Sviluppo dei protocolli descritti in questa carta è stato sostenuto da sovvenzioni dalle seguenti agenzie di finanziamento: BBSRC (BB/I026359/1), lotta per vista (1429 e 1822), The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (2-2003-525), Wellcome Trust (074648/Z/04), British Heart Foundation (PG/11/94/29169), HSC R & D Division (STL/4748/13) e MRC (MC_PC_15026).

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Dr. Joanna Kur è ora un dipendente della Medtronic (città gemellate, Minnesota, USA), il suo lavoro attuale non sia in conflitto con quello presentato qui.

I protocolli sopra descritti richiedono pratica ma dovrebbero essere realizzabili con minima risoluzione dei problemi. In un giorno medio vorremmo ottenere 6-8 arteriole utilizzabile dall'isolamento e realizzare esperimenti di successo 3-4. Se si verificano problemi, tuttavia, ci sono alcuni passaggi che possono essere adottate per contribuire a migliorare le percentuali di successo. Occasionalmente abbiamo trovato, soprattutto quando si usano più giovani ratti (< 8 settimane), che il rendimento delle arteriole può essere basso. Per aggirare questo problema, vi suggeriamo di centrifugazione del tessuto retinico (10-30 s a 500 x g) tra ciascuno della triturazione passi nei passaggi 1.12-1.14. Questo spesso aiuta a migliorare il rendimento delle navi, ma aumenterà anche la quantità di detriti cellulari all'interno della preparazione.
Quando incannulamento vasi per studi myography pressione è importante controllare le arteriole attentamente per eventuali rami laterali che si possono avere stati spaccati vicino al sito di biforcazione. Questo rappresenta una causa comune di perdita e la perdita di pressione durante la sperimentazione. Il problema principale che possa sorgere con il [Ca2 +]i protocolli è il livello della tintura di caricamento. Caricamento di povero tintura porta a bassi rapporti segnale-rumore, pur sovraccaricare risultati interruzione del normale omeostasi del Ca2 + . Per ridurre la probabilità di uno di questi problemi, una piccola aliquota dell'omogeneato retinica può essere rimosso, e vasi isolati controllato periodicamente durante il protocollo di carico. Quando esperimenti di impresa patch-clamp, il tasso di successo di gigaseal formazione è altamente dipendente da come ben la lamina basale è stata digerita. Quando inizialmente questo protocollo di analisi o utilizzando un nuovo sacco di enzimi può essere necessario regolare la concentrazione/durata della digestione degli enzimi. Monitorare attentamente la separazione degli strati endoteliali e muscolari lisce garantirà digestione sufficiente rimuovere abbastanza basale laminare per ottenere l'accesso. Attento monitoraggio è anche necessario per evitare sovra-digestione, che può manifestarsi come la nave comincia a restringersi. In questo caso, le cellule di muscolo liscio sono spesso troppo fragile per la registrazione di patch clamp. Quando l'applicazione di enzimi, è importante includere dnasi io per garantire la rimozione di filamenti di DNA liberati dalle cellule danneggiate durante il processo di isolamento. Frammenti di DNA sono appiccicosi e causare il forcipe rispettare l'arteriola durante le fasi finali del processo di pulizia (punto 4.4), spesso con conseguente perdita del vaso. Pulizia dei vasi è tecnicamente difficile e migliore viene eseguita ad alto ingrandimento (X 20) con movimenti delicati di spazzamento di pinze chiuse del diametro della punta possibili migliore. Tra spazza, pulire le pinze con rotolo di laboratorio.
Come evidenziato in precedenza, una motivazione chiave dietro lo sviluppo dei protocolli descritti in questo manoscritto era capire meglio perché il flusso sanguigno è interrotto durante malattie vascolari retiniche. La maggior parte del nostro lavoro fino ad oggi si è concentrata sulla malattia dell'occhio diabetica28,33. Arteriole possono essere isolati da retine dei modelli sperimentali del roditore del diabete utilizzando i metodi descritti nella sezione 1. Quando sperimentando su arteriole retiniche isolati dagli animali diabetici, è importante cercare di replicare strettamente le condizioni hyperglycemic vissute dai vasi in vivo. Per questo motivo, abbiamo normalmente sarebbe aumentare i livelli di D-glucosio nel nostro isolamento e soluzioni sperimentali a 25 mM. Ispessimento delle membrane dello scantinato vascolare è un fenomeno incontestato in vasi retinici durante diabete34,35. Quando si utilizza animali con diabete prolungata (> 1 mesi di durata di malattia), le concentrazioni dell'enzima aumentata o tempi di digestione sono spesso necessarie per consentire all'applicazione di metodi di registrazione di patch-clamp.
Un'importante limitazione dell'utilizzo di ex vivo isolato arteriole retiniche a studiare fisiologia vascolare retinica e patofisiologia è la perdita della compresa retinico circostante. Anche se la rimozione delle cellule gliali e neuronali della retina consente un facile accesso per le cellule di muscolo liscio vascolare retinica per gli studi di fisiologia cellulare, la risposta dei vasi di mediatori vasoattivi possa cambiare drasticamente in assenza e in presenza di retinale tessuto. Le azioni di adenosina tri-fosfato (ATP), ad esempio, forniscono un buon esempio di questo punto. In isolati ratto arteriole retiniche, aggiunta di ATP trigger una robusta costrizione dei vasi36, mentre si è in presenza di un intatto compresa, i vasi si dilatano37. Pertanto, ove possibile, cerchiamo di solito convalidare i risultati chiave da nostri preparativi arteriola isolato utilizzando ex vivo retinica tutta-monti e in vivo misure di vaso diametro e sangue flusso16,37 . Della nota, nuovi metodi recentemente sono emerso per studiare piccole arteriole e capillari in tutto irrorato porcina retine ex vivo38,39. Tali preparazioni sono suscettibili di migliorare notevolmente la nostra comprensione di come il compresa retinica regola il tono arteriolare e capillare retinico e come cambiamenti in emodinamica retinica modulano l'attività neuronale nella retina.
Anche se le procedure descritte in questo documento sono focalizzate sull'utilizzo delle arteriole retiniche isolati del ratto per fisiologia cellulare del muscolo liscio arteriolare di comprensione, attualmente stiamo sviluppando protocolli per attivare anche lo studio della funzione endoteliale delle cellule in questi vasi. Nel lavoro preliminare, siamo riusciti a modificare la digestione enzimatica dei segmenti arteriolare retiniche per produrre tubi di vitali delle cellule endoteliali che sono suscettibili di Ca2 + imaging e patchclamp studi di registrazione. Inserimento di una canula delle arteriole isolate ad entrambe le estremità, abilitazione intraluminal consegna delle droghe, in futuro potrebbe anche enable endotelio-dipendente risposte vasodilatatori ad essere studiati in questi vasi.

