China Pharmaceutical University

3 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Medicine

Cerenkov Luminescence Imaging of Interscapular Brown Adipose Tissue

Xueli Zhang^1,2, Chaincy Kuo³, Anna Moore¹, Chongzhao Ran¹

¹Molecular Imaging Laboratory, MGH/MIT/HMS Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, ²Center for Drug Discovery, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, ³Perkin Elmer

In this video report, we show the application of Cerenkov Luminescence Imaging (CLI) for interscapular brown adipose tissue in mice under activated and depressed conditions.

Biology

Visualizing Bacterial Motility Based on a Color Reaction

Weihua Chu^1,2, Xiyi Zhuang²

¹Department of Microbiology, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, ²National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Biopharmaceuticals, China Pharmaceutical University

Here, we present a protocol to detect bacterial motility based on a color reaction. Key advantages of this method are that it is easy to evaluate and more accurate, and does not require specialized equipment.

Biology

A Sensitive Visual Method for the Detection of Hydrogen Sulfide Producing Bacteria

Wei Zhu^1,2, Weihua Chu^1,2

Here, we present a protocol to detect hydrogen sulfide producing bacteria with a modified protocol used for bismuth sulfide (BS) precipitation. The key advantages of this method are that it is easy to evaluate and does not require specialized equipment.