STAR Protocols (Mar 2024)

Isolating mononuclear cells from fetal bone and liver for metabolic, functional, and immunophenotypic analyses in nonhuman primates

  • Michael J. Nash,
  • Evgenia Dobrinskikh,
  • Dong Wang,
  • Eric M. Pietras,
  • Rachel C. Janssen,
  • Jacob E. Friedman,
  • Stephanie R. Wesolowski

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
p. 102849

Abstract

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Summary: Studying fetal hematopoiesis is challenging as hematopoiesis transitions from the liver to bone marrow. Obtaining human samples is not possible, and small animal models may not provide sufficient biological material. Here, we present a protocol for isolating hematopoietic cells from the nonhuman primate fetal liver and bone. We describe steps for using cells from the same fetus for fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy to measure metabolism, assessing cellular function, and flow cytometry for immunophenotyping at the single-cell level.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Nash et al. (2023).1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.

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