial pathogen infection. A human monocytic cell line THP-1 which, upon phorbol ester treatment, is differentiated into macrophages, has previously been used to study virulence strategies of many intracellular pathogens including Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Here, we discuss a protocol to enact an in vitro cell culture model system using THP-1 macrophages to delineate the interaction of an opportunistic human yeast pathogen Candida glabrata with host phagocytic cells. This model system is simple, fast, amenable to high-throughput mutant screens, and requires no sophisticated equipment. A typical THP-1 macrophage infection experiment takes approximately 24 hr with an additional 24-48 hr to allow recovered intracellular yeast to grow on rich medium for colony forming unit-based viability analysis. Like other in vitro model systems, a possible limitation of this approach is difficulty in extrapolating the results obtained to a highly complex immune cell circuitry existing in the human host. However, despite this, the current protocol is very useful to elucidate the strategies that a fungal pathogen may employ to evade/counteract antimicrobial response and survive, adapt, and proliferate in the nutrient-poor environment of host immune cells.

Establishment of an In vitro System to Study Intracellular Behavior of Candida glabrata in Human THP-1 Macrophages

The current article outlines a protocol to establish an in vitro cell culture model system to study the interaction of a facultative intracellular human fungal pathogen Candida glabrata with human macrophages which will be a useful tool to advance our knowledge of fungal virulence mechanisms.

Einrichtung einer<em&gt; In-vitro-</em&gt; System zur intrazelluläre Verhalten der Studie<em&gt; Candida glabrata</em&gt; Menschen THP-1-Makrophagen

A cell culture model system, if a close mimic of host environmental conditions, can serve as an inexpensive, reproducible and easily manipulatable ...

Use of Shigella flexneri to Study Autophagy-Cytoskeleton Interactions

Shigella flexneri is an intracellular pathogen that can escape from phagosomes to reach the cytosol, and polymerize the host actin cytoskeleton to promote its motility and dissemination. New work has shown that proteins involved in actin-based motility are also linked to autophagy, an intracellular degradation process crucial for cell autonomous immunity. Strikingly, host cells may prevent actin-based motility of S. flexneri by compartmentalizing bacteria inside &#8216;septin cages&#8217; and targeting them to autophagy. These observations indicate that a more complete understanding of septins, a family of filamentous GTP-binding proteins, will provide new insights into the process of autophagy. This report describes protocols to monitor autophagy-cytoskeleton interactions caused by S. flexneri in vitro using tissue culture cells and in vivo using zebrafish larvae. These protocols enable investigation of intracellular mechanisms that control bacterial dissemination at the molecular, cellular, and whole organism level.

Use of Shigella flexneri to Study Autophagy-Cytoskeleton Interactions

To counteract pathogen dissemination, host cells reorganize their cytoskeleton to compartmentalize bacteria and induce autophagy. Using Shigella infection of tissue culture cells, host and pathogen determinants underlying this process are identified and characterized. Using zebrafish models of Shigella infection, the role of discovered molecules and mechanisms are investigated in vivo.

Verwendung von<em&gt; Shigella flexneri</em&gt; Zum Autophagie-Zytoskelett Interaktionen zu untersuchen

Shigella flexneri is an intracellular pathogen that can escape from phagosomes to reach the cytosol, and polymerize the host actin cytoskeleton to promote ...

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.

Proteomik von Makrophagen durch 2D-Elektrophorese

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

Quantification of Cytosolic vs. Vacuolar Salmonella in Primary Macrophages by Differential Permeabilization

Intracellular bacterial pathogens can replicate in the cytosol or in specialized pathogen-containing vacuoles (PCVs). To reach the cytosol, bacteria like Shigella flexneri and Francisella novicida need to induce the rupture of the phagosome. In contrast, Salmonella typhimurium replicates in a vacuolar compartment, known as Salmonella-containing vacuole (SCV). However certain mutants of Salmonella fail to maintain SCV integrity and are thus released into the cytosol. The percentage of cytosolic vs. vacuolar bacteria on the level of single bacteria can be measured by differential permeabilization, also known as phagosome-protection assay. The approach makes use of the property of detergent digitonin to selectively bind cholesterol. Since the plasma membrane contains more cholesterol than other cellular membranes, digitonin can be used to selectively permeabilize the plasma membrane while leaving intracellular membranes intact. In brief, following infection with the pathogen expressing a fluorescent marker protein (e.g. mCherry among others), the plasma membrane of host cells is permeabilized with a short incubation in digitonin containing buffer. Cells are then washed and incubated with a primary antibody (coupled to a fluorophore of choice) directed against the bacterium of choice (e.g. anti-Salmonella-FITC) and washed again. If unmarked bacteria are used, an additional step can be done, in which all membranes are permeabilized and all bacteria stained with a corresponding antibody. Following the staining, the percentage of vacuolar and cytosolic bacteria can be quantified by FACS or microscopy by counting single or double-positive events. Here we provide experimental details for use of this technique with the bacterium Salmonella typhimurium. The advantage of this assay is that, in contrast to other assay, it provides a quantification on the level of single bacteria, and if analyzed by microscopy provides the exact number of cytosolic and vacuolar bacteria in a given cell.

Quantification of Cytosolic vs. Vacuolar Salmonella in Primary Macrophages by Differential Permeabilization

We describe the quantification of cytosolic and vacuolar Salmonella typhimurium in bone-marrow derived macrophages using differential digitonin permeabilization.

