We thank Dr. Joseph R. Fetcho for his input throughout the development of the procedure.We would like to acknowledge funding from the US National Institutes of Health (R01 EB002019 to C.B.S and DP OD006411 to Joseph R. Fetcho) and the National Science and Research Council of Canada (to M.J.F.) for financial support.

注：护理和实验操作本文所有小鼠被批准康奈尔大学机构动物护理和使用委员会。 1.设置外科手术<ol><li>消毒用高压锅或批准的消毒程序所需的所有工具。至少，包括解剖刀，剪刀，万纳剪刀，镊子，珠宝商的螺丝刀，棉签，一套拉钩的，植入物（ 图1A）和它的传送系统（ 图1D，E）。 </li><li>擦拭所有表面，包括任何立体镜旋钮，用70％的乙醇和/或合适的消毒剂。 </li><li>通过叠置定制stereotax（ 图1D）和围绕台式用无菌窗帘创建一个无菌区。加热垫（优选反馈控制）应放置在stereotax的顶部和下无菌布帘。 </li></ol> 2.准备鼠标外科手术<ol><li>麻醉下的5％异氟醚/氧气鼠标的感应室，直到呼吸减慢速度约1呼吸/秒。 </li><li>转印鼠标到分段区域远离无菌区，用鼻锥，继续异氟醚暴露。减少异氟烷至2％。适用眼药，以防止角膜干燥。 </li><li>在0.05毫克/ 100g的鼠施用格隆（抗胆碱能药物）肌内成使用29后肢 - 地下30针和3/10毫升注射器，每肢注射量的递送约50％。 注：格隆溴铵用于防止流体积聚在肺中，而鼠标是在麻醉下。 </li><li>使用电剪，2厘米宽，并集中在胸主动脉弓剃鼠标的背侧，大约3厘米长的部分。清洁任何修剪头发远离剃的区域。 </li><li>管理下列注射皮下和远端的剃贴片使用29 - 地下30的针头和3/10立方厘米注射器1毫升/ 100克鼠标5％葡萄糖盐水中（对于水合），5mg / kg的小鼠的酮洛芬（一种NSAID镇痛），0.2毫克/千克小鼠塞米松（抗炎类固醇，以减轻炎症）。 </li><li>使用棉签，执行碘和70％乙醇的三个交替洗涤，等待1分钟在洗涤之间。 </li><li>施用100μl的0.125％布比卡因（一外周神经阻滞）皮下使用29 - 地下30针和3/10毫升注射器的剃贴片的中心，以减少疼痛，在切口部位。 </li><li>传输鼠标自定义stereotax（ 图1D），插入直肠温度计，并等待大约10分钟的布比卡因生效。 </li></ol> 3.揭露和清理的3个相邻胸椎的背纹层<ol><li>使用手术刀刀片，创建一个小的（5毫米或更小）的切口的兴趣（ 图2A）在椎骨上方。 </li><li&gt;使用或者镊子或通过插入外科剪刀的尖端和扩展的把手，增加通过钝器解剖中的开口的皮肤的大小。 </li><li>使用手术刀或手术剪，轻轻地分解皮肤和下面的肌肉之间的结缔组织筋膜。 </li><li>用拉钩忍住皮肤，允许尽可能大的工作区域越好（ 图2B）。小心不要增加负载的胸部，从而阻碍呼吸。 </li><li>用一对镊子，把手喙最椎骨将通过上覆的肌肉被暴露。使用手术刀，切离组织上背进程从所有3椎骨（ 图2c）两侧。 </li><li>使用的手术刀刀片，棉签，和/或骨刮刀任何组合，除去从背薄片（ 图2D）的所有组织覆盖。 </li><li>用手术剪刀，小心切掉连接到脊椎骨上都拉泰拉筋脊柱（ 图2E）的升边沿。 </li><li>使用手术刀，轻轻地从脊柱尽可能的横向边缘，以便提供一个清洁的夹紧表面除去尽可能多的组织。 </li><li>轻轻清创使用骨刮刀和/或棉签任何剩余的软组织的椎骨。剪掉其他地方使用手术剪（ 图2F）任何不协调的组织。 注意：这是既夹紧和执行所述背侧椎板的椎骨被干净地暴露必不可少的。一个cauterizer可能在随后的控制出血有用。 </li><li>移拉钩忍住周围除了皮肤（ 图2F）的脊柱组织。 </li><li>附着在交付职位植入侧栏的插脚，并加载这些后入者（ 如图1E）。 </li><li>采用侧杆夹住3椎体，运用足够的压力来保存securelY（ 图2G，H）。使用镊子，以帮助确保3椎骨的电平钳位。需要注意的是多次尝试可能是必要的。确保该侧杆都是水平和平行之前执行椎板切除术。 </li><li>仔细清洁和干燥用棉签夹紧的椎骨的背水面。 </li></ol> 4.执行背椎板切除术<ol><li>插入vannas剪刀的前端到内侧夹紧椎骨的硬膜外腔和挤压手柄轻轻;如果骨是干的，它应当沿背薄片的长度开裂。