Comprendere come viene controllato il flusso sanguigno nella retina è un obiettivo importante, poiché il flusso sanguigno anormale è stato implicato nella patogenesi di una varietà di avvistare-minacciosa malattie retiniche1,2,3, 4. La circolazione retinica, che fornisce i neuroni della retina interni e cellule gliali, ha un accordo di arteria di fine, con tutto il sangue dalle arterie retiniche e arteriole passando attraverso i capillari al venules retinici ed infine vene5. Flusso sanguigno nella retina è regolato dal tono delle arterie retiniche e arteriole, nonché l'attività contrattile dei pericytes poste sulle pareti dei capillari retinici e venule post-capillari6,7, 8. il controllo del tono vascolare retinica è complesso ed è modulato da una gamma di input dal sistema circolatorio e tessuto retinico circostante, compresi i gas del sangue, circolazione molecole e ormoni, e sostanze vasoattive rilasciato dal retiniche vascolari endotelio e macroglia9,10,11. Le arteriole retiniche sono i piccoli rami arteriosi della retina e sono composte da un singolo strato di cellule muscolari lisce vascolari e un rivestimento interno di disposti longitudinalmente cellule endoteliali12,13, 14. questi vasi formano il sito principale della resistenza vascolare all'interno della circolazione retinica e pertanto svolgono un ruolo importante nel controllo locale del flusso sanguigno retinico. Arteriole retiniche regolano il flusso sanguigno capillare nella retina di dilatazione o costrizione loro diametro luminal, mediato dai cambiamenti nel muscolo liscio vascolare contrattilità10,15,16. Comprensione dei meccanismi molecolari attraverso cui retinica arteriole regolano perfusione retinica richiede pertanto preparati dove le cellule di muscolo liscio arteriolare possono essere consultate e studiate in condizioni più vicino al fisiologiche possibile.
Ex vivo preparazioni dei vasi sanguigni retinici isolati forniscono accesso alle cellule muscolari lisce vascolari, pur mantenendo la loro funzionalità e l'interconnessione con l'endotelio sottostante. Maggior parte degli studi fino ad oggi utilizzando vasi isolati si sono concentrati sui grandi vasi arteriosi di specie bovine o suine (60-150 µm). Questi può essere montati a filo disponibile in commercio o sistemi di myograph di pressione per attivare farmacologico interrogatorio del muscolo liscio vascolare delle cellule contrattili meccanismi17,18. Tali preparazioni hanno contribuito notevolmente alla nostra conoscenza della fisiologia vascolare retinica in condizioni normali. Pochi studi hanno utilizzato arteriole retiniche isolati da piccoli animali da laboratorio come loro diametro più piccolo (~ 8-45 µm) impedisce l'utilizzo in sistemi convenzionali myography19,20,21,22. Un vantaggio importante, tuttavia, di utilizzare navi da piccoli animali da laboratorio è l'ampia disponibilità di modelli di malattia di organismi geneticamente modificati, transgenici e retinica. Piccoli animali da laboratorio sono anche più favorevoli per gli studi di intervento in vivo .
Qui descriviamo protocolli semplici per isolare e incannulamento arteriole retiniche di ratto per esperimenti myography pressione. CA2 + imaging ed elettrofisiologia protocolli utilizzando questi vasi sono anche dettagliati. Questi possono fornire ulteriori intuizioni nella regolazione della contrattilità del muscolo liscio vascolare e del flusso sanguigno nella retina.

