magnetic separation of schwann cells from mouse sciatic nerves

Magnetic Separation of Schwann Cells from Mouse Sciatic Nerves

Transfer the digested nerves into a 50-milliliter tube to centrifuge at 188 g for 10 minutes at 4 degrees Celsius. After discarding the supernatant, resuspend the pellet in 10 milliliters of DMEM containing 10% FCS and 50 micrograms per milliliter of gentamicin.
Next, filter the cell suspension through a 100-micrometer cell strainer. After centrifuging at 188 g for 10 minutes at 4 degrees Celsius, resuspend the pellet with 4 milliliters of DMEM containing FCS and gentamicin. Add 2 milliliters of the cell suspension to each of the two poly-L-lysine and laminin-coated 60-millimeter tissue culture dishes. Incubate at 37 degrees Celsius and 5% carbon dioxide, leaving the plates untouched for 2 days in the incubator.
Centrifuge the Schwann cell suspension at 188 g for 10 minutes at 4 degrees Celsius, and resuspend the cell pellet in 90 microliters of magnetic cell separation buffer per 1 x 107 cells. Then, add 10 microliters of Thy-1 microbeads per 1 x 107 cells. Incubate the resuspended solution for 15 minutes in the dark at 8 degrees Celsius.
Next, add 2 milliliters of the magnetic cell separation buffer to the cell suspension. After centrifuging at 300 g for 10 minutes at 4 degrees Celsius, resuspend the pellet in 500 microliters of magnetic cell separation buffer. Place the magnetic cell separation column in the cell separator, and moisten the column with 1 milliliter of the magnetic cell separation buffer. Then, apply the cells to it to collect the flow through.

