This video demonstrates a technique for the expansion of natural killer (NK) cells directly from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) using a feeder cell line. PBMCs are co-cultured with genetically modified lymphoblastoid feeder cells expressing membrane-bound interleukin-21 (mIL-21), and the culture is supplemented with the cytokines interleukin-2 (IL-2) and interleukin-15 (IL-15). Together, this cocktail of ligands leads to the prolonged expansion of NK cells with high purity.
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. NK cell expansion from liver tissues (Day 0), as shown in Figure 1. NOTE: Initial cell number and viability are strongly correlated with the time since organ removal and the initial tissue sample amount. However,…
Representative Results
Figure 1: Diagram of NK cell expansion from solid human organ samples. Briefly, the obtained human liver samples are minced into small cubes for mechanical digestion. Dissociated cells are then isolated using PVP-coated silica and Lymphocyte Separation Media. Further, the NK cells are expanded using the expansion protocol described in Figure 2. <p class="jove_conten…
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Materials
6-well G-REX plate
Wilson Wolf
80240M
For NK cell expansion
AF647-conjugated AffiniPure F(ab')2 fragment goat anti-human IgG (H+L)
Jackson ImmunoResearch
109-606-088
For flow cytometry
Collagenase IV
Sigma
C4-22-1G
For TILs isolation
Cryopreserve media
Corning
35-010-CV
90%
Ingredient: Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS)
Cryopreserve media
Sigma
D2050
10%
Ingredient: Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)
gentleMACS C-tubes
Miltenyi Biotec
130-093-237
For TILs isolation
gentleMACS Octo
Miltenyi Biotec
Quote
For TILs isolation
Hank's Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS – w/o calcium or magnesium)
ThermoFisher
14170120
For TILs isolation
Human IL-15
Peprotech
200-15
For NK cell expansion
Human IL-2
Peprotech
200-02
For NK cell expansion
Irradiated 221-mIL21 feeder cells
Generated in Dr. Dongfang Liu's lab
Frozen in cryopreserve media
Lymphocyte Separation Media
Corning
25-072-CV
For TILs isolation
PE anti-human CD3 clone HIT3a
Biolegend
300308
For flow cytometry
PE/Cy7 anti-human CD56 (NCAM) clone 5.1H11
BioLegend
362509
For flow cytometry
Percoll
GE Healthcare
17089101
For TILs isolation
Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs)
New York Blood Center
Isolated from plasma of healthy donors, frozen in cryopreserve media