Here, we present a protocol to isolate and cultivate murine peritoneal mast cells. We also describe two protocols for their functional characterization: a fluorescent imaging of intracellular free Ca2+ concentration and a degranulation assay based on colorimetric quantification of the released β-hexosaminidase.
Tsvilovskyy, V., Solis-Lopez, A., Öhlenschläger, K., Freichel, M. Isolation of Peritoneum-derived Mast Cells and Their Functional Characterization with Ca2+-imaging and Degranulation Assays. J. Vis. Exp. (137), e57222, doi:10.3791/57222 (2018).