Visualization of ex vivo Neutrophil Extracellular Traps by Fluorescence Microscopy

oleh: Koji Tanaka, Tadanobu Shimura, Yuji Toiyama, Yoshinaga Okugawa, Yasuhiro Inoue, Toshimitsu Araki, Yasuhiko Mohri, Akira Mizoguchi, Masato Kusunoki

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Bio-protocol LLC 2015-08-01

Deskripsi

Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are extracellular DNAs decorated with nuclear and granular proteins such as histones, neutrophil elastase or myeloperoxidase. They exhibit fibrous mesh-like, web-like, or string-like structures. Here, we describe our protocol regarding visualization of ex vivo NETs released from neutrophils activated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) using fluorescence microscopy.