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Biology

A Method for Islet Transplantation to the Omentum in Mouse
Ying Lu *1, Shangyou Zou *1, Suzanne Bertera *2, Rita Bottino 2, David K.C. Cooper 3, Zhengzhao Liu 1, Yi Huang 1, Chengjun Wang 1, Chungu Hong 1, Tian He 1, Hancheng Zhang 1, Qin Huo 4, Hongxing Fu 5, Zhiming Cai 1, Lisha Mou 1
1Shenzhen Xenotransplantation Medical Engineering Research and Development Center, Institute of Translational Medicine, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, 2Institute for Cellular Therapeutics, Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, 3Xenotransplantation Program/Department of Surgery, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 4College of Life Science and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, 5School of Pharmcy, Wenzhou Medical College

A method for the omental transplantation of islets in a mouse is introduced. The isolated islets are mixed with hydrogel and the mixture is placed into the omental pouch of a diabetic mouse. Then, the blood glucose is monitored, and immuno-histochemical analysis is performed.

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Biochemistry

Translating Ribosome Affinity Purification (TRAP) for RNA Isolation from Endothelial Cells In Vivo
Patrick Moran 1,2, Yichen Guo 3,4, Rong Yuan 1,3, Nicholas Barnekow 1, Jordan Palmer 2, Adam Beck 3, Bin Ren 3,4,5
1Blood Research Institute, Blood Center of Wisconsin, 2Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 3Department of Surgery, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 4Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 5GBS Program, Graduate School, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

We present an approach to purify ribosome-bound mRNA from vascular endothelial cells (ECs) directly in mouse brain, lung and heart tissues via EC-specific genetic tag of enhanced green fluorescence protein (EGFP)in ribosomes in combination with RNA purification.

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Biology

Isolation and Culture of Primary Aortic Endothelial Cells from Miniature Pigs
Yanli Zhao 1,2,3, Chengjiang Zhao 4, David K.C. Cooper 5, Ying Lu 2, Kewang Luo 6, Huiyun Wang 3, Pengfei Chen 3, Changchun Zeng 3, Shaodong Luan 1, Lisha Mou 2, Hanchao Gao 1,2,3
1Department of Nephrology, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital of Shenzhen Longhua District, Guangdong Medical University, 2Shenzhen Xenotransplantation Medical Engineering Research and Development Center, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, 3Department of Medical Laboratory, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital of Shenzhen Longhua District, Guangdong Medical University, 4Department of Endocrinology, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital of Shenzhen Longhua District, Guangdong Medical University, 5Xenotransplantation Program, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 6People's Hospital of Longhua

An effective enzymatic method for isolation of primary porcine aortic endothelial cells (pAECs) from miniature pigs is described. The isolated primary pAECs can be used to investigate the immune and coagulation response in xenotransplantation.

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Medicine

Micro-Computed Tomography Analysis of the Knee in Aged Dunkin-Hartley Guinea Pigs after Intra Articular Injection
Jen X. Xu 1, Frank Z. Xu 2, Amelia Furbish 1, Yuri K. Peterson 1, Patrick M. Woster 1, Alicia M. Braxton 3
1Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 2Department of Biomedical Science, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 3Department of Comparative Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina

Dunkin-Hartley guinea pigs are an established animal model for osteoarthritis research. Such studies may benefit from intra-articular injections for various reasons, including investigating novel agents or treating disease. We describe a methodology for intra-articular knee injections in Guinea pigs and subsequent micro-computed tomography analysis assessing arthritis-associated knee changes.

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