重复在对侧此过程释放层。 </li><li>轻轻地握住松层的背过程钳，小心切掉任何结缔组织的椎板的喙和尾两端，抬起它拿走。 </li><li>用0.9％的盐水和/或人造脑脊髓液（ACSF），彻底洗去任何血液overlyi纳克脊髓。用棉签吸收多余的液体。 </li><li>使用vannas剪刀，小心地修剪骨的横向边缘后面的植入物的侧杆。再次，洗去和控制用棉签和盐水/学联出血。 </li><li>地下30针 - 倘骨膜的一部分已经脱落，覆盖脊髓，用棉签和/或29轻轻取出这个组织。小心不要弄伤脊髓在程序的这一部分。不要混淆宽松与骨膜包裹严实硬脑膜。 </li><li>仔细，密封骨的剩余暴露边缘的一个或两个的牙科丙烯酸和氰基丙烯酸酯（ 图2I）的。请特别小心不要让胶水流到暴露脊髓。 </li></ol> 5.密封商会<ol><li>小心地定位在顶板，使得4个插槽排列起来的4个孔上的侧杆和开口覆盖的露出旋人线（ 图1B和2J）。 </li><li>使用珠宝商的螺丝刀，小心启动第一螺丝，稳定螺丝刀的轴与另一对钳。不拧紧螺丝在这个阶段，但将其插入，使最初的几个螺纹接合。对于其他3个螺丝重复此过程。 注：这是非常有用的使用钛或其他非磁化钳帮位置的螺丝在这个阶段。 </li><li>有了所有的4个螺丝，拧紧小的增量每个螺丝交替相同的量，直到螺丝紧固（ 图2K）。需要注意的是它是不寻常的顶板到在此过程中弯曲。小心不要将螺丝拧得太多，因为螺钉头可​​断和过度下行压力将打跑钳和/或导致脊髓损伤。 </li><li>使用有机硅弹性体以填充脊髓和玻璃窗之间的空间。因为它母鹿在固化过程中不是产生醋酸，使用KwikSil品牌弹性体和混合的技巧。适用的有机硅的自由部分，以暴露脊髓。照顾摆脱含气泡从混合头之前施加到脊髓的任何硅氧烷。 </li><li>工作迅速，轻轻按下一个5毫米＃0盖玻片到顶板的插图。施加足够的压力，以逐渐挤压液态弹性体以包围脊髓，但不会导致脊髓压迫（ 图2L）。设置时间弹性大约为90秒，所以要确保盖玻片迅速应用。 </li><li>在一个密封失败的情况下，等到弹性体已成立，轻轻地从用钳子取出植入物，重复5.4 - 5.5。 </li><li>覆盖渗出弹性体的牙科丙烯酸/腈基丙烯酸酯的边缘并附着到周围骨尽可能防止弹性体从移在脊髓的表面上。 </li><li>除去拉钩和拉扯皮肤围绕所述植入物的边缘。使用氰基丙烯酸酯，附着在皮肤到植入物（ 图2M，N）的边缘。 </li><li>插入＃0-80 - 1/4“设置螺钉插入顶板的翼（ 图1C和图2 0）。 </li><li>使用牙科丙烯酸，密封在顶板（ 图2P）的螺旋槽的缝隙。 </li></ol> 6.术后护理<ol><li>在一个大笼子里干净去除麻醉和地方的动物。确保笼足够大，使得该腔室将不会在任何抽丝（如V形浸一水瓶和/或食物）的正常运动的过程中在整个笼中。 注：一个标准的鼠笼是理想的。 </li><li>将笼上加热表面，而动物恢复。不鼠标返回到其他动物的公司，直到它已完全恢复。 </li><li>检查动物BEHAvior在1 - 2小时术后疼痛或痛苦，并植入完整的迹象。 注意：在正常条件下，将动物应该能够走动具有适度扰动运动。 </li><li>继续检查动物，每8 - 12小时，第72小时，体重测量和监控行为。检查动物是在夜间活跃和移动。在地面覆盖的形式湿的食物周星驰与水或营养凝胶，州城颗粒混合，饮水应在地面提供。通过皮下或intraperiotoneal注射额外水合应提供必要的。 </li><li>辖5毫克/千克小鼠酮洛芬和0.2mg / kg的地塞米松小鼠皮下，在24和48小时的时间点，术后。此外，0.005-0.010毫克/ 100g的鼠应当施用每8小时皮下注射72小时。 </li></ol> 7. 体内成像<ol><li>麻醉鼠标下5％异氟烷/氧在感应腔直到呼吸速率减慢到大约1呼吸/秒。 </li><li>鼠标转移到自定义stereotax（ 图1D）与反馈控制的加热垫，插入直肠温度计。减少异氟烷至2％。 </li><li>辖格隆0.05毫克/ 100g的鼠肌内成使用29后肢 - 地下30针和3/10毫升注射器，每肢注射量的递送约50％。 </li><li>辖1毫升/ 100克小鼠的5％葡萄糖（水合）皮下盐水一次每小时。 </li><li>插入螺纹室持有者为用于手术（ 图1F）后持有者。调整高度和扭支柱上的固定螺钉在顶板。 </li><li>与这两个人连接，提高在后持有人持有，直至胸部可以根据灵感自由膨胀。 注：持有人无论是坚定执着和胸部significan的自由扩张TLY减少因呼吸运动伪影。 </li><li>根据需要进行成像。 </li><li>当成像完成后，较低的职位，拧开室支架，移除直肠体温计，放鼠标在加热表面恢复。不鼠标返回到其他动物的公司，直到它已完全恢复。 </li></ol>

