Open AccessAn Improved Method on Isolation and Serial Passage of Chlamydia pneumoniae From Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
Author(s) -
Jin Qian,
Huang Feihua,
Sun Shuming,
Zhou Ying,
Xu Xianrong,
Xi Weixing
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical laboratory analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1098-2825
pISSN - 0887-8013
DOI - 10.1002/jcla.21629
Subject(s) - peripheral blood mononuclear cell , centrifugation , strain (injury) , biology , isolation (microbiology) , microbiology and biotechnology , polymerase chain reaction , virology , in vitro , gene , anatomy , biochemistry
Background Conventional method for Chlamydia pneumoniae (Cpn) isolation and propagation is technically challenging and time‐consuming. Here, we developed a method to improve the isolation and passage of Cpn collected from human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Methods PBMCs positive with Cpn antigen (Cpn‐Ag) were isolated, then centrifuged and cultured with Hep‐2 cells after being broken. Cells were broken again and put into new Hep‐2 cells to finish totally four passages with isolated and imported Cpn. Microimmunofluorescence method was used to detect Cpn. Inclusion forming unit (IFU) number was counted for each passage. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method was used to detect Cpn DNA. Efficiency of different centrifugation modes was compared. Results Hep‐2 cells of the first and second passages were strong positive with Cpn‐Ag, the third passage was positive, and the fourth negative. Degeneration appeared in the fourth passage for isolated Cpn and third passage for imported strain. Centrifugation mode of 1,000 rpm for 2 h was the most efficient for Cpn propagation and passage. Conclusion This simplified method achieved efficient isolation, propagation, and passage of Cpn from PBMCs, and isolated strain was superior to imported strain on propagating ability.