Studying the microglia response to oxidized phosphatidylcholine in primary mouse neuron culture and mouse spinal cord

Abstract

Summary: Oxidized phosphatidylcholine (OxPC) found in multiple sclerosis brain lesions mediates neurodegeneration. Microglia are prominent responders to the OxPC insult, and thus, studying their protective or noxious functions is important to help halt neurodegeneration. Here, we present protocols including cell isolation and culture, animal surgeries, as well as tissue processing and isolation to study the microglia response to OxPC-mediated neurodegeneration in vitro and in vivo.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Dong et al. (2021).

Keywords

• Cell culture
• Cell isolation
• Cell-based Assays
• Immunology
• Microscopy
• Model Organisms