Real-Time Assessment of the Antifungal Activity of Primary Human Immune Cells
Published: February 29, 2024
Abstract
Source: Brunel, S. F. et al., Live Imaging of Antifungal Activity by Human Primary Neutrophils and Monocytes in Response to A. fumigatus.J. Vis. Exp. (2017)
This video demonstrates live cell imaging for the analysis of antifungal activity in human neutrophils using fluorescent Aspergillus reporter conidia. Initially, both red and magenta fluorescence are detected within neutrophils, while red fluorescence decreases over time, indicating the degradation of conidia and confirming the antifungal activity of neutrophils.
Protocol
All procedures involving human participants have been performed in compliance with the institutional, national, and international guidelines for human welfare and have been reviewed by the local institutional review board. 1. A. fumigatus Culture and Conditions Prepare glucose minimal agar medium as described. Adjust media to pH 6.5 using 1 M sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and autoclave at 120 °C for 20 min. Allow…
Disclosures
The authors have nothing to disclose.
Materials
| Glycerol | Sigma | G6279 | http://www.sigmaaldrich.com |
| T75 flask | Greiner Bio-One | 658 175 | http://www.greinerbioone.com/ |
| PBS | Gibco | 20012-019 | https://www.thermofisher.com/ |
| Tween-80 | Fisher Scientific | 10592955 | https://nl.fishersci.com/ |
| 40 µm filter | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 22363547 | https://www.thermofisher.com/ |
| 15 ml Falcon tube | Greiner Bio-One | 188 261 | http://www.greinerbioone.com/ |
| 50 ml Falcon tube | Greiner Bio-One | 227 261 | http://www.greinerbioone.com/ |
| MilliQ | Millipore | QGARD00R1 | Nanopure water works similarly. http://www.merckmillipore.com/ |
| Biotin | Molecular Probes | B-6352 | https://www.thermofisher.com/uk/en/home/brands/molecular-probes.html |
| DMSO | Sigma | D5879 | http://www.sigmaaldrich.com |
| Streptavidin-AF633 | Molecular Probes | S-21375 | AF633 is the only tested fluorophore so far that remains visible in phagosomes. https://www.thermofisher.com/uk/en/home/brands/molecular-probes.html |
| EDTA blood tubes | Greiner Bio-One | 455036 | Any blood tubes with an anti-coagulating agent should work. http://www.greinerbioone.com/en/start/ |
| Ficoll-Paque Plus | GE Healthcare | 17-1440-03 | http://www3.gehealthcare.com/ |
| Trypan blue | Thermo Fisher Scientific | SV3008401 | https://www.thermofisher.com/ |
| HBSS | Gibco | 14170112 | https://www.thermofisher.com/uk/en/home/brands/gibco.html |
| CD14 microbeads | Myltenyi Biotec | 130-050-201 | Other monocyte isolation methods can be used as well, we prefer this method as it gives a consistent high purity of monocytes without being labor intensive. http://www.miltenyibiotec.com/en/ |
| MS Columns | Myltenyi Biotec | 130-042-201 | See comment at CD14 microbeads. http://www.miltenyibiotec.com/en/ |
| RPMI + Glutamax | Gibco | 72400-021 | https://www.thermofisher.com/uk/en/home/brands/gibco.html |
| CO2 independent medium | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 18045054 | Necessary if there is not sufficient CO2 exchange during imaging. https://www.thermofisher.com/uk/en/home |
| µ-slide 8 well glass bottom | Ibidi | 80827 | This is the imaging dish that we use, however any glass imaging dish of proper size should work. http://ibidi.com/ |
| UltraVIEW VoX 3D Live Cell Imaging System | Perkin Elmer | L7267000 | Includes volocity software for acquisition and analysis. http://www.perkinelmer.com/ |
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Cite This Article
Real-Time Assessment of the Antifungal Activity of Primary Human Immune Cells. J. Vis. Exp. (Pending Publication), e21991, doi: (2024).