JoVE Logo

Sign In

The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research

3 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

image

Immunology and Infection

Using Bioluminescent Imaging to Investigate Synergism Between Streptococcus pneumoniae and Influenza A Virus in Infant Mice
Kirsty R. Short 1, Dimitri A. Diavatopoulos 2, Patrick C. Reading 1, Lorena E. Brown 1, Kelly L. Rogers 3, Richard A. Strugnell 1, Odilia L.C. Wijburg 1
1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, 2Laboratory of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 3The Centre for Dynamic Imaging, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research

A concurrent infection with influenza A virus is one of the factors implicated in the induction of invasive pneumococcal disease during asymptomatic Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage. Here we describe a mixed infection method using infant mice to investigate the synergism between these two respiratory pathogens.

image

Bioengineering

A Step Beyond BRET: Fluorescence by Unbound Excitation from Luminescence (FUEL)
Joseph Dragavon 1, Carolyn Sinow 2, Alexandra D. Holland 1, Abdessalem Rekiki 1, Ioanna Theodorou 3, Chelsea Samson 4, Samantha Blazquez 1, Kelly L. Rogers 5, Régis Tournebize 1,6,7, Spencer L. Shorte 1
1Plate-Forme d'Imagerie Dynamique, Imagopole, Institut Pasteur, 2Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford School of Medicine, 3Service Hospitalier Frédéric Joliot, Institut d'Imagerie Biomédicale, 4Vanderbilt School of Medicine, 5The Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, 6Unité INSERM U786, Institut Pasteur, 7Unité de Pathogénie Microbienne Moléculaire, Institut Pasteur

Expanding the foundation and applicability of Fluorescence by Unbound Excitation from Luminescence (FUEL) by surveying the relevant principles and demonstrating its compatibility with a multitude of fluorophores and antibody-targeted conditions.

image

Medicine

Non-invasive Assessment of the Efficacy of New Therapeutics for Intestinal Pathologies Using Serial Endoscopic Imaging of Live Mice
Matthias Ernst 1,2,3, Adele Preaudet 1, Tracy Putoczki 1,2
1The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research, 2The Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, 3Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute

We describe methods for longitudinal monitoring of the efficacy of therapeutics for the treatment of colonic pathologies in mice using a rigid endoscope. This protocol can be readily used for the characterization of the therapeutic response of an individual tumor in live mice and also for monitoring potential disease relapse.

JoVE Logo

Privacy

Terms of Use

Policies

Research

Education

ABOUT JoVE

Copyright © 2024 MyJoVE Corporation. All rights reserved