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The authors having nothing to disclose, and no competing financial interests.

这里展示的技术允许重复，时间推移， 体内成像背侧鼠标SC出许多周后可操作，而不需要后续的外科手术。此过程是一项重大改进，重复手术成像研究或以上portmortem组织学方法，其中，对细胞动力学信息丢失。我们先前30展示了这种技术的价值为研究SCI病理体内 。 成像的最大纵向范围是由致密，纤维组织在SC的背表面上的生长确定。随着时间的推移，这种增长导致了图象对比度和分辨率的损失。这种增长也被视为在备选外科制剂31。有趣的是，我们已观察到，这种增长可以最小化通过仔细洗涤该背侧的SC表面，以去除血液制品，密封的表面切骨与腈基丙烯酸酯，密封腔室的边缘以及与硅氧烷弹性体，和最小化背SC和盖玻璃之间的间隙空间。 最近，另一种方法类似于我们自己使用聚碳酸酯室已经证明32。使用的聚碳酸酯是有利的，因为它是用X射线和声学成像方式，这是不针对我们的不锈钢零件的情况相兼容。然而，随着三维打印机的现在普遍存在的技术，腔室部分可以从各种各样的材料制成，以适应特定的需要。最近，我们在印刷清晰感光树脂我们所有的零部件。 一个封闭的腔室中的一个关键的缺点是不能施用药物或适于成像的SC 34的外源染料重复剂量。然而，通过利用我们现有系统的机械稳定性，我们已经使用了我们目前室成功LY锚鞘内导管连接到皮下植入注射端口，其中，即使在一个封闭的腔室系统（未发表的作品）允许用于药物递送在多个时间点。另外，由于顶板的模块化性质，该制剂的未来版本将包括一个可重新密封的腔室，以允许两者的治疗剂和荧光标记的重复应用。另外，也可以设想顶板与支架用于记录电极，光学镶件，和端口用于药物递送。这种增加很可能会更具挑战性，以实现使用Fenrich 等 31多个极简系统。总之，我们的腔室提供一个网关平台在其上不同的实验，可以根据。

