We thank Dr. Helene Bernstein for providing us with access to her flow cytometer. We also thank CFAR flow cytometry facility for the flow cytometry services. This project was in part supported by CTSC core utilization funding and STERIS corporation/University Hospitals-Division of Infectious diseases grant to PP.

ملاحظة: وأجريت التجارب باستخدام الفئران وفقا للجنة الرفق بالحيوان المؤسسي (IACUC) المبادئ التوجيهية. 1. إعادة تشكيل خرقة-1 - / - الفئران بخلايا أنا ن المختبر مثقف Th17 (ثلاثة أيام قبل العدوى) <ol style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> لإنشاء خلايا Th17، ثقافة CD4 + CD44low CD62Lhigh CD25- خلايا T السذاجة (3 × 104) في أسفل U-96 لوحات جيدة وحدها، أو شارك في ثقافة لهم على طول مع 3 × 104 CD4 + CD25 + Foxp3 + Tregs في وجود قابل للذوبان α-CD3 (1 ميكروغرام / مل)، α-CD28 (2 ميكروغرام / مل) الأجسام المضادة وخلايا مستضد تقديم، في ظل ظروف Th17 (الاستقطاب باستخدام IL-6 (25 نانوغرام / مل)، β TGF- (2 نانوغرام / مل) ، α-IFN-γ (2 ميكروغرام / مل)، وα -IL-4 (2 ميكروغرام / مل)) لمدة ثلاثة إلى أربعة أيام. ملاحظة: تم فرز خلايا ساذجة وT البندان باستخدام مضان خلية تنشيط الفرز (FACS) لد إجراءات عزل الخلايا المغناطيسية ومثقف كما هو موضح سابقا 19-22. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> في يوم 4، وبعد إعادة التعليق الخلايا Th17 باستخدام ماصة، وجمع لهم من الثقافات، وأجهزة الطرد المركزي منهم تحت ظروف معقمة. <ol style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> اتخاذ قسامة صغيرة من هذه الخلايا لدراسة الجدوى وللphenotyping. و resuspend لهم في 500 ميكرولتر من RPMI المتوسطة، إضافة يوديد propidium (200 نانوغرام / مل)، وتقييم قدرتها على الاستمرار على الفور من قبل التدفق الخلوي. أداء phenotyping بواسطة التدفق الخلوي تقييم إنتاج IL-17A بعد restimulation (انظر القسم 6.3). </li></ol></li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> الطرد المركزي وغسل الجزء الأكبر من الخلايا في برنامج تلفزيوني العقيمة في 480 x ج لمدة 6 دقائق في 4 درجات مئوية في جميع الخطوات ما لم ينص على خلاف ذلك. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> استخدام هذه الخلايا لنقل بالتبني في CD45.2 Rag1 6-8 أسبوع من العمر - / - الفئران العوز المناعي. <ol style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> Resuspend الخلايا في 1 × 10 7 خلية / مل كثافة الخلايا باستخدام برنامج تلفزيوني العقيمة البارد. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> ضخ 100 ميكرولتر من الخلايا عن طريق intrapحقن eritoneal، وذلك باستخدام الإبر 25 G في 1 مل الحقن السلين، مثل أن الماوس واحد يتلقى 1 × 10 6 خلايا. فإن بعض الفئران يتلقى خلايا PBS أو Th17 فقط، وسوف الفئران الأخرى الحصول على خلايا Th17 التي كانت شاركت في تربيتها مع الخلايا Treg. ملاحظة: تنفيذ كافة الخطوات جو معقم و مطهر. </li></ol></li></ol> 2. تزايد C. البيض للعدوى (يوم واحد قبل العدوى) <ol style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> قبل التلقيح، وتفريق خمسة مستعمرات CAF2-1 C. سلالة البيض مختبر في 100 ميكرولتر من برنامج تلفزيوني العقيمة تعليق وإضافة تعليق إلى مرق العقيمة. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> تطعيم 5 مستعمرات C. البيض في 50 مل من قاعدة النيتروجين الخميرة (YNB دون الأحماض الأمينية) / ببتون / سكر العنب المتوسطة مرق واحتضان في حاضنة شاكر في 30 درجة مئوية لمدة 15-18 ساعة عند 130 دورة في الدقيقة. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> مراقبة مرق لالغيوم، لأن ذلك يعد مؤشرا لنمو الفطريات. </li></ol> 3. المبيضاتالحصاد وإجراء العد (في يوم العدوى) <ol style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> جمع 10 مل من مرق المبيضات في 15 مل أنابيب. لكميات أكبر، وجمع المبيضات في 50 مل أنابيب. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> الطرد المركزي blastospores الساعة 1900 x ج لمدة 5 دقائق على RT في جميع الخطوات ما لم ينص على خلاف ذلك. بيليه blastospores بواسطة الطرد المركزي، تليها إزالة طاف. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> إذا كان هناك أنبوب أكثر من واحد، تجميع blastospores المبيضات من أنابيب متعددة، مضيفا PBS العقيمة إلى الكريات و resuspend لهم في 10 مل من برنامج تلفزيوني لمدة العد. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> يستغرق 20 ميكرولتر من blastospores في 1.5 مل أنابيب microcentrifuge، إضافة 20 ميكرولتر من بارافورمالدهيد 2X واحتضان في RT لمدة 15-20 دقيقة. عد blastospores الثابتة باستخدام عدادة الكريات تحت المجهر. ملاحظة: لامتصاص العرق هو مادة مسرطنة. فتح الحل غير مخفف فقط في غطاء الدخان. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> في هذه الأثناء، كرر غسل blastospores مرتين على الأقل، بواسطة الطرد المركزي رتنحنح في برنامج تلفزيوني، والتكوير وblastospores. الحفاظ الكريات في 15 مل أنابيب في RT، في غطاء محرك السيارة ABSL1، وعلى استعداد للعدوى. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> ترك بعض PBS العقيمة في RT لإعادة التعليق على blastospores للعدوى. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> بعد العد، إضافة PBS العقيمة لبيليه بوغ برعمي لضبط أعداد الخلايا الخميرة بوغ برعمي إلى 2 X10 8 من الخميرة خلية / مل. هذا هو تعليق بوغ برعمي التي سيتم استخدامها لتصيب الفئران. ملاحظة: تنفيذ كافة الخطوات جو معقم و مطهر. </li></ol> 4. الفئران العدوى (3-5 أيام بعد نقل خلية) ملاحظة: يتم تنفيذ الإجراء العدوى الأساسي كما هو موضح سابقا 19،23-25. <ol style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> تزن خرقة-1 - / - الفئران التي تلقت PBS أو الخلايا قبل ثلاثة أيام. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> حساب جرعة من وكلاء مخدر باستخدام وزن الجسم. تخدير الفئران عن طريق إدارة الكيتامين / زيلازين خليط (16.1 ملغ / مل و 1.6 ملغ / مل)، وذلك باستخدام الإبر 25 G في 1 مل الحقن السلين، من خلال INTRحقن aperitoneal. <ol style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> إدارة 50 ميكرولتر لكل 10 غراما من وزن الجسم. (أي 0.8 ملغ من الكيتامين و 0.08 ملغ من زيلازين / 10 غرام من وزن الجسم أو 80 ملغ من الكيتامين و 8 ملغ من زيلازين لكل كيلوغرام من وزن الجسم على التوالي). مراقبة للاستجابة قرصة أخمص قدميه كل 15 دقيقة بعد التخدير. ملاحظة: هذا الدواء يحفز 60-90 دقيقة من التخدير، وهو ما يكفي لإجراء العدوى. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> تطبيق مرهم التشحيم العيون في أعين الفئران لمنع القرنيات من الجفاف. كما زيوت التشحيم العين قد تجف، كرر تزييت العيون كل 45 دقيقة. </li></ol></li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> حقن 1 مل من المياه المالحة (0.9٪ كلوريد الصوديوم) تحت الجلد على ظهر المتاخمة للforelimb، للمساعدة في معالجة الجفاف من الفئران أثناء التخدير. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> الحصول على، قفص نظيفة الجديد. اتبع العدوى إجراء واحد الماوس في كل مرة، وضع كل الماوس في قفص جديد مرة واحدة مصابة. أداء PBS / العدوى الشام أولا، ثم انتقل إلى غرو عدوى المبيضاتيو بي إس. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> التقاط الماوس تخدير وفتح الفم واسعة للكشف عن قاعدة اللسان. <ol style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> وضع 3 مم الكرة قطر القطن مشبعة 50 ميكرولتر من برنامج تلفزيوني أو بوغ برعمي تعليق، تحت اللسان في تجويف الفم لمدة 90 دقيقة. الوجه الفئران كل 15 دقيقة أمام والخلف لمنع الازدحام الرئة، وضمان أن كرات القطن لا تتحرك. </li></ol></li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> إعداد الموقت لكل الماوس لضمان 90 دقيقة من الشام أو المبيضات التلقيح في تجويف الفم. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> إبقائهم في قفص تحت مصباح الحرارة (4 أمتار)، ولكل الماوس على منصات هلام الحرارة. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> تأكد من أن يتم سحب اللسان داخل وبعيدا عن الأسنان، لتجنب الأسنان يمزق اللسان. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> في نهاية 90 دقيقة، وإزالة القطن الكرة من فم الفأر. مشاهدة اي الماوس التي قد تعافي من التخدير في وقت أقرب مما 75 دقيقة. في مثل هذه الحالة، تخدير لهم مرة أخرى مع الكيتامين (40 ملغ / كلغ) فقط. </li></ol> 5. المشاركة الاجراءالبريد رصد (خلال التخدير 90 دقيقة) <ol style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> استخدام منصات هلام الحرارة خلال التخدير 90 دقيقة. <ol style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> للحفاظ على درجة حرارة الجسم ومنع الاختناق، لا تسمح الفئران لاسترداد على قطعة خبز الذرة والفراش الماوس العادية. </li></ol></li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> بعد التعافي من التخدير، وإدارة و1 مل إضافية من معقم 0.9٪ كلوريد الصوديوم تحت الجلد في موقعين على ظهره. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> إبقاء ما يصل إلى خمسة PBS (صورية) الفئران الملقحة في القفص. البيت فقط 1-2 الفئران المصابة في القفص. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> ملء بطاقة الإجراء مع بالاحرف الاولى كل يوم بعد العملية ليدون التغييرات في وزن الجسم، والاستمالة عادات والصحة العامة. </li></ol> 6. تقييم التهاب 6.1) فقدان الوزن <ol style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> وزن الفئران كل يوم خلال العدوى، ابتداء من اليوم السابق لإجراء العدوى. ملاحظة: عادة، والفئران العوز المناعي حقنها بخلايا Th17 وبدون البندان T تستسلم إلى 20-30٪ وفقدان الوزن بسبب زيادة عبء الفطرية 19 وتفاقم الالتهاب. </li></ol> 6.2) التهديف الأنسجة من اللسان <ol style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> التضحية الفئران عن طريق CO 2 الاختناق تليها خلع عنق الرحم. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> فتح الفكين وتشريح خارج اللسان مع مقص وملقط. استخدام ملقط حادة لعقد اللسان، وباستخدام مقص وصول إلى الجزء الخلفي من الفم إلى شق نهاية الجزء الخلفي من اللسان. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> لالهيماتوكسيلين immunocytochemical ويوزين (H &amp; E) تلطيخ من الأنسجة اللسان، وشطف الأنسجة اللسان مع الجليد الباردة PBS. إضافة 5 مل من 10٪ من الفورمالين لمدة 2-3 الألسنة واصلاحها O / N في 15 مل أنابيب. <ol style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> في اليوم التالي، وإزالة الفورمالين وتزج الأنسجة في 5 مل من الايثانول 70٪ لمنع فرط التثبيت. إرسالهم إلى الخدمة التجارية لمواصلة البارافين التضمين، باجتزاء وتلطيخ أقسام البارافين. ويستخدم خدمة الأنسجة التجارية لتنفيذ هذه الخطوات التالية: ملاحظة. </لى&gt; </ol></li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> مرة واحدة الشرائح تعود من الخدمة الأنسجة التجارية، الصف الالتهاب من خلال مراقبة أقسام الأنسجة تحت المجهر الضوئي. <ol style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> يسجل 0-5، مع 0 كونها لا الالتهاب، و 5 كونها التهاب أشد. يسجل التهاب باستخدام الجدول 1. </li></ol></li></ol> 6.3) إنتاج السيتوكينات من قبل خلايا Th17 ملاحظة: الإفراط في إنتاج TNF-α هي واحدة من قراءات لالباثولوجيا المناعية المفرطة. عندما يتم نقل الفئران adoptively مع خلايا Th17 فقط، فإنه يتسبب الباثولوجيا المناعية مقترن المفرط إنتاج TNF-α في خلايا Th17. <ol style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> جمع تعليق خلية واحدة من الطحال والغدد الليمفاوية العنقية، lymphnodes الإبطية، واللسان، وذلك باستخدام الأساليب المذكورة سابقا 19،26. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> Restimulate الخلايا مع خلات phorbol ميريستات (PMA) (50 نانوغرام / مل)، وIonomycin (500 نانوغرام / مل) لمدة 4 ساعة مع Brefeldin ألف (10 ميكروغرام / مل) المضافة في لترAST 2 ساعة. غسل الخلايا مع برنامج تلفزيوني واصلاحها باستخدام طقم التثبيت / permeabilization التجارية وفقا لتعليمات الشركة الصانعة. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> أداء داخل خلوى الخلوي تلطيخ باستخدام تألقي مترافق مكافحة TNF-α، ومكافحة IL-17A والأجسام المضادة ROR-γt كما هو موضح سابقا (19). </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> لفترة وجيزة، resuspend الخلايا في permeabilization العازلة 1X مع مزيج من مكافحة TNF-α، ومكافحة IL-17A والأجسام المضادة ROR-γt، كل الأجسام المضادة في 2-3 ميكروغرام / مل تركيز النهائي. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> احتضان الخلايا لمدة 1 ساعة على RT. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> بعد الحضانة، وغسل الخلايا مع 1X العازلة permeabilization. </li><li style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"> resuspend الكرية خلية في 500 ميكرولتر من برنامج تلفزيوني مع 0.5٪ ألبومين المصل البقري لتحليل التدفق الخلوي. </li></ol>