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			<td>RS</td>
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			<td>Helper pipette glass</td>
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			<td>Inverted microscope</td>
			<td>Nikon</td>
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			<td>Manometer</td>
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			<td>Microforge +&#160; Olympus CX 31 microscope</td>
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			<td>Syringe</td>
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			<td>Water bath</td>
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			<td>x20 lens</td>
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			<td></td>
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			<td>3-axis mechanical manipulator</td>
			<td>Scientifica</td>
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			<td>Cairn Research Ltd.</td>
			<td>Acquisition Engine V1.1.5</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product; microfluorimetry</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Air table</td>
			<td>Technical Manufacturing Corporation&#160;</td>
			<td>Clean Bench</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Analysis software for confocal imaging</td>
			<td>Image J</td>
			<td>https://downloads.imagej.net/fiji/</td>
			<td>Free imaging software</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Computer</td>
			<td>Dell</td>
			<td>Optiplex 7010</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Confocal microscope</td>
			<td>Leica Geosystems</td>
			<td>SP5&#160;</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product; confocal</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Digital Thermometer</td>
			<td>RS</td>
			<td>206-3722</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Fine forceps</td>
			<td>Dumont</td>
			<td>No. 7</td>
			<td>Any superfine forcep</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Glass bottomed recording chamber</td>
			<td>Warner Instruments</td>
			<td>64-0759</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>In-line heater</td>
			<td>Custom made</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Commerical equilavent SH-27B Solution In-Line Heater from Harvard Apparatus</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Inverted microscope</td>
			<td>Nikon</td>
			<td>Eclipse TE2000</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product; microfluorimetry</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Monochromator&#160;</td>
			<td>Cairn Research Ltd.</td>
			<td>Optoscan</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product; microfluorimetry</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Multi-channel delivery manifold&#160;</td>
			<td>Automate Scientific</td>
			<td>Perfusion Pencil</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Pipette filler&#160;</td>
			<td>BD Plastipak</td>
			<td>1mL</td>
			<td>Syringe heated and pulled to internal diameter of pipette</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Software for confocal microscope</td>
			<td>Leica Geosystems</td>
			<td>LAS-AF version 3.3.</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product; confocal</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Suction pump</td>
			<td>Interpet</td>
			<td>AP1</td>
			<td>Converted aeration pump by reversing bellows</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Syringe</td>
			<td>BD Plastipak</td>
			<td>20mL Luer-lok</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Tungsten wire</td>
			<td>Advent</td>
			<td>W557418</td>
			<td>50&#956;m diameter</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Tygon Tubing</td>
			<td>VWR</td>
			<td>miscellaneous sizes</td>
			<td>Any equilavent product to fit</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Water bath</td>
			<td>Grant</td>
			<td>Sub Aqua 12 Plus</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>x100 lens</td>
			<td>Nikon</td>
			<td>x100 N.A. 1.3 oil</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product; microfluorimetry</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>x20 lens</td>
			<td>Nikon</td>
			<td>20x/0.40 WD 3.8, &#8734;/0.17</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product; microfluorimetry</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>x20 lens</td>
			<td>Leica Geosystems</td>
			<td>HCX PL FLUOTAR, 20x/0.50, &#8734;/0.17/D</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product; confocal</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>x4 lens</td>
			<td>Nikon</td>
			<td>4x/0.10, WD 30, &#8734;/-</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product; microfluorimetry</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>x4 lens</td>
			<td>Leica Geosystems</td>
			<td>C PLAN, 4x/0.10, &#8734;/-/&#10013;</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product; confocal</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>x63 lens</td>
			<td>Leica Geosystems</td>
			<td>HCX PL APO, 63x/1.40 - 0.60 OIL CS &#8734;/0.17/E</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product; confocal</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Y-connectors</td>
			<td>World Percision Instruments</td>
			<td>14012</td>
			<td>Or any equilavent product</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Pipettes</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Specifications and settings for fabrication of pipettes for experimentation</td>
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		<tr>
			<td>Helper pipette</td>
			<td>World Percision instruments</td>
			<td>IB150F-3</td>
			<td>Inner diameter: 0.86 mm 
			Ramp: 261 
			Pressure: 300 
			Heat: 280 
			Pull : 0 
			Velocity: 56 
			Time: 250 
			No of cycles: 4 
			Tip diameter: 0.5-2 &#956;m 
			Polishing: yes 
			Final Resistance: &#62;10 M&#937;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Cannulation pipette</td>
			<td>World Percision instruments</td>
			<td>TW150F-4</td>
			<td>Inner diameter: 1.17 mm 
			Ramp: 290 
			Pressure: 300 
			Heat: 280 
			Pull : 0 
			Velocity: 58 
			Time: 150 
			No of cycles: 4 
			Tip diameter: 3-10 &#956;m 
			Polishing: no 
			Final Resistance: &#60;1 M&#937;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>On-cell patching</td>
			<td>World Percision instruments</td>
			<td>IB150F-3</td>
			<td>Inner diameter: 0.86 mm 
			Ramp: 261 
			Pressure: 300 
			Heat: 280 
			Pull : 0 
			Velocity: 56 
			Time: 250 
			No of cycles: 4 
			Tip diameter: 0.5-2 &#956;m 
			Polishing: yes 
			Final Resistance: &#62;5 M&#937;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Whole-cell patching</td>
			<td>Warner Instruments</td>
			<td>GC150TF-7.5</td>
			<td>Inner diameter: 1.17 mm 
			Ramp: 296 
			Pressure: 200 
			Heat: 287 
			Pull : 0 
			Velocity: 50 
			Time: 250 
			No of cycles: 4 
			Tip diameter: 2-3 &#956;m 
			Polishing: helpful but not necessary 
			Final Resistance: 1-2 M&#937;</td>
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isolation of retinal arterioles for ex vivo cell physiology studies