时间推移在体内显微镜在完整有机体使复杂的生物过程是不可访问的，以传统的单时间点分析，如免疫组织化学的直接可视化。具体地，多光子显微镜（MPM）的1允许成像散射组织，如啮齿动物新皮层，其中，成像高达2,3和超过41毫米已经实现。当与外科制剂5-7，其中单个程序允许光进入大脑数周至数月合并，这些显微镜方法已被用于研究在大脑中的健康和疾病状态8-11的动态过程。此外，协议已经开发12,13提供用于体内成像在清醒（ 即非麻醉）的动物，从而允许在行为分析蜂窝分辨率功能成像。这些协议已被用于comparis相关神经元活动的14项，星形胶质细胞中的钙和麻醉清醒动物信令15，该识别特定任务的神经元集群16，和神经元的能力，以在晶须刺激17辨别对象的位置。 给出了这种方法的潜在澄清健康和病理机制，时间推移的体内成像施加到小鼠脊髓（SC），允许对急性轴突变性的识别（AAD），为疾病机制18。随后的研究调查了周围性病变对背根神经节（DRG）轴突再生19，血管在轴突再生20的作用，趋化胶质响应损伤21，在实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎的T细胞迁移（EAE）22，活动的效果小胶质细胞在响应于amyotroph 23,24和25的星形胶质细胞IC侧索硬化症（ALS），STAT-3在SC损伤（SCI）26后的轴突出芽的作用，以及轴突丢失和恢复在EAE 27的一个机构。尽管这些方法的成功，所有这些研究仅限于任一单一成像会话，从而限制了研究，以短期动态，否则需要在每个成像时间点重复该动物的手术开口，限制访问的时间点的数目并增加混杂实验文物的可能性。协议，这些手术已经预先28,29出版。 最近，我们公布的技术30为一种慢性脊髓室，其使能在小鼠的SC在多个周的时间推移的MPM成像而不需要重复手术植入。简单地说，这个手术准备包括执行椎板在较低的胸椎和四部分腔着床。包括室3定制加工的不锈钢​​零件夹紧围绕椎板椎骨和玻璃盖玻片放置在SC和固定用硅氧烷弹性体。这种技术允许用于常规成像出在健康和受伤状态术后多于5周而不需要重复手术。的成像时间点的数目仅由在该动物能耐受麻醉诱导的频率的限制。成像寿命是由致密，纤维组织在SC的表面生长的限制。此外，我们验证了外科植入对运动功能没有长期的效果。 自从我们最初发布，其他方法还使长期成像在SC已经在其他地方31-33描述。该协议证明了我们的程序植入我们开发了脊髓腔。

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			<td style="width:115px;">15000-04</td>
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			<td height="63" style="height:63px;width:216px;">forceps, scissors, scalpel, etc.</td>
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			<td style="width:68px;">Fine Science Tools</td>
			<td style="width:115px;">18200-09</td>
			<td>other retractors may also be used</td>
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			<td height="63" style="height:63px;width:216px;">retractor kit -elastomer</td>
			<td style="width:68px;">Fine Science Tools</td>
			<td style="width:115px;">18200-07</td>
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			<td height="84" style="height:84px;width:216px;">feedback controlled heating blanket</td>
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			<td style="width:115px;">Model: TC-1000 Mouse&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Part No. 08-13000</td>
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			<td height="105" style="height:105px;width:216px;">stereotax</td>
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			<td style="width:115px;">see Farrar et al, Nat. Meth., 9, 297, 2012, Supplement (online)</td>
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			<td height="105" style="height:105px;width:216px;">spinal chamber</td>
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			<td style="width:115px;">see Farrar et al, Nat. Meth., 9, 297, 2012, Supplement (online)</td>
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			<td>multiple suppliers</td>
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			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:216px;">Teets Cold Cure Coral Powder (dental acrylic powder)</td>
			<td style="width:68px;">Teets</td>
			<td style="width:115px;">Mfg. Part: 8101</td>
			<td>multiple suppliers</td>
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			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:216px;">Teets Cold Cure Liquid (dental acrylic liquid)</td>
			<td style="width:68px;">Teets</td>
			<td style="width:115px;">Mfg. Part: 8501</td>
			<td>multiple suppliers</td>
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			<td height="63" style="height:63px;width:216px;">Glycopyrrolate</td>
			<td style="width:68px;">MWI Veterinary Supply</td>
			<td style="width:115px;">MWI SKU: 29706 (Baxter 1001901602)</td>
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			<td style="width:68px;">Sigma-Aldrich</td>
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			<td height="63" style="height:63px;width:216px;">Bupivacaine</td>
			<td style="width:68px;">MWI Veterinary Supply</td>
			<td style="width:115px;">MWI SKU: 029841 (Hospira 116301)</td>
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			<td height="63" style="height:63px;width:216px;">Ketoprofen</td>
			<td style="width:68px;">MWI Veterinary Supply</td>
			<td style="width:115px;">MWI SKU: 002800 (Pfizer 2193)</td>
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			<td height="63" style="height:63px;width:216px;">Dexamethasone</td>
			<td style="width:68px;">MWI Veterinary Supply</td>
			<td style="width:115px;">MWI SKU: 501012 (VetOne 1DEX032)</td>
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			<td height="63" style="height:63px;width:216px;">KwikSil Elastomer</td>
			<td style="width:68px;">World Precision Inc.</td>
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			<td height="63" style="height:63px;width:216px;">KwikSil Mixing Tips</td>
			<td style="width:68px;">World Precision Inc.</td>
			<td style="width:115px;">KWIKMIX</td>
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a procedure for implanting a spinal chamber for longitudinal in vivo imaging of the mouse spinal cord

