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ArticleTheScientificWorldJournal2014

Culture and characterization of microglia from the adult murine retina.

Gayathri Devarajan, Mei Chen, Elizabeth Muckersie, Heping Xu

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Article in TheScientificWorldJournal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gayathri DevarajanInfection and Immunity, School of Medicine, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill AB25 2ZD, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5055-0519
Mei ChenCentre for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Institute of Clinical Science-A, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK.
Elizabeth MuckersieInfection and Immunity, School of Medicine, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill AB25 2ZD, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4674-6214
Heping XuCentre for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Institute of Clinical Science-A, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4000-931X
Queen's University Belfast · GBUniversity of Aberdeen · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo develop a protocol for isolating and culturing murine adult retinal microglia and to characterize the phenotype and function of the cultured cells.

methodRetinal single-cell suspensions were prepared from adult MF1 mice. Culture conditions including culture medium, growth factors, seeding cell density, and purification of microglia from the mixed cultures were optimised. Cultured retinal microglial cells were phenotyped using the surface markers CD45, CD11b, and F4/80. Their ability to secrete proinflammatory cytokines in response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation was examined using cytometric bead array (CBA) assay.

resultsHigher yield was obtained when retinal single-cell suspension was cultured at the density of 0.75 × 10(6) cells per cm(2) in Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium (DMEM)/F12 + Glutamax supplement with 20% fetal calf serum (FCS) and 20% L929 supernatant. We identified day 10 to be the optimum day of microglial isolation. Over 98% of the cells isolated were positive for CD45, CD11b, and F4/80. After stimulating with LPS they were able to secrete proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-6 and TNF- α and express CD86, CD40, and MHC-II.

conclusionWe have developed a simple method for isolating and culturing retinal microglia from adult mice.

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AnimalsCell LineCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCulture MediaCytokinesMiceMicrogliaPrimary Cell CultureRetinaCulture MediaCytokines

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PMID24987746
PMCPMC4060747
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