title: Primary midgut, salivary gland, and ovary cultures from Boophilus microplus.
abstract: Primary cell cultures from different tick organs are a valuable tool for host parasite research in the study of the protozoan Babesia sp., which infects different organs of the tick. In this work we describe the generation of midgut, salivary gland, and ovary primary cell cultures from dissections of Boophilus microplus. Midguts, salivary glands, and ovaries were dissected from B. microplus ticks on different days after bovine infestation; different enzymatic disaggregating protocols were tested in the presence of proteolytic enzymes, such as trypsin and collagenase type I and II, for tissue disaggregation and primary cell culture generation. The dissected tick organs obtained 18-20 days after bovine infestation showed a major cellular differentiation and were easier to identify by cellular morphology. The enzymatic disaggregation results showed that each tissue required a different proteolytic enzyme for optimal disaggregation; collagenase type I produced the most complete disaggregation for ovaries but not for midgut or salivary glands. Collagenase type II was effective for salivary glands but performed poorly on ovaries and midgets, and typsin was effective for midguts only. The midgut and ovary primary cell cultures were maintained for 4 weeks in optimal conditions after the cells were no longer viable. The salivary gland cell cultures were viable for 8 months.
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Investigación Disciplinaria en Parasitología Animal del Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Jiutepec Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mosqueda
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cossío-Bayugar
authors.forename: Elba
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Falcón
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Julio V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Figueroa
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alvarez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005260:Female; D010053:Ovary / Q000166:cytology*; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000166:cytology*; D013987:Ticks / Q000166:cytology*