An Improved Method on Isolation and Serial Passage of Chlamydia pneumoniae From Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells. Issue 6 (November 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jin, Qian; Huang, Feihua; Sun, Shuming; Zhou, Ying; Xu, Xianrong; Xi, Weixing
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical laboratory analysis. Volume 27:Issue 6(2013:Nov.)
• Page Start: 471
• Page End: 476
• Publication Date: 2013-11
• Subjects: Diagnosis, Laboratory -- Periodicals; Medical laboratory technology -- Periodicals; 616
• DOI: 10.1002/jcla.21629
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0887-8013

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="jcla21629-sec-0010" sec-type="section"> <title>Background</title> <p>Conventional method for <italic>Chlamydia pneumoniae</italic> (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).</p> </sec> <sec id="jcla21629-sec-0020" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p>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.</p> </sec> <sec id="jcla21629-sec-0030" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>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.</p> </sec> <sec id="jcla21629-sec-0040" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusion</title> <p>This simplified method achieved efficient isolation, propagation, and passage of Cpn from PBMCs, and isolated strain was superior to imported strain on propagating ability.</p> </sec> </abstract>