Hi Andreas, you may consider labeling with CFSE, here is our protocol
Protocol for Staining with CFSE.
1- Cells in logarithmic growth phase are washed with PBS (x 3).
2- Resuspend them in 2 ml of PBS without FCS or protein supplement.
Final concentration: 6-10 x 107 cells/ml.
3- Add 2.8 mg/ml of CFSE.
4- Incubated cells at 37°C for 10 minutes with mixing 3 to 4 times.
5- Add several volumes of ice-cold medium to stop CFSE binding.
6- centrifugation for 10 minutes (4°C)
7- Resuspend pellet cells with fresh medium.
8- Adjust cells density to your desidered concentration
9- Optional: Add medicament(s) at variable concentrations (0 through
800 mg/ml).
10- Determine the CFSE fluorescence by flow cytometry immediately after
staining, and after 24, 48, 72, and 96 hours.
I hope it will help
Regards Rafael
>Hi flowers,
>
>does anyone have experience in permanent fluorescent labelling of live
>bacteria, in particular Chlamydia trachomatis ? We would like to quantify
>infection rates in monocytes.
>
>Any help would greatly be appreciated.
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>
>Andreas Thiel
>
>
>Dr. Andreas Thiel
>Clinical Immunology
>Schumannstr. 21/22
>10117 Berlin
>Germany
>
>phone ++49 30 28460 682
>
>
>email:thiel@drfz.de
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