このペーパーで説明したプロトコルの開発は、次の資金の機関からの助成金によって支えられた: BBSRC (BB/I026359/1)、視力 (1429 と 1822)、若年性糖尿病研究財団 (2-2003-525)、Wellcome の信頼 (074648/Z/04) のための戦い英国心臓財団 (PG/11/94/29169)、HSC の R & D 部門 (STL/4748/13) と MRC (MC_PC_15026)。

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博士ジョアンナ Kur メドトロニック (ツイン都市、ミネソタ州、米国) の従業員は、今、彼女の現在の仕事は競合しないとここで紹介します。

上記で説明したプロトコルは、練習は必要最小限のトラブルシューティングで達成する必要があります。平均日の分離から 6-8 使用可能な動脈を取得し、3-4 実験の成功を達成するため。問題が発生した場合ただし、成功率を向上させるために取ることができるいくつかの手順があります。時折我々 とき発見した、特に若いラット (< 8 週間)、細動脈の収量が低いことができます。この問題を回避するためには、1.12 1.14 の手順で手順、および trituration のそれぞれの間の網膜組織 (500 x g で 10-30 s) を遠心分離をお勧めします。これはしばしば船の収量を向上させるのに役立ちますが、準備内細胞の残骸の量も増えます。
Cannulating 圧力図法研究血管分岐サイト近くに切断されている可能性があります側枝のために慎重に細動脈を確認することが重要です。これは、実験中に漏れの一般的な原因と圧力損失を表します。[Ca2 +]私のプロトコルで発生する主な問題は、染料のローディングのレベルです。貧しい染料の読み込みは、通常 Ca2 +ホメオスタシスの中断の結果をオーバー ロードしながら低信号対雑音比につながります。これらの問題のいずれかの可能性を減らすためには、網膜のホモジネートの小さい因数を削除ことができますと孤立した血管を読み込みプロトコル中に定期的にチェックします。事業 - パッチク ランプ実験、gigaseal 形成の成功率も高い方法に依存するとき、基底膜が消化されました。とき最初このプロトコルをテストまたは新しい多くの酵素を使用して酵素の消化力の濃度/期間を調整する必要があります。十分な基底を削除するための十分な消化は、内皮細胞および平滑筋層の分離を注意深く監視アクセス亂。慎重な監視も、血管が収縮するにつれてマニフェストすることができます過剰消化は避けるべきです。このような場合は平滑筋細胞、パッチ ・ クランプ記録のためあまりにも壊れやすい。酵素を適用すると、DNAse を含めることが重要だから解放された DNA の繊維の除去を確実に私は分離プロセスの間に損傷した細胞。DNA のフラグメントはべたべたして洗浄工程 (ステップ 4.4) の最終段階で、血管に付着する鉗子を引き起こす多くの場合容器の損失の結果します。容器の洗浄は技術的に難しいと最高の可能な先端の直径の閉じ鉗子の穏やかな抜本的な動きと高倍率 (20 X) で実行される最も。スイープ、間きれいラボで鉗子をロールバックします。
ハイライトとして以前、本稿に記載されているプロトコルの開発の後ろの主な動機は網膜血管中の血流が中断される理由を理解するためだった。糖尿病性網膜症28,33日に我々 の仕事のほとんどが集中しています。細動脈はセクション 1 で説明した方法を使用して糖尿病の実験齧歯動物モデルの網膜から分離できます。糖尿病から網膜細動脈分離の実験、密接に生体内で血管が経験, 高血糖状態を複製しようとすることが重要です。このため、分離 25 mm 実験的ソリューションで D-グルコース レベルを通常我々 引き上げます。血管基底膜の肥厚は糖尿病34,35中に網膜血管のよく知られている現象です。動物を使用すると、長期にわたる糖尿病 (> 1 ヶ月病悩期間)、増加酵素濃度または消化時間はしばしばパッチ ・ クランプ記録方法のアプリケーションを有効にする必要です。
前のヴィヴォを使用しての重要な制限事項が網膜血管生理学を勉強する網膜細動脈を分離し、病態は周囲の網膜の構造の損失。不在そして網膜の存在の血管作動性メディエーターに対する血管の反応が劇的に変化することができます網膜のグリアと神経細胞の除去は、細胞生理学の網膜血管平滑筋細胞へ簡単にアクセス可能組織。アデノシン 3 リン酸 (ATP) のアクションは、たとえば、このポイントのよい例を提供します。分離ラットの網膜細動脈, ATP トリガーの追加船36の堅牢な収縮、そのまま構造の存在中に、血管を広げる37。したがって、可能な限り、我々 は通常ください網膜全体-マウント前のヴィヴォと血管径と血流16,37の生体内測定を使用して私たちの孤立した細動脈の準備から主要な調査結果を検証するには.注記のうち、新しい方法最近小細動脈と38,39体外灌流全体のブタ網膜の毛細血管を研究するため浮上しています。このような準備は、網膜の神経網が網膜の細動脈や毛細血管のトーンに調整して網膜された血流動態の変化が網膜神経細胞の活動を調節する方法の私達の理解を改善する可能性があります。
またにおける内皮細胞の機能の研究を有効にするプロトコルも行っているが、本稿で説明している手順を理解細動脈の平滑筋細胞生理学研究用ラット網膜細動脈を当てている、これらの血管。予備的な作業で Ca2 +イメージング、ホルモンアッセイ法について実習研究の記録に適している実行可能な血管内皮細胞の管をもたらす網膜細動脈セグメントの酵素消化を変更することに成功しました。腔内配薬を有効にする、両端に孤立した細動脈の穿刺は、将来的にこれらの血管で調査される有効にする内皮依存性血管拡張反応をまたできた。

