Name: immunofluorescence to monitor the cellular uptake of human lactoferrin and its associated antiviral activity against the hepatitis c virus
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This work was funded by both the&#160;Canadian Institutes of Health Research&#160;and&#160;Natural Sciences and the Engineering Research Council of Canada. M. Bisaillon is a Chercheur Boursier Senior from the Fonds de Recherche en Sant&#233; du Qu&#233;bec and also a member of the Centre de Recherche Clinique du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke. We thank Dr. Ralf Bartenschlager for the generous gift of the HCV replicon system. We also thank Dr. Charles Rice and Dr. Daniel Lamarre for kindly providing the hepatic cell line. We also want to thank Guillaume Tremblay for technical assistance.

1. Cellene Forberedelse og behandling <ol><li> I en 24-brønners plate, sette et glassdeksel på bunnen av brønnene. Vask hver brønn med fosfatbufret saltvann (PBS). </li><li> Seed Huh-7-celler som støtter HCV subgenomiske replikon i hver brønn til en tetthet på 5 x 10 4 celler / brønn. Hvis det ikke er noen behandling for å gjøre, kan cellene sådd ut ved en høyere densitet. Dyrkningsmediet er Dulbeccos modifiserte Eagle Medium (DMEM) supplert med 10% føtalt bovint serum (FBS), 2 mM L-glutamin, 1...

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HCV-epidemien fortsatt en global trussel, med 80% av nysmittede pasienter som utvikler en kronisk infeksjon, sette dem i fare for skrumplever, leversvikt eller leverkreft. Direktevirkende antivirale midler rettet mot HCV replikering og modning representerer prime anti-HCV midler, som nylig demonstrert av regulatorisk godkjenning av to NS3 N-terminale proteasehemmere (Boceprevir og telaprevir). Den HLF anti-HCV aktivitet er i dag antas å oppføre seg som en viral oppføring inhibitor, innbinding sirkulerende viruspartik...

Immunofluorescence is a technique that uses a fluorescence microscope to visualize the distribution and/or localization of a target molecule in a biological sample. Immunofluorescence relies on the specificity of fluorescent-labelled antibodies against their corresponding antigens within a cell1. It is typically used on tissue sections and cultured cell lines in order to analyze the distribution/localization of various biological molecules such as proteins, nucleic acids and glycans. It should be noted that immunofluorescence is often used in combination with other non-antibody methods of fluorescent staining such as the 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) stains which are typically used to label DNA2. Moreover, this technique involves fixation of the cells which allows the analysis of cells at a specific time.
Different types of microscopes can be used to analyze immunofluorescence samples. The simplest is the epifluorescence microscope (Figure 1) for which excitation of the fluorochrome and detection of the fluorescence are done through the same light path3. Because most of the excitation light is transmitted through the sample, only reflected excitatory light can reach the objective together with the emitted light. This approach unfortunately leadsto a frequent high signal to noise ratio.In contrast, confocal microscopy (Figure 2) offers a distinct advantage for increasing optical resolution and contrast by means of adding a spatial pinhole placed at the confocal plane of the lens to eliminate out-of-focus light4. This approach allows the reconstruction of three-dimensional structures from the obtained images. However, since an important fraction of the light from the sample is blocked at the pinhole, long exposures are often required.
There are two classes of immunofluorescence techniques, primary (or direct) and secondary (or indirect). Direct immunofluorescence involves a primary antibody linked with a fluorochrome (Figure 3). This method is less frequently used because it provides lower signal, involves higher cost and less flexibility1. Moreover, such antibodies are generally harder to find commercially. On the other hand, the direct attachment of the fluorochrome to the antibody significantly reduces the number of steps in the procedure, saving time and frequently reducing non-specific background signal. This also limits the possibility of antibody cross-reactivty.
Indirect immunofluorescence involves a primary unlabelled antibody which is specific for the epitope of interest1. A secondary antibody which carries the fluorochrome then recognizes the primary antibody and binds to it (Figure 3). Although indirect immunofluorescence is more complex and time consuming than direct immunofluorescence, it is frequently used because of its high sensitivity and it also provides an amplified signal since more than one secondary antibody can attach to each primary antibody. In addition, a vast array of commercial secondary antibodies is available at affordable prices.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major public-health problem with 130-170 million individuals chronically infected worldwide. In order to halt the epidemic, therapy against HCV will need to be both effective and widely available. Studies focusing on safe and affordable natural product active against HCV have revealed the antiviral activity of the human Lactoferrin (hLF) protein which binds and neutralizes the circulating virion5. In the current study, investigation of hLF activity on the HCV subgenomic replicon system, which is independent from viral entry and shedding, revealed a distinct antireplicative activity of hLF against HCV. This manuscript presents a study in which immunofluorescence assays were performed to monitor the internalization of hLF, an important component of the immune system6, into hepatic cells. Moreover, we monitored the inhibitory potential of hLF on the intracellular replication of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV).

