Easy to Use Microglia Purification

University of Virginia
Neuroscience
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Company:

Miltenyi

Product Name:

CD11b Microglia Microbeads

Catalog Number:

130-093-636

This kit provides clear instructions and good yield (~90%) of microglia purification with CD11b+ selection.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Microglia purification

Starting Material

Dissociated murine CNS tissue after Percoll gradient

Protocol Overview

Make single cell suspension of CNS tissue with enzyme digestion/myelin separation with Percoll.

Tips

Make sure the MACS buffer is consistently cold!

Results Summary

Cells from the purification were counted and plated; the remaining cells were used for flow cytometry verification of purity, which was ~90%. Additional columns could have been used for increased purity.

Additional Notes

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Summary

The Good

Easy to use.

The Bad

Low cell yield - 300-500k microglia/brain, so need more animals for n

The Bottom Line

Great product and highly recommended

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