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3.2. Dissociation of Primary Cancer into Single Cells
' i; a1 R# b/ b: {1. Transfer an extracted glioblastoma sample into 100-mm 29 y5 A- C* C4 e8 x9 E6 t
culture dish and then wash the sample several times with icecold7 F) n/ j# I( u7 Z) @8 f3 p
DPBS. While washing the sample, remove blood cloths
* c1 v1 H h# O& H( Q R0 q( Yand gross necroses.
. ?$ m* M0 }$ u; X# _+ F" q1 D: U2. Divide the sample into 1-cm 3 blocks using a scissor and
( O: }0 @! p$ i1 }- ], K2 l8 stransfer them into 1.5-ml E-tubes. Samples should be in' M- d P. ], s2 R. }6 @
ice-cold DPBS during the procedure to prevent tissues from
6 ]% ?7 K8 N, f7 Y" a$ ~5 Bbeing dried.& p* F- a p: q! W: {
3. Dissociate the blocks mechanically by chopping them many
2 k7 k1 }2 Z; `# Z7 v+ `times with scissors as shown in Fig. 3a .
3 D+ C, C5 M& I: p4 {4. After primary mincing, collect the samples in a 15-ml conical5 `& d+ S8 _/ v% c" |3 b
tube or a 1.5-ml E-tube and triturate them further by sucking. I9 a4 n% r$ ]4 q0 m4 _7 M
them in a Pasteur pipette multiple times as shown in Fig. 3 b# Y6 F# ]9 q2 r9 D& }$ A1 n
( see Note 2 . for air bubbles).( c& _+ c1 l5 r2 f
5. Wash the sample several times with ice-cold DPBS./ u( I2 B# W* S1 V3 b7 k) X, W# @5 V
6. Digest the sample using the enzyme mixture solution ( see; p+ ]+ E# U6 D$ l' z
Note 3 . for alternative enzymes). The ratio of enzyme mixture
6 ^# K% b6 P1 ^% U6 ]- fsolution and mechanically dissociated sample volume is
8 y L1 |+ m$ yusually 1:1. The enzymatic digestion is persisted for 30–60
4 ?4 A2 e$ C% k' c3 Rmin at 37°C. After the first 30 min of incubation, mechanical5 E+ K @8 U+ f) i+ c7 D& F& D
mixing or mild trituration can be applied.5 `% ]6 m) _: I, t4 R3 |1 ^8 g
7. Wash the chemically digested sample several times with icecold9 y( n2 l6 u5 J! c3 _, G5 [8 G
DPBS./ g5 p3 ]9 l% K0 M
8. Filter the mechanically and chemically dissociated sample" q3 v8 [7 \1 p {( a
through a cell strainer (40 μ m pore size) and collect single
' e# G) Z' r ]% F! ucancer cells as shown in Fig. 4 .! x9 s F: m$ n" c* P$ _
9. Collected cancer cells can be contaminated by red blood7 X) l) F6 F$ R ]
cells (RBCs). To eliminate RBCs, carefully layer the cancer. ^, t# U( l) C9 p
cell suspension on 15 ml Ficoll-Paque PLUS (1.077 density)$ K7 n c! d3 u
in a 50-ml conical tube.: [1 L* j0 \4 E* O6 F# B/ G
10. Centrifuge it at 400 × g (2,000 rpm) for 20 min at room
. V3 K% h, K* Htemperature without brake.& j7 d$ ?! J' y, O/ F2 N
11. Take the cancer cell layer (middle) between DPBS (upper)
2 G% z. r' I* Z- i. p' C: band Ficoll-Paque PLUS (lower) using a Pasteur pipette.
7 v9 K8 ~8 [" p( P12. Wash the cancer cells with ice-cold DPBS for several times.& p9 K, {' k9 n( E, c/ X
13. If cell debris still remains, allow the cancer cell suspension to9 L% r# \& X9 ?6 e
stand for over 15 min at 4°C and remove 70% of upper portion* g' V- r( N9 c+ r3 ^8 h' s: _' O
of suspension containing unwanted cell debris.% h8 e6 G e* S: z
14. Count cancer cell number. Counting dead cells can be
; l, Z) u- _9 O9 _avoided by using Trypan blue staining. |
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