The authors are employees of Miltenyi Biotec GmbH, Germany.

To work under sterile conditions, it is recommended to perform all steps in a laminar flow hood.
1. Materials
<ol>
<li>HEPES buffer: 10 mM HEPES-NaOH pH 7.4, 150 mM NaCl, 5 mM KCl, 1 mM MgCl2, 1.8 mM CaCl2) </li>
<li>Collagenase D solution: Collagenase D: 100 mg/mL (Collagenase D &gt; 0.15 U/mg), in HEPES buffer </li>
<li>DNase I solution: 20,000 U/mL DNase I </li>
<li>PBS buffer at pH 7.2 </li>
<li>PEB buffer: 1 part BSA Stock Solution in 20 parts autoMACS Rinsing Solution </li>
<li>Tissue: lung derived from 6/7 week old adult female BALB/C mouse, free of adjoining organs.</li>
<li>Optional: CD11c MicroBeads, MACS MS Columns, MACS Separator for the isolation of dendritic cells from mouse lung single-cell suspension</li>
</ol>
2. Dissociating the lung tissue
<ol>
<li>Rinse tissue in a Petri dish containing PBS to remove erythrocytes. </li>
<li>Transfer a maximum of 450 mg lung tissue to a gentleMACS C Tube containing 4.9 mL HEPES buffer.</li>
<li>Add 100 &mu;L Collagenase D solution to a final concentration of 2 mg/ml Collagenase D.</li>
<li>Add 10 &mu;L DNase I solution for up to 150 mg tissue (final concentration of 40 U/ml DNase I) or 20 &mu;L DNase I for 150-450 mg lung tissue (final concentration of 80 U/mL DNase I).</li>
<li>Tightly close the C Tube and attach it onto the gentleMACS Dissociator. Then run the program "m_lung_01". </li>
<li>Incubate for 30 min at 37&deg;C with automated rotation or manually turning every 5 min.</li>
<li>Return sample to the gentleMACS Dissociator and run the program "m_lung_02".</li>
</ol>
3. Filtration
<ol>
<li>Prepare a 50 mL tube for collecting filtered cells by replacing the cap with a 70 &mu;m mesh cell strainer. </li>
<li>Once the second gentleMACS Program ends, depending on the distribution of sample material in the tube, you may centrifuge the tube briefly to collect the sample material at the bottom of the tube. </li>
<li>Remove the cells through the septum sealed cap of the C Tube using a suitable 1000 &mu;l pipette tip and apply them to the cell strainer. </li>
<li>Wash the cell strainer with 5 ml HEPES buffer at RT. </li>
<li>Centrifuge the cells to a pellet in a 50 mL tube at 300xg for 10 min. </li>
<li>Aspirate the supernatant and resuspend the cell pellet in your desired volume of PEB buffer.</li>
</ol>
Part 4: Representative Results:
<img src="/files/ftp_upload/1266/1266fig1.jpg" alt="Figure 1" /> Figure 1. Lung dissociation with the gentleMACS&trade; Dissociator resulted in 92% viable cells. Dead cells were fluorescently stained with propidium iodide (PI) ( right dot plot; left dot plot: no PI staining).
<img src="/files/ftp_upload/1266/1266fig2.jpg" alt="Figure 2" /> Figure 2. Dissociation of mouse lung tissue using the gentleMACS Dissociator results in a high percentage of viable leukocytes and endothelial cells. The derived single-cell suspensions were stained with CD45-PE and CD146-FITC or CD31-FITC and analyzed by flow cytometry.
<img src="/files/ftp_upload/1266/1266figure2c.png" alt="Figure 2C" /> Figure 3. Single-cell suspension derived from mouse lung tissue was stained with CD11c-FITC and Anti-mPDCA-1-APC to detect mouse CD11clow m-PDCA-1+ plasmacytoid DCs as well as CD11chigh cells.
 <img src="/files/ftp_upload/1266/1266fig4.jpg" alt="Figure 4" /> Figure 4. Enrichment of dendritic cells using CD11c MicroBeads, a MiniMACS Separator and two MS Columns.

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In this video, we introduce a new method for the dissociation of mouse lung tissue. We show that a combination of mechanical and enzymatic treatment of lung tissue yielded a high percentage of viable leukocytes and endothelial cells. Specifically, the mechanical disintegration of the tissue was achieved by the gentleMACS Dissociator. The gentleMACS C Tubes include a rotor - stator system, which dissociates tissue in a gentle way. The procedure is controlled by the program settings of the instrument. The settings were opt...

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standardized preparation of single-cell suspensions from mouse lung tissue using the gentlemacs dissociator

The preparation of single-cell suspensions from tissues is an important prerequisite for many experiments in cellular research. The process of dissociating whole organs requires specific parameters in order to obtain a high number of viable cells in a reproducible manner. The gentleMACS Dissociator optimizes this task with a simple, practical protocol. The instrument contains pre-programmed settings that are optimized for the efficient but gentle dissociation of a variety of tissue types, including mouse lungs. In this publication the use of the gentleMACS Dissociator on lung tissue derived from mice is demonstrated.

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Standardized Preparation of Single-Cell Suspensions from Mouse Lung Tissue using the gentleMACS Dissociator

Dissociating cells from specific tissue types requires specific parameters for tissue agitation to obtain a high volume of viable, culturable cells. The Miltenyi gentleMACS dissociator optimizes this task with a simple, practical protocol. In this publication the use of this apparatus on lung tissue is explained.

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Video: Standardized Preparation of Single-Cell Suspensions from Mouse Lung Tissue using the gentleMACS Dissociator

Isolation of Mouse Lung Dendritic Cells

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Generation of Single-Cell Suspensions from Mouse Neural Tissue

Within the nervous system, hundreds of neuronal and glial cell types have been described. Each specific cell type in the brain or spinal cord has a repertoire of cell surface molecules, or molecular determinants, through which it can be identified and characterized. Currently, robust cell identification and separation technologies require single-cell preparations to be generated while simultaneously limiting cell death and destruction of characteristic surface protein. The gentleMACS Dissociator, when used in combination with trypsin or papain-based dissociation kits, can effectively and gently dissociate brain tissue while preserving antigen epitopes and limiting cell loss. Standardized preparation of single-cell suspensions is achieved using C Tubes and optimized, preset gentleMACS Programs. Once generated, single-cell suspensions can be treated with monoclonal conjugates like Anti-Prominin-1 MicroBeads, which identify neural progenitors, or purified further using Myelin Removal Beads.

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Semi-Automated Mechanical-Enzymatic Tissue Dissociation for Single-Cell Analysis

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Standardized Preparation of Single-Cell Suspensions from Mouse Lung Tissue using the gentleMACS Dissociator

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Isolation of Mouse Lung Dendritic Cells

Preparation of Single-Cell Suspensions from Mouse Spleen with the gentleMACS Dissociator

Generation of Single-Cell Suspensions from Mouse Neural Tissue

Isolation and In Vitro Culture of Murine and Human Alveolar Macrophages

Isolation & Characterization of Hoechst^low CD45^negative Mouse Lung Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Mechanical Dissociation of Tissues for Single Cell Analysis Using a Motorized Device

Identification of Rare Antigen-Specific T Cells from Mouse Lungs with Peptide:Major Histocompatibility Complex Tetramers

Isolation of Live Myeloid and Epithelial Cell Populations from the Mouse Lung

Mouse Wound Models and Preparation of Single-Cell Suspensions

Isolation of Lung Retinoid-Containing Cells by Cell Sorting