Studies in the mammalian neocortex have enabled unprecedented resolution of cortical structure, activity, and response to neurodegenerative insults by repeated, time-lapse in vivo imaging in live rodents. These studies were made possible by straightforward surgical procedures, which enabled optical access for a prolonged period of time without repeat surgical procedures. In contrast, analogous studies of the spinal cord have been previously limited to only a few imaging sessions, each of which required an invasive surgery. As previously described, we have developed a spinal chamber that enables continuous optical access for upwards of 8 weeks, preserves mechanical stability of the spinal column, is easily stabilized externally during imaging, and requires only a single surgery. Here, the design of the spinal chamber with its associated surgical implements is reviewed and the surgical procedure is demonstrated in detail. Briefly, this video will demonstrate the preparation of the surgical area and mouse for surgery, exposure of the spinal vertebra and appropriate tissue debridement, the delivery of the implant and vertebral clamping, the completion of the chamber, the removal of the delivery system, sealing of the skin, and finally, post-operative care. The procedure for chronic in vivo imaging using nonlinear microscopy will also be demonstrated. Finally, outcomes, limitations, typical variability, and a guide for troubleshooting are discussed.

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A Procedure for Implanting a Spinal Chamber for Longitudinal In Vivo Imaging of the Mouse Spinal Cord

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In vivo Imaging of the Mouse Spinal Cord Using Two-photon Microscopy

In vivo imaging using two-photon microscopy 1 in mice that have been genetically engineered to express fluorescent proteins in specific cell types 2-3 has significantly broadened our knowledge of physiological and pathological processes in numerous tissues in vivo 4-7. In studies of the central nervous system (CNS), there has been a broad application of in vivo imaging in the brain, which has produced a plethora of novel and often unexpected findings about the behavior of cells such as neurons, astrocytes, microglia, under physiological or pathological conditions 8-17. However, mostly technical complications have limited the implementation of in vivo imaging in studies of the living mouse spinal cord. In particular, the anatomical proximity of the spinal cord to the lungs and heart generates significant movement artifact that makes imaging the living spinal cord a challenging task.
We developed a novel method that overcomes the inherent limitations of spinal cord imaging by stabilizing the spinal column, reducing respiratory-induced movements and thereby facilitating the use of two-photon microscopy to image the mouse spinal cord in vivo. This is achieved by combining a customized spinal stabilization device with a method of deep anesthesia, resulting in a significant reduction of respiratory-induced movements. This video protocol shows how to expose a small area of the living spinal cord that can be maintained under stable physiological conditions over extended periods of time by keeping tissue injury and bleeding to a minimum. Representative raw images acquired in vivo detail in high resolution the close relationship between microglia and the vasculature. A timelapse sequence shows the dynamic behavior of microglial processes in the living mouse spinal cord. Moreover, a continuous scan of the same z-frame demonstrates the outstanding stability that this method can achieve to generate stacks of images and/or timelapse movies that do not require image alignment post-acquisition. Finally, we show how this method can be used to revisit and reimage the same area of the spinal cord at later timepoints, allowing for longitudinal studies of ongoing physiological or pathological processes in vivo.

In vivo Imaging of the Mouse Spinal Cord Using Two-photon Microscopy

A minimally invasive protocol to stabilize the mouse spinal column and perform repetitive in vivo spinal cord imaging using two-photon microscopy is described. This method combines a spinal stabilization device and an anesthetic regimen to minimize respiratory-induced movements and produce raw imaging data that require no alignment or other post-processing.

在体内脊髓的鼠标线使用双光子显微镜成像

In vivo imaging using two-photon microscopy 1 in mice that have been genetically engineered to express fluorescent proteins in specific cell types 2-3 has ...