La retina è un tessuto altamente metabolicamente attivo che richiede un rifornimento di anima sostanziale. La circolazione retinica supporta la retina interna, mentre i vasi coroideali forniscono i fotorecettori. Le alterazioni retiniche perfusione contribuiscono ad numerosi disordini avvistare-minaccioso, tra cui la retinopatia diabetica, glaucoma e ramo della retina occlusioni della vena. Comprensione dei meccanismi molecolari coinvolti nel controllo del flusso di sangue attraverso la retina e come questi sono alterati durante la malattia oculare potrebbe portare all'identificazione di nuovi bersagli per il trattamento di queste condizioni. Arteriole retiniche sono i vasi di resistenza principale della retina e di conseguenza, un ruolo chiave nella regolazione della retina emodinamica attraverso i cambiamenti di diametro luminal. Negli ultimi anni, abbiamo sviluppato metodi per isolare arteriole dalla retina del ratto che sono adatti per una vasta gamma di applicazioni, tra cui gli studi di fisiologia cellulare. Questa preparazione ha già iniziato a produrre nuove intuizioni come il flusso di sangue è controllato nella retina e ci ha permesso di identificare alcune delle principali modifiche che si verificano durante la malattia oculare. In questo articolo, descriviamo i metodi per l'isolamento delle arteriole retiniche di ratto e includere protocolli per il loro uso in elettrofisiologia di patch-clamp, calcio imaging e studi myography pressione. Questi vasi sono anche favorevoli per l'uso in PCR-, western blotting e immunohistochemistry-studi basati.