網膜の血流を制御する方法を理解することは重要な目標、異常な血流は、視力にかかわる各種の病態に関与している網膜疾患1,2,3、 4。内側の網膜神経細胞とグリア細胞の供給, 網膜の循環、網膜動脈、網膜静脈そして静脈5に毛細血管を通って細動脈からの血液のすべてと終わり動脈提携しています。網膜の血流が網膜動脈および細動脈のトーンだけでなく、網膜毛細血管・後毛細血管細静脈6,7,の壁にある血管の収縮の活動によって調節されています。8. 網膜血管音の制御は複雑であり血液循環システムおよび循環分子とホルモン、血液ガスを含む周囲の網膜組織からの入力の範囲によって変調され、血管作動性物質から解放、網膜血管内皮細胞と macroglia9,10,11。裏地の縦配置内皮細胞12,13,と網膜の細動脈は、網膜の小さな動脈枝血管平滑筋細胞の単一の層で構成されています14です。 これらの血管網膜循環内血管抵抗のメインサイトを形成し、したがって網膜血流の局所制御に重要な役割を果たします。網膜の細動脈は、拡張または収縮血管平滑筋収縮力10,1516,の変化を介したその内腔の直径によって網膜の毛細血管の血流を調節します。どの網膜細動脈調節を通じて網膜血流したがって必要です準備細動脈の平滑筋細胞をアクセスしてできるだけ生理的に近い条件で勉強できる分子機構を理解します。
まだその機能と基になる血管内皮細胞と相互接続性を維持しつつ、孤立した網膜血管の前のヴィヴォ準備は血管平滑筋細胞へのアクセスを提供します。孤立した船舶を使用してほとんどの研究が大きなウシまたはブタ動脈血管 (60-150 μ m) に焦点を当てた。これらは、市販のワイヤーや血管平滑筋細胞収縮メカニズム17,18の薬理学的尋問を有効にする圧力第 1 報システムでマウントできます。このような準備大きく通常の条件下での網膜血管生理学の知識に貢献します。いくつかの研究は、その小さい直径として実験小動物から分離された網膜細動脈を使用している (〜 8-45 μ m) 慣習的な図法システム19,20,21,22での使用を防ぐことができます。ただし、実験小動物から船舶を使用してのなる重要な利点、遺伝的変更された遺伝子組換え、網膜疾患モデルの幅広い可用性です。実験小動物は介入研究生体内で適しています。
ここで隔離し、圧力図法実験用ラット網膜細動脈の cannulating のための簡単なプロトコルについて述べる。また、Ca2 +イメージング、電気生理学のプロトコルこれらの血管を使用して詳細します。これらはさらに血管平滑筋収縮、網膜の血流の調節に洞察力を提供することができます。