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Stereotaxic Injection of a Viral Vector for Conditional Gene Manipulation in the Mouse Spinal Cord

Intraparenchymal injection of a viral vector enables conditional gene manipulation in distinct populations of neurons or particular regions of the central nervous system. We demonstrate a stereotaxic injection technique that allows targeted gene expression or silencing in the dorsal horn of the mouse spinal cord. The surgical procedure is brief. It requires laminectomy of a single vertebra, providing for quick recovery of the animal and unimpaired motility of the spine. Controlled injection of a small vector suspension volume at low speed and use of a microsyringe with beveled glass cannula minimize the tissue lesion. The local immune response to the vector depends on the intrinsic properties of the virus employed; in our experience, it is minor and short-lived when a recombinant adeno-associated virus is used. A reporter gene such as enhanced green fluorescent protein facilitates monitoring spatial distribution of the vector, and the efficacy and cellular specificity of the transfection.

Viral vectors allow for targeted gene manipulation. We demonstrate a method for conditional gene expression or ablation in the mouse spinal cord, using stereotaxic injection of a viral vector into the dorsal horn, a prominent site of synaptic contact between primary somatosensory afferents and neurons of the central nervous system.

立体定向注射病毒载体的基因操作在小鼠脊髓条件

Intraparenchymal injection of a viral vector enables conditional gene manipulation in distinct populations of neurons or particular regions of the central ...

Diffusion Imaging in the Rat Cervical Spinal Cord

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the state of the art approach for assessing the status of the spinal cord noninvasively, and can be used as a diagnostic and prognostic tool in cases of disease or injury. Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI), is sensitive to the thermal motion of water molecules and allows for inferences of tissue microstructure. This report describes a protocol to acquire and analyze DWI of the rat cervical spinal cord on a small-bore animal system. It demonstrates an imaging setup for the live anesthetized animal and recommends a DWI acquisition protocol for high-quality imaging, which includes stabilization of the cord and control of respiratory motion. Measurements with diffusion weighting along different directions and magnitudes (b-values) are used. Finally, several mathematical models of the resulting signal are used to derive maps of the diffusion processes within the spinal cord tissue that provide insight into the normal cord and can be used to monitor injury or disease processes noninvasively.

The goal of this protocol is to obtain high-quality diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) of the rat spinal cord for noninvasive characterization of tissue microstructure. This protocol describes optimizations of the MRI sequence, radiofrequency coil, and analysis methods to enable DWI images free from artifacts.

在大鼠颈脊髓弥散成像

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the state of the art approach for assessing the status of the spinal cord noninvasively, and can be used as a ...

Two-photon Imaging of Cellular Dynamics in the Mouse Spinal Cord

Two-photon (2P) microscopy is utilized to reveal cellular dynamics and interactions deep within living, intact tissues. Here, we present a method for live-cell imaging in the murine spinal cord. This technique is uniquely suited to analyze neural precursor cell (NPC) dynamics following transplantation into spinal cords undergoing neuroinflammatory demyelinating disorders. NPCs migrate to sites of axonal damage, proliferate, differentiate into oligodendrocytes, and participate in direct remyelination. NPCs are thereby a promising therapeutic treatment to ameliorate chronic demyelinating diseases. Because transplanted NPCs migrate to the damaged areas on the ventral side of the spinal cord, traditional intravital 2P imaging is impossible, and only information on static interactions was previously available using histochemical staining approaches. Although this method was generated to image transplanted NPCs in the ventral spinal cord, it can be applied to numerous studies of transplanted and endogenous cells throughout the entire spinal cord. In this article, we demonstrate the preparation and imaging of a spinal cord with enhanced yellow fluorescent protein-expressing axons and enhanced green fluorescent protein-expressing transplanted NPCs.

A new ex vivo preparation for imaging the mouse spinal cord. This protocol allows for two-photon imaging of live cellular interactions throughout the spinal cord.

细胞动力学在小鼠脊髓双光子成像

Two-photon (2P) microscopy is utilized to reveal cellular dynamics and interactions deep within living, intact tissues. Here, we present a method for ...

