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Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) and neurological diseases pose major medical challenges, with microglia/macrophages critical for neuroinflammation and repair. Traditional in vitro models using animal or human brain microglia/macrophages suffer from species/regional differences, limiting translation. The lack of efficient isolation methods for human spinal cord microglia/macrophages (hSCM) has hindered SCI mechanistic research and drug screening.
New Method: This study optimized an hSCM isolation/culture protocol with two key innovations: Accutase digestion: Mechanical mincing+37°C Accutase for 15min replaces traditional mechanical dissociation, enhancing single-cell yield (>95% viability) while preserving surface antigens (e.g., Iba-1, CD45). Two-step non-enzymatic purification: Using adhesion force differences between microglia/macrophages and astrocytes, "moderate expansion+hand-shaking" removes non-adherent cells, avoiding enzymatic damage and maintaining>90% viability.
Results: Cell characteristics: Isolated hSCM showed typical resting-state morphology (rod-shaped/branched processes) and expressed microglia/macrophages markers (Iba-1⁺/DAPI⁺ >95%, CD45 94.18%, CD11b 80.9%) via immunofluorescence and flow cytometry. Purity and viability: Purity >90%, viability >92% post-purification. Cells retained proliferative capacity (doubling time 48-72h) and phenotypic stability (Iba-1⁺ >90% over 3 passages).
Comparison With Existing Methods: Higher efficiency: Single-cell yield (95%) exceeds traditional mechanical dissociation (~60-70%). Superior purity: Non-enzymatic purification achieves >95% purity, outperforming classical mouse brain microglia/macrophages methods (85-90%). Gentler dissociation: Accutase preserves antigen integrity versus harsh trypsin-based protocols.
Conclusions: The system establishes a standardized, high-purity hSCM model, filling critical gaps in human-specific SCI research. It facilitates studies on microglia/macrophage immunoregulatory mechanisms, drug screening, and cross-species translation. Future applications may integrate induced iPSC technology for personalized disease modeling to advance precision medicine in SCI.
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