وأيد هذا العمل من قبل البرنامج الأوروبي IST الاتحاد (مشروع &quot;باسل -- وهو واقع الذكي المتعدد الظاهري نظام استشعار يمكن ارتداؤها لعلاج الرهاب&quot; -- IST - 2002-507464).

بروتوكول سريرية لعلاج اضطراب القلق العام (GAD) مبرمجة في وقت واحد داخل وخارج مكتب الطبيب المعالج ل. برنامج الاسترخاء هو مزيج من &quot;التدريب على الاسترخاء التدريجي عضل&quot; (PMRT) ، والتي وصفها الداخلي الكلاسيكي جاكوبسن ، وينطوي على توتير والاسترخاء المجموعات العضلية المختلفة مع الأخذ علما الأحاسيس المتناقضة ، و &quot;موجه الصور&quot; البرنامج. الصور في التدريب لدينا هو الاستعاضة عن الاشارة البصرية للبيئة افتراضية الاسترخاء. داخل مكتب المعالج النفسي. المرضى الذين يشاركون في دورات تدريبية (8) مع الطبيب المعالج ، موزعة في أربعة أسابيع (2 جلسات في الأسبوع). كل دورة يبدأ ويتوقف مع التقييم السريري الذي يعطي قدرا من قلق المريض. خطة الدورات في مكتب الطبيب المعالج ل: <ol style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> السريرية تقييم أولي لحالة المريض ؛ </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> يتم توصيل المريض مع أجهزة الاستشعار التي تسجل له / لها المعلمات الفسيولوجية (تصرف الجلد ، ومعدل ضربات القلب والتنفس). مسجلة مقياس خط الأساس من هذه المعلمات لمدة 3 دقائق ؛ </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> يرتدي المريض على عرض رئيس محمولة على اتصال مع أجهزة الكمبيوتر ومقابض عصا ؛ </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> المريض يبدأ استكشاف البيئة الظاهري : جزيرة استوائية جميلة تواجه على المحيط. المريض ، وبعد سرد سجلتها المعالج ، تصل إلى الجزيرة على متن قارب واستكشاف ذلك. اثر ممشي الذي يوجه له / لها من خلال الجزيرة ، وصول المريض إلى نقطة البداية ، حيث تبين لوحات مختلفة الاتجاهات في المناطق المستهدفة المختلفة. في كل مجال من هذه المجالات هو توفير ممارسة الاسترخاء ، وخلال هذا التدريب ، وبعد المؤشرات التي قدمها دليل الصوتي ، والمريض يحاول الاسترخاء نفسه / نفسها ، بينما يتم تعديل مباشرة بعض عناصر البيئة الظاهري له / لها سجلت المعلمات الفسيولوجية في الوقت الحقيقي. وبالتالي ، فإن المريض يتلقى ردود فعل فورية من له / لها مستوى التنشيط (كما هو الحال في تقنيات بيوفيدباك التقليدية) ، ولكن مع إعطاء قيمة إضافية للبيئة الظاهري الذي هو / هي استكشاف immersively لا بد من المناطق المستهدفة إلى : <ul style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> إشعال النار : معلمات الفسيولوجية السيطرة على كثافة النيران ، حتى في الحد من النتائج المريض التنشيط الفسيولوجية على الحد من النار حتى يخرج ؛ </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> موجات : معلمات الفسيولوجية السيطرة على موجات المحيط حتى يصبح هادئا تماما ؛ </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> الشلال : الحد من الإثارة الفسيولوجية يتوافق مع الحد من شدة تيار الماء حتى توقف لتسقط. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> شرفة : بشكل مختلف عن الآخرين ، وهذا هو ممارسة للتخصيص من قبل المريض ، الذي يمكن أن تختار الكلمات أو الصور المتصلة له / لها الأحداث المجهدة الشخصية. هذه التقنية بمثابة التأكيد برنامج التلقيح ، والمريض يمكن أن تجربة انخفاض في الحجم عائمة يتلاشى في البند المختار -- اعتمادا على تعريفه / لها القدرة على الاسترخاء نفسه / نفسها ؛ </li></ul></li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> بمجرد الانتهاء من الدورة واقع افتراضي ، يتم تسجيل المعلمات الفسيولوجية مرة أخرى في حالة الراحة ؛ </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> السريرية التقييم النهائي للحالة المريض. </li></ol> OFFICE المعالج الخارجي ل: من أجل تحسين كفاءة التدريب وزيادة الآثار من الاسترخاء ، والمرضى وممارسة تقنيات الاسترخاء خارج مكتب الطبيب المعالج عن طريق تواجه سيناريو هوم. ويتحقق هذا من خلال تقديم نفس البيئة الظاهرية شهدت خلال العلاج على جهاز محمول. توصيل الجهاز المحمول عن طريق البلوتوث لمجموعة من أجهزة الاستشعار التي تشمل معدل ضربات القلب وتصرف الجلد. هذا الجهاز صغير بما فيه الكفاية وسهلة الاستخدام ليتم التعامل معها بشكل مستقل من قبل المريض (انظر الشكل 1). مطلوب لتدريب قدرات المريض الاسترخاء على الأقل مرة واحدة في اليوم لكامل مدة العلاج (شهر واحد) ، في أعقاب خطة العلاج التي يقدمها المعالج. ممثل النتائج لأن كلا من المعروف بيوفيدباك والواقع الظاهري لتكون فعالة للحث على الاسترخاء ، والنتيجة الرئيسية المتوقعة هي مزيج من هاتين الطريقتين أكثر فعالية في الحد من القلق في المرضى المتضررين من اضطراب القلق العام ، من الطريقتين تستخدم بشكل فردي. <img src="/files/ftp_upload/1554/Fig1.jpg" alt="الشكل 1" /> الشكل 1 : GSR / HR أجهزة الاستشعار وحدة نمطية.

