In this video, we demonstrate a flow cytometry-based technique to determine the proportion of cytokine-induced killer T-cells, CIK cells, expanded from a peripheral blood mononuclear cell culture.
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. CIK induction and expansion On Day 0, culture the PBMCs (1 x 106) in fresh basal medium containing 1,000 IU/mL of IFN-γ for 24 h in a humidified cell culture incubator at 37 °C and 5% CO2. On Day 1, re…
Representative Results
Figure 1: The proportion of CD3+CD56+ T cells from a representative PBMC sample. (A) Lymphocytes were recognized by specific size and granularity. Selected single cell population for analysis by flow cytometry. (B) Statistical analysis of CIK expansion efficacy from three healthy donors was conducted using a t-test (*, p < 0.01).
Declarações
The authors have nothing to disclose.
Materials
APC Mouse Anti-Human CD56 antibody
BD
555518
B159
APC Mouse IgG1, κ Isotype Control
BD
555751
MOPC-21
BD FACSCanto II Flow Cytometer
BD
338962
SN: R33896202856
Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium/F12
HyClone
SH30023.02
Basal medium for OC-3 cell culture
Fetal bovine serum
HyClone
SH30084.03
For K562 and OC-3 cell culture. Complete medium contains 10% of FBS
Ficoll-Paque Plus
GE Healthcare Life Sciences
71101700-EK
Density gradient solution
FITC Mouse Anti-Human CD3 antibody
BD
555332
UCHT1
FITC Mouse IgG1, κ Isotype Control
BD
555748
MOPC-21
Human anti-CD3 mAb
TaKaRa
T210
OKT3
Add 2.5 mL of stock (1 mg/1 mL) to 50 mL of Induction medium. Storage stock at -80 °C
RPMI1640 medium
Gibco
11875-085
Basal medium for K562 cell culture. Storage stock at 4 °C