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The authors declare that they have no competing financial interests.

ويستند هذا النموذج على حمل عن طريق الفم C. عدوى البيض يعتمد Th17 الالتهاب. بسبب غياب T البندان، التهابات الخلايا التي يسببها Th17 هو غير المقيد ويؤدي إلى الباثولوجيا المناعية ضعيفة حلها. في المختبر المستمدة خلايا CD4 ساذجة الاستقطاب كما استخدمت خلايا Th1...

Oral infections and inflammation have been related to cancer and cardiovascular diseases, and have dramatic impact on overall human health2,3. Opportunistic infections and inflammation caused by C. albicans are associated with primary immunodeficiencies (PID)4,5, inflammatory disorders such as periodontitis 6,7, Sjogren&#8217;s syndrome, and salivary gland disease8,9, as well as oral squamous cell carcinoma 10-12. C. albicans is a dimorphic commensal fungus that colonizes the mouths of 60% of healthy humans asymptomatically, yet it is the most common fungal pathogen causing infections when the host defense is weakened13-15. It causes recurring and chronic infections and inflammation in patients with AIDS and PID, and also in other immunocompromised individuals. As a commensal, its colonization load is associated with the change in the diversity of the overall oral microbiome16. As a pathogen it causes several forms of oropharyngeal candidiasis such as acute pseudomembranous, acute atrophic, chronic atrophic, chronic hypertrophic/hyperplastic, and angular cheilitis. 
Protection against C. albicans is determined not only by host immune resistance, but also by the ability to appropriately control Candida-induced immunopathology. Although commensals such as C. albicans contribute to modulation and exacerbation of other oral inflammatory conditions, the mechanisms by which dysbiosis occur during opportunistic infections are unclear. Besides the known role of adaptive Th17 cells in memory response to C. albicans17, their role in initiation and perpetuation of inflammation pathology during chronic infections remain unclear. Furthermore, oral inflammatory diseases such as Sjogren&#8217;s syndrome and periodontitis are associated with Th17 mediated pathology. Interestingly, these diseases are also strongly associated with frequent OPC. However, the interactions among Th17 cells, oral immunopathology of OPC and other oral inflammatory diseases are unstudied. 
Although mouse models of primary and secondary infection of oral candidiasis are available, a mouse model to study Candida infection associated Th17 inflammation, especially in the context of immunodeficiency is unavailable. This study presents a method for establishing oral Th17 inflammation associated with oral Candida infection in mice. Candida infection in mice is characterized by fungal lesions, inflammation in the tongue, decreased food intake, weight loss and eventually a moribund state. Oral pathology resembles chronic candidal infection lesions, as well as epithelial dysplasia in mouse oral cancer models12,18.

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			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">Hemocytometer</td>
			<td style="width:411px;">VWR International LLC</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">15170-172</td>
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			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">PBS - Phosphate Buffered Saline</td>
			<td style="width:411px;">Bio Basic</td>
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			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">3-mm-diameter cotton wool ball&#160;</td>
			<td style="width:411px;">VWR International LLC</td>
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			<td style="width:411px;">Case Western Reserve University - Animal Resource Center</td>
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			<td style="width:411px;">Histoserv - MD</td>
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			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">PMA - Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate</td>
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			<td style="width:411px;">Life Technologies</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">124222 1mg</td>
			<td>Restimulation of cells</td>
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			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">Fixation permeabilization kit</td>
			<td style="width:411px;">eBiosciences</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">E16913-106</td>
			<td>Fixing cells for Flow cytometry</td>
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			<td height="20" style="height:20px;width:380px;">Tuberculin syringes</td>
			<td>BD Biosciences</td>
			<td align="right">309659</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">25 G x 3/8 needles</td>
			<td>BD Biosciences</td>
			<td align="right">309626</td>
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			<td height="39" style="height:39px;">Rag1 -/- mice</td>
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			<td height="20" style="height:20px;">CD45.1 congenic mice</td>
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th17 inflammation model of oropharyngeal candidiasis in immunodeficient mice

Oropharyngeal Candidiasis (OPC) disease is caused not only due to the lack of host immune resistance, but also the absence of appropriate regulation of infection-induced immunopathology. Although Th17 cells are implicated in antifungal defense, their role in immunopathology is unclear. This study presents a method for establishing oral Th17 immunopathology associated with oral candidal infection in immunodeficient mice. The method is based on reconstituting lymphopenic mice with in vitro cultured Th17 cells, followed by oral infection with Candida albicans (C. albicans). Results show that unrestrained Th17 cells result in inflammation and pathology, and is associated with several measurable read-outs including weight loss, pro-inflammatory cytokine production, tongue histopathology and mortality, showing that this model may be valuable in studying OPC immunopathology. Adoptive transfer of regulatory cells (Tregs) controls and reduces the inflammatory response, showing that this model can be used to test new strategies to counteract oral inflammation. This model may also be applicable in studying oral Th17 immunopathology in general in the context of other oral diseases.

في هذا النموذج، فإن كلا من الفئران -infected المبيضات والفئران غير المصابة في خرقة-1 - / - خلفية العوز المناعي نقلوا adoptively مع خلايا Th17 3-5 أيام السابقة للعدوى. واستخدمت ما مجموعه 10-12 الفئران للتجارب، مع 2 الفئران في كل الشام المصابين المجموعات، و4-5 في كل مجموعة من ال...