<ol>
	<li>Arntz, A. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=Cognitive+therapy+versus+applied+relaxation+as+treatment+of+generalized+anxiety+disorder.">Cognitive therapy versus applied relaxation as treatment of generalized anxiety disorder.</a> Behav Res Ther. 41 (6), 633-633 (2003).</li><li>Siev, J., Chambless, D. L. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=Specificity+of+treatment+effects:+cognitive+therapy+and+relaxation+for+generalized+anxiety+and+panic+disorders.">Specificity of treatment effects: cognitive therapy and relaxation for generalized anxiety and panic disorders.</a> Journal of consulting and clinical psychology. 75 (4), 513-513 (2007).</li><li>Jacobsen, E. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=.">.</a> Progressive relaxation. , (1938).</li><li>Villani, D., Riva, F., Riva, G. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=New+technologies+for+relaxation:+the+role+of+presence.">New technologies for relaxation: the role of presence.</a> International journal of Stress Management. 14 (3), 260-260 (2007).</li></ol>

The authors have nothing to disclose.

فرضية لدينا هو أن الجمع بين الواقع الافتراضي ، والارتجاع البيولوجي أن يعدل مباشرة في البيئة الافتراضية ، مقارنة مع الواقع الظاهري وحده ، وسوف يؤدي إلى استرخاء أفضل وأسرع في التعلم. يمكن تطبيقه إذا كان الأمر كذلك ، فإن هذا الصك الجديدة التي تم إنشاؤها لعلاج اضطرابات القلق واختبار حتى في أمراض القلق الأخرى ذات الصلة.