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Isolation of Retinal Arterioles for Ex Vivo Cell Physiology Studies

Questo manoscritto descrive un semplice protocollo per l'isolamento delle arteriole dalla retina del ratto che può essere utilizzato in studi myography elettrofisiologici, imaging e pressione del calcio.

Isolamento delle arteriole retiniche per studi di fisiologia delle cellule Ex Vivo

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Isolation of Retinal Arterioles for Ex Vivo Cell Physiology Studies

10.2K Views.  Queen's University of Belfast. Questo manoscritto descrive un semplice protocollo per l'isolamento delle arteriole dalla retina del ratto che può essere utilizzato in studi myography elettrofisiologici, imaging e pressione del calcio.

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Mouse Adrenal Chromaffin Cell Isolation

Adrenal medullary chromaffin cell culture systems are extremely useful for the study of excitation-secretion coupling in an in vitro setting.  This protocol illustrates the method used to dissect the adrenals and then isolate the medullary region by stripping away the adrenal cortex.  The digestion of the medulla into single chromaffin cells is then demonstrated.

Adrenal medullary chromaffin cell culture systems are extremely useful for the study of excitation-secretion coupling in an in vitro setting. This protocol illustrates the method used to dissect the adrenals and then isolate the medullary region by stripping away the adrenal cortex. The digestion of the medulla into single chromaffin cells is then demonstrated.

Topo surrenale cromaffini cella di isolamento

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In utero and ex vivo Electroporation for Gene Expression in Mouse Retinal Ganglion Cells

The retina and its sole output neuron, the retinal ganglion cell (RGC), comprise an excellent model in which to examine biological questions such as cell differentiation, axon guidance, retinotopic organization and synapse formation[1]. One drawback is the inability to efficiently and reliably manipulate gene expression in RGCs in vivo, especially in the otherwise accessible murine visual pathways. Transgenic mice can be used to manipulate gene expression, but this approach is often expensive, time consuming, and can produce unwanted side effects. In chick, in ovo electroporation is used to manipulate gene expression in RGCs for examining retina and RGC development. Although similar electroporation techniques have been developed in neonatal mouse pups[2], adult rats[3], and embryonic murine retinae in vitro[4], none of these strategies allow full characterization of RGC development and axon projections in vivo. To this end, we have developed two applications of electroporation, one in utero and the other ex vivo, to specifically target embryonic murine RGCs[5, 6]. 
With in utero retinal electroporation, we can misexpress or downregulate specific genes in RGCs and follow their axon projections through the visual pathways in vivo, allowing examination of guidance decisions at intermediate targets, such as the optic chiasm, or at target regions, such as the lateral geniculate nucleus. Perturbing gene expression in a subset of RGCs in an otherwise wild-type background facilitates an understanding of gene function throughout the retinal pathway. Additionally, we have developed a companion technique for analyzing RGC axon growth in vitro. We electroporate embryonic heads ex vivo, collect and incubate the whole retina, then prepare explants from these retinae several days later. Retinal explants can be used in a variety of in vitro assays in order to examine the response of electroporated RGC axons to guidance cues or other factors. In sum, this set of techniques enhances our ability to misexpress or downregulate genes in RGCs and should greatly aid studies examining RGC development and axon projections.

In utero and ex vivo Electroporation for Gene Expression in Mouse Retinal Ganglion Cells

Here we present two techniques for manipulating gene expression in murine retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) by in utero and ex vivo electroporation. These techniques enable one to examine how alterations in gene expression affect RGC development, axon guidance, and functional properties.

In elettroporazione in vivo ed ex utero per l&#39;espressione genica in cellule gangliari della retina del mouse

The retina and its sole output neuron, the retinal ganglion cell (RGC), comprise an excellent model in which to examine biological questions such as cell ...

In vivo-like Organotypic Murine Retinal Wholemount Culture

Targeted ablations of genes and analysis of animal models is the classical strategy for enrolling specific retinal gene function. However, transgenic, retina-specific or conditional knockout mouse models often display early lethality or suffer from severe malformations, preventing an analysis beyond embryonic or early postnatal stages.
Primary cell culture is an alternative to investigate the effects of exogenously applied recombinant factors, overexpression of genes or siRNA-mediated gene knockdown in a controlled environment. Dissociated cell culture has the advantage that the endogenous signals reaching the target cells are reduced, thereby facilitating the identification of exogenously triggered effects after pharmacological manipulation. However, important cell-cell interactions are initially destroyed by enzymatic digestion or mechanical dissociation, even if re-aggregated retinospheroid cultures1 are used.
By contrast, organotypic retinal wholemount cultures provide a system close to the physiological in vivo situation with neuronal interactions and connections still preserved2-5.
In this video article we provide a step by step demonstration of (1) the establishment of in vivo-like organotypic retinal wholemount cultures including dissection peculiarities of embryonic, postnatal and adult murine eyes and (2) a dissociation and cytospin procedure for analysis of neuronal apoptosis and retinal cell proliferation in organotypic wholemounts, e.g. after culture in the presence of exogenously applied recombinant factors.