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1. Schwann cell culture
<ol>
	<li>Coating for Schwann cell culture
	<ol>
		<li>Coat the cell culture dishes under sterile conditions. Apply 2 mL of 0.01% poly-L-lysine (PLL) to two 60 mm tissue culture (TC) dishes each and incubate overnight at 4 &#176;C.</li>
		<li>Remove the PLL, wash the TC dishes 2x with distilled water, and incubate with 2 mL of 1 &#181;g/cm2 laminin overnight at 4 &#176;C. Wash the TC dishes 2x with aqua dest, and let the plates air-dry.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Medium preparation for Schwann cell culture
	<ol>
		<li>Prepare 50 mL of Schwann cell medium by adding 10% heat-inactivated fetal calf serum (FCS), 2 &#181;M forskolin, 10 nM neuregulin, and 50 &#181;g/mL gentamycin to Dulbecco&#8242;s Modified Eagle&#8242;s Medium (DMEM)/F-12 (high glucose) under sterile conditions.</li>
		<li>Prepare 70 mL of Leibovitz&#39;s L-15 medium with 50 &#181;g/mL gentamycin under sterile conditions.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Enzymatic digestion of the sciatic nerve 
	&#8203;NOTE: The next steps are performed under sterile conditions.
	<ol>
		<li>Prepare the enzymatic digestion solution containing 0.25% dispase II, 0.05% type I collagenase, and 50 &#181;g/mL gentamycin in 10 mL of DMEM (high glucose).</li>
		<li>Centrifuge the tube at 188 x g for 5 min at 4 &#176;C, remove the supernatant with a 25 mL serological pipette, and transfer the pellet with the remaining Leibovitz&#39;s L-15 medium into a 60 mm tissue culture dish using a 1,000 mL pipette.</li>
		<li>Rinse the 50 mL tube with 10 mL of the enzymatic digestion solution and add it to the dish containing the nerve fibers. Distribute the tissue in the dish carefully with the tip of a pipette to maximize the accessible surface for digestion.</li>
		<li>Incubate at 37 &#176;C and 5% CO2 for 18 h, and stop the digestion by adding 10 mL of 40% FCS in Hanks&#39; balanced salt solution, without Ca2+ and Mg2+ (HBSS).</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Cell separation
	<ol>
		<li>Transfer the digested nerves into a 50 mL tube using a serological pipette and centrifuge at 188 x g for 10 min at 4 &#176;C. Discard the supernatant and resuspend the pellet in 10 mL of DMEM containing 10% FCS and 50 &#181;g/mL gentamycin. Resuspend the pellet 20 times subsequently, using a 10 mL, 5 mL, 2 mL, 1 mL, and 200 &#181;L pipette tip.</li>
		<li>Filter the cell suspension through a 100 &#181;m cell strainer and centrifuge at 188 x g for 10 min at 4 &#176;C. Discard the supernatant and resuspend the pellet with 4 mL of DMEM containing 10% FCS and 50 &#181;g/mL gentamycin.</li>
		<li>Add 2 mL of the cell suspension to each of the two PLL- and laminin-coated 60 mm TC dishes, and incubate at 37 &#176;C and 5% CO2. Leave the plates untouched for 2 days in the incubator to protect the cells from mechanical stress and to support adherence.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Schwann cell differentiation
	<ol>
		<li>After 2 days, remove the medium and carefully rinse the plates 2x with DMEM (high glucose), 10% FCS, and 50 &#181;g/mL gentamycin. Afterward, add 2 mL of Schwann cell medium. Replace the Schwann cell medium every 2nd day, and observe the cell appearance and confluency using a microscope.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Cell trypsinization and magnetic separation
	<ol>
		<li>When the cells reach a confluency of about 80% (6-12 days of culture), carefully wash the plates 2x with 3 mL of DPBS and incubate with 2 mL of 0.05% Trypsin/EDTA (prewarmed to 37 &#176;C) for 3 min. When the cells detach from the plate bottom, inactivate digestion by the addition of 2 mL of DMEM with 10% FCS and 50 &#181;g/mL gentamycin. 
		NOTE: Stick to a trypsinization time of strictly 3 min, and proceed rapidly afterward.</li>
		<li>Resuspend the cell pellet in 2 mL of magnetic cell separation buffer containing DPBS with 0.5% bovine serum albumin (BSA) and 2 nM EDTA. Combine 10 &#181;L of the cell suspension with 10 &#181;L of trypan blue and count the cells using a staining chamber.</li>
		<li>Centrifuge the cell suspension at 188 x g for 10 min at 4 &#176;C and resuspend the cell pellet in 90 &#181;L of magnetic cell separation buffer per 1 x 107 cells. Add 10 &#181;L of Thy-1 microbeads per 1 x 107 cells. Resuspend the solution a few times and incubate for 15 min in the dark at 8 &#176;C.</li>
		<li>Add 2 mL of the magnetic cell separation buffer to the cell suspension and centrifuge at 300 x g for 10 min at 4 &#176;C. Discard the supernatant and resuspend the pellet in 500 &#181;L of magnetic cell separation buffer.</li>
		<li>Moisten the magnetic cell separation column with 1 mL of the magnetic cell separation buffer. Place the magnetic cell separation column in the magnetic cell separator. Apply the cells to the magnetic cell separation column. Collect the flow through and centrifuge at 300 x g at 4 &#176;C for 10 min. 
		&#8203;NOTE: Fibroblasts are positively selected and remain in the column, while Schwann cells pass the column. Fibroblasts can be collected with a stamp (e.g., as a negative control for Schwann cell staining protocols).</li>
		<li>Discard the supernatant and resuspend the pellet in 1 mL of the coculture medium. Count the cells after staining with trypan blue and a staining chamber.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
</ol>

