机构:[1]Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University外科科室神经外科神经外一科(神经外科)昆明医科大学附属第一医院[2]Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University昆明医科大学附属第一医院[3]Clinical Medical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University昆明医科大学附属第一医院
Leptomeningeal lymphatic endothelial cells (LLECs) are a recently discovered intracranial cellular population with a unique distribution clearly distinct from peripheral lymphatic endothelial cells. Their cellular function and clinical implications remain largely unknown. Consequently, the availability of a supply of LLECs is essential for conducting functional research in vitro. However, there is currently no existing protocol for harvesting and culturing LLECs in vitro. This study successfully harvested LLECs using a multi-step protocol, which included coating the flask with fibronectin, dissecting the leptomeninges with the assistance of a microscope, enzymatically digesting the leptomeninges to prepare a single-cell suspension, inducing the expansion of LLECs with vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C), and selecting lymphatic vessel hyaluronic receptor-1 (LYVE-1) positive cells through magnetic-activated cell sorting (MACS). This process ultimately led to the establishment of a primary culture. The purity of the LLECs was confirmed through immunofluorescence staining and flow cytometric analysis, with a purity level exceeding 95%. This multi-step protocol has demonstrated reproducibility and feasibility, which will greatly facilitate the exploration of the cellular function and clinical implications of LLECs.
基金:
The study was supported by grants from the National
Natural Science Foundation of China (81960226,
81760223), the Natural Science Foundation of Yunnan
Province (202001AS070045, 202301AY070001-011), and
the Scientific Research Foundation of Yunnan Province
Department of Education (2023Y0784).
第一作者机构:[1]Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Deng Hong-Ji,Wu Kun,Yu Han-Fu,et al.Harvest and Primary Culture of Leptomeningeal Lymphatic Endothelial Cells[J].JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS.2023,(199):doi:10.3791/65872.
APA:
Deng Hong-Ji,Wu Kun,Yu Han-Fu,Zhang Yong-Jin,Li Yun-Cong...&Wang Fei.(2023).Harvest and Primary Culture of Leptomeningeal Lymphatic Endothelial Cells.JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS,,(199)
MLA:
Deng Hong-Ji,et al."Harvest and Primary Culture of Leptomeningeal Lymphatic Endothelial Cells".JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS ..199(2023)