In vivo-like Organotypic Murine Retinal Wholemount Culture

This video article demonstrates the establishment of organotypic retinal wholemount cultures and a cytospin procedure for analysis of exogenously induced effects. Organotypic retinal wholemount cultures mimic the in vivo situation and significantly facilitate the accessibility of murine retinas for experimental manipulations while circumventing the disadvantages of classical murine animal models.

In vivo, come organotipica Cultura Murine Wholemount retina

Targeted ablations of genes and analysis of animal models is the classical strategy for enrolling specific retinal gene function. However, transgenic, ...

Lentiviral-mediated Knockdown During Ex Vivo Erythropoiesis of Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells

Erythropoiesis is a commonly used model system to study cell differentiation. During erythropoiesis, pluripotent adult human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) differentiate into oligopotent progenitors, committed precursors and mature red blood cells 1. This process is regulated for a large part at the level of gene expression, whereby specific transcription factors activate lineage-specific genes while concomitantly repressing genes that are specific to other cell types 2. Studies on transcription factors regulating erythropoiesis are often performed using human and murine cell lines that represent, to some extent, erythroid cells at given stages of differentiation 3-5. However transformed cell lines can only partially mimic erythroid cells and most importantly they do not allow one to comprehensibly study the dynamic changes that occur as cells progress through many stages towards their final erythroid fate. Therefore, a current challenge remains the development of a protocol to obtain relatively homogenous populations of primary HSCs and erythroid cells at various stages of differentiation in quantities that are sufficient to perform genomics and proteomics experiments.
Here we describe an ex vivo cell culture protocol to induce erythroid differentiation from human hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells that have been isolated from either cord blood, bone marrow, or adult peripheral blood mobilized with G-CSF (leukapheresis). This culture system, initially developed by the Douay laboratory 6, uses cytokines and co-culture on mesenchymal cells to mimic the bone marrow microenvironment. Using this ex vivo differentiation protocol, we observe a strong amplification of erythroid progenitors, an induction of differentiation exclusively towards the erythroid lineage and a complete maturation to the stage of enucleated red blood cells. Thus, this system provides an opportunity to study the molecular mechanism of transcriptional regulation as hematopoietic stem cells progress along the erythroid lineage. 
Studying erythropoiesis at the transcriptional level also requires the ability to over-express or knockdown specific factors in primary erythroid cells. For this purpose, we use a lentivirus-mediated gene delivery system that allows for the efficient infection of both dividing and non-dividing cells 7. Here we show that we are able to efficiently knockdown the transcription factor TAL1 in primary human erythroid cells. In addition, GFP expression demonstrates an efficiency of lentiviral infection close to 90%. Thus, our protocol provides a highly useful system for characterization of the regulatory network of transcription factors that control erythropoiesis.

Lentiviral-mediated Knockdown During Ex Vivo Erythropoiesis of Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells

An ex vivo protocol to generate mature human red blood cells from hematopoietic stem/progenitors is described. Additionally we describe an efficient lentiviral-delivery method to knockdown the transcription factor TAL1 in primary erythroid cells. The efficiency of lentivirus mediated gene delivery is demonstrated using GFP expressing viruses.

Lentivirali-mediata Knockdown Durante Ex Vivo</emEritropoiesi> di cellule staminali emopoietiche

Erythropoiesis is a commonly used model system to study cell differentiation. During erythropoiesis, pluripotent adult human hematopoietic stem cells ...