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Th17 Inflammation Model of Oropharyngeal Candidiasis in Immunodeficient Mice

Although Candida infection models are available to study host immune resistance, a model to study T cell mediated immunopathology in the context of Candida infection is absent. Here we describe a method to establish Th17 immunopathology associated with oral Candida infection in immunodeficient mice.

Th17 التهاب نموذج من الفم والبلعوم المبيضات في الفئران العوز المناعي

Oropharyngeal Candidiasis (OPC) disease is caused not only due to the lack of host immune resistance, but also the absence of appropriate regulation of ...

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9.9K Views.  Case Western Reserve University. Although Candida infection models are available to study host immune resistance, a model to study T cell mediated immunopathology in the context of Candida infection is absent. Here we describe a method to establish Th17 immunopathology associated with oral Candida infection in immunodeficient mice. 

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Functional Assessment of Intestinal Motility and Gut Wall Inflammation in Rodents: Analyses in a Standardized Model of Intestinal Manipulation

Inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract is a common reason for a variety of human diseases. Animal research models are critical in investigating the complex cellular and molecular of intestinal pathology. Although the tunica mucosa is often the organ of interest in many inflammatory diseases, recent works demonstrated that the muscularis externa (ME) is also a highly immunocompetent organ that harbours a dense network of resident immunocytes.1,2 These works were performed within the standardized model of intestinal manipulation (IM) that leads to inflammation of the bowel wall, mainly limited to the ME. Clinically this inflammation leads to prolonged intestinal dysmotility, known as postoperative ileus (POI) which is a frequent and unavoidable complication after abdominal surgery.3 The inflammation is characterized by liberation of proinflammatory mediators such as IL-64 or IL-1&beta; or inhibitory neurotransmitters like nitric oxide (NO).5 Subsequently, tremendous numbers of immunocytes extravasate into the ME, dominated by polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) and monocytes and finally maintain POI.2 Lasting for days, this intestinal paralysis leads to an increased risk of aspiration, bacterial translocation and infectious complications up to sepsis and multi organ failure and causes a high economic burden.6
In this manuscript we demonstrate the standardized model of IM and in vivo assessment of gastrointestinal transit (GIT) and colonic transit. Furthermore we demonstrate a method for separation of the ME from the tunica mucosa followed by immunological analysis, which is crucial to distinguish between the inflammatory responses in these both highly immunoactive bowel wall compartments. All analyses are easily transferable to any other research models, affecting gastrointestinal function.

Postoperative ileus (POI) is a complication of abdominal surgery leading to increased morbidity and a prolonged hospital stay. Because prophylactic or therapeutic strategies are lacking intensified research is necessary. Therefore we established a standardized and feasible mouse model to investigate the pathophysiology of POI and to study potential therapeutic options.

وظيفية تقييم الحركة المعوية والتهاب الأمعاء الجدار في القوارض: التحليلات في نموذج موحد من التلاعب المعوية

Inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract is a common reason for a variety of human diseases. Animal research models are critical in investigating the ...

Generation of Subcutaneous and Intrahepatic Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Xenografts in Immunodeficient Mice

In vivo experimental models of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) that recapitulate the human disease provide a valuable platform for research into disease pathophysiology and for the preclinical evaluation of novel therapies. We present a variety of methods to generate subcutaneous or orthotopic human HCC xenografts in immunodeficient mice that could be utilized in a variety of research applications. With a focus on the use of primary tumor tissue from patients undergoing surgical resection as a starting point, we describe the preparation of cell suspensions or tumor fragments for xenografting. We describe specific techniques to xenograft these tissues i) subcutaneously; or ii) intrahepatically, either by direct implantation of tumor cells or fragments into the liver, or indirectly by injection of cells into the mouse spleen. We also describe the use of partial resection of the native mouse liver at the time of xenografting as a strategy to induce a state of active liver regeneration in the recipient mouse that may facilitate the intrahepatic engraftment of primary human tumor cells. The expected results of these techniques are illustrated. The protocols described have been validated using primary human HCC samples and xenografts, which typically perform less robustly than the well-established human HCC cell lines that are widely used and frequently cited in the literature. In comparison with cell lines, we discuss factors which may contribute to the relatively low chance of primary HCC engraftment in xenotransplantation models and comment on technical issues that may influence the kinetics of xenograft growth. We also suggest methods that should be applied to ensure that xenografts obtained accurately resemble parent HCC tissues.

Human tumor xenografts in immunodeficient mice are valuable tools to study cancer biology. Specific protocols to generate subcutaneous and intrahepatic xenografts from human hepatocellular carcinoma cells or tumor fragments are described. Liver regeneration induced by partial hepatectomy in recipient mice is presented as a strategy to facilitate intrahepatic engraftment.

جيل من تحت الجلد والخلايا الكبدية داخل الكبد سرطان Xenografts الإنسان في الفئران العوز المناعي

In  vivo experimental models of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) that recapitulate  the human disease provide a valuable platform for research into disease  ...

