Houmam Samah, Siodlak Dominika, Pham Kevin D, Salinas-Salinas Casandra, Ocañas Sarah R, Freeman Willard M, Rice Heather C
bioRxiv. 2025 Aug 12:2025.08.08.666877. doi: 10.1101/2025.08.08.666877.
The isolation of specific cell types of the brain is essential to study cell-type-specific differences in complex neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. This protocol isolates oligodendrocytes, microglia, endothelial cells, astrocytes, and neurons from a single mouse brain. The process involves gentle tissue homogenization, debris removal, and sequential sorting of five distinct cell types. We validate cell purity and viability using flow cytometry and RT-qPCR. This protocol is well-suited for a range of downstream applications, including genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics.
分离大脑中的特定细胞类型对于研究诸如阿尔茨海默病等复杂神经疾病中的细胞类型特异性差异至关重要。本方案可从单个小鼠大脑中分离少突胶质细胞、小胶质细胞、内皮细胞、星形胶质细胞和神经元。该过程包括轻柔的组织匀浆、去除碎片以及对五种不同细胞类型进行顺序分选。我们使用流式细胞术和逆转录定量聚合酶链反应(RT-qPCR)来验证细胞纯度和活力。本方案非常适合一系列下游应用,包括基因组学、转录组学和蛋白质组学。