The invention relates to an induced
sputum single-
cell suspension as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: obtaining a filtered
sputum suspension to be detected; performing low-temperature
centrifugation; centrifuging the sample, and removing supernate; precipitating the cells, adding DPBS which does not contain
calcium and
magnesium ions, lightly mixing with a transfer
pipette, and repeatedly inverting the transfer
pipette to enable the
cell pellets to suspend again; filtering and collecting filtrate; performing low-temperature
centrifugation on the filtrate collected in the previous step, and removing supernate without damaging
cell precipitation; adding a proper amount of DPBS free of
calcium and
magnesium ions into the cell precipitate obtained in the previous step, and gently mixing with a
pipette; and adjusting the volume of the suspension to obtain the target
cell concentration, thereby obtaining the single-cell suspension. According to the present invention, the induced
sputum single cell suspension is prepared, such that a large amount of sputum single cells can be enriched, and the obtained induced sputum
single cell suspension can be used for
single cell transcriptome sequencing so as to well detect the
gene expression condition of the sputum cells, such that the
airway inflammation pathogenesis can be easily explored, and the
clinical treatment can be easily guided.