This video demonstrates the assessment of multiple caspase activations in bone marrow-derived macrophages through stimulation with the influenza virus. Following macrophage lysis, heat-inactivation of lysate, and centrifugation, intracellular caspases are collected for subsequent immunological analysis.
Protocol
1. Preparing the solutions Prepare L929-conditioned media. Plate 1 × 106 L929 cells (see Table of Materials) in an 182 cm2 tissue culture flask containing 50 mL of L929 culture media (see Table 1 for the preparation of the media). Grow the cells in a humidified incubator at 37 °C with 5% carbon dioxide, CO2. After 7 days, collect the supernatant, and filter u…
Offenlegungen
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Materials
0.45 μm filter
Millipore
SCHVU05RE
10 mL syringe
BD Biosciences
309604
12-well plate
Corning
07-200-82
18 G needle
BD Biosciences
305195
25 G needle
BD Biosciences
305122
50 mL tube
Fisher Scientific
50-809-218
70 μm cell strainer
Corning
431751
150 mm tissue culture dishes
Corning
430597
182-cm2 tissue culture flask
Genesee Scientific
25-211
ATP
InvivoGen
tlrl-atpl
BBL Trypticase Soy Broth
BD Biosciences
211768
Bead bath
Chemglass Life Sciences
CLS-4598-009
Biophotometer D30
Eppendorf
6133000010
Cell scrapers
CellTreat Scientific Products
229315
CO2 chamber
VetEquip
901703
Cuvettes
Fisher Scientific
14-955-129
Dissecting scissors
Thermo Fisher Scientific
221S
DMEM
Thermo Fisher Scientific
11995-073
Ethanol
Pharmco
111000200
Fetal bovine serum
Biowest
S1620
Filter paper
Bio-Rad
1703965
Forceps
Fisher Scientific
22-327379
Francisella novicida (U112 strain)
BEI Resources
NR-13
Gentamycin
Gibco
15750060
Heat block
Fisher Scientific
23-043-160
Herpes simplex virus 1 (HF strain)
ATCC
VR-260
High glucose DMEM
Sigma
D6171
Humidified incubator
Thermo Fisher Scientific
51026282
IMDM
Thermo Fisher Scientific
12440-053
Influenza A virus (A/Puerto Rico/8/34, H1N1 [PR8])
constructed per Hoffmann et al.
L929 cells
ATCC
CCL-1
Cell line for creating L929-conditioned media
L-cysteine
Thermo Fisher Scientific
BP376-100
MDCK cells
ATCC
CCL-34
Cell line for determining IAV viral titer
Microcentrifuge
Thermo Fisher Scientific
75002401
Non-essential amino acids
Gibco
11140050
NP-40 solution
Sigma
492016
PBS
Thermo Fisher Scientific
10010023
Penicillin and streptomycin
Sigma
P4333
Petri dish
Fisher Scientific
07-202-011
PhosSTOP
Roche
PHOSS-RO
Power source
Bio-Rad
164-5052
Protease inhibitor tablet
Sigma
S8820
Sodium hydroxide
Sigma
72068
Sodium pyruvate
Gibco
11360-070
Square Petri dish
Fisher Scientific
FB0875711A
Tabletop centrifuge
Thermo Fisher Scientific
75004524
Ultrapure lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from E. coli 0111:B4