המחברים מבקשים להודות ל ZEBET בבית BFR (גרמניה), BASF SE (גרמניה), IIVS בע&quot;מ (ארה&quot;ב), מחנה הריכוז-LSL (אוסטריה) להשתתפות במחקר בינלאומי רב מרכזי אימות של EpiDerm השתנה SIT (5 ).

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	<li>Kand&#225;rov&#225;, H., Liebsch, M., Genschow, E., Gerner, I. n. g. r. i. d., Traue, D., Slawik, B., Spielmann, H. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=Optimization+of+the+EpiDerm+Test+Protocol+for+the+upcoming+ECVAM+Validation+Study+on+In+Vitro+Skin+Irritation+Tests.">Optimization of the EpiDerm Test Protocol for the upcoming ECVAM Validation Study on In Vitro Skin Irritation Tests.</a> ALTEX. 21, 107-114 (2004).</li><li>Kand&#225;rov&#225;, H., Liebsch, M., Gerner, I., Schmidt, E., Genschow, E., Traue, D., Spielmann, H. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=EpiDerm+Skin+Irritation+Test+Protocol+-+Assessment+of+the+performance+of+the+optimized+test.">EpiDerm Skin Irritation Test Protocol - Assessment of the performance of the optimized test.</a> ATLA. 33, 351-367 (2005).</li><li>Kand&#225;rov&#225;, H., Hayden, P., Klausner, M., Kubilus, J., Kearney, P., Sheasgreen, J. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=In+Vitro+Skin+Irritation+Test:+Improving+the+Sensitivity+of+the+EpiDerm+Skin+Irritation+Test+Protocol.Accepted+for+publication.">In Vitro Skin Irritation Test: Improving the Sensitivity of the EpiDerm Skin Irritation Test Protocol.Accepted for publication.</a> ATLA. , (2009).</li><li>Spielmann, H., Hoffmann, S., Liebsch, M., Botham, P., Fentem, J., Eskes, C., Roguet, R., Cotovi, J., Cole, T., Worth, A., Heylings, J., Jones, P., Robles, C., Kand&#225;rov&#225;, H. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=The+ECVAM+International+Validation+Study+on+In+Vitro+Tests+for+Acute+Skin+Irritation:+Report+on+the+Validity+of+the+EPISKIN+and+EpiDerm+Assays+and+on+the+Skin+Integrity+Function+Test.">The ECVAM International Validation Study on In Vitro Tests for Acute Skin Irritation: Report on the Validity of the EPISKIN and EpiDerm Assays and on the Skin Integrity Function Test.</a> ATLA. 35, 559-601 (2007).</li><li>Liebsch, M., Gamer, A., Curren, R., Frank, J., Genschow, E., Tharmann, J., Remmele, M., Bauer, B., Raabe, H., Barnes, N., Hilberer, A., Wilt, N., Lornejad-Sch&#228;fer, M. R., Sch&#228;fer, C., Spiller, E., Hayden, P., Kand&#225;rov&#225;, H. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=Follow-up+validation+of+the+modified+EpiDerm+Skin+Irritation+Test+(SIT):+results+of+a+multicentre+study+of+twenty+reference+test+substances.">Follow-up validation of the modified EpiDerm Skin Irritation Test (SIT): results of a multicentre study of twenty reference test substances.</a> , (2008).</li><li>United Nations. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=.">.</a> Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). , (2007).</li><li>ESAC. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=.">.</a> Statement on the Scientific Validity of In-Vitro Tests for Skin Irritation Testing. , (2008).</li><li>Gupta, K., Rispin, A., Stitzel, K., Coecke, S., Harbell, J. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=Ensuring+quality+of+in+vitro+alternative+test+methods:+Issues+and+answers.">Ensuring quality of in vitro alternative test methods: Issues and answers.</a> Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 43, 219-224 (2005).</li><li>Rispin, A., Stitzel, K., Harbell, J., Klausner, M. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=Ensuring+quality+of+in+vitro+alternative+test+methods:+Current+practice.">Ensuring quality of in vitro alternative test methods: Current practice.</a> Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 45, 97-103 (2006).</li></ol>

