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Biology

Isolation of Human Atrial Myocytes for Simultaneous Measurements of Ca2+ Transients and Membrane Currents
Niels Voigt *1,2, Xiao-Bo Zhou *2, Dobromir Dobrev 1,2
1Institute of Pharmacology, University of Duisburg-Essen , 2Division of Experimental Cardiology, University of Heidelberg

We describe the isolation of human atrial myocytes which can be used for intracellular Ca2+ measurements in combination with electrophysiological patch-clamp studies.

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Medicine

Coculture System with an Organotypic Brain Slice and 3D Spheroid of Carcinoma Cells
Han-Ning Chuang 1, Raphaela Lohaus 1, Uwe-Karsten Hanisch 2, Claudia Binder 1, Faramarz Dehghani *3, Tobias Pukrop *1
1Department of Hematology and Oncology, University of Göttingen, 2Institute of Neuropathology, University of Göttingen, 3Institute of Anatomy and Cellbiology, University of Halle

The organotypic brain slice coculture with carcinoma cells enables visualizing morphological changes by fluorescence as well as bright field (video) microscopy during the process of carcinoma cell invasion of brain tissue. This model system also allows for cell exchange and replenishment approaches and offers a wide variety of manipulations and analyses.

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Immunology and Infection

Isolation of Human Monocytes by Double Gradient Centrifugation and Their Differentiation to Macrophages in Teflon-coated Cell Culture Bags
Kerstin Menck 1, Daniel Behme 1, Mathias Pantke 1, Norbert Reiling 2, Claudia Binder 1, Tobias Pukrop 1, Florian Klemm 1
1Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Göttingen, 2Microbial Interface Biology Group, Research Center Borstel

We present a simple and efficient protocol for the generation of human macrophages. Buffy coats are processed by double density gradient centrifugation and isolated monocytes are then differentiated to macrophages in Teflon-coated cell culture bags. This maximizes macrophage yields and facilitates cell harvesting for subsequent experiments.

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Biology

Isolation and Characterization of Microvesicles from Peripheral Blood
Kerstin Menck 1, Annalen Bleckmann 1, Matthias Schulz 1, Lena Ries 1, Claudia Binder 1
1Department of Hematology/Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Göttingen

Extracellular vesicles present in blood have been suggested as novel biomarkers for various diseases. Here, we present a protocol for the isolation of large plasma membrane-derived microvesicles from peripheral blood samples and their subsequent analysis by conventional flow cytometry and Western Blotting.

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Neuroscience

Optimized Management of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Katharina Schregel 1,2, Daniel Behme 1, Ioannis Tsogkas 1, Michael Knauth 1, Ilko Maier 3, André Karch 4, Rafael Mikolajczyk 4,5, Mathias Bähr 3, Jörn Schäper 6, José Hinz 6, Jan Liman 3, Marios-Nikos Psychogios 1
1Institute of Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Goettingen, 2Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 3Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Goettingen, 4Department of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Center for Infection Research, 5Institute of Medical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Informatics, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, 6Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Goettingen

The outcome of patients with acute ischemic stroke depends on swift restoration of cerebral blood flow. This protocol aims at optimizing the management of such patients by minimizing peri-procedural timings and rendering the time from hospital admission to reperfusion as short as possible.

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Neuroscience

An Optical Assay for Synaptic Vesicle Recycling in Cultured Neurons Overexpressing Presynaptic Proteins
Donatus Riemann 1, Andoniya Petkova 1, Thomas Dresbach 1, Rebecca Wallrafen 1
1Institute for Anatomy and Embryology, University Medical Centre Göttingen

We describe an optical assay for synaptic vesicle (SV) recycling in cultured neurons. Combining this protocol with double transfection to express a presynaptic marker and protein of interest allows us to locate presynaptic sites, their synaptic vesicle recycling capacity, and determine the role of the protein of interest.

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Biochemistry

Covalent Immobilization of Proteins for the Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy
Tanja D. Becke 1,2,3, Stefan Ness 2, Stefanie Sudhop 1,3, Hermann E. Gaub 3, Markus Hilleringmann 2, Arndt F. Schilling *4, Hauke Clausen-Schaumann *1,3
1Center for Applied Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Munich University of Applied Sciences, 2FG Protein Biochemistry & Cellular Microbiology, Munich University of Applied Sciences, 3Center for Nano Science, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 4Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Orthopädie und Plastische Chirurgie, University Medical Center Göttingen

This protocol describes the covalent immobilization of proteins with a heterobifunctional silane coupling agent to silicon-oxide surfaces designed for the atomic force microscopy based single molecule force spectroscopy which is exemplified by the interaction of RrgA (pilus-1 tip adhesin of S. pneumoniae) with fibronectin.

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Neuroscience

Quantifying the Heterogeneous Distribution of a Synaptic Protein in the Mouse Brain Using Immunofluorescence
Rebecca Wallrafen 1, Thomas Dresbach 1, Julio S. Viotti 1
1Institute of Anatomy and Embryology, University Medical Center Göttingen

Here, we describe a quantitative approach to determining the distribution of a synaptic protein relative to a marker protein using immunofluorescence staining, confocal microscopy, and computer-based analysis.

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Bioengineering

Single-Cell Optical Action Potential Measurement in Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes
Fitzwilliam Seibertz 1,2, Martyn Reynolds 3, Niels Voigt 1,2,4
1Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany, 2DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Goettingen, Germany, 3Cairn Research Ltd, Faversham, United Kingdom, 4Cluster of Excellence "Multiscale Bioimaging: from Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable Cells" (MBExC), University of Goettingen, Germany

Here we describe optical acquisition and characterization of action potentials from induced pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes using a high-speed modular photometry system.

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Biology

Isolation of High Quality Murine Atrial and Ventricular Myocytes for Simultaneous Measurements of Ca2+ Transients and L-Type Calcium Current
Philipp Tomsits *1,2,3, Dominik Schüttler *1,2,3, Stefan Kääb 1,2, Sebastian Clauss *1,2,3, Niels Voigt *4,5,6
1Department of Medicine I, University Hospital Munich, Campus Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich (LMU), 2Partner Site Munich, Munich Heart Alliance (MHA), DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), 3Walter Brendel Center of Experimental Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich (LMU), 4Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, 5Partner Site Göttingen, DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), 6Cluster of Excellence "Multiscale Bioimaging: from Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable Cells" (MBExC), University of Göttingen

Mouse models allow studying key mechanisms of arrhythmogenesis. For this purpose, high quality cardiomyocytes are necessary to perform patch-clamp measurements. Here, a method to isolate murine atrial and ventricular myocytes via retrograde enzyme-based Langendorff perfusion, which allows simultaneous measurements of calcium-transients and L-type calcium current, is described.

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