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	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>Bovine serum albumin</td>
			<td>Carl Roth, Karlsruhe, Germany</td>
			<td>8076.4</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Cell strainer, 100 &#181;M</td>
			<td>BD Bioscience, Heidelberg, Germany</td>
			<td>352360</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Centrifuge 5810-R</td>
			<td>Eppendorf AG, Hamburg, Germany</td>
			<td>5811000015</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>CO2 Incubator Heracell</td>
			<td>Heraeus Instruments, Hanau, Germany</td>
			<td>51017865</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Dispase II</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich GmbH, Steinheim, Germany</td>
			<td>4942078001</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Distilled water (Water Purification System)</td>
			<td>Millipore, Molsheim, France</td>
			<td>ZLXS5010Y</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>DMEM/F-12, GlutaMAX</td>
			<td>Thermo Fisher Scientific, Schwerte, Germany</td>
			<td>31331093</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>DPBS (no calcium ions and no magnesium ions)</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich GmbH, Steinheim, Germany</td>
			<td>D8537-6X500ML</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>FCS</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich GmbH, Steinheim, Germany</td>
			<td>F7524</td>
			<td>FCS must be tested for Schwann cell culture</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Gentamycin</td>
			<td>Thermo Fisher Scientific, Schwerte, Germany</td>
			<td>5710064</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>HBSS (no calcium ions and no magnesium ions)</td>
			<td>Thermo Fisher Scientific, Schwerte, Germany</td>
			<td>14170138</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Laminin</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich GmbH, Steinheim, Germany</td>
			<td>L2020-1MG</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>MACS Multistand</td>
			<td>Miltenyi Biotec, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany</td>
			<td>130042303</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Microscissors</td>
			<td>Fine Science Tools GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany</td>
			<td>15000-08</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Microscope</td>
			<td>Motic, Wetzlar, Germany</td>
			<td>Motic BA 400</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Microscope slide</td>
			<td>VWR, Radnor, USA</td>
			<td>630-1985</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>MiniMACS separator</td>
			<td>Miltenyi Biotec, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany</td>
			<td>130091632</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>MS columns</td>
			<td>Miltenyi Biotec, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany</td>
			<td>130-042-201</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Neubauer counting chamber</td>
			<td>Assistant, Erlangen, Germany</td>
			<td>40441</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Pipettes</td>
			<td>Eppendorf AG, Hamburg, Germany</td>
			<td>2231300004</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Poly-L-Lysin</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich GmbH, Steinheim, Germany</td>
			<td>P4707-50ML</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Serological pipette, 10 mL</td>
			<td>Sarstedt, N&#252;mbrecht, Germany</td>
			<td>861254025</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Serological pipette, 25 mL</td>
			<td>Sarstedt, N&#252;mbrecht, Germany</td>
			<td>861685001</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Serological pipette, 5 mL</td>
			<td>Sarstedt, N&#252;mbrecht, Germany</td>
			<td>861253001</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>TC dish 60, cell +</td>
			<td>Sarstedt, N&#252;mbrecht, Germany</td>
			<td>833901300</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Thy-1 Microbeads (MACS Kit)</td>
			<td>Miltenyi Biotec, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany</td>
			<td>130-094-523</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Trypsin-EDTA (0.05%), phenol red</td>
			<td>Thermo Fisher Scientific, Schwerte, Germany</td>
			<td>25300-054</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Type I Collagenase</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich GmbH, Steinheim, Germany</td>
			<td>C1639</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Water bath type 1008</td>
			<td>GFL, Burgwedel, Germany</td>
			<td>4285</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

Source: Blusch, A., et al., <a href="https://appjove.unicartagenaproxy.elogim.com/v/64768">In Vitro Myelination of Peripheral Axons in a Coculture of Rat Dorsal Root Ganglion Explants and Schwann Cells.</a> J. Vis. Exp. (2023)
This video demonstrates a method for isolating Schwann cells from mouse sciatic nerve fibers.

1. Schwann cell culture

	Coating for Schwann cell culture
	
		Coat the cell culture dishes under sterile conditions. Apply 2 mL of 0.01% poly-L-lysine ...

Take a suspension of cells and debris from enzymatically digested mouse sciatic nerve fibers.
Pass through a strainer, removing debris.
Centrifuge the filtrate and remove the supernatant.
Resuspend the cells in serum-containing media and seed them onto an adhesion protein-coated culture plate.
Incubate for cell adhesion. Replace media with Schwann cell media. Incubate for Schwann cell monolayer formation.
Remove the media and wash with buffer. Incubate with trypsin to detach cells.
Add media containing serum to stop the enzymatic activity.
Collect the cells and centrifuge. Discard the supernatant.
Resuspend the cells in buffer and add antibody-coated magnetic microbeads.
Incubate to bind antibodies to fibroblast glycoproteins.
Centrifuge and discard the supernatant. Resuspend the cells in buffer, and load them into a magnetic separation column containing ferromagnetic spheres placed in the magnetic field of the magnetic separator.
The magnetic field retains the microbead-bound fibroblasts, allowing Schwann cells to be collected in the flow-through.

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Magnetic Separation of Schwann Cells from Mouse Sciatic Nerves

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Magnetic Separation of Schwann Cells from Mouse Sciatic Nerves