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			<td>Beakers</td>
			<td>Fisherbrand</td>
			<td>15409083</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Curved Scissors</td>
			<td>Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td>50-109-3542</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Disposable plastic pipette/ transfer</td>
			<td>Sarstedt</td>
			<td>86.1174</td>
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			<td>Dissecting microscope</td>
			<td>Brunel Microscopes LTD</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Forceps</td>
			<td>World Precision Instruments</td>
			<td>Dumont #5 14095</td>
			<td>Any equivalent fine forceps</td>
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			<td>Pasteur pipette</td>
			<td>Fisherbrand</td>
			<td>11546963</td>
			<td>Fire polished to reduce friction but not enough to narrow the tip</td>
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			<td>Petri dish</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>P7741</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent 10cm product</td>
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			<td>Pipette teat</td>
			<td>Fisherbrand</td>
			<td>12426180</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Purified water supply</td>
			<td>Merek</td>
			<td>Milli-Q Integral Water Purification System</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent system</td>
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			<td>Round bottomed test tube</td>
			<td>Fisherbrand</td>
			<td>14-958-10 B</td>
			<td>5 mL; any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Seratted forceps</td>
			<td>Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td>17-467-230</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Single edge blades</td>
			<td>Agar Scientific</td>
			<td>T585</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Sylgard</td>
			<td>Dow Corning</td>
			<td>184</td>
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			<td>Testtube rack</td>
			<td>Fisherbrand Derlin</td>
			<td>10257963</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>3-axis mechanical manipulator</td>
			<td>Scientifica</td>
			<td>LBM-7&#160;</td>
			<td>x2 (or any equilavent product)</td>
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			<td>3-way taps</td>
			<td>Cole-Parmer</td>
			<td>UY-30600-02</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Air table</td>
			<td>Technical Manufacturing Corporation&#160;</td>
			<td>Clean Bench</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Analysis software&#160;</td>
			<td>Image J</td>
			<td>https://downloads.imagej.net/fiji/</td>
			<td>Free imaging software</td>
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			<td>Analysis plugin</td>
			<td>Myotraker&#160;</td>
			<td>https://doi-org.remotexs.ntu.edu.sg/10.1371/journal.pone.0091791.s002</td>
			<td>Custom plugin for imageJ Freely available for download</td>
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			<td>Cannulation pipette glass</td>
			<td>World Percision instruments</td>
			<td>TW150F-4</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Computer</td>
			<td>Dell</td>
			<td>Optiplex 7010</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Digital Thermometer</td>
			<td>RS</td>
			<td>206-3722</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Fluo-4-AM</td>
			<td>Thermo Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td>F14201</td>
			<td>Make 1 mM stock in DMSO</td>
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			<td>Forceps</td>
			<td>World Precision Instruments</td>
			<td>Dumont #7 14097</td>
			<td>Any equivalent fine forceps</td>
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			<td>Fura-2-AM</td>
			<td>Thermo Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td>F1221</td>
			<td>Make 1 mM stock in DMSO</td>
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			<td>Glass bottomed recording chamber</td>
			<td>Warner Instruments</td>
			<td>64-0759</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Helper pipette glass</td>
			<td>World Percision instruments</td>
			<td>IB150F-3</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>In-line heater</td>
			<td>Custom made</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Commerical equilavent SH-27B Solution In-Line Heater from Harvard Apparatus</td>
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			<td>Inverted microscope</td>
			<td>Nikon</td>
			<td>Eclypse TE 300</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Manometer</td>
			<td>Riester</td>
			<td>LF1459</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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		<tr>
			<td>Microelectrode puller</td>
			<td>Sutter instruments</td>
			<td>P97</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Microforge +&#160; Olympus CX 31 microscope</td>
			<td>Glassworks</td>
			<td>Fine Point F-550</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Micromanipulator</td>
			<td>Sutter instruments</td>
			<td>MP-285</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Multi-channel delivery manifold&#160;</td>
			<td>Automate Scientific</td>
			<td>Perfusion Pencil</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Pipette filler&#160;</td>
			<td>BD Plastipak</td>
			<td>1mL</td>
			<td>Syringe heated and pulled to internal diameter of pipette</td>
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			<td>Pipette holder</td>
			<td>Molecular Devices</td>
			<td>1-HL-U</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Suction pump</td>
			<td>Interpet</td>
			<td>AP1</td>
			<td>Converted aeration pump by reversing bellows</td>
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			<td>Syringe</td>
			<td>BD Plastipak</td>
			<td>20mL Luer-lok</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Tungsten wire</td>
			<td>Advent</td>
			<td>W558818</td>
			<td>75&#956;m diameter</td>
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			<td>Tygon Tubing</td>
			<td>VWR</td>
			<td>miscellaneous sizes</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>USB camera</td>
			<td>&#160;Logitech&#160;</td>
			<td>HD Pro Webcam C920</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Video capture software</td>
			<td>Hypercam</td>
			<td>version 2.28.01</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Water bath</td>
			<td>Grant</td>
			<td>Sub Aqua 12 Plus</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>x20 lens</td>
			<td>Nikon</td>
			<td>20x/0.40 WD 3.8, &#8734;/0.17</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>x4 lens</td>
			<td>Nikon</td>
			<td>4x/0.10, WD 30, &#8734;/-</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Y-connectors</td>
			<td>World Percision Instruments</td>
			<td>14012</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Patch clamping</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
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		<tr>
			<td>3-way taps</td>
			<td>Cole-Parmer</td>
			<td>UY-30600-02</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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		<tr>
			<td>3-axis mechanical manipulator</td>
			<td>Scientifica</td>
			<td>LBM-7&#160;</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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		<tr>
			<td>Air table</td>
			<td>Technical Manufacturing Corporation&#160;</td>
			<td>Clean Bench</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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		<tr>
			<td>Amphotericin B</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>A2411</td>
			<td>3 mg disolved daily in 50 &#956;L of DMSO (sonicate to dissolve)</td>
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			<td>Amplifier</td>
			<td>Molecular Devices</td>
			<td>Axopatch 200a</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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			<td>Analogue digital converter</td>
			<td>Axon</td>
			<td>Digidata 1440A</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
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		<tr>
			<td>Collagenase Type 1A</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>C9891&#160;</td>
			<td>0.1mg/mL in LCH</td>
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			<td>Computer</td>
			<td>Dell</td>
			<td>Optiplex 7010</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Digital Thermometer</td>
			<td>RS</td>
			<td>206-3722</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>DNAse I</td>
			<td>Millipore</td>
			<td>260913</td>
			<td>Working stock 1 MU mL-1 (10 MU diluted in 10 mL LCH)&#160;</td>
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		<tr>
			<td>Faraday cage</td>
			<td>Custom made</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Any equilavent commerical product</td>
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		<tr>
			<td>Fine forceps</td>
			<td>Dumont</td>
			<td>No. 7</td>
			<td>Any superfine forcep</td>
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		<tr>
			<td>Glass bottomed recording chamber</td>
			<td>Warner Instruments</td>
			<td>64-0759</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Headstage</td>
			<td>Molecular Devices</td>
			<td>CV203BU</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>In-line heater</td>