The ex vivo Isolated Skeletal Microvessel Preparation for Investigation of Vascular Reactivity

The isolated microvessel preparation is an ex vivo preparation that allows for examination of the different contributions of factors that control vessel diameter, and thus, perfusion resistance1-5. This is a classic experimental preparation that was, in large measure, initially described by Uchida et al.15 several decades ago. This initial description provided the basis for the techniques that was extensively modified and enhanced, primarily in the laboratory of Dr. Brian Duling at the University of Virginia6-8, and we present a current approach in the following pages. This preparation will specifically refer to the gracilis arteriole in a rat as the microvessel of choice, but the basic preparation can readily be applied to vessels isolated from nearly any other tissue or organ across species9-13. Mechanical (i.e., dimensional) changes in the isolated microvessels can easily be evaluated in response to a broad array of physiological (e.g., hypoxia, intravascular pressure, or shear) or pharmacological challenges, and can provide insight into mechanistic elements comprising integrated responses in an intact, although ex vivo, tissue. The significance of this method is that it allows for facile manipulation of the influences on the integrated regulation of microvessel diameter, while also allowing for the control of many of the contributions from other sources, including intravascular pressure (myogenic), autonomic innervation, hemodynamic (e.g., shear stress), endothelial dependent or independent stimuli, hormonal, and parenchymal influences, to provide a partial list. Under appropriate experimental conditions and with appropriate goals, this can serve as an advantage over in vivo or in situ tissue/organ preparations, which do not readily allow for the facile control of broader systemic variables. 
The major limitation of this preparation is essentially the consequence of its strengths. By definition, the behavior of these vessels is being studied under conditions where many of the most significant contributors to the regulation of vascular resistance have been removed, including neural, humoral, metabolic, etc. As such, the investigator is cautioned to avoid over-interpretation and extrapolation of the data that are collected utilizing this preparation. The other significant area of concern with regard to this preparation is that it can be very easy to damage cellular components such as the endothelial lining or the vascular smooth muscle, such that variable source of error can be introduced. It is strongly recommended that the individual investigator utilize appropriate measurements to ensure the quality of the preparation, both at the initiation of the experiment and periodically throughout the course of a protocol.

The ex vivo Isolated Skeletal Microvessel Preparation for Investigation of Vascular Reactivity

An ex vivo preparation is described for isolation of the largest gracilis muscle resistance arterioles for interrogation of both vascular responses to vasoactive stimuli and the assessment of basic structural properties via passive wall mechanics.

Il Ex vivo Preparazione isolato microvasi scheletrico per le Indagini di reattività vascolare

The isolated  microvessel preparation is an ex vivo preparation that allows for examination of the different contributions of  factors that control vessel ...

An Ex vivo Culture System to Study Thyroid Development

The thyroid is a bilobated endocrine gland localized at the base of the neck, producing the thyroid hormones T3, T4, and calcitonin. T3 and T4 are produced by differentiated thyrocytes, organized in closed spheres called follicles, while calcitonin is synthesized by C-cells, interspersed in between the follicles and a dense network of blood capillaries. Although adult thyroid architecture and functions have been extensively described and studied, the formation of the &#8220;angio-follicular&#8221; units, the distribution of C-cells in the parenchyma and the paracrine communications between epithelial and endothelial cells is far from being understood.
This method describes the sequential steps of mouse embryonic thyroid anlagen dissection and its culture on semiporous filters or on microscopy plastic slides. Within a period of four days, this culture system faithfully recapitulates in vivo thyroid development. Indeed, (i) bilobation of the organ occurs (for e12.5 explants), (ii) thyrocytes precursors organize into follicles and polarize, (iii) thyrocytes and C-cells differentiate, and (iv) endothelial cells present in the microdissected tissue proliferate, migrate into the thyroid lobes, and closely associate with the epithelial cells, as they do in vivo.
Thyroid tissues can be obtained from wild type, knockout or fluorescent transgenic embryos. Moreover, explants culture can be manipulated by addition of inhibitors, blocking antibodies, growth factors, or even cells or conditioned medium. Ex vivo development can be analyzed in real-time, or at any time of the culture by immunostaining and RT-qPCR.
In conclusion, thyroid explant culture combined with downstream whole-mount or on sections imaging and gene expression profiling provides a powerful system for manipulating and studying morphogenetic and differentiation events of thyroid organogenesis.

An Ex vivo Culture System to Study Thyroid Development

This protocol describes dissection of mouse embryonic thyroid anlagen and the culture of explants on semiporous filters or on microscopy plastic slides. This system is ideal to study morphogenetic or differentiation events occurring during thyroid development of wild type or knockout embryos, and is amenable to gain- and loss-of-function experiments.

