PRINCIPLE

PRECAUTION: SPECIMENS SHOULD BE HANDLED ACCORDING TO LOCAL EXPOSURE CONTROL PLANS AND OSHA’S BLOOD BORNE PATHOGEN STANDARDS.

 SPECIMEN: Fresh harvest, Pre, and Post T-cell depleted marrow obtained from Marrow

Processing Laboratory.

 REAGENTS AND EQUIPMENT:

1. Selected antibodies (See Table 1).

2. 12 X 75 polypropylene test tubes.

3. 12 X 75 test tube racks.

4. Rainin multipipetter.

5. 10mL pipette and Pipette aid.

6. Plug caps.

7. Parafilm.

8. 15 mL conical polypropylene test tubes.

9. Centrifuge

11. Phosphate buffered saline (Sigma D-8537).

12. 1% Formaldehyde Fixative (Mallinckrodt 5016).

13. Vortex mixer (Maxi-mix II).

14. FACS Lyse solution (Becton-Dickinson 92-0002)

PROCEDURE:

For "FRESH", "PRE" and "POST"-T cell Depletions:

1.1. Prepare 12 X 75 polypropylene tubes for T-cell depletion panel (See Table 1).

1.3. Obtain samples from Marrow Processing Laboratory.

1.4. Record nucleated counts on appropriate panel sheets.

1.5. Record and cross reference sample accession number.

1.7. Centrifuge for 15 seconds at 400 g and vortex (This ensures mixing of cells and reagents).

1.9. Only to the "FRESH" sample, add 2 ml of FACS Lyse solution and incubate at ambient temperature for 7-10 minutes in the dark..

1.10. Add 2 mL PBS and spin 5 minutes at 600 g.

1.12. Acquire on flow cytometer (The "PRE" and "POST" samples are live gated on the CD45+ cell population in order to exclude debris.) Immediately proceed with analysis of sample.

1.13. Return results to Marrow Processing Laboratory STAT. After obtaining the director’s, or designee’s, signature on the report.

  For "POST"-T cell Depletion Samples:

  2.1. Add 10 ml of PBS to the post-T cell depletion sample when received from the Marrow Processing Laboratory.

2.2. Spin at 800 g for 5 minutes.

2.3. Decant PBS and resuspend cell pellet in 1 ml of PBS.

2.4. Incubate sample at 37^oC for 60 minutes.

2.5. After incubation, obtain a nucleated cell count using a hematology analyzer.

2.6. Proceed with the above procedure for staining..

 PROCEDURE NOTES:

The T-cell depletion panel described in Table 1 is stained using the following samples: The "FRESH HARVEST" sample is merely a diluted sample straight from the bone marrow bag. The "PRE" sample is obtained from the Stericell. The "POST" sample is after complement incubation.

LIMITATIONS:

antibodies to assure saturation of all binding sites.

QUALITY CONTROL:

As daily quality control of several monoclonal antibodies, commercial controls are run on the flow cytometer. As each new lot of a particular antibody is used, a parallel tube is run to assure consistent reactivity. 

3.1 Import the CD45 PRCP/SSC plot of the first tube (Figure 1).

3.2 Import the FL1/FL2 plot of the first tube into the top right window

(Figure 2).

3.4 Click on the polygon symbol from the palette to the left of the document.

Draw a region around the CD45+ cells in order to exclude debris and RBC’s from the analysis gate. Label this region "WBC" (Figure 1).

The CD45-Hle-1, sometimes known as the Leukocyte common antigen,

is expressed by all nucleated WBC and most WBC progenitors in blood and bone marrow.

3.5 Click on the polygon symbol from the palette to the left of the document. Draw a region around the lymphocyte population (Figure 1). Label this

region "LYMPH". Lymphocytes have scatter properties less granular than monocytes or granulocytes, thus their placement in the lower right corner of the plot.

3.6 Import the CD45 PRCP/SSC plot of the second tube to the second

left window. Continue importing plots as described in steps 3.2 through

3.3 until all plots are filled. Draw quadrant markers for the plots (See 1.8)

3.7 Under the "STATISTICS" menu, select "region stats" and "quadrant stats" for each plot.

3.8 Calculate the percentage of lymphocytes in the CD45+ population by dividing "LYMPH" by "WBC" and multiplying by 100.

3.9 DETERMINATION OF CD3+, CD5+, CD34+ CELLS

3.9.1 Import FL1/SSC of the tube containing CD3 (through the WBC gate) (Figures 3).

3.9.2 Draw a region aroung the CD3+ cell population.

3.9.3 Import the FL3/SSC of the tube containing CD3 (through the CD3+ gate and the WBC gate) (Figure 3).

3.9.4 Draw a region around the CD45+ cells in this plot (Figure 3).

3.9.5 Import the FSC/SSC of the tube containing CD3 (through the CD3+ gate, the WBC gate, and the CD45+ gate from Step 3.9.4) (Figure 3).

3.9.6 Draw a region around the FSC+ cell population (Figure 3).

3.9.7 Divide the FSC+ cells by the WBC population to get the TOTAL CD3+ cells.

3.9.8 Repeat steps 3.9.1 through 3.9.7 for the control tube, CD5 tube and the CD34 tube (Figures 4-6).

3.10 DETERMINATION OF CELL VIABILITY AND CD5+ CELLS

3.10.1 Import the FL3/SSC plot of the viability tube (Figure 7).

3.10.2 Draw a region around the "dead" cell population (Figure 7).

3.10.3 Import the FSC/SSC plot of the viability tube (through the "dead" cell population) (Figure 7).

3.10.4 Draw a region around the FSC+ cells (Figure 7).

3.10.5 Import a 7-AAD/SSC histogram plot (no gate) (Figure 7).

3.10.6 Draw a marker over the 7-AAD+ population (Figure 7).

3.10.7 Subtract the 7-AAD+ population from 100 to get the viability percentage.

3.10.8 Import the gating as described above (steps 3.9.1 through 3.9.7) to get the CD5 total and the viable CD5+ cells.

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