			<td>Custom made</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Commerical equilavent SH-27B Solution In-Line Heater from Harvard Apparatus</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Inverted microscope</td>
			<td>Nikon</td>
			<td>Eclypse TE 300</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Microelectrode puller</td>
			<td>Sutter instruments</td>
			<td>P97</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Microforge +&#160; Olympus CX 31 microscope</td>
			<td>Glassworks</td>
			<td>Fine Point F-550</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Micromanipulator</td>
			<td>Sutter instruments</td>
			<td>MP-285</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Multi-channel delivery manifold&#160;</td>
			<td>Automate Scientific</td>
			<td>Perfusion Pencil</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Patching software</td>
			<td>Molecular Devices</td>
			<td>Pclamp v10.2</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Pipette filler&#160;</td>
			<td>BD Plastipak</td>
			<td>1mL</td>
			<td>Syringe heated and pulled to internal diameter of pipette</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Pipette holder</td>
			<td>Molecular Devices</td>
			<td>1-HL-U</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Protease Type XIV</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>P5147&#160;</td>
			<td>0.01mg/mL in LCH</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Single channel pipette glass</td>
			<td>World Percision instruments</td>
			<td>IB150F-3</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Suction pump</td>
			<td>Interpet</td>
			<td>AP1</td>
			<td>Converted aeration pump by reversing bellows</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Syringe</td>
			<td>BD Plastipak</td>
			<td>20mL Luer-lok</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Tungsten wire</td>
			<td>Advent</td>
			<td>W557418</td>
			<td>50&#956;m diameter</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Tygon Tubing</td>
			<td>VWR</td>
			<td>miscellaneous sizes</td>
			<td>Any equilavent product to fit</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>USB camera</td>
			<td>&#160;Logitech&#160;</td>
			<td>HD Pro Webcam C920</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Water bath</td>
			<td>Grant</td>
			<td>Sub Aqua 12 Plus</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Whole cell pipette glass</td>
			<td>Warner Instruments</td>
			<td>GC150TF-7.5</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>x20 lens</td>
			<td>Nikon</td>
			<td>20x/0.40 WD 3.8, &#8734;/0.17</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>x4 lens</td>
			<td>Nikon</td>
			<td>4x/0.10, WD 30, &#8734;/-</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>x40 lens</td>
			<td>Nikon</td>
			<td>40x/0.55, WD 2.1, &#8734;/1.2</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Y-connectors</td>
			<td>World Percision Instruments</td>
			<td>14012</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Ca2+ imaging</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>3-way taps</td>
			<td>Cole-Parmer</td>
			<td>UY-30600-02</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>3-axis mechanical manipulator</td>
			<td>Scientifica</td>
			<td>LBM-7&#160;</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Acquisition software&#160;</td>
			<td>Cairn Research Ltd.</td>
			<td>Acquisition Engine V1.1.5</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product; microfluorimetry</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Air table</td>
			<td>Technical Manufacturing Corporation&#160;</td>
			<td>Clean Bench</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Analysis software for confocal imaging</td>
			<td>Image J</td>
			<td>https://downloads.imagej.net/fiji/</td>
			<td>Free imaging software</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Computer</td>
			<td>Dell</td>
			<td>Optiplex 7010</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Confocal microscope</td>
			<td>Leica Geosystems</td>
			<td>SP5&#160;</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product; confocal</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Digital Thermometer</td>
			<td>RS</td>
			<td>206-3722</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Fine forceps</td>
			<td>Dumont</td>
			<td>No. 7</td>
			<td>Any superfine forcep</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Glass bottomed recording chamber</td>
			<td>Warner Instruments</td>
			<td>64-0759</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>In-line heater</td>
			<td>Custom made</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Commerical equilavent SH-27B Solution In-Line Heater from Harvard Apparatus</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Inverted microscope</td>
			<td>Nikon</td>
			<td>Eclipse TE2000</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product; microfluorimetry</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Monochromator&#160;</td>
			<td>Cairn Research Ltd.</td>
			<td>Optoscan</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product; microfluorimetry</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Multi-channel delivery manifold&#160;</td>
			<td>Automate Scientific</td>
			<td>Perfusion Pencil</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Pipette filler&#160;</td>
			<td>BD Plastipak</td>
			<td>1mL</td>
			<td>Syringe heated and pulled to internal diameter of pipette</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Software for confocal microscope</td>
			<td>Leica Geosystems</td>
			<td>LAS-AF version 3.3.</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product; confocal</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Suction pump</td>
			<td>Interpet</td>
			<td>AP1</td>
			<td>Converted aeration pump by reversing bellows</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Syringe</td>
			<td>BD Plastipak</td>
			<td>20mL Luer-lok</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Tungsten wire</td>
			<td>Advent</td>
			<td>W557418</td>
			<td>50&#956;m diameter</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Tygon Tubing</td>
			<td>VWR</td>
			<td>miscellaneous sizes</td>
			<td>Any equilavent product to fit</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Water bath</td>
			<td>Grant</td>
			<td>Sub Aqua 12 Plus</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>x100 lens</td>
			<td>Nikon</td>
			<td>x100 N.A. 1.3 oil</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product; microfluorimetry</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>x20 lens</td>
			<td>Nikon</td>
			<td>20x/0.40 WD 3.8, &#8734;/0.17</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product; microfluorimetry</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>x20 lens</td>
			<td>Leica Geosystems</td>
			<td>HCX PL FLUOTAR, 20x/0.50, &#8734;/0.17/D</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product; confocal</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>x4 lens</td>
			<td>Nikon</td>
			<td>4x/0.10, WD 30, &#8734;/-</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product; microfluorimetry</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>x4 lens</td>
			<td>Leica Geosystems</td>
			<td>C PLAN, 4x/0.10, &#8734;/-/&#10013;</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product; confocal</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>x63 lens</td>
			<td>Leica Geosystems</td>
			<td>HCX PL APO, 63x/1.40 - 0.60 OIL CS &#8734;/0.17/E</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product; confocal</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Y-connectors</td>
			<td>World Percision Instruments</td>
			<td>14012</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Pipettes</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Specifications and settings for fabrication of pipettes for experimentation</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Helper pipette</td>
			<td>World Percision instruments</td>
			<td>IB150F-3</td>
			<td>Inner diameter: 0.86 mm 
			Ramp: 261 
			Pressure: 300 
			Heat: 280 
			Pull : 0 
			Velocity: 56 
			Time: 250 
			No of cycles: 4 
			Tip diameter: 0.5-2 &#956;m 
			Polishing: yes 
			Final Resistance: &#62;10 M&#937;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Cannulation pipette</td>
			<td>World Percision instruments</td>
			<td>TW150F-4</td>
			<td>Inner diameter: 1.17 mm 
			Ramp: 290 
			Pressure: 300 
			Heat: 280 
			Pull : 0 
			Velocity: 58 
			Time: 150 
			No of cycles: 4 
			Tip diameter: 3-10 &#956;m 
			Polishing: no 
			Final Resistance: &#60;1 M&#937;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>On-cell patching</td>
			<td>World Percision instruments</td>
			<td>IB150F-3</td>
			<td>Inner diameter: 0.86 mm 
			Ramp: 261 
			Pressure: 300 
			Heat: 280 
			Pull : 0 
			Velocity: 56 
			Time: 250 
			No of cycles: 4 
			Tip diameter: 0.5-2 &#956;m 
			Polishing: yes 
			Final Resistance: &#62;5 M&#937;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Whole-cell patching</td>
			<td>Warner Instruments</td>
			<td>GC150TF-7.5</td>
			<td>Inner diameter: 1.17 mm 
			Ramp: 296 
			Pressure: 200 
			Heat: 287 
			Pull : 0 
			Velocity: 50 
			Time: 250 
			No of cycles: 4 
			Tip diameter: 2-3 &#956;m 
			Polishing: helpful but not necessary 
			Final Resistance: 1-2 M&#937;</td>
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isolation of retinal arterioles for ex vivo cell physiology studies

