Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Neuroscience

Ex Vivo Release of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide from the Trigeminovascular System in Rodents

Rikke H. Rasmussen¹, Inger Jansen-Olesen¹, David M. Kristensen^1,2,3, Sarah L. Christensen¹

¹Danish Headache Center, Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, ²EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail), Univ Rennes, Inserm, ³Department of Biology, Section of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Copenhagen

The present protocol describes the ex vivo calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) release model and the strategy to quantify the effect of pharmacological agents on the amount of CGRP released from the trigeminovascular system in rodents.

Cancer Research

Systematic Endobronchial Ultrasound - The Six Landmarks Approach

Anne Orholm Nielsen¹, Kristoffer Mazanti Cold¹, Anishan Vamadevan¹, Lars Konge¹, Paul Frost Clementsen¹

¹Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation (CAMES), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen

Endobronchial ultrasound-guided sampling using transbronchial needle aspiration plays a key role in staging and diagnosing lung cancer. We propose a systematic stepwise approach dividing the procedure into six landmarks that should be taught to new operators.