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BD Pharmingen™ DAF-FM DA, 500 μg

For research use only

Supplier:  BD Pharmingen™ 566663

Catalog No. BDB566663


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Description

Description

Recommended Assay Procedures

Preparation

Bring DAF-FM DA dye powder and anhydrous Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) to room temperature. Add 10 μLof DMSO to dye powder and vortex solution well. Inspect the solution and repeat vortex until the stock dye has fully dissolved. This yields a 10 mM stock solution.

Storage

Upon arrival, store the dry dye with desiccant and protected from light at -20°C until use. We recommend a fresh vial of dye be used for each experiment and that reconstituted dye be discarded after use. However, if stock solutions in DMSO are to be kept for use, they should be stored with desiccant and protected from light at -20°C. Working solution that have been diluted into aqueous solution from DMSO should not be kept for further use.

Cytometry Requirements

Blue laser-equipped flow cytometers (eg, BD FACSCanto™ II, BD LSRFortessa™, BD LSR™ II, or BD Accuri™ C6) can be used. This dye can be read out of filters commonly used for FITC (eg, 530/30-nm bandpass filter). Fluorescence compensation is best achieved using stained and unstained samples of the target cells.

When designing multicolor panels, please be aware of spillover into the PE and BD Horizon™ PE-CF594 channels on the blue laser. If available, collecting fluorescent signals from these fluorochromes using the yellow-green (eg, 561 nm) laser may be advantageous to avoid spillover from DAF-FM fluorescence. Staining panels should be optimized to take this spillover into account. Additionally, for multicolor panels, we recommend using the lowest concentration of DAF-FM DA that still provides adequate resolution for the cell type and conditions of interest.

Procedure

Staining of Live Cells for Analysis by Flow Cytometry

  1. Count cells to determine cell density. If necessary, adjust cell density to 1 × 10e6 cells/mL in fresh, pre-warmed 1 x DPBS.
    • Buffers containing serum, BSA, or phenol red may affect the fluorescence of DAF-FM DA. Therefore, these buffers should be used with caution.
    • Esterase activity in serum can cleave AM moieties from the dye prior to entry into cells. Therefore, if serum must be used, it should be heat-inactivated.
  2. Add dye stock solution for a final staining concentration of 1-10 μm and vortex immediately.
    • We recommend titrating the dye for optimal performance, as different cell types, incubation periods, or culture conditions can result in variability in staining.
  3. Incubate 15-60 minutes at 37°C.
  4. Wash twice with buffer of choice and resuspend cells in analysis or treatment buffer of choice.
    • For some cell types with low esterase activity, it may be advantageous to incubate cells for another 30-60 minutes to allow complete de-esterification of AM moieties. In this case, cells should be incubated in a physiologic buffer of choice or complete medium, washed once more, and then resuspended in analysis or treatment buffer of choice.
  5. Treat cells at 37°C for a desired period of time to generate nitric oxide.
    • A positive control can be generated by treating cells with 1 mM DEA NONOate (Sigma Cat. No. D5431) for 30-60 minutes at 37°C.
  6. Wash cells once to remove treatment compounds.
  7. Proceed to analysis by flow cytometry.
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500 μg
Research Use Only
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