網膜は、高い代謝活性の組織で実質的な血液供給を必要とします。網膜循環には、脈絡膜血管供給視細胞間内部の網膜がサポートしています。網膜の血流の変化、緑内障や網膜枝静脈閉塞糖尿病性網膜症を含む、多数の視力を脅かす障害に。網膜と眼疾患の中にどのようにこれらの変更を介して血流の調節に関わる分子機構の解明は、これらの条件の処置のための新しいターゲットの同定に 。網膜の細動脈は網膜の主要な抵抗血管であり、その結果、内腔の直径の変化を通じて網膜循環動態の調節に重要な役割を果たします。近年では、細胞生理学を含むアプリケーションの広い範囲のために適しているラット網膜の細動脈を分離する方法を開発しました。どのように血流が網膜内で制御して眼疾患中に発生する主な変更のいくつかを識別することができましたに新しい洞察力をもたらすこの準備が始まっています。この記事では、ラット網膜細動脈の隔離のための方法を説明およびパッチ ・ クランプ電気生理学、カルシウム イメージング、圧力図法の研究の使用のためのプロトコルが含まれます。これらの血管は PCR - 西部にしみが付くと免疫組織化学-ベースの研究での使用に適しています。

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Isolation of Retinal Arterioles for Ex Vivo Cell Physiology Studies

本稿では、電気生理学的、カルシウム イメージングおよび圧力図法試験に使用することができますラット網膜の細動脈の隔離のための簡単なプロトコルについて説明します。

Ex Vivo細胞生理学研究のため網膜細動脈の隔離

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Isolation of Retinal Arterioles for Ex Vivo Cell Physiology Studies

10.2K ビュー.  Queen's University of Belfast. 本稿では、電気生理学的、カルシウム イメージングおよび圧力図法試験に使用することができますラット網膜の細動脈の隔離のための簡単なプロトコルについて説明します。

ビデオ: Isolation of Retinal Arterioles for Ex Vivo Cell Physiology Studies

Mouse Adrenal Chromaffin Cell Isolation

Adrenal medullary chromaffin cell culture systems are extremely useful for the study of excitation-secretion coupling in an in vitro setting.  This protocol illustrates the method used to dissect the adrenals and then isolate the medullary region by stripping away the adrenal cortex.  The digestion of the medulla into single chromaffin cells is then demonstrated.

Adrenal medullary chromaffin cell culture systems are extremely useful for the study of excitation-secretion coupling in an in vitro setting. This protocol illustrates the method used to dissect the adrenals and then isolate the medullary region by stripping away the adrenal cortex. The digestion of the medulla into single chromaffin cells is then demonstrated.

マウス副腎髄質クロマフィン細胞分離

Adrenal medullary chromaffin cell culture systems are extremely useful for the study of excitation-secretion coupling in an in vitro setting.  This ...

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In utero and ex vivo Electroporation for Gene Expression in Mouse Retinal Ganglion Cells

The retina and its sole output neuron, the retinal ganglion cell (RGC), comprise an excellent model in which to examine biological questions such as cell differentiation, axon guidance, retinotopic organization and synapse formation[1]. One drawback is the inability to efficiently and reliably manipulate gene expression in RGCs in vivo, especially in the otherwise accessible murine visual pathways. Transgenic mice can be used to manipulate gene expression, but this approach is often expensive, time consuming, and can produce unwanted side effects. In chick, in ovo electroporation is used to manipulate gene expression in RGCs for examining retina and RGC development. Although similar electroporation techniques have been developed in neonatal mouse pups[2], adult rats[3], and embryonic murine retinae in vitro[4], none of these strategies allow full characterization of RGC development and axon projections in vivo. To this end, we have developed two applications of electroporation, one in utero and the other ex vivo, to specifically target embryonic murine RGCs[5, 6]. 
With in utero retinal electroporation, we can misexpress or downregulate specific genes in RGCs and follow their axon projections through the visual pathways in vivo, allowing examination of guidance decisions at intermediate targets, such as the optic chiasm, or at target regions, such as the lateral geniculate nucleus. Perturbing gene expression in a subset of RGCs in an otherwise wild-type background facilitates an understanding of gene function throughout the retinal pathway. Additionally, we have developed a companion technique for analyzing RGC axon growth in vitro. We electroporate embryonic heads ex vivo, collect and incubate the whole retina, then prepare explants from these retinae several days later. Retinal explants can be used in a variety of in vitro assays in order to examine the response of electroporated RGC axons to guidance cues or other factors. In sum, this set of techniques enhances our ability to misexpress or downregulate genes in RGCs and should greatly aid studies examining RGC development and axon projections.

In utero and ex vivo Electroporation for Gene Expression in Mouse Retinal Ganglion Cells

Here we present two techniques for manipulating gene expression in murine retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) by in utero and ex vivo electroporation. These techniques enable one to examine how alterations in gene expression affect RGC development, axon guidance, and functional properties.

マウス網膜神経節細胞における遺伝子発現のための子宮内および生体外でのエレクトロポレーションで

The retina and its sole output neuron, the retinal ganglion cell (RGC), comprise an excellent model in which to examine biological questions such as cell ...