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בסרטון הזה, אנחנו הדגימו את גירוי בעור EpiDerm הבדיקה (EpiDerm SIT) פיתחו ומאומתים עבור בדיקות עור במבחנה גירוי של כימיקלים, כולל מרכיבים קוסמטיים ותרופות. בעת ביצוע בשיטה זו, חשוב לעבוד בתנאים היגיינית להקפיד לעקוב אחר פרוטוקול תוקף, שכן סטייה בפרוטוקול עלול לגרום לתוצאות שונות. כמה שינויים של assay אפשריים, לעומת זאת, שינויים בפרוטוקול יש לדון ישירות עם המחברים. המגבלה היחידה של שיטה זו היא התערבות אפשרית של החומר למבחן עם הקצה MTT. חומר הבדיקה בצבע אחד או ישירות מפחית MTT (ובכך מחקה פעילות dehydrogenase של המיטוכונדריה הסלולר) עלולים להפריע הקצה MTT. עם זאת, אלה חומר הבדיקה הם בעיה רק ​​אם בעת הבדיקה MTT (כלומר 42 שעות לאחר החשיפה לחומר המבחן) כמות מספקת של חומר הבדיקה עדיין קיימות על (או) ברקמות. במקרה של אירוע זה סביר, הפחתת (נכון) MTT מטבוליות את התרומה על ידי חומר בדיקה או בצבע (שקר) הפחתה MTT ישירה של החומר למבחן ניתן לכמת באמצעות הליך תיאר בפרוטרוט את סדר assay תקן מבצע המסופקים על ידי MatTek קורפ

an in vitro skin irritation test (sit) using the epiderm reconstructed human epidermal (rhe) model

גירוי בעור EpiDerm הבדיקה (EpiDerm SIT) פותחה<sup&gt; (1,2,3)</sup&gt; ומאומתים<sup&gt; (4,5)</sup&gt; עבור<em&gt; במבחנה</em&gt; גירוי בעור בדיקות של כימיקלים, כולל מרכיבים קוסמטיים ותרופות. SIT EpiDerm מנצל את 3D<em&gt; במבחנה</em&gt; אדם משוחזר אפידרמיס (RHE) EpiDerm מודל. ההליך המתואר פרוטוקול זה מאפשר אפליה בין המגרים של קטגוריה 2 GHS ולא מגרים<sup&gt; (6)</sup&gt;. הבדיקה מבוצעת במהלך תקופת זמן 4 יום, בהיקף של דגירה מראש, 60 דקות חשיפה, 42 שעות ביממה שלאחר הדגירה ואת הכדאיות assay MTT. לאחר קבלת רקמות הדגירה מראש הלילה (יום 0), רקמות נחשפים מקומי כדי לבדוק את הכימיקלים (יום 1), אשר יכול להיות נוזל, חצי מוצקים, מוצקים או שעווה. שלוש רקמות משמשים כימיים כל מבחן, כמו גם שליטה חיובית (5% aq. פתרון SDS), וכן שליטה שלילית (DPBS). חשיפה כימית נמשך 60 דקות, 35 דקות של הרקמות אשר נשמרים באינקובטור ב 37 ° C. חומרים המבחן יוסרו מכן על ידי הליך כביסה נרחבים מפני השטח רקמות. מוסיף הרקמה הם מחק והועברו בינוני טרי. לאחר תקופת דגירה 24 שעות (יום 2), המדיום הוא החליף. המדיום ניתן לשמור לניתוח נוסף של ציטוקינים או נקודות הקצה השני של עניין. לאחר חילופי בינוני, רקמות מודגרת עבור 18 שעות נוספות. בסוף 42h כולו שלאחר הדגירה (יום 3), רקמות מועברים לתוך פתרון MTT צהוב מודגרות במשך 3 שעות. מלח כתוצאה סגול כחול formazan, נוצר בעיקר על ידי מטבוליזם המיטוכונדריה, מופק עבור 2 שעות באמצעות isopropanol. צפיפות אופטית של formazan המחולץ נקבעת באמצעות ספקטרופוטומטר. כימי מוגדר כאזור מגרים אם את הכדאיות היחסית רקמות לרקמות בקרה שלילית טיפול מופחת מתחת 50%. הליך זה יכול לשמש כתחליף מלא של במבחן vivo גירוי בעור ארנב לזיהוי סיכון וסימון של כימיקלים בקנה אחד עם תקנות האיחוד האירופי<sup&gt; (7)</sup&gt;.

