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Abstract

Neuroscience

Combined Mechanical and Enzymatic Dissociation of Mouse Brain Hippocampal Tissue

Published: October 21st, 2021

DOI:

10.3791/63007

1Division of Radiation Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 3Neurobiology & Developmental Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Abstract

This neural dissociation protocol (an adaptation of the protocol accompanying a commercial adult brain dissociation kit) optimizes tissue processing in preparation for detailed downstream analysis such as flow cytometry or single-cell sequencing. Neural dissociation can be conducted via mechanical dissociation (such as using filters, chopping techniques, or pipette trituration), enzymatic digestion, or a combination thereof. The delicate nature of neuronal cells can complicate efforts to obtain the highly viable, true single-cell suspension with minimal cellular debris that is required for single-cell analysis. The data demonstrate that this combination of automated mechanical dissociation and enzymatic digestion consistently yields a highly viable (>90%) single-cell suspension, overcoming the aforementioned difficulties. While a few of the steps require manual dexterity, these steps lessen sample handling and potential cell loss. This manuscript details each step of the process to equip other laboratories to successfully dissociate small quantities of neural tissue in preparation for downstream analysis.

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Keywords Neural Dissociation

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