Dendritic cells are a heterogeneous population of functionally homologous immune cells that act as key mediators of the innate and adaptive immune responses. Under homeostatic conditions, dendritic cells are present in large numbers in areas of intense antigen exposure such as the skin, lung, and intestine and can be difficult to isolate and harvest. However, in response to an immune stimulus, CD14+ monocytes, which are present in high numbers in the periphery and circulation, can differentiate into inflammatory/monocyte-derived dendritic cells. Harvesting CD14+ monocytes from peripheral blood mononuclear cells and driving their differentiation into either immature or mature dendritic cells provides an abundant source of monocyte-derived dendritic cells for downstream studies.
CellXVivo Mouse Dendritic Cell Differentiation Kit
R&D Systems | Catalog # CDK008
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Product Summary for CellXVivo Mouse Dendritic Cell Differentiation Kit
Kit Summary
For the differentiation of dendritic cells from mouse bone marrow.
Key Benefits
- Provides optimized reagents needed to induce immature and mature dendritic cell differentiation from mouse bone marrow cells
- Contains high quality bioactive proteins
- Involves validated and straightforward procedures
- Does not require specialized instrumentation
Why Differentiate Dendritic Cells ex vivo?
Dendritic cells (DCs) are key mediators of both innate and adaptive immune responses. Immature DCs express specific pattern recognition receptors that serve as expression markers and allow for the capture and processing of foreign antigens following infection. Upon activation, immature dendritic cells mature and increase the expression of class II MHC and co-stimulatory molecules important for effective antigen presentation to naïve T cells. Cytokines produced by DCs can also promote the differentiation of CD4+ T helper cells as part of immune activation. The CellXVivo™ Mouse Dendritic Cell Differentiation Kit contains the media and cytokine components to generate immature and mature dendritic cells from mouse bone marrow.
Reagents Provided
This kit contains the following optimized proteins and reagents to drive the efficient differentiation of mouse monocytes into dendritic cells.
- Mouse Dendritic Cell Base Media
- Recombinant Mouse GM-CSF
- Recombinant Mouse IL-4
- Recombinant Mouse TNF-alpha
- Erythrocyte Lysing Buffer
- Reconstitution Buffer 1
Store the unopened kit at < -20 °C. Do not use past the kit expiration date. Opened or reconstituted Mouse Dendritic Cell Base Media, Recombinant Mouse GM-CSF, Recombinant Mouse IL-4, or Recombinant Human TNF-alpha should be stored at 2-8 °C under sterile conditions for up to 30 days or at -20 °C to -70 °C in a manual defrost freezer for up to 3 months. Opened Reconstitution Buffer 1 and Erythrocyte Lysing Buffer should be stored at 2-8 °C under sterile conditions for up to 3 months.
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Morphology of Mouse Dendritic Cells Derived from PBMCs.
Mouse PBMCs were differentiated into immature mouse dendritic cells by culturing for 5 days in reagents included in the CellXVivo™Mouse Monocyte-derived Dendritic Cells Differentiation Kit. Immature dendritic cells exhibit characteristic dendritic cell morphology.
Phenotypic Analysis of Cultured Immature and Mature Mouse Dendritic Cells.
Immature dendritic cells (left, blue) and TNF-α-treated mature dendritic cells (right, red), derived from bone marrow cells cultured with the CellXVivo™Mouse Dendritic Cell Differentiation Kit, were stained for flow cytometry with antibodies for CD11c, B7-2/CD86, MHC class II (I-A/I-E), or CD40 (open histograms). An appropriate isotype antibody (filled histograms) was used as a control. Immature dendritic cells have the phenotype of CD11c+, with intermediate expression of B7-2/CD86, MHC class II, and little to no CD40. Mature dendritic cells have the phenotype of CD11c+, with increased expression of B7-2/CD86, MHC class II, and CD40. All R&D Systems antibodies and corresponding catalog numbers used in this figure are highlighted below.
Kit-derived Mature Mouse Dendritic Cells Induce Proliferation of Allogeneic T Cells.
Serial dilutions of TNF-α-treated mature dendritic cells were incubated with allogeneic mouse T cells for 3 days. 3 H-Thymidine (3 H-TdR) was added for the final 18 hours of the culture. Cells were harvested and the incorporation of 3 H-TdR was measured using a scintillation counter. Results are presented as the mean cpm of triplicates.Formulation, Preparation, and Storage
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Protocols
View specific protocols for CellXVivo Mouse Dendritic Cell Differentiation Kit (CDK008):
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Briefly, immature and mature mouse dendritic cells can be generated from bone marrow using the following procedure:
- Isolate mouse bone marrow
- Culture bone marrow cells in growth factor-supplemented Differentiation Media
- Verify differentiation into immature dendritic cells by flow cytometry
- Induce dendritic cell maturation with TNF-alpha
- Verify dendritic cell maturation via flow cytometry
Reagents Supplied in the CellXVivo™ Mouse Dendritic Cell Differentiation Kit (Catalog # CDK008)
- Mouse Dendritic Cell Base Media
- Recombinant Mouse GM-CSF
- Recombinant Mouse IL-4
- Recombinant Mouse TNF-alpha
- Erythrocyte Lysing Buffer
- Reconstitution Buffer 1
Materials
- Laboratory mice
Equipment
- Syringe and needle
- Tissue culture flasks and/or plates
- Phosphate buffered saline (PBS)
- Sterile deionized water
- Microscope
- Hemocytometer
- 37 °C, 5% CO2 incubator
- Centrifuge
- Pipettes and pipette tips
Excise tibias and femurs from mouse.
Collect bone marrow cells.
Lyse red bloods cells with Erythrocyte Lysing Buffer.
Perform a cell count.
Suspend 1 x 106 bone marrow cells/mL in Differentiation Media.
Culture the cells for 5 days.
Add fresh Differentiation Media on day 3.
Verify immature dendritic cell differentiation by analyzing cell surface marker expression via flow cytometry (optional).
Immature dendritic cells are ready for desired application.
Induce dendritic cell maturation with TNF-α and incubate for 1 day.
Verify dendritic cell maturation by analyzing cell surface marker expression via flow cytometry
(optional).
Mature dendritic cells are ready for desired application.
FAQs for CellXVivo Mouse Dendritic Cell Differentiation Kit
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Q: In the CellXVivo Mouse Dendritic Cell Differentiation kit, catalog #CDK008, could monocytes purified from mouse spleen or blood be used as the starting population?
A: We have not tried using monocytes from mouse spleen or blood as the starting population in the CDK008 kit due to the challenge of getting sufficient monocytes from these alternative sources.