Combined In vivo Optical and &#181;CT Imaging to Monitor Infection, Inflammation, and Bone Anatomy in an Orthopaedic Implant Infection in Mice

Multimodality imaging has emerged as a common technological approach used in both preclinical and clinical research. Advanced techniques that combine in vivo optical and &#956;CT imaging allow the visualization of biological phenomena in an anatomical context. These imaging modalities may be especially useful to study conditions that impact bone. In particular, orthopaedic implant infections are an important problem in clinical orthopaedic surgery. These infections are difficult to treat because bacterial biofilms form on the foreign surgically implanted materials, leading to persistent inflammation, osteomyelitis and eventual osteolysis of the bone surrounding the implant, which ultimately results in implant loosening and failure. Here, a mouse model of an infected orthopaedic prosthetic implant was used that involved the surgical placement of a Kirschner-wire implant into an intramedullary canal in the femur in such a way that the end of the implant extended into the knee joint. In this model, LysEGFP mice, a mouse strain that has EGFP-fluorescent neutrophils, were employed in conjunction with a bioluminescent Staphylococcus aureus strain, which naturally emits light. The bacteria were inoculated into the knee joints of the mice prior to closing the surgical site. In vivo bioluminescent and fluorescent imaging was used to quantify the bacterial burden and neutrophil inflammatory response, respectively. In addition, &#956;CT imaging was performed on the same mice so that the 3D location of the bioluminescent and fluorescent optical signals could be co-registered with the anatomical &#956;CT images. To quantify the changes in the bone over time, the outer bone volume of the distal femurs were measured at specific time points using a semi-automated contour based segmentation process. Taken together, the combination of in vivo bioluminescent/fluorescent imaging with &#956;CT imaging may be especially useful for the noninvasive monitoring of the infection, inflammatory response and anatomical changes in bone over time.

Combined In vivo Optical and  &amp;#181;CT Imaging to Monitor Infection, Inflammation, and Bone Anatomy in an Orthopaedic Implant Infection in Mice

Combined optical and &#956;CT imaging in a mouse model of orthopaedic implant infection, utilizing a bioluminescent engineered strain of Staphylococcus aureus, provided the capability to noninvasively and longitudinally monitor the dynamics of the bacterial infection, as well as the corresponding inflammatory response and anatomical changes in the bone.

جنبا إلى جنب<em&gt; في الجسم الحي</em&gt; بصري وμCT التصوير لرصد العدوى، التهاب، وتشريح العظام في العدوى زراعة العظام في الفئران

Multimodality imaging has emerged as a common technological approach used in both preclinical and clinical research. Advanced techniques that combine in ...

Renal Ischaemia Reperfusion Injury: A Mouse Model of Injury and Regeneration

Renal ischaemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is a common cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients and occlusion of renal blood flow is unavoidable during renal transplantation. Experimental models that accurately and reproducibly recapitulate renal IRI are crucial in dissecting the pathophysiology of AKI and the development of novel therapeutic agents. Presented here is a mouse model of renal IRI that results in reproducible AKI. This is achieved by a midline laparotomy approach for the surgery with one incision allowing both a right nephrectomy that provides control tissue and clamping of the left renal pedicle to induce ischaemia of the left kidney. By careful monitoring of the clamp position and body temperature during the period of ischaemia this model achieves reproducible functional and structural injury. Mice sacrificed 24 hr&#160;following surgery demonstrate loss of renal function with elevation of the serum or plasma creatinine level as well as structural kidney damage with acute tubular necrosis evident. Renal function improves and the acute tissue injury resolves during the course of 7 days following renal IRI such that this model may be used to study renal regeneration. This model of renal IRI has been utilized to study the molecular and cellular pathophysiology of AKI as well as analysis of the subsequent renal regeneration.

The mouse model of renal ischaemia reperfusion injury described here comprises of a right nephrectomy that provides control tissue and clamping of the left renal pedicle to induce ischaemia that results in acute kidney injury. This model uses a midline laparotomy approach with all steps performed via one incision.

الكلوي ونقص الأوكسجين إعادة إشباع الخلايا الإصابات: نموذج الفأر من الإصابات والتجديد

Renal ischaemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is a common cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients and occlusion of renal blood flow is unavoidable ...

A Murine Model of Irreversible and Reversible Unilateral Ureteric Obstruction

Obstruction of the kidney may affect native or transplanted kidneys and results in kidney injury and scarring. Presented here is a model of obstructive nephropathy induced by unilateral ureteric obstruction (UUO), which can either be irreversible (UUO) or reversible (R-UUO). In the irreversible UUO model, the ureter may be obstructed for variable periods of time in order to induce increasingly severe renal inflammation and interstitial fibrotic scarring. In the reversible R-UUO model the ureter is obstructed to induce hydronephrosis, tubular dilation and inflammation. After a suitable period of time the ureteric obstruction is then surgically reversed by anastomosis of the severed previously obstructed ureter to the bladder in order to allow complete decompression of the kidney and restoration of urinary flow to the bladder. The irreversible UUO model has been used to investigate various aspects of renal inflammation and scarring including the pathogenesis of disease and the testing of potential anti-inflammatory or anti-fibrotic therapies. The more challenging model of R-UUO has been used by some investigators and does offer significant research potential as it allows the study of inflammatory and immune processes and tissue remodeling in an injured and scarred kidney following the removal of the injurious stimulus. As a result, the R-UUO model offers investigators the opportunity to explore the resolution of kidney inflammation together with key aspects of tissue repair. These experimental models are of relevance to human disease as patients often present with obstruction of the renal tract that requires decompression and are commonly left with significant residual kidney impairment that has no current treatment options and may lead to eventual end stage kidney failure.