the use of biofeedback in clinical virtual reality: the intrepid project

اضطراب القلق العام (GAD) هو اضطراب نفسي يتميز القلق المستمر وغير محددة أن يتداخل مع أنشطة الحياة اليومية. انتشاره الكبير في عدد السكان عامة ، والقيود الشديدة التي يسببها ، وأشر إلى ضرورة إيجاد استراتيجيات فعالة جديدة لعلاج ذلك. جنبا إلى جنب مع العلاج المعرفي السلوكي ، والاسترخاء تمثل نهجا مفيدا لعلاج جاد ، لكنه لا يملك الحد الذي أصبح من الصعب أن يكون المستفادة. ويهدف المشروع إلى تنفيذ باسل أداة جديدة لعلاج القلق والاضطرابات ذات الصلة لاختبار فعاليتها في الحد من القلق السريرية ذات الصلة الاعراض. الابتكار في هذا النهج هو مزيج من الواقع الافتراضي ، والارتجاع البيولوجي ، بحيث يتم تعديل مباشرة أول واحد من إخراج ثانية واحدة. بهذه الطريقة ، يتم المريض على بينة من ردود الفعل له أو لها من خلال تعديل بعض ملامح البيئة VR في الوقت الحقيقي. استخدام التمارين العقلية للمريض يتعلم السيطرة على هذه المعلمات الفسيولوجية واستخدام التغذية المرتدة التي توفرها بيئة افتراضية قادرة على مقياس نجاحه أو لها. استخدام إضافي من الأجهزة المحمولة ، مثل المساعد الرقمي الشخصي أو الهواتف الذكية ، ويسمح للمريض أن ينجز في المنزل ، وبشكل فردي ومستقل ، فإن التمارين نفسها من ذوي الخبرة في مكتب الطبيب المعالج ل. والهدف من ذلك هو ترسيخ بروتوكول المستفادة في سياق الحياة الحقيقية ، فتزيد من قدرة المرضى على التعامل مع الأعراض. النتيجة المتوقعة هي أفضل وأسرع تعلم تقنيات الاسترخاء ، وبالتالي زيادة فعالية العلاج اذا ما قورنت مع البروتوكولات السريرية التقليدية.

Watch this Scientific Journal Video about The use of Biofeedback in Clinical Virtual Reality: The INTREPID Project at JoVE.com

The use of Biofeedback in Clinical Virtual Reality: The INTREPID Project

ويهدف المشروع في الواقع الظاهري نظام متعدد الاستشعار الذكي لعلاج اضطرابات القلق المرتبطة (باسل) في وضع متعددة الاستشعار السياق يدرك نظام الواقع الافتراضي لعلاج الاضطرابات ذات الصلة القلق.

استخدام بيوفيدباك في الواقع الافتراضي السريرية : مشروع مقدام

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by a constant and unspecific anxiety that interferes with daily-life ...

the-use-biofeedback-clinical-virtual-reality-intrepid

Research

JoVE Journal

Biology

15.0K Views.  Istituto Auxologico Italiano. ويهدف المشروع في الواقع الظاهري نظام متعدد الاستشعار الذكي لعلاج اضطرابات القلق المرتبطة (باسل) في وضع متعددة الاستشعار السياق يدرك نظام الواقع الافتراضي لعلاج الاضطرابات ذات الصلة القلق.

Video: The use of Biofeedback in Clinical Virtual Reality: The INTREPID Project

Use of Rotorod as a Method for the Qualitative Analysis of Walking in Rat

High speed videoanalysis of the details of movement can provide a source of information about qualitative aspects of walking movements. When walking on a rotorod, animals remain in approximately the same place making repetitive movements of stepping. Thus the task provides a rich source of information on the details of foot stepping movements. Subjects were hemi-Parkinson analogue rats, produced by injection of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) into the right nigrostriatal bundle to deplete nigrostriatal dopamine (DA). The present report provides a video analysis illustration of animals previously were filmed from frontal, lateral, and posterior views as they walked (15). Rating scales and frame-by-frame replay of the video records of stepping behavior indicated that the hemi-Parkinson rats were chronically impaired in posture and limb use contralateral to the DA-depletion. The contralateral limbs participated less in initiating and sustaining propulsion than the ipsilateral limbs. These deficits secondary to unilateral DA-depletion show that the rotorod provides a use task for the analysis of stepping movements.

