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Isolation and Culture of Mouse Cortical Astrocytes
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Astrocytes are an abundant cell type in the mammalian brain, yet much remains to be learned about their molecular and functional characteristics. In vitro astrocyte cell culture systems can be used to study the biological functions of these glial cells in detail. This video protocol shows how to obtain pure astrocytes by isolation and culture of mixed cortical cells of mouse pups. The method is based on the absence of viable neurons and the separation of astrocytes, oligodendrocytes and microglia, the three main glial cell populations of the central nervous system, in culture. Representative images during the first days of culture demonstrate the presence of a mixed cell population and indicate the timepoint, when astrocytes become confluent and should be separated from microglia and oligodendrocytes. Moreover, we demonstrate purity and astrocytic morphology of cultured astrocytes using immunocytochemical stainings for well established and newly described astrocyte markers. This culture system can be easily used to obtain pure mouse astrocytes and astrocyte-conditioned medium for studying various aspects of astrocyte biology.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Schildge, S., Bohrer, C., Beck, K., & Schachtrup, C.
- Venue
- Journal of Visualized Experiments
- Publisher
- MyJove Corporation
- Published
- 2013-01-19
- Issue
- 71
- ISSN
- 1940-087X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2079944307
- Cited by
- 434
- References
- 10
- FWCI
- 4.51
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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