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בסרטון הזה, אנחנו מדגימים את גירוי בעור EpiDerm הבדיקה (EpiDerm SIT) פיתחו ומאומתים עבור<em&gt; במבחנה</em&gt; גירוי בעור בדיקות של כימיקלים, כולל מרכיבים קוסמטיים ותרופות.

במבחנה גירוי בעור מבחן (SIT) באמצעות EpiDerm שחזור האדם עוריות (RHE) דגם

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Christopher Hughes:  An in vitro model for the Study of Angiogenesis Interview

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DNA and RNA are extracted from the selected cell lines and cDNA is generated. DNA and cDNA are analysed with a primer extension assay, designed to target the coding DNA markers4. The primer extension assay is carried out using the MassARRAY (Sequenom)5 platform according to the manufacturer's specifications. Primer extension products are then analysed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF/MS). Because the selected markers are heterozygous they will generate two peaks on the MS profiles. The area of each peak is proportional to the transcript abundance and can be measured with a function of the MassARRAY Typer software to generate an allelic ratio (allele 1: allele 2) calculation. The allelic ratio obtained for cDNA is normalized using that measured from genomic DNA, where the allelic ratio is expected to be 1:1 to correct for technical artifacts. Markers with a normalised allelic ratio significantly different to 1 indicate that the amount of transcript generated from the two chromosomes in the same cell is different, suggesting that the DNA variants associated with the phenotype have an effect on gene expression. Experimental controls should be used to confirm the results.

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אלל ספציפי Gene Expression Assay כדי לבדוק את בסיס פונקציונלי של אגודות גנטי

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Imaging C. elegans Embryos using an Epifluorescent Microscope and Open Source Software

The C. elegans embryo is a powerful system for studying cell biology and development. We present a protocol for live imaging of C. elegans embryos utilizing DIC optics or fluorescence using readily available epifluorescent microscopes and open-source software.

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בידוד של העכבר Keratinocytes באפידרמיס ושלהם בתרבות הclonogenic של מבחנה

The protocol described here is a reliable method of harvesting primary keratinocytes from adult female mice (54 &#177; 2 days old) yielding approximately ...

A Murine Model of a Burn Wound Reconstructed with an Allogeneic Skin Graft

Trivial superficial wounds heal without complications by primary intention. Deep wounds, such as full thickness burns, heal by secondary intention and require surgical debridement and skin grafting. Successful integration of the donor graft into a recipient wound bed depends on timely recruitment of immune cells, robust angiogenic response and new extracellular matrix formation. The development of novel therapeutic agents, which target some key processes involved in wound healing, are hindered by the lack of reliable preclinical models with optimized objective assessment of wound closure. Here, we describe an inexpensive and reproducible model of experimental full thickness burn wound reconstructed with an allogeneic skin graft. The wound is induced on the dorsum surface of anaesthetized inbred wild type mice from the BALB/C and SKH1-Hrhr backgrounds. The burn is produced using a brass template measuring 10 mm in diameter, which is preheated to 80 &#176;C and delivered at a constant pressure for 20 s. Burn eschar is excised 24 hours after the injury and replaced with a full thickness graft harvested from the tail of a genetically similar donor mouse. No specialized equipment is required for the procedure and surgical techniques are straightforward to follow. The method may be effortlessly implemented and reproduced in most research settings. Certain limitations are associated with the model. Due to technical difficulties, the harvest of thinner split thickness skin grafts is not possible. The surgical method we describe here allows for the reconstruction of burn wounds using full thickness skin grafts. It may be used to carry out preclinical therapeutic testing.

The aim of this study was to develop a murine model of burn wound healing. A thermal burn was induced on the dorsal skin of mice using a preheated brass template. Burned tissue was debrided and overlaid with a skin graft harvested from the tail of a genetically similar donor mouse.

מודל מורנה של פצע צריבה שוחזר עם שתל העור Allogeneic

Trivial superficial wounds heal without complications by primary intention. Deep wounds, such as full thickness burns, heal by secondary intention and ...