In vivo-like Organotypic Murine Retinal Wholemount Culture

Targeted ablations of genes and analysis of animal models is the classical strategy for enrolling specific retinal gene function. However, transgenic, retina-specific or conditional knockout mouse models often display early lethality or suffer from severe malformations, preventing an analysis beyond embryonic or early postnatal stages.
Primary cell culture is an alternative to investigate the effects of exogenously applied recombinant factors, overexpression of genes or siRNA-mediated gene knockdown in a controlled environment. Dissociated cell culture has the advantage that the endogenous signals reaching the target cells are reduced, thereby facilitating the identification of exogenously triggered effects after pharmacological manipulation. However, important cell-cell interactions are initially destroyed by enzymatic digestion or mechanical dissociation, even if re-aggregated retinospheroid cultures1 are used.
By contrast, organotypic retinal wholemount cultures provide a system close to the physiological in vivo situation with neuronal interactions and connections still preserved2-5.
In this video article we provide a step by step demonstration of (1) the establishment of in vivo-like organotypic retinal wholemount cultures including dissection peculiarities of embryonic, postnatal and adult murine eyes and (2) a dissociation and cytospin procedure for analysis of neuronal apoptosis and retinal cell proliferation in organotypic wholemounts, e.g. after culture in the presence of exogenously applied recombinant factors.

In vivo-like Organotypic Murine Retinal Wholemount Culture

This video article demonstrates the establishment of organotypic retinal wholemount cultures and a cytospin procedure for analysis of exogenously induced effects. Organotypic retinal wholemount cultures mimic the in vivo situation and significantly facilitate the accessibility of murine retinas for experimental manipulations while circumventing the disadvantages of classical murine animal models.

生体のような器官型マウス網膜Wholemountの文化で

Targeted ablations of genes and analysis of animal models is the classical strategy for enrolling specific retinal gene function. However, transgenic, ...

Lentiviral-mediated Knockdown During Ex Vivo Erythropoiesis of Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells

Erythropoiesis is a commonly used model system to study cell differentiation. During erythropoiesis, pluripotent adult human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) differentiate into oligopotent progenitors, committed precursors and mature red blood cells 1. This process is regulated for a large part at the level of gene expression, whereby specific transcription factors activate lineage-specific genes while concomitantly repressing genes that are specific to other cell types 2. Studies on transcription factors regulating erythropoiesis are often performed using human and murine cell lines that represent, to some extent, erythroid cells at given stages of differentiation 3-5. However transformed cell lines can only partially mimic erythroid cells and most importantly they do not allow one to comprehensibly study the dynamic changes that occur as cells progress through many stages towards their final erythroid fate. Therefore, a current challenge remains the development of a protocol to obtain relatively homogenous populations of primary HSCs and erythroid cells at various stages of differentiation in quantities that are sufficient to perform genomics and proteomics experiments.
Here we describe an ex vivo cell culture protocol to induce erythroid differentiation from human hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells that have been isolated from either cord blood, bone marrow, or adult peripheral blood mobilized with G-CSF (leukapheresis). This culture system, initially developed by the Douay laboratory 6, uses cytokines and co-culture on mesenchymal cells to mimic the bone marrow microenvironment. Using this ex vivo differentiation protocol, we observe a strong amplification of erythroid progenitors, an induction of differentiation exclusively towards the erythroid lineage and a complete maturation to the stage of enucleated red blood cells. Thus, this system provides an opportunity to study the molecular mechanism of transcriptional regulation as hematopoietic stem cells progress along the erythroid lineage. 
Studying erythropoiesis at the transcriptional level also requires the ability to over-express or knockdown specific factors in primary erythroid cells. For this purpose, we use a lentivirus-mediated gene delivery system that allows for the efficient infection of both dividing and non-dividing cells 7. Here we show that we are able to efficiently knockdown the transcription factor TAL1 in primary human erythroid cells. In addition, GFP expression demonstrates an efficiency of lentiviral infection close to 90%. Thus, our protocol provides a highly useful system for characterization of the regulatory network of transcription factors that control erythropoiesis.

Lentiviral-mediated Knockdown During Ex Vivo Erythropoiesis of Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells

An ex vivo protocol to generate mature human red blood cells from hematopoietic stem/progenitors is described. Additionally we describe an efficient lentiviral-delivery method to knockdown the transcription factor TAL1 in primary erythroid cells. The efficiency of lentivirus mediated gene delivery is demonstrated using GFP expressing viruses.

レンチウイルスを介したノックダウン中生体外で</emヒト造血幹細胞の>赤血球

Erythropoiesis is a commonly used model system to study cell differentiation. During erythropoiesis, pluripotent adult human hematopoietic stem cells ...

The ex vivo Isolated Skeletal Microvessel Preparation for Investigation of Vascular Reactivity

