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Medicine

A Model of Disturbed Flow-Induced Atherosclerosis in Mouse Carotid Artery by Partial Ligation and a Simple Method of RNA Isolation from Carotid Endothelium
Douglas Nam 1, Chih-Wen Ni 2, Amir Rezvan 1, Jin Suo 2, Klaudia Budzyn 1, Alexander Llanos 1, David G. Harrison 1, Don P. Giddens 2, Hanjoong Jo 1,2,3
1Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University, 2Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech and Emory University, 3Department of Bioinspired Science, Ewha Womans University

This describes a partial carotid ligation surgery, which causes disturbed flow conditions and subsequent atherosclerosis development (in two weeks) with intraplaque neo-vascularization (in four weeks) in the mouse common carotid artery. We also describe a novel method of RNA isolation from the carotid intima, providing high purity endothelial RNA.

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Bioengineering

Endothelialized Microfluidics for Studying Microvascular Interactions in Hematologic Diseases
David R. Myers *1,2,3,4, Yumiko Sakurai *1,2,3,4, Reginald Tran 1,2,3,4, Byungwook Ahn 1,2,3,4, Elaissa Trybus Hardy 1,2,3,4, Robert Mannino 1,2,3,4, Ashley Kita 1,2,3,4, Michelle Tsai 1,2,3,4, Wilbur A. Lam 1,2,3,4
1Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, 2Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 3Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta , 4Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

A method to culture an endothelial cell monolayer throughout the entire inner 3D surface of a microfluidic device with microvascular-sized channels (<30 μm) is described. This in vitro microvasculature model enables the study of biophysical interactions between blood cells, endothelial cells, and soluble factors in hematologic diseases.

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Medicine

Detecting Abnormalities in Choroidal Vasculature in a Mouse Model of Age-related Macular Degeneration by Time-course Indocyanine Green Angiography
Sandeep Kumar 1, Zachary Berriochoa 1, Alex D. Jones 1, Yingbin Fu 1,2
1Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, 2Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, University of Utah Health Sciences Center

Indocyanine Green Angiography (or ICGA) performed by tail vein injection provides high quality ICGA time course images to characterize abnormalities in mouse choroid.

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Neuroscience

Systems Analysis of the Neuroinflammatory and Hemodynamic Response to Traumatic Brain Injury
Rowan O. Brothers *1, Sara Bitarafan *2,3, Alyssa F. Pybus 1,3, Levi B. Wood *1,2,3, Erin M. Buckley *1,4,5
1Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 2George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 3Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, 4Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, 5Children's Research Scholar, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

This protocol presents methods to characterize the neuroinflammatory and hemodynamic response to mild traumatic brain injury and to integrate these data as part of a multivariate systems analysis using partial least squares regression.

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Bioengineering

DNA Tension Probes to Map the Transient Piconewton Receptor Forces by Immune Cells
Rong Ma 1, Anna V. Kellner 2, Yuesong Hu 1, Brendan R. Deal 1, Aaron T. Blanchard 2, Khalid Salaita 1,2
1Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 2Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University

This paper describes a detailed protocol for using DNA-based tension probes to image the receptor forces applied by immune cells. This approach can map receptor forces >4.7pN in real-time and can integrate forces over time.

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Bioengineering

Formulation and Acoustic Modulation of Optically Vaporized Perfluorocarbon Nanodroplets
Andrew Zhao 1, Jeungyoon Lee 2, Stanislav Emelianov 1,3
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 2School of Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 3Department of Biomedical Engineering and School of Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University

Optically activated perfluorocarbon nanodroplets show promise in imaging applications outside of the vascular system. This article will demonstrate how to synthesize these particles, crosslink polyacrylamide phantoms, and modulate the droplets acoustically to enhance their signal.

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Biology

Isolation of Endothelial Cells from the Lumen of Mouse Carotid Arteries for Single-Cell Multi-Omics Experiments
Sandeep Kumar *1, Aitor Andueza *1, Nicolas Villa-Roel 1, Juyoung Kim 1, Dong-Won Kang 1, Hanjoong Jo 1,2
1Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 2Division of Cardiology, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University

We present a method for isolating endothelial cells and nuclei from the lumen of mouse carotid arteries exposed to stable or disturbed flow conditions to perform single-cell omics experiments.

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