Imaging Serotonergic Fibers in the Mouse Spinal Cord Using the CLARITY/CUBIC Technique

Long descending fibers to the spinal cord are essential for locomotion, pain perception, and other behaviors. The fiber termination pattern in the spinal cord of the majority of these fiber systems have not been thoroughly investigated in any species. Serotonergic fibers, which project to the spinal cord, have been studied in rats and opossums on histological sections and their functional significance has been deduced based on their fiber termination pattern in the spinal cord. With the development of CLARITY and CUBIC techniques, it is possible to investigate this fiber system and its distribution in the spinal cord, which is likely to reveal previously unknown features of serotonergic supraspinal pathways. Here, we provide a detailed protocol for imaging the serotonergic fibers in the mouse spinal cord using the combined CLARITY and CUBIC techniques. The method involves perfusion of a mouse with a hydrogel solution and clarification of the tissue with a combination of clearing reagents. Spinal cord tissue was cleared in just under two weeks, and the subsequent immunofluorescent staining against serotonin was completed in less than ten days. With a multi-photon fluorescent microscope, the tissue was scanned and a 3D image was reconstructed using Osirix software.

Supraspinal projections are important for pain perception and other behaviors, and serotonergic fibers are one of these fiber systems. The present study focused on the application of the combined CLARITY/CUBIC protocol to the mouse spinal cord in order to investigate the termination of these serotonergic fibers.

影像学检查HT能纤维在小鼠脊髓使用CLARITY / CUBIC技术

Long descending fibers to the spinal cord are essential for locomotion, pain perception, and other behaviors. The fiber termination pattern in the spinal ...

Imaging Neural Activity in the Primary Somatosensory Cortex Using Thy1-GCaMP6s Transgenic Mice

The mammalian brain exhibits marked symmetry across the sagittal plane. However, detailed description of neural dynamics in symmetric brain regions in adult mammalian animals remains elusive. In this study, we describe an experimental procedure for measuring calcium dynamics through dual optical windows above bilateral primary somatosensory corticies (S1) in Thy1-GCaMP6s transgenic mice using 2-photon (2P) microscopy. This method enables recordings and quantifications of neural activity in bilateral mouse brain regions one at a time in the same experiment for a prolonged period in vivo. Key aspects of this method, which can be completed within an hour, include minimally invasive surgery procedures for creating dual optical windows, and the use of 2P imaging. Although we only demonstrate the technique in the S1 area, the method can be applied to other regions of the living brain facilitating the elucidation of structural and functional complexities of brain neural networks.

Imaging Neural Activity in the Primary Somatosensory Cortex Using Thy1-GCaMP6s Transgenic Mice

We describe an experimental procedure for measuring neuronal activity through dual optical windows above bilateral primary somatosensory corticies (S1) in Thy1-GCaMP6s transgenic mice using 2-photon (2P) microscopy in vivo.

胸腺1-gmcmp6 转基因小鼠在原代体血源皮质中的成像神经活性

The mammalian brain exhibits marked symmetry across the sagittal plane. However, detailed description of neural dynamics in symmetric brain regions in ...

An In Vivo Duo-color Method for Imaging Vascular Dynamics Following Contusive Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes significant vascular disruption at the site of injury. Vascular pathology occurs immediately after SCI and continues throughout the acute injury phase. In fact, endothelial cells appear to be the first to die after a contusive SCI. The early vascular events, including increased permeability of the blood-spinal cord barrier (BSCB), induce vasogenic edema and contribute to detrimental secondary injury events caused by complex injury mechanisms. Targeting the vascular disruption, therefore, could be a key strategy to reduce secondary injury cascades that contribute to histological and functional impairments after SCI. Previous studies were mostly performed on postmortem samples and were unable to capture the dynamic changes of the vascular network. In this study, we have developed an in vivo duo-color two-photon imaging method to monitor acute vascular dynamic changes following contusive SCI. This approach allows detecting blood flow, vessel diameter, and other vascular pathologies at various sites of the same rat pre- and post-injury. Overall, this method provides an excellent venue for investigating vascular dynamics.

An In Vivo Duo-color Method for Imaging Vascular Dynamics Following Contusive Spinal Cord Injury

We introduce an in vivo imaging method using two different fluorescent dyes to track dynamic spinal vascular changes following a contusive spinal cord injury in adult Sprague-Dawley rats.

在体内挫伤脊髓损伤后影像血管动力学的双色法

Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes significant vascular disruption at the site of injury. Vascular pathology occurs immediately after SCI and continues ...

