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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2020

Optimization of Organotypic Cultures of Mouse Spleen for Staining and Functional Assays.

Francesca Finetti, Nagaja Capitani, Noemi Manganaro, Vanessa Tatangelo, Francesca Libonati, Giulia Panattoni, Ivo Calaresu, Laura Ballerini, Cosima T Baldari, Laura Patrussi

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Francesca FinettiDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Nagaja CapitaniDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Noemi ManganaroDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Vanessa TatangeloDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Francesca LibonatiDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Giulia PanattoniInternational School for Advanced Studies (SISSA/ISAS), Trieste, Italy.
Ivo CalaresuInternational School for Advanced Studies (SISSA/ISAS), Trieste, Italy.
Laura BalleriniInternational School for Advanced Studies (SISSA/ISAS), Trieste, Italy.
Cosima T BaldariDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Laura PatrussiDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
University of Siena · ITScuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

By preserving cell viability and three-dimensional localization, organotypic culture stands out among the newest frontiers of cell culture. It has been successfully employed for the study of diseases among which neoplasias, where tumoral cells take advantage of the surrounding stroma to promote their own proliferation and survival. Organotypic culture acquires major importance in the context of the immune system, whose cells cross-talk in a complex and dynamic fashion to elicit productive responses. However, organotypic culture has been as yet poorly developed for and applied to primary and secondary lymphoid organs. Here we describe in detail the development of a protocol suitable for the efficient cutting of mouse spleen, which overcomes technical difficulties related to the peculiar organ texture, and for optimized organotypic culture of spleen slices. Moreover, we used microscopy, immunofluorescence, flow cytometry, and qRT-PCR to demonstrate that the majority of cells residing in spleen slices remain alive and maintain their original location in the organ architecture for several days after cutting. The development of this protocol represents a significant technical improvement in the study of the lymphoid microenvironment in both physiological and pathological conditions involving the immune system.

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Organ Culture TechniquesAnimalsAnnexin A5ChemokinesChemotaxisColoring AgentsCytokinesFlow CytometryFluorescent DyesLymphocyte SubsetsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroscopy, FluorescenceMicrotomyMitogensReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionAnnexin A5Anxa5 protein, mouseChemokinesColoring AgentsCytokinesFluorescent DyesMitogensRNATrypan Bluelymphomaorganotypic cultureprecision-cutred pulpspleenvibratomewhite pulp

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PMID32265925
PMCPMC7105700
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