Incomplete Freunds Adjuvant For In Vivo Mouse Model Work (EAE)

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Pathology
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Company:

BD Biosciences

Product Name:

Adjuvant, Incomplete (Freund), 10 mL

Catalog Number:

263910

Our lab routinely performs the EAE model in C57Bl/6J mice which requires the injection of an emulsion of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) peptide and Complete Freunds Adjuvant (CFA). In order to make the CFA, heat-inactivated M tuberculosis in ground into incomplete Freunds adjuvant.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

In vivo injections in mice (EAE model)

Starting Material

Incomplete Freunds adjuvant and heat inactivated M tuberculosis

Protocol Overview

Grind heat inactivated M tuberculosis with incomplete Freunds adjuvant for ~10 minutes using a mortar and pestle

Tips

Use a mortar and pestle to grind M Tb into the incomplete adjuvant

Results Summary

Mice injected with CFA+MOG develop EAE

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Summary

The Good

Mice develop EAE

The Bad

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The Bottom Line

Great reagent for anyone looking to do EAE

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