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			<td>319-005-CL</td>
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			<td>PAF</td>
			<td>BioShop</td>
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			<td>NGS</td>
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			<td>053-150</td>
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			<td>AlexaFluor 488-labeled anti-mouse</td>
			<td>Invitrogen</td>
			<td>A11017</td>
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			<td>AlexaFluor 568-labeled anti-rabbit</td>
			<td>Invitrogeb</td>
			<td>A21069</td>
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			<td>Wheat germ agglutinin Alexa Fluor 488 conjugate (WGA)</td>
			<td>Invitrogen</td>
			<td>W11261</td>
			<td>Potentially mutagenic</td>
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			<td>Anti-NS5A rabbit</td>
			<td>Abcam</td>
			<td>ab2594</td>
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			<td>Anti-hLF mouse</td>
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			<td>ab10110</td>
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			<td>SlowFade</td>
			<td>Invitrogen</td>
			<td>S36937</td>
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			<td>Hoechst stain</td>
			<td>Life Techn.</td>
			<td>H1399</td>
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			<td>hLF</td>
			<td>Sigma</td>
			<td>L0520</td>
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			<td>Nikon Eclipse visible/epifluorescence Microscope</td>
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immunofluorescence to monitor the cellular uptake of human lactoferrin and its associated antiviral activity against the hepatitis c virus

Immunfluorescens er en laboratorieteknikk som vanligvis brukes til å studere mange aspekter av biologi. Det er vanligvis brukt for å visualisere fordelingen og / eller lokalisering av et målmolekyl i celler og vev. Immunfluorescens er avhengig av spesifisiteten av fluorescensmerkede antistoffer mot deres tilsvarende antigener i en celle. Både direkte og indirekte immunfluorescens tilnærminger kan brukes som baserer seg på bruk av antistoffer forbundet med en fluorokrom. Direkte immunfluorescens er mindre hyppig brukt fordi det gir lavere signal, medfører høyere kostnader og mindre fleksibilitet. I motsetning til dette er indirekte immunfluorescens mer vanlig brukt på grunn av sin høye følsomhet og gir et forsterket signal ettersom mer enn ett sekundært antistoff kan feste til hver primære antistoff. I dette manuskriptet, ble både epifluorescens mikroskopi og konfokal mikroskopi brukes for å overvåke internalisering av human lactoferrin, en viktig komponent i immunsystem, i levercellene. Videre overvåket vi hemmende potensialet av HLF på intracellulær replikasjon av hepatitt C-virus ved hjelp av immunfluorescens. Både fordeler og ulemper forbundet med disse metodene er diskutert.

Muligheten av hepatisk Huh-7 cellelinje for å internal eksogent tilførte HLF ble overvåket ved hjelp av immunfluorescens på en konfokal miscroscope. HLF ble tilsatt til kulturmediet, og internalisering ble tillatt i 24 timer, hvoretter, ble ekstracellulær HLF vasket med PBS og restmembranbundet HLF ble degradert med en 5 min trypsinbehandling (1 ml). Celler ble sådd på nytt og tillates å gjenholde i 18 timer før immunfluorescens farging. For å skissere de cytoplasmiske grenser, ble cellene farget med membranen...

Watch this Scientific Journal Video about Immunofluorescence to Monitor the Cellular Uptake of Human Lactoferrin and its Associated Antiviral Activity Against the Hepatitis C Virus at JoVE.com

Immunofluorescence to Monitor the Cellular Uptake of Human Lactoferrin and its Associated Antiviral Activity Against the Hepatitis C Virus

The human lactoferrin (hLF) is a component of the immune system. In this study, immunofluorescence assays are used to demonstrate both the hepatocellular uptake of hLF and a qualitative reduction in the hepatitis C virus replication upon treatment with hLF.

Immunfluorescens å overvåke cellulært opptak av menneskelig lactoferrin og tilhørende antiviral aktivitet mot hepatitt C-viruset

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