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Isolation and Culture of Microglia from Rat Brains using Serum-Free Media

Isolation and Culture of Microglia from Rat Brains using Serum-Free Media

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Take a perfused rat brain. Mince it into small fragments.

Homogenize the tissue in a buffer to release cells, including microglia.

Once the undigested tissue settles, collect the supernatant containing cells and add a myelin separation buffer.

Mix the contents and centrifuge to separate cells from myelin and debris. Remove the myelin-debris layer and supernatant.

Resuspend cells in buffer and pipette to separate clumps.

Pass the suspension through a strainer to remove remaining cell aggregates.

Transfer the filtered cells to a culture plate coated with microglia-specific monoclonal antibodies. Incubate to facilitate microglia adhesion.

Wash with buffer to remove non-adherent cells. Add trypsin and incubate to loosen microglia.

Remove trypsin.

Add serum-free media. Incubate on ice to weaken cell-substrate interactions.

Pipette and collect the suspension in a tube. Centrifuge and remove the supernatant.

Resuspend microglia in serum-free media and transfer onto a collagen-coated multi-well plate. Incubate to facilitate microglia adhesion.

Add media with growth factors and lipids. Incubate for microglia maturation.

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