Die Quantifizierung der Cytosolic vs. Vacuolar<em&gt; Salmonellen</em&gt; In Primäre Makrophagen durch Differential Permeabilisierung

Intracellular bacterial pathogens can replicate in the cytosol or in specialized pathogen-containing vacuoles (PCVs). To reach the cytosol, bacteria like ...

Phagosome Migration and Velocity Measured in Live Primary Human Macrophages Infected with HIV-1

Macrophages are phagocytic cells that play a major role at the crossroads between innate and specific immunity. They can be infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 and because of their resistance to its cytopathic effects they can be considered to be persistent viral reservoirs. In addition, HIV-infected macrophages exhibit defective functions that contribute to the development of opportunistic diseases.
The exact mechanism by which HIV-1 impairs the phagocytic response of macrophages was unknown. We had previously shown that the uptake of various particulate material by macrophages was inhibited when they were infected with HIV-1. This inhibition was only partial and phagosomes did form within HIV-infected macrophages. Therefore, we focused on analyzing the fate of these phagosomes. Phagosome maturation is accompanied by migration of these compartments towards the cell center, where they fuse with lysosomes, generating phagolysosomes, responsible for degradation of the ingested material. We used IgG-opsonized Sheep Red Blood Cells as a target for phagocytosis. To measure the speed of centripetal movement of phagosomes in individual HIV-infected macrophages, we used a combination of bright field and fluorescence confocal microscopy. We established a method to calculate the distance of phagosomes towards the nucleus, and then to calculate the velocity of the phagosomes. HIV-infected cells were identified thanks to a GFP-expressing virus, but the method is applicable to non-infected cells or any type of infection or treatment.

We describe a method to measure the velocity of phagosomes moving towards the cell center in living cells infected with or without the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1, using spinning disk confocal fluorescence microscopy to identify fluorescent infected cells and bright field microscopy to detect phagosomes.

Phagosom Migration und Geschwindigkeit gemessen in Live-primären humanen Makrophagen mit HIV-1 infizierten

Macrophages are phagocytic cells that play a major role at the crossroads between innate and specific immunity. They can be infected by the human ...

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.

Isolierung von Salmonella Typhimurium-mit Phagosom von Makrophagen

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

Isolation and In Vitro Culture of Murine and Human Alveolar Macrophages

Alveolar macrophages are terminally differentiated, lung-resident macrophages of prenatal origin. Alveolar macrophages are unique in their long life and their important role in lung development and function, as well as their lung-localized responses to infection and inflammation. To date, no unified method for identification, isolation, and handling of alveolar macrophages from humans and mice exists. Such a method is needed for studies on these important innate immune cells in various experimental settings. The method described here, which can be easily adopted by any laboratory, is a simplified approach to harvesting alveolar macrophages from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid or from lung tissue and maintaining them in vitro. Because alveolar macrophages primarily occur as adherent cells in the alveoli, the focus of this method is on dislodging them prior to harvest and identification. The lung is a highly vascularized organ, and various cell types of myeloid and lymphoid origin inhabit, interact, and are influenced by the lung microenvironment. By using the set of surface markers described here, researchers can easily and unambiguously distinguish alveolar macrophages from other leukocytes, and purify them for downstream applications. The culture method developed herein supports both human and mouse alveolar macrophages for in vitro growth, and is compatible with cellular and molecular studies.

Isolation and In Vitro Culture of Murine and Human Alveolar Macrophages

This communication describes methodologies for isolation and culture of alveolar macrophages from humans and murine models for experimental purposes.

Isolation und In-vitro- Kultur von murinen und menschlichen alveoläre Makrophagen

Alveolar macrophages are terminally differentiated, lung-resident macrophages of prenatal origin. Alveolar macrophages are unique in their long life and ...

Flow Cytometric Measurement Of ROS Production In Macrophages In Response To Fc&#947;R Cross-linking

The oxidative or respiratory burst is used to describe the rapid consumption of oxygen and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by phagocytes in response to various immune stimuli. ROS generated during immune activation exerts potent antimicrobial activity primarily through the ability of ROS to damage DNA and proteins, causing death of microorganisms. Being able to measure ROS production reproducibly and with ease is necessary in order to assess the contribution of various pathways and molecules to this mechanism of host defense. In this paper, we demonstrate the use of fluorescent probes and flow cytometry to detect ROS production. Although widely used, fluorescent measurement of ROS is notoriously problematic, especially with regards to measurement of ROS induced by specific and not mitogenic stimuli. We present a detailed methodology to detect ROS generated as a result of specific Fc&#947;R stimulation beginning with macrophage generation, priming, staining, Fc&#947;R cross-linking, and ending with flow cytometric analysis.

This study demonstrates the use of flow cytometry to detect reactive oxygen species (ROS) production resulting from activation of the Fc&#947;R. This method can be used to assess changes in the antimicrobial and redox signaling function of phagocytes in response to immune complexes, opsonized microorganisms, or direct Fc&#947;R cross-linking.

Durchflusszytometrischen Durchflussmessung von ROS-Produktion In Makrophagen als Reaktion auf FcγR Vernetzung

The oxidative or respiratory burst is used to describe the rapid consumption of oxygen and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by phagocytes in ...