Un<em&gt; Ex vivo</em&gt; Cultura sistema per studiare lo sviluppo della tiroide

The thyroid is a bilobated endocrine gland localized at the base of the neck, producing the thyroid hormones T3, T4, and calcitonin. T3 and T4 are ...

Spatiotemporal Mapping of Motility in Ex Vivo Preparations of the Intestines

Multiple approaches have been used to record and evaluate gastrointestinal motility including: recording changes in muscle tension, intraluminal pressure, and membrane potential. All of these approaches depend on measurement of activity at one or multiple locations along the gut simultaneously which are then interpreted to provide a sense of overall motility patterns. Recently, the development of video recording and spatiotemporal mapping (STmap) techniques have made it possible to observe and analyze complex patterns in ex vivo whole segments of colon and intestine. Once recorded and digitized, video records can be converted to STmaps in which the luminal diameter is converted to grayscale or color [called diameter maps (Dmaps)]. STmaps can provide data on motility direction (i.e., stationary, peristaltic, antiperistaltic), velocity, duration, frequency and strength of contractile motility patterns. Advantages of this approach include: analysis of interaction or simultaneous development of different motility patterns in different regions of the same segment, visualization of motility pattern changes over time, and analysis of how activity in one region influences activity in another region. Video recordings can be replayed with different timescales and analysis parameters so that separate STmaps and motility patterns can be analyzed in more detail. This protocol specifically details the effects of intraluminal fluid distension and intraluminal stimuli that affect motility generation. The use of luminal receptor agonists and antagonists provides mechanistic information on how specific patterns are initiated and how one pattern can be converted into another pattern. The technique is limited by the ability to only measure motility that causes changes in luminal diameter, without providing data on intraluminal pressure changes or muscle tension, and by the generation of artifacts based upon experimental setup; although, analysis methods can account for these issues. When compared to previous techniques the video recording and STmap approach provides a more comprehensive understanding of gastrointestinal motility.

Spatiotemporal Mapping of Motility in Ex Vivo Preparations of the Intestines

Recently available video recording and spatiotemporal mapping (STmap) techniques make it possible to visualize and quantify both propagating and mixing patterns of intestinal motility. The goal of this protocol is to explain the generation and analysis of STmaps using the GastroIntestinal Motility Monitoring (GIMM) system.

Mappatura spazio-temporale di motilità in<em&gt; Ex Vivo</em&gt; Preparazioni di intestini

Multiple approaches have been used to record and evaluate gastrointestinal motility including: recording changes in muscle tension, intraluminal pressure, ...

Ex Vivo Method for Assessing the Mouse Reproductive Tract Spontaneous Motility and a MATLAB-based Uterus Motion Tracking Algorithm for Data Analysis

Dysmenorrhea, or painful cramping, is the most common symptom associated with menses in females and its severity can hinder women&#39;s everyday lives. Here, we present an easy and inexpensive method that would be instrumental for testing new drugs decreasing uterine contractility. This method utilizes the unique ability of the entire mouse reproductive tract to exhibit spontaneous motility when maintained ex vivo in a Petri dish containing oxygenated Krebs buffer. This spontaneous motility resembles the wave-like myometrial activity of the human uterus, referred to as endometrial waves. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the method, we employed a well-known uterine relaxant drug, epinephrine. We demonstrate that the spontaneous motility of the entire mouse reproductive tract can be quickly and reversibly inhibited by 1 &#181;M epinephrine in this Petri dish model. Documenting the changes of uterine motility can be easily done using an ordinary smart phone or a sophisticated digital camera. We developed a MATLAB-based algorithm allowing motion tracking to quantify spontaneous uterine motility changes by measuring the rate of uterine horn movements. A major advantage of this ex vivo approach is that the reproductive tract remains intact throughout the entire experiment, preserving all intrinsic intrauterine cellular interactions. The major limitation of this approach is that up to 10-20% of uteri may exhibit no spontaneous motility. Thus far, this is the first quantitative ex vivo method for assessing spontaneous uterine motility in a Petri dish model.

Uterine contractions are important for the well-being of females. However, pathologically increased contractility may result in dysmenorrhea, especially in younger females. Here, we describe a simple ex vivo preparation allowing quick assessment of the efficacy of smooth muscle relaxants that may be used for treating dysmenorrhea.

Metodo Ex Vivo per valutare la motilità spontanea del tratto riproduttivo del mouse e un algoritmo di tracciamento del movimento uterico basato su MATLAB per l'analisi dei dati

Dysmenorrhea, or painful cramping, is