Laminectomy and Spinal Cord Window Implantation in the Mouse

This protocol describes a method for spinal cord laminectomy and glass window implantation for in vivo imaging of the mouse spinal cord. An integrated digital vaporizer is utilized to achieve a stable plane of anesthesia at a low-flow rate of isoflurane. A single vertebral spine is removed, and a commercially available cover-glass is overlaid on a thin agarose bed. A 3D-printed plastic backplate is then affixed to the adjacent vertebral spines using tissue adhesive and dental cement. A stabilization platform is used to reduce motion artifact from respiration and heartbeat. This rapid and clamp-free method is well-suited for acute multi-photon fluorescence microscopy. Representative data are included for an application of this technique to two-photon microscopy of the spinal cord vasculature in transgenic mice expressing eGFP:Claudin-5 &#8212; a tight junction protein.

This protocol describes implantation of a glass window onto the spinal cord of a mouse to facilitate visualization by intravital microscopy.

拉米内切手术和脊髓窗口植入小鼠

This protocol describes a method for spinal cord laminectomy and glass window implantation for in vivo imaging of the mouse spinal cord. An integrated ...

Preparation of Rhythmically-active In Vitro Neonatal Rodent Brainstem-spinal Cord and Thin Slice

Mammalian inspiratory rhythm is generated from a neuronal network in a region of the medulla called the preB&#246;tzinger complex (pBC), which produces a signal driving the rhythmic contraction of inspiratory muscles. Rhythmic neural activity generated in the pBC and carried to other neuronal pools to drive the musculature of breathing may be studied using various approaches, including en bloc nerve recordings and transverse slice recordings. However, previously published methods have not extensively described the brainstem-spinal cord dissection process in a transparent and reproducible manner for future studies. Here, we present a comprehensive overview of a method used to reproducibly cut rhythmically-active brainstem slices containing the necessary and sufficient neuronal circuitry for generating and transmitting inspiratory drive. This work builds upon previous brainstem-spinal cord electrophysiology protocols to enhance the likelihood of reliably obtaining viable and rhythmically-active slices for recording neuronal output from the pBC, hypoglossal premotor neurons (XII pMN), and hypoglossal motor neurons (XII MN). The work presented expands upon previous published methods by providing detailed, step-by-step illustrations of the dissection, from whole rat pup, to in vitro slice containing the XII rootlets.

This protocol both visually communicates the brainstem-spinal cord preparation and clarifies the preparation of brainstem transverse slices in a comprehensive step-by-step manner. It was designed to increase reproducibility and enhance the likelihood of obtaining viable, long lasting, rhythmically-active slices for recording neural output from the respiratory regions of the brainstem.

头脊髓和薄片体外制备心律失常活性

Mammalian inspiratory rhythm is generated from a neuronal network in a region of the medulla called the preB&#246;tzinger complex (pBC), which produces a ...

Intra-Arterial Delivery of Neural Stem Cells to the Rat and Mouse Brain: Application to Cerebral Ischemia

Neural stem cell (NSC) therapy is an emerging innovative treatment for stroke, traumatic brain injury and neurodegenerative disorders. As compared to intracranial delivery, intra-arterial administration of NSCs is less invasive and produces a more diffuse distribution of NSCs within the brain parenchyma. Further, intra-arterial delivery allows the first-pass effect in the brain circulation, lessening the potential for trapping of cells in peripheral organs, such as liver and spleen, a complication associated with peripheral injections. Here, we detail the methodology, in both mice and rats, for delivery of NSCs through the common carotid artery (mouse) or external carotid artery (rat) to the ipsilateral hemisphere after an ischemic stroke. Using GFP-labeled NSCs, we illustrate the widespread distribution achieved throughout the rodent ipsilateral hemisphere at 1 d, 1 week and 4 weeks after postischemic delivery, with a higher density in or near the ischemic injury site. In addition to long-term survival, we show evidence of differentiation of GFP-labeled cells at 4 weeks. The intra-arterial delivery approach described here for NSCs can also be used for administration of therapeutic compounds, and thus has broad applicability to varied CNS injury and disease models across multiple species.

A method for delivering neural stem cells, adaptable for injecting solutions or suspensions, through the common carotid artery (mouse) or external carotid artery (rat) after ischemic stroke is reported. Injected cells are distributed broadly throughout the brain parenchyma and can be detected up to 30 d after delivery.

神经干细胞向大鼠和小鼠大脑的动脉内传递：对脑缺血的应用

Neural stem cell (NSC) therapy is an emerging innovative treatment for stroke, traumatic brain injury and neurodegenerative disorders. As compared to ...

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