Derivation and Culture of Dopaminergic Neurons (from Midbrains of Rodents)
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实验试剂
Hanks’ Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS) without Ca2 and Mg2
Dulbecco’s Phosphate-Buffered Saline (D-PBS) without Ca2 and Mg2
StemPro® Accutase® Cell Dissociation Reagent
Heat-inactivated Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS)
实验设备
Dumont forceps, angled or curved
Curved microdissecting scissors
Spatula, Moria perforated spoon with holes (e.g., Moria MC17)
Dissecting microscope (e.g., Leica MZ6 or Zeiss Stemi 2000)
实验材料
Embryonic (E14) rats or embryonic (E13) mice
实验步骤
3) Incubate the culture vessel at 37°C in a humidified atmosphere of 5% CO2 for at least 2 hours.
4) Rinse the culture vessel once with distilled water.
5) Prepare a 1:100 dilution of laminin in distilled water for a final concentration of 10 μg/mL.
2. Isolating and Culturing Precursor Cells from the Ventral Midbrain
iii. Transfer the uterine horns to a clean 100-mm petri dish containing dissection buffer.
i. Decapitate each fetus using microdissection scissors or a scalpel.
iii. Place the isolated brain in a clean 60-mm petri dish containing dissection buffer on ice.
3) Dissecting the Ventral Midbrain
iii. Carefully open the now characteristically butterfly-shaped tissue flap.
iv. Use forceps to thoroughly remove any remaining overlying meningeal tissue.
iv. If large pieces of tissue remain in the solution, selectively homogenize the pieces separately.
vi. Centrifuge the cell suspension at 4°C for 3–5 minutes at 200 × g. Aspirate the supernatant.
ix. Keep the cell suspension on ice or at 4°C until use.
5) Culturing Midbrain Neural Cells
ii. Culture the cells in an incubator, changing medium every other day.