The murine model of irreversible unilateral ureteric obstruction (UUO) is presented together with the model of reversible UUO in which the ureteric obstruction is relieved by anastomosis of the severed ureter into the bladder. These models enable the study of renal inflammation and scarring as well as tissue remodeling.

وهناك نموذج من الفئران لا رجعة فيه وعكسها من جانب واحد الحالبي إعاقة

Obstruction of the kidney may affect native or transplanted kidneys and results in kidney injury and scarring. Presented here is a model of obstructive ...

Myocardial Infarction in Neonatal Mice, A Model of Cardiac Regeneration

Myocardial infarction induced by coronary artery ligation has been used in many animal models as a tool to study the mechanisms of cardiac repair and regeneration, and to define new targets for therapeutics. For decades, models of complete heart regeneration existed in amphibians and fish, but a mammalian counterpart was not available. The recent discovery of a postnatal window during which mice possess regenerative capabilities has led to the establishment of a mammalian model of cardiac regeneration. A surgical model of mammalian cardiac regeneration in the neonatal mouse is presented herein. Briefly, postnatal day 1 (P1) mice are anesthetized by isoflurane and placed on an ice pad to induce hypothermia. After the chest is opened, and the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) is visualized, a suture is placed around the LAD to inflict myocardial ischemia in the left ventricle. The surgical procedure takes 10-15 min. Visualizing the coronary artery is crucial for accurate suture placement and reproducibility. Myocardial infarction and cardiac dysfunction are confirmed by triphenyl-tetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining and echocardiography, respectively. Complete regeneration 21 days post myocardial infarction is verified by histology. This protocol can be used to as a tool to elucidate mechanisms of mammalian cardiac regeneration after myocardial infarction.

This protocol describes a highly reproducible model of cardiac regeneration by surgical induction of myocardial infarction in the left ventricle of postnatal day 1 mice. The method involves induction of hypothermic anesthesia and ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery.

احتشاء عضلة القلب في الفئران حديثي الولادة، نموذج للتجديد القلب

Myocardial infarction induced by coronary artery ligation has been used in many animal models as a tool to study the mechanisms of cardiac repair and ...

Bioluminescence and Near-infrared Imaging of Optic Neuritis and Brain Inflammation in the EAE Model of Multiple Sclerosis in Mice

Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in SJL/J mice is a model for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Clinical EAE scores describing motor function deficits are basic readouts of the immune-mediated inflammation of the spinal cord. However, scores and body weight do not allow for an in vivo assessment of brain inflammation and optic neuritis. The latter is an early and frequent manifestation in about 2/3 of MS patients. Here, we show methods for bioluminescence and near-infrared live imaging to assess EAE evoked optic neuritis, brain inflammation, and blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption in living mice using an in vivo imaging system. A bioluminescent substrate activated by oxidases primarily showed optic neuritis. The signal was specific and allowed the visualization of medication effects and disease time courses, which paralleled the clinical scores. Pegylated fluorescent nanoparticles that remained within the vasculature for extended periods of time were used to assess the BBB integrity. Near-infrared imaging revealed a BBB leak at the peak of the disease. The signal was the strongest around the eyes. A near-infrared substrate for matrix metalloproteinases was used to assess EAE-evoked inflammation. Auto-fluorescence interfered with the signal, requiring spectral unmixing for quantification. Overall, bioluminescence imaging was a reliable method to assess EAE-associated optic neuritis and medication effects and was superior to the near-infrared techniques in terms of signal specificity, robustness, ease of quantification, and cost.

We show a technique for in vivo live bioluminescence and near-infrared imaging of optic neuritis and encephalitis in the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model for multiple sclerosis in SJL/J mice.

تلألؤ بيولوجي والقريبة من تحت الحمراء التصوير من التهاب العصب البصري والمخ التهاب في نموذج EAE من مرض التصلب العصبي المتعدد في الفئران

Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in SJL/J mice is a model for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Clinical EAE scores describing ...