The isolated microvessel preparation is an ex vivo preparation that allows for examination of the different contributions of factors that control vessel diameter, and thus, perfusion resistance1-5. This is a classic experimental preparation that was, in large measure, initially described by Uchida et al.15 several decades ago. This initial description provided the basis for the techniques that was extensively modified and enhanced, primarily in the laboratory of Dr. Brian Duling at the University of Virginia6-8, and we present a current approach in the following pages. This preparation will specifically refer to the gracilis arteriole in a rat as the microvessel of choice, but the basic preparation can readily be applied to vessels isolated from nearly any other tissue or organ across species9-13. Mechanical (i.e., dimensional) changes in the isolated microvessels can easily be evaluated in response to a broad array of physiological (e.g., hypoxia, intravascular pressure, or shear) or pharmacological challenges, and can provide insight into mechanistic elements comprising integrated responses in an intact, although ex vivo, tissue. The significance of this method is that it allows for facile manipulation of the influences on the integrated regulation of microvessel diameter, while also allowing for the control of many of the contributions from other sources, including intravascular pressure (myogenic), autonomic innervation, hemodynamic (e.g., shear stress), endothelial dependent or independent stimuli, hormonal, and parenchymal influences, to provide a partial list. Under appropriate experimental conditions and with appropriate goals, this can serve as an advantage over in vivo or in situ tissue/organ preparations, which do not readily allow for the facile control of broader systemic variables. 
The major limitation of this preparation is essentially the consequence of its strengths. By definition, the behavior of these vessels is being studied under conditions where many of the most significant contributors to the regulation of vascular resistance have been removed, including neural, humoral, metabolic, etc. As such, the investigator is cautioned to avoid over-interpretation and extrapolation of the data that are collected utilizing this preparation. The other significant area of concern with regard to this preparation is that it can be very easy to damage cellular components such as the endothelial lining or the vascular smooth muscle, such that variable source of error can be introduced. It is strongly recommended that the individual investigator utilize appropriate measurements to ensure the quality of the preparation, both at the initiation of the experiment and periodically throughout the course of a protocol.

The ex vivo Isolated Skeletal Microvessel Preparation for Investigation of Vascular Reactivity

An ex vivo preparation is described for isolation of the largest gracilis muscle resistance arterioles for interrogation of both vascular responses to vasoactive stimuli and the assessment of basic structural properties via passive wall mechanics.

ザ ex vivoで</em血管反応性の調査のために>隔離された骨格微小血管の準備

The isolated  microvessel preparation is an ex vivo preparation that allows for examination of the different contributions of  factors that control vessel ...

An Ex vivo Culture System to Study Thyroid Development

The thyroid is a bilobated endocrine gland localized at the base of the neck, producing the thyroid hormones T3, T4, and calcitonin. T3 and T4 are produced by differentiated thyrocytes, organized in closed spheres called follicles, while calcitonin is synthesized by C-cells, interspersed in between the follicles and a dense network of blood capillaries. Although adult thyroid architecture and functions have been extensively described and studied, the formation of the &#8220;angio-follicular&#8221; units, the distribution of C-cells in the parenchyma and the paracrine communications between epithelial and endothelial cells is far from being understood.
This method describes the sequential steps of mouse embryonic thyroid anlagen dissection and its culture on semiporous filters or on microscopy plastic slides. Within a period of four days, this culture system faithfully recapitulates in vivo thyroid development. Indeed, (i) bilobation of the organ occurs (for e12.5 explants), (ii) thyrocytes precursors organize into follicles and polarize, (iii) thyrocytes and C-cells differentiate, and (iv) endothelial cells present in the microdissected tissue proliferate, migrate into the thyroid lobes, and closely associate with the epithelial cells, as they do in vivo.
Thyroid tissues can be obtained from wild type, knockout or fluorescent transgenic embryos. Moreover, explants culture can be manipulated by addition of inhibitors, blocking antibodies, growth factors, or even cells or conditioned medium. Ex vivo development can be analyzed in real-time, or at any time of the culture by immunostaining and RT-qPCR.
In conclusion, thyroid explant culture combined with downstream whole-mount or on sections imaging and gene expression profiling provides a powerful system for manipulating and studying morphogenetic and differentiation events of thyroid organogenesis.

An Ex vivo Culture System to Study Thyroid Development

This protocol describes dissection of mouse embryonic thyroid anlagen and the culture of explants on semiporous filters or on microscopy plastic slides. This system is ideal to study morphogenetic or differentiation events occurring during thyroid development of wild type or knockout embryos, and is amenable to gain- and loss-of-function experiments.

アン<em&gt;生体外</em甲状腺の開発を研究する&gt;文化システム

The thyroid is a bilobated endocrine gland localized at the base of the neck, producing the thyroid hormones T3, T4, and calcitonin. T3 and T4 are ...

Spatiotemporal Mapping of Motility in Ex Vivo Preparations of the Intestines

Multiple approaches have been used to record and evaluate gastrointestinal motility including: recording changes in muscle tension, intraluminal pressure, and membrane potential. All of these approaches depend on measurement of activity at one or multiple locations along the gut simultaneously which are then interpreted to provide a sense of overall motility patterns. Recently, the development of video recording and spatiotemporal mapping (STmap) techniques have made it possible to observe and analyze complex patterns in ex vivo whole segments of colon and intestine. Once recorded and digitized, video records can be converted to STmaps in which the luminal diameter is converted to grayscale or color [called diameter maps (Dmaps)]. STmaps can provide data on motility direction (i.e., stationary, peristaltic, antiperistaltic), velocity, duration, frequency and strength of contractile motility patterns. Advantages of this approach include: analysis of interaction or simultaneous development of different motility patterns in different regions of the same segment, visualization of motility pattern changes over time, and analysis of how activity in one region influences activity in another region. Video recordings can be replayed with different timescales and analysis parameters so that separate STmaps and motility patterns can be analyzed in more detail. This protocol specifically details the effects of intraluminal fluid distension and intraluminal stimuli that affect motility generation. The use of luminal receptor agonists and antagonists provides mechanistic information on how specific patterns are initiated and how one pattern can be converted into another pattern. The technique is limited by the ability to only measure motility that causes changes in luminal diameter, without providing data on intraluminal pressure changes or muscle tension, and by the generation of artifacts based upon experimental setup; although, analysis methods can account for these issues. When compared to previous techniques the video recording and STmap approach provides a more comprehensive understanding of gastrointestinal motility.

