Please, does anyone have a detailed protocol for isolating macrophages from rat skeletal muscle? The Most protocols I found peritoneal macrophages and adipose tissue. I need these cells remain viable for culture of M1 and M2 after injury.
I usually omogenize skeletal muscle tissue as I do to extract mononuclear cells (using collagenase and dispase), then I use a FACS-sorting to isolate macrophages, selecting for a specific antigen (e.g. mac-3 or F4/80). I use mice, not rats, so I think you will find a higher amount of macrophages than me.