Dry Powder and Nebulized Aerosol Inhalation of Pharmaceuticals Delivered to Mice Using a Nose-only Exposure System

Obstructive respiratory diseases like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are currently treated by inhaled anti-inflammatory and bronchodilator drugs. Despite the availability of multiple treatments, both diseases are growing public health concerns. The majority of asthma patients are well controlled on current inhaled therapies but a substantial number of patients with severe asthma are not. Asthma affects an estimated 300 million people worldwide and approximately 20 percent have a severe form of the disease. In contrast to asthma, there are few effective therapies for COPD. An estimated 10% of the population has COPD and the trend in death rates is increasing for COPD while decreasing for other major diseases. Although developing drugs for inhaled delivery is challenging, the nose-only inhalation unit enables direct delivery of novel drugs to the lung of rodents for pre-clinical efficacy and safety/toxicology studies. Inhaled drug delivery has multiple advantages for respiratory diseases, where high concentration in the lung improves efficacy and minimizes systemic side effects. Inhaled corticosteroids and bronchodilators benefit from these advantages and inhaled delivery may also hold potential for future biologic therapies. The inhalation unit described herein can generate, sample for characterization, and uniformly deposit a drug aerosol in the lungs of rodents. This enables the pre-clinical determination of the efficacy and safety of drug doses deposited in the lungs of rodents, key data required before initiating clinical development.

The inhalation unit described herein can generate, sample for characterization, and uniformly deposit a drug aerosol in the lungs of rodents. This enables the pre-clinical determination of the efficacy and safety of drug doses deposited in the lungs; key data enabling clinical inhaled drug development.

مسحوق جاف ومرذذ الهباء استنشاق الصيدلة تسليمها الى الفئران باستخدام فقط الأنف نظام التعرض

Obstructive respiratory diseases like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are currently treated by inhaled anti-inflammatory and ...

Murine Oropharyngeal Aspiration Model of Ventilator-associated and Hospital-acquired Bacterial Pneumonia

Murine infection models are critical for understanding disease pathogenesis and testing the efficacy of novel therapeutics designed to combat causative pathogens. Infectious pneumonia is among the most common infections presented by patients in the clinic and thus warrants an appropriate in vivo model. Typical pneumonia models use intranasal inoculation, which deposits excessive organisms outside the lung, causing off-target complications and symptoms, such as sinusitis, gastritis, enteritis, physical trauma, or microparticle misting to mimic aerosol spread more typical of viral, tuberculous, or fungal pneumonia. These models do not accurately reflect the pathogenesis of typical community- or healthcare-acquired bacterial pneumonia. In contrast, this murine model of oropharyngeal aspiration pneumonia mimics the droplet route in healthcare-acquired pneumonia. Inoculating 50 &#181;L of the bacteria suspension into the oropharynx of anesthetized mice causes reflexive aspiration, which results in pneumonia. With this model, one can examine the pathogenesis of pneumonia-causing pathogens and new treatments to combat these diseases.

Infectious pneumonia is among the most common infections in human. An appropriate in vivo model is critical for understanding disease pathogenesis and testing the efficacy of novel therapeutics. With this murine oropharyngeal aspiration pneumonia model, one can examine the pathogenesis and new treatments against these deadly infections.

نموذج طموح المكنسية مورين من الالتهاب الرئوي البكتيري المرتبطة بالتنفس الصناعي والمكتسبة في المستشفى

Murine infection models are critical for understanding disease pathogenesis and testing the efficacy of novel therapeutics designed to combat causative ...

Isometric Contractility Measurement of the Mouse Mesenteric Artery Using Wire Myography

The wire myograph technique is used to assess the contractility of vascular smooth muscles in response to depolarization, GPCR agonists/inhibitors and drugs. It is widely used in many studies on the physiological functions of vascular smooth muscle, the pathogenesis of vascular diseases such as hypertension, and the development of smooth muscle relaxant drugs. The mouse is a widely used model animal with a large pool of disease models and genetically modified strains. We introduced this method to measure the isometric contraction of mouse mesenteric artery in detail. A 1.4-mm segment of mouse mesenteric resistance artery was isolated and mounted on a myograph chamber by passing two steel wires through its lumen. After equilibration and normalization steps, the vessel segment was potentiated by a high-K+ solution twice prior to the contraction assay. As an example of the application of this method in drug development, we measured the relaxant effect of a novel natural substance, neoliensinine, isolated from a Chinese herb, embryos of the lotus seed (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) on mouse mesenteric arteries. The vessel segments mounted on the myograph chamber were stimulated with a high-K+ solution. When the force tension reached a stable sustained phase, cumulative doses of neoliensinine were added to the chamber. We found that neoliensinine had a dose-dependent relaxant effect on smooth muscle contraction, thus suggesting that it bears potential activity against hypertension. In addition, as the vessel segment can survive at least 4 hours after mounting and maintain contractility induced by the high-K+ solution for many times, we suggest that the wire myograph system may be used for the time-consuming process of drug screening.

The wire myograph technique is used to investigate vascular smooth muscle functions and screen new drugs. We report a detailed protocol for measuring the isometric contractility of the mouse mesenteric artery and for screening new relaxants of vascular smooth muscle.

متساوي القياس كونتراكتيليتي القياس الشريان المساريقي العلوي الماوس باستخدام أسلاك ميوجرافي

The wire myograph technique is used to assess the contractility of vascular smooth muscles in response to depolarization, GPCR agonists/inhibitors and ...