BD Pharmingen™ MiCK-2 Mouse Cytokine Positive Control Cells
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Preparation And Storage
Upon receipt, store the cell suspension at -80°C. Alternatively, the frozen cell suspension can be thawed and the capped vial should be quick spun to ensure complete retrieval of the contents from the vial. After thoroughly resuspending cells with a pipette, "single-use" aliquots can be refrozen and stored (-80°C) in polypropylene microtubes for a use at a later time.
Recommended Assay Procedures
MiCK-2 Positive Control Cell suspensions are intended to provide cells that contain intracellular accumulations of IL-4, IL-10 or GM-CSF which are easily detectable by immunofluorescent staining of intracellular cytokines and flow cytometry. As such, these cells serve as positive controls for verifying the activity of fluorescent anti-cytokine antibodies and the staining procedure itself (eg, permeabilization). For staining, the frozen cell preparation should first be quickly and carefully thawed. Aliquots of the cell suspension can then be transferred to microwells or tubes. The fixed and non-permeabilized cells should be washed twice with staining buffer to remove the DMSO. It is recommended that the washed cells first be stained with a fluorescent conjugate of RM4-5 (eg, Cat. No. 553047, 553049, 553050 or 553051), an antibody which is known to bind to CD4 molecules expressed on the surface of fixed mouse CD4+ T cells. The cells must then be incubated for 10 min in permeabilization/wash buffer and washed. The cells are then stained with a fluorescent conjugate of either BVD4-1D11 (rat anti-mouse IL-4; Cat. No. 553051), 11B11 (rat anti-mouse IL-4; Cat. No 554435 or 554436), JES5-16E3 (rat anti-mouse IL-10; Cat. No. 554466, 554467, or 554468) or MP1-22E9 (rat anti-mouse GM-CSF; Cat. No. 554406).
Note: Cytokine-specific antibody staining of MiCK-2 cells can be demonstrated by preincubation of conjugated cytokine-specific antibody with recombinant cytokine or by pretreatment of the MiCK-2 cells with unlabled blocking antibody. Due to the cell activation procedure, a small proportion of cells may stain non-specifically (ie, not blocked with either unlabeled antibody or ligand).
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This suspension contains Mouse intracellular CytoKine-2 (MiCK-2) Positive Control Cells. The MiCK-2 cell suspension contains fixed, non-permeabilized mouse lymphoid cells (20 test samples at 2.5 x 10^5 cells/test) in 1 mL final volume. The suspension includes cells that express easily detectable levels of intracellular IL-4, IL-10 or GM-CSF as determined by immunofluorescent staining of intracellular cytokines and flow cytometry. MiCK-2 cell suspensions were prepared by stimulating mouse spleen cells in the presence of a protein transport inhibitor. After stimulation, the cells were harvested and were incubated with BD FcBlock™ [rat IgG2b, κ anti-mouse CD16/CD32 (FcγII/III receptor) antibody; Cat. No. 553142] to reduce Fc receptor-mediated background staining. The cells were fixed and then stored in 10% dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) and 90% fetal bovine serum at -80°C.
Each vial of MiCK-2 contains measurable proportions of cytokine- producing cells. Representative flow cytometric results are shown for typical staining of MiCK-2 Positive Control Cells. Investigators should anticipate similar (though not identical) results to those shown due to differences in staining methodology and in flow cytometers/cytometer settings.
Development References (2)
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BD Biosciences. Techniques for Immune Function Analysis, Application Handbook 1st Edition. 2003. Available: http://www.bdbiosciences.com/pdfs/manuals/02-8100055-21A1rr.pdf 2007, Jan. 25.
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Prussin C, Metcalfe DD. Detection of intracytoplasmic cytokine using flow cytometry and directly conjugated anti-cytokine antibodies. J Immunol Methods. 1995; 188(1):117-128. (Methodology: IC/FCM Block). View Reference
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