Spatiotemporal Mapping of Motility in Ex Vivo Preparations of the Intestines

Recently available video recording and spatiotemporal mapping (STmap) techniques make it possible to visualize and quantify both propagating and mixing patterns of intestinal motility. The goal of this protocol is to explain the generation and analysis of STmaps using the GastroIntestinal Motility Monitoring (GIMM) system.

運動の時空間マッピングで<em&gt;エクスビボ</em腸の&gt;準備

Multiple approaches have been used to record and evaluate gastrointestinal motility including: recording changes in muscle tension, intraluminal pressure, ...

Ex Vivo Method for Assessing the Mouse Reproductive Tract Spontaneous Motility and a MATLAB-based Uterus Motion Tracking Algorithm for Data Analysis

Dysmenorrhea, or painful cramping, is the most common symptom associated with menses in females and its severity can hinder women&#39;s everyday lives. Here, we present an easy and inexpensive method that would be instrumental for testing new drugs decreasing uterine contractility. This method utilizes the unique ability of the entire mouse reproductive tract to exhibit spontaneous motility when maintained ex vivo in a Petri dish containing oxygenated Krebs buffer. This spontaneous motility resembles the wave-like myometrial activity of the human uterus, referred to as endometrial waves. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the method, we employed a well-known uterine relaxant drug, epinephrine. We demonstrate that the spontaneous motility of the entire mouse reproductive tract can be quickly and reversibly inhibited by 1 &#181;M epinephrine in this Petri dish model. Documenting the changes of uterine motility can be easily done using an ordinary smart phone or a sophisticated digital camera. We developed a MATLAB-based algorithm allowing motion tracking to quantify spontaneous uterine motility changes by measuring the rate of uterine horn movements. A major advantage of this ex vivo approach is that the reproductive tract remains intact throughout the entire experiment, preserving all intrinsic intrauterine cellular interactions. The major limitation of this approach is that up to 10-20% of uteri may exhibit no spontaneous motility. Thus far, this is the first quantitative ex vivo method for assessing spontaneous uterine motility in a Petri dish model.

Uterine contractions are important for the well-being of females. However, pathologically increased contractility may result in dysmenorrhea, especially in younger females. Here, we describe a simple ex vivo preparation allowing quick assessment of the efficacy of smooth muscle relaxants that may be used for treating dysmenorrhea.

マウス生殖管自発的運動性を評価するためのEx Vivo法とデータ解析のためのMATLABベースの子宮運動追跡アルゴリズム

Dysmenorrhea, or painful cramping, is the most common symptom associated with menses in females and its severity can hinder women&#39;s everyday lives. ...

Isolation of Cardiomyocytes from Fixed Hearts for Immunocytochemistry and Ploidy Analysis

The adult mammalian heart is composed of various cell types including cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells and fibroblasts. Since it is difficult to reliably identify nuclei of cardiomyocytes on histological sections, many groups rely on isolating viable cardiomyocytes prior to fixation to perform immunostaining. However, these live cardiomyocyte isolation techniques require optimization to maximize the yield, viability and quality of the samples, with inherent fluctuations from sample to sample despite maximum optimization. Here, we report a reproducible protocol, involving fixation prior to enzymatic digestion of the heart, which leads to maximum yield while preserving the in vivo morphology of individual cardiomyocytes. We further developed an automated analysis platform to determine the number of nuclei and DNA content per nucleus for individual cardiomyocytes. After exposing the chest cavity, the heart was arrested in diastole by perfusion with 60 mM KCl in PBS. Next, the heart was fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde (PFA) solution, and then digested with 60 mg/mL collagenase solution. After digestions, cells were singularized by trituration, and the cardiomyocyte fraction was enriched via differential centrifugation. Isolated cardiomyocytes were stained for Troponin T and &#945;-actinin to assess purity of the obtained population. Furthermore, we developed an image analysis platform to determine cardiomyocyte nucleation and ploidy status following DAPI staining. Image based ploidy assessments led to consistent and reproducible results. Thus, with this protocol, it is possible to preserve native morphology of individual cardiomyocytes to allow immunocytochemistry and DNA content analysis while achieving maximum yield.

The goal of this work is to develop a method to reproducibly isolate cardiomyocytes from the adult heart and measure DNA content and nucleation.

免疫細胞化学とプロイド分析のための固定心からの心筋細胞の分離

The adult mammalian heart is composed of various cell types including cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells and fibroblasts. Since it is difficult to reliably ...

Isolation of Cardiac and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells from Adult, Juvenile, Larval and Embryonic Zebrafish for Electrophysiological Studies

Zebrafish have long been used as a model vertebrate organism in cardiovascular research. The technical difficulties of isolating individual cells from the zebrafish cardiovascular tissues have been limiting in studying their electrophysiological properties. Previous methods have been described for dissection of zebrafish hearts and isolation of ventricular cardiac myocytes. However, the isolation of zebrafish atrial and vascular myocytes for electrophysiological characterization was not detailed. This work describes new and modified enzymatic protocols that routinely provide isolated juvenile and adult zebrafish ventricular and atrial cardiomyocytes, as well as vascular smooth muscle (VSM) cells from the bulbous arteriosus, suitable for patch-clamp experiments. There has been no literary evidence of electrophysiological studies on zebrafish cardiovascular tissues isolated at embryonic and larval stages of development. Partial dissociation techniques that allow patch-clamp experiments on individual cells from larval and embryonic hearts are demonstrated.

The present protocol describes the acute isolation of viable cardiac and vascular smooth muscle cells from adult, juvenile, larval, and embryonic zebrafish (Danio rerio), suitable for electrophysiological studies.

電気生理学的研究のための成体、幼若、幼虫および胚性ゼブラフィッシュからの心臓および血管平滑筋細胞の単離(英語)

Zebrafish have long been used as a model vertebrate organism in cardiovascular research. The technical difficulties of isolating individual cells from the ...