Determination of ROS Production by Neutrophils upon Interaction with Opsonized Biofilm

Published: September 29, 2023

Abstract

Source: Rana, P. S. J. B., et al. Standardized In vitro Assays to Visualize and Quantify Interactions between Human Neutrophils and Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms. J. Vis. Exp. (2022)

In this video, we demonstrate an in vitro chemiluminescence assay to detect the generation of reactive oxygen species by neutrophils upon exposure to an opsonized bacterial biofilm.

Protocol

1. Measurement of ROS produced by neutrophils

  1. Add 100 µL of 20% normal human serum (diluted in HBSS) dropwise to the washed biofilm and incubate at 37 °C under static conditions for 30 min to opsonize the biofilm.
  2. Aspirate the 20% serum solution and wash the biofilms dropwise with 150 µL of HBSS once. Aspirate the HBSS, leaving behind wells with opsonized biofilms.
    NOTE: For interpretation of the experiment, a minimum of four groups is recommended: (A) Neutrophils + Biofilm, (B) Neutrophils + PMA (positive control, see Table of Materials), (C) Neutrophils only, and (D) Biofilm only.
  3. Add luminol (see Table of Materials) to the neutrophils resuspended in HBSS at a concentration of 4 x 106 cells/mL such that the final luminol concentration is 50 µM. This solution is ready to use for groups (A) and (C). Add 4 x 105 neutrophils mixed with luminol to the wells with opsonized biofilms.
  4. In a separate tube, prepare 50 µM luminol solution in HBSS without any neutrophils and add it to the well containing biofilm (group D).
  5. Aliquot 350 µL of neutrophils mixed with luminol and add phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) at a final concentration of 500 ng/mL to the mixture. For group (B), add 4 x 105 neutrophils from this mixture into wells without biofilm. This serves as a positive control.
    NOTE: The concentration of PMA indicated in this step is relatively high to ensure a robust burst response as PMA-stimulated neutrophils are a positive control. PMA can be used at a lower concentration to activate neutrophils, depending on the experiment.
  6. Centrifuge the plate at 270 x g for 30 s at 4 °C.
  7. Ensure the plate reader is set to 37 °C along with the setting for luminescence and kinetic read for 60 min with 3 min intervals. Place the plate in the plate reader to measure ROS production by neutrophils for 60 min.
    NOTE: For this assay, biofilms were grown in white plates used for luminescence assays. PMA is a known agonist for the oxidative burst response. When performing studies involving PMA, ensure that PMA is added at the final step while the solution containing neutrophils is cold since PMA immediately initiates the burst response.

Divulgations

The authors have nothing to disclose.

Materials

50 mL conical centrifuge tubes Thermo Scientific 339652
Alcohol swab BD Used for blood draw
Cell counter Bal Supply 202C
Clear bottom 96-well flat bottom polystyrene plates Costar 3370
Dulbecco's phosphate-buffered saline (DPBS) 1x Gibco 14190-144
Hanks' balanced salt solution (HBSS) 1x Corning cellgro 21-022-CV Without calcium, magnesium, and phenol red
Hemocytometer Bright Line
Luminol Sigma A8511-5G
Minimal essential media (MEM) Alpha 1x Gibco 41061-029
Normal human serum Complement Technology NHS
Petri Dish (100 x 15 mm) VWR 25384-342
Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate
Poly-L-lysine solution Sigma P4707-50ML
SoftMax Pro Software Molecular Devices Microplate reader software used for data acquisition
SpectraMax i3x Molecular Devices Microplate reader

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Determination of ROS Production by Neutrophils upon Interaction with Opsonized Biofilm. J. Vis. Exp. (Pending Publication), e21642, doi: (2023).

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