The video demonstrates a cryosectioning technique for obtaining discrete dorsal root ganglion (DRG) tissue sections. It details the process of attaching DRG sections to glass slides without overlap, ensuring optimal placement for subsequent immunohistochemistry studies. The effectiveness of the method is confirmed through confocal fluorescence microscopy imaging.

cryosectioning of the dorsal root ganglion (drg)

Criosección de ganglios de la raíz dorsal de ratón

The dorsal root ganglion (DRG) contains the primary sensory neurons, the tissue macrophages, and the satellite cells that surround the primary sensory neurons1,2,3,4. It is a key anatomic structure in processing innocuous and noxious signals, and plays critical roles in pain, itch, and various peripheral nerve disorders5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13. Although several methods have been developed to dissect DRG tissue from the mouse spinal cord14,15,16, cryosectioning of the DRG tissue remains challenging as the DRG tissue is quite small, and cryostat sections of DRG samples tend to curve into rolls, making it difficult to properly transfer the cryostat sections onto glass slides. However, proper cryosectioning of the DRG tissue is crucial for immunohistochemistry studies and the structure of DRG sensory neurons17,18,19,20,21,22,23. Moreover, as single-cell RNA sequencing results have revealed the remarkable heterogeneity of DRG sensory neurons in both humans24 and mice25, proper cryosectioning of DRG tissue is critical for investigating the functional role of different DRG cells in various physiological and pathological conditions.
Although the tissue-clearing technique has been applied to investigate the 3D reconstruction of the DRG26 as an alternative technique of cryosectioning the DRG, the tissue-clearing technique is time- and labor-consuming. In comparison, cryosectioning of the DRG is quick and relatively easy to perform, and thus it remains to be a key technique for immunohistochemistry and structure studies of the DRG and other regions of the central nervous system. However, obtaining high-quality, intact, and flat cryostat sections onto glass slides remains to be a challenge in neuroscience research because of the tiny sample size of tissues, like the DRG and certain brain regions, and there is no article describing the optimal protocol at this point for cryosectioning small-sized tissue samples, such as mouse DRGs.
This protocol provides an easy, step-by-step technique for cryostat sectioning of the mouse DRG to reliably obtain as many high-quality DRG sections on the slides for subsequent DRG studies. While specifically designed for cryosectioning DRG samples, this technique can potentially be used for cryosectioning various other tissues with a small sample size.

Autor destacado: Un procedimiento para la criosección de ganglios de la raíz dorsal de ratón  

Un procedimiento para la criosección de ganglios de la raíz dorsal de ratón

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Cryosectioning of the Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG)  

Criosección del ganglio de la raíz dorsal (DRG)

Comience la criosección sosteniendo la sección DRG de temperatura de corte óptima en la parte inferior, utilizando una brocha pequeña, previamente enfriada a 20 grados centígrados. Toque suavemente la parte inferior de la sección con el extremo de una pinza a temperatura ambiente para que se adhiera a la superficie de la plataforma. A continuación, coloque lentamente un portaobjetos de vidrio cargado sobre la sección.Tan pronto como la sección se pegue al tobogán, tire suavemente del tobogán hacia atrás. Siga el mismo proceso para obtener más secciones DRG en la diapositiva sin superponer las secciones. La colocación adecuada de las secciones de DRG en los portaobjetos de vidrio se observa cuando los tejidos no se superponen a la sección de DRG y la OCT de otras secciones de DRG.La imagen de microscopía de fluorescencia confocal demostró la calidad de las secciones de DRG obtenidas con este protocolo. Con esta técnica se pueden realizar los estudios inmunohistoquímicos de la GRD utilizando diferentes anticuerpos.

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Cryosectioning of the Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG)

548 vistas. Comience la criosección sosteniendo la sección DRG de temperatura de corte óptima en la parte inferior, utilizando una brocha pequeña, previamente enfriada a 20 grados centígrados. Toque suavemente la parte inferior de la sección con el extremo de una pinza a temperatura ambiente para que se adhiera a la superficie de la plataforma. A continuación, coloque lentamente un portaobjetos de vidrio cargado sobre la sección.Tan pronto como la sección se pegue al tobogán, tire suavem...

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A Procedure for Mouse Dorsal Root Ganglion Cryosectioning

High-quality mouse dorsal root ganglion (DRG) cryostat sections are crucial for proper immunochemistry staining and RNAscope studies in the research of inflammatory and neuropathic pain, itch, as well as other peripheral neurological conditions. However, it remains a challenge to consistently obtain high-quality, intact, and flat cryostat sections onto glass slides because of the tiny sample size of the DRG tissue. So far, there is no article describing an optimal protocol for DRG cryosectioning. This protocol presents a step-by-step method to resolve the frequently encountered difficulties associated with DRG cryosectioning. The presented article explains how to remove the surrounding liquid from the DRG tissue samples, place the DRG sections on the slide facing the same orientation, and flatten the sections on the glass slide without curving up. Although this protocol has been developed for cryosectioning the DRG samples, it can be applied for the cryosectioning of many other tissues with a small sample size.

Presented here is the development for consistently acquiring high-quality dorsal root ganglion cryostat sections.

High-quality mouse dorsal root ganglion (DRG) cryostat sections are crucial for proper immunochemistry staining and RNAscope studies in the research of ...