Rhesus macaque PBMCs were isolated from PB using Ficoll-Paque PLUS density gradient medium (GE Healthcare) following manufacturer recommendations. G-CSF-mobilized (Amgen) and plerixafor-mobilized (Amgen) rhesus macaque CD34+ HSPCs were collected as described previously.29 (link),60 (link) In short, the animals were treated with a 5-day course of 15 μg/kg G-CSF (Amgen) subcutaneously and a single subcutaneous dose of 1 mg/kg AMD3100 (Sigma-Aldrich) on the morning of the fifth day, 3–4 h before leukapheresis. A small-volume leukapheresis procedure was performed using a CS3000 cell separator (Baxter Fenwal), and CD34+ HSPCs were immunoselected using a rhesus macaque CD34+ antibody (clone 12.8, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center) and an anti-mouse IgM bead (Miltenyi Biotech). A CD34+ antibody (550761, BD Biosciences) was used to determine the purity of the immunoselected population.
Free full text: Click here