The rotorod test is used to assess motor status in the walking movement of hemi-Parkinson analogue rats.

استخدام Rotorod كأسلوب للتحليل النوعي من المشي في الجرذ

High speed videoanalysis of the details of movement can provide a source of information about qualitative aspects of walking movements. When walking on a ...

Psychophysiological Stress Assessment Using Biofeedback 

In the last half century, research in biofeedback has shown the extent to which the human mind can influence the functioning of the autonomic nervous system, previously thought to be outside of conscious control. By letting people observe signals from their own bodies, biofeedback enables them to develop greater awareness of their physiological and psychological reactions, such as stress, and to learn to modify these reactions. Biofeedback practitioners can facilitate this process by assessing people s reactions to mildly stressful events and formulating a biofeedback-based treatment plan. During stress assessment the practitioner first records a baseline for physiological readings, and then presents the client with several mild stressors, such as a cognitive, physical and emotional stressor. Variety of stressors is presented in order to determine a person's stimulus-response specificity, or differences in each person's reaction to qualitatively different stimuli. This video will demonstrate the process of psychophysiological stress assessment using biofeedback and present general guidelines for treatment planning.

Psychophysiological Stress Assessment Using Biofeedback

In this video we will describe one method of assessing person's psychophysiological reaction to stress using biofeedback. We will also present general guidelines for treatment planning.

Psychophysiological تقييم الإجهاد عن طريق بيوفيدباك

In the last half century, research in biofeedback has shown the extent to which the human mind can influence the functioning of the autonomic nervous ...

Use of the Protease Fluorescent Detection Kit to Determine Protease Activity

The Protease Fluorescent Detection Kit provides ready-to-use reagents for detecting the presence of protease activity. This simple assay to detect protease activity uses casein labeled with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) as the substrate.
Protease activity results in the cleavage of the FITC-labeled casein substrate into smaller fragments, which do not precipitate under acidic conditions. After incubation of the protease sample and substrate, the reaction is acidified with the addition of trichloroacetic acid (TCA). The mixture is then centrifuged with the undigested substrate forming a pellet and the smaller, acid soluble fragments remaining in solution. The supernatant is neutralized and the fluorescence of the FITC-labeled fragments is measured.
The described kit procedure detects the trypsin protease control at a concentration of approximately 0.5 &mu;g/ml (5 ng of trypsin added to the assay). This sensitivity can be increased with a longer incubation time, up to 24 hours. The assay is performed in microcentrifuge tubes and procedures are provided for fluorescence detection using either cuvettes or multiwell plates.

The Protease Fluorescent Detection Kit is designed for the measurement of protease activity using fluorometry. It is also suitable for detection of trace amounts of protease contamination. The method is based on the proteolytic hydroysis of a proprietary formulation of a FITC-labeled casein substrate.

استخدام أدوات الكشف البروتياز نيون تحديد نشاط الأنزيم البروتيني

The Protease Fluorescent Detection Kit provides ready-to-use reagents for detecting the presence of protease activity. This simple assay to detect ...

The use of SC1 (Pluripotin) to Support mESC Self-renewal in the Absence of LIF

Mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells are conventionally cultured with Leukemia Inhibitory Factor (LIF) to maintain self-renewal.1 However, LIF is expensive and activation of the LIF/JAK/STAT3 pathway is not absolutely required to maintain the self-renewal state.2 The SC1 small molecule may be an economical alternative to LIF. SC1 functions through dual inhibition of Ras-GAP and ERK1.3 Illustration of its mechanism of action makes it a useful tool to study the fundamental molecular mechanism of self-renewal. Here we demonstrate the procedure for culturing mouse ES cells in the presence of SC1 and show that they are able to maintain self-renewal in the absence of LIF. Cells cultured with SC1 showed similar morphology compared to cells maintained with LIF. Both exhibited typical mouse ES morphology after five passages. Expression of typical pluripotency markers (Oct4, Sox2, Nanog, and SSEA1) was observed after five passages in the presence of SC1. Furthermore, SC1 caused no overt toxicity on mouse ES cells.

The use of SC1 Pluripotin to Support mESC Self-renewal in the Absence of LIF

SC1 functions through dual inhibition of Ras- GAP and ERK1. We tested the function of SC1 in supporting mouse ES cell self-renewal in the absence of LIF and showed that SC1 is able to maintain self-renewal of mouse ES cell cultures.

استخدام SC1 (Pluripotin) لدعم MESC التجديد الذاتي في غياب LIF

Mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells are conventionally cultured with Leukemia Inhibitory Factor (LIF) to maintain self-renewal.1 However, LIF is expensive and ...

Purification of the M. magneticum Strain AMB-1 Magnetosome Associated Protein MamA&Delta;41

Magnetotactic bacteria comprise a diverse group of aquatic microorganisms that are able to orientate themselves along geomagnetic fields. This behavior is believed to aid their search for suitable environments (1). This capability is conferred by the magnetosome, a subcellular organelle that consists of a linear-chain assembly of lipid vesicles each able to biomineralize and enclose a ~50-nm crystal of magnetite or greigite. A principle component of the magnetosome that was shown to be required for the formation of functional vesicles is MamA. MamA is a highly abundant magnetosome-associated protein which is one of the most characterized magnetosome-associated proteins in vivo (2-6). This article focuses on the purification of MamA, which despite being studied in vivo, no clear functional or structural details have been identified for it. Bioinformatics analysis suggested that MamA is a tetra-tricopeptide repeat (TPR) containing protein. TPR is a structural motif found as such or forming part of a bigger fold in a wide range of proteins, it serves as a template for protein-protein interactions and mediates multi-protein complexes (7). TPRs are involved in many crucial tasks in eukaryotic cell organelle processes and many bacterial pathways (8-14). In order to understand MamA, a unique TPR containing protein, highly purified protein is required as a first step. In this article, we present the purification protocol for a stable MamA deletion mutant (MamA&Delta;41) from M. magneticum AMB-1.

Purification of the &lt;em&gt;M. magneticum&lt;/em&gt; Strain AMB-1 Magnetosome Associated Protein MamA&amp;Delta;41

MamA is a unique Magnetosome associated protein which was shown to be involved in magnetosome activation. Here we present the purification protocol of MamA deletion mutant (MamA&Delta;41) from M. magneticum AMB-1.

تنقية م. magneticum سلالة AMB - 1 بروتين المرتبطين Magnetosome MamAΔ41

Magnetotactic bacteria comprise a diverse group of aquatic microorganisms that are able to orientate themselves along geomagnetic fields. This behavior is ...

Live Imaging of Apoptotic Cell Clearance during Drosophila Embryogenesis

The proper elimination of unwanted or aberrant cells through apoptosis and subsequent phagocytosis (apoptotic cell clearance) is crucial for normal development in all metazoan organisms. Apoptotic cell clearance is a highly dynamic process intimately associated with cell death; unengulfed apoptotic cells are barely seen in vivo under normal conditions. In order to understand the different steps of apoptotic cell clearance and to compare 'professional' phagocytes - macrophages and dendritic cells to 'non-professional' - tissue-resident neighboring cells, in vivo live imaging of the process is extremely valuable. Here we describe a protocol for studying apoptotic cell clearance in live Drosophila embryos. To follow the dynamics of different steps in phagocytosis we use specific markers for apoptotic cells and phagocytes. In addition, we can monitor two phagocyte systems in parallel: 'professional' macrophages and 'semi-professional' glia in the developing central nervous system (CNS). The method described here employs the Drosophila embryo as an excellent model for real time studies of apoptotic cell clearance.

Live Imaging of Apoptotic Cell Clearance during Drosophila Embryogenesis

Here we describe an effective method for studying dynamics of apoptotic cell clearance in vivo. This method employs live Drosophila embryos as a powerful model for monitoring phagocytosis of apoptotic cells using specific labeling of apoptotic cells and phagocytes.

يعيش التصوير من تخليص الخلية أفكارك أثناء<em&gt; ذبابة الفاكهة</em&gt; مرحلة التطور الجنيني

The  proper elimination of unwanted or aberrant cells through apoptosis and  subsequent phagocytosis (apoptotic cell clearance) is crucial for normal  ...

The Use of Chemostats in Microbial Systems Biology

Cells regulate their rate of growth in response to signals from the external world. As the cell grows, diverse cellular processes must be coordinated including macromolecular synthesis, metabolism and ultimately, commitment to the cell division cycle. The chemostat, a method of experimentally controlling cell growth rate, provides a powerful means of systematically studying how growth rate impacts cellular processes - including gene expression and metabolism - and the regulatory networks that control the rate of cell growth. When maintained for hundreds of generations chemostats can be used to study adaptive evolution of microbes in environmental conditions that limit cell growth. We describe the principle of chemostat cultures, demonstrate their operation and provide examples of their various applications. Following a period of disuse after their introduction in the middle of the twentieth century, the convergence of genome-scale methodologies with a renewed interest in the regulation of cell growth and the molecular basis of adaptive evolution is stimulating a renaissance in the use of chemostats in biological research.

Cell growth rate is a regulated process and a primary determinant of cell physiology. Continuous culturing using chemostats enables extrinsic control of cell growth rate by nutrient limitation facilitating the study of molecular networks that control cell growth and how those networks evolve to optimize cell growth.

استخدام الكيموستات في الميكروبية بيولوجيا الأنظمة

Cells regulate their rate of growth in response to signals from the external world. As the cell grows, diverse cellular processes must be coordinated ...

Culturing of Human Nasal Epithelial Cells at the Air Liquid Interface

In vitro models using human primary epithelial cells are essential in understanding key functions of the respiratory epithelium in the context of microbial infections or inhaled agents. Direct comparisons of cells obtained from diseased populations allow us to characterize different phenotypes and dissect the underlying mechanisms mediating changes in epithelial cell function. Culturing epithelial cells from the human tracheobronchial region has been well documented, but is limited by the availability of human lung tissue or invasiveness associated with obtaining the bronchial brushes biopsies. Nasal epithelial cells are obtained through much less invasive superficial nasal scrape biopsies and subjects can be biopsied multiple times with no significant side effects. Additionally, the nose is the entry point to the respiratory system and therefore one of the first sites to be exposed to any kind of air-borne stressor, such as microbial agents, pollutants, or allergens. 
Briefly, nasal epithelial cells obtained from human volunteers are expanded on coated tissue culture plates, and then transferred onto cell culture inserts. Upon reaching confluency, cells continue to be cultured at the air-liquid interface (ALI), for several weeks, which creates more physiologically relevant conditions. The ALI culture condition uses defined media leading to a differentiated epithelium that exhibits morphological and functional characteristics similar to the human nasal epithelium, with both ciliated and mucus producing cells. Tissue culture inserts with differentiated nasal epithelial cells can be manipulated in a variety of ways depending on the research questions (treatment with pharmacological agents, transduction with lentiviral vectors, exposure to gases, or infection with microbial agents) and analyzed for numerous different endpoints ranging from cellular and molecular pathways, functional changes, morphology, etc. 
In vitro models of differentiated human nasal epithelial cells will enable investigators to address novel and important research questions by using organotypic experimental models that largely mimic the nasal epithelium in vivo.

Nasal epithelial cells, obtained through superficial scrape biopsy of human volunteers, are expanded and transferred onto tissue culture inserts. Upon reaching confluency, cells are grown at air liquid interface, yielding cultures of ciliated and non-ciliated cells. Differentiated nasal epithelial cell cultures provide viable experimental models for studying the respiratory mucosa.

زراعة خلايا الإنسان الظهارية الأنف في واجهة الهواء السائل

In vitro models using human primary  epithelial cells are essential in understanding key functions of the respiratory  epithelium in the context of ...

Probe-based Real-time PCR Approaches for Quantitative Measurement of microRNAs

Probe-based quantitative PCR (qPCR) is a favoured method for measuring transcript abundance, since it is one of the most sensitive detection methods that provides an accurate and reproducible analysis. Probe-based chemistry offers the least background fluorescence as compared to other (dye-based) chemistries. Presently, there are several platforms available that use probe-based chemistry to quantitate transcript abundance. qPCR in a 96 well plate is the most routinely used method, however only a maximum of 96 samples or miRNAs can be tested in a single run. This is time-consuming and tedious if a large number of samples/miRNAs are to be analyzed. High-throughput probe-based platforms such as microfluidics (e.g. TaqMan Array Card) and nanofluidics arrays (e.g. OpenArray) offer ease to reproducibly and efficiently detect the abundance of multiple microRNAs in a large number of samples in a short time. Here, we demonstrate the experimental setup and protocol for miRNA quantitation from serum or plasma-EDTA samples, using probe-based chemistry and three different platforms (96 well plate, microfluidics and nanofluidics arrays) offering increasing levels of throughput.

Circulating microRNAs have recently emerged as promising and novel biomarkers for various cancers and other diseases. The goal of this article is to discuss three different probe-based real-time PCR platforms and methods that are available to quantify and determine the abundance of circulating microRNAs.

يستند التحقيق، في الوقت الحقيقي PCR مقاربات للقياس الكمي من microRNAs

Probe-based quantitative PCR (qPCR) is a favoured method for measuring transcript abundance, since it is one of the most sensitive detection methods that ...

Use of Enzymatic Biosensors to Quantify Endogenous ATP or H2O2 in the Kidney

Enzymatic microelectrode biosensors have been widely used to measure extracellular signaling in real-time. Most of their use has been limited to brain slices and neuronal cell cultures. Recently, this technology has been applied to the whole organs. Advances in sensor design have made &#160;possible the measuring of&#160;cell signaling in blood-perfused in vivo kidneys. The present protocols list the steps needed to measure ATP and H2O2 signaling in the rat kidney interstitium. Two separate sensor designs are used for the ex vivo and in vivo protocols. Both types of sensor&#160;are coated with&#160;a thin enzymatic biolayer on top of a permselectivity layer to give fast responding, sensitive and selective biosensors. The permselectivity layer protects the signal from the interferents in biological tissue, and the enzymatic layer utilizes&#160;the sequential catalytic reaction of glycerol kinase and glycerol-3-phosphate oxidase in the presence of ATP to produce H2O2. The set of sensors used for the ex vivo studies further detected analyte by oxidation of H2O2 on a platinum/iridium (Pt-Ir) wire electrode. The sensors for the&#160;in vivo studies are instead based on the reduction of H2O2 on a mediator coated gold electrode designed for blood-perfused tissue. Final concentration changes&#160;are detected by real-time amperometry followed by calibration to known concentrations of analyte. Additionally, the specificity of the amperometric signal can be confirmed by the addition of enzymes such as catalase and apyrase that break down H2O2 and ATP correspondingly. These sensors also rely heavily on accurate calibrations before and after each experiment. The following two protocols establish the study of real-time detection of ATP and H2O2 in kidney tissues, and can be further modified to extend the described method for use in other biological preparations or whole organs.

Use of Enzymatic Biosensors to Quantify Endogenous ATP or H2O2 in the Kidney

Enzymatic microelectrode biosensors enable real-time measurements of extracellular cell signaling in biologically-relevant concentrations. The following protocols extend the applications of biosensors to the ex vivo and in vivo detection of ATP and H2O2 in the kidney.

استخدام الأنزيمية أجهزة الاستشعار لقياس الذاتية ATP أو H<sub&gt; 2</sub&gt; O<sub&gt; 2</sub&gt; في الكلى

Enzymatic microelectrode biosensors have been widely used to measure extracellular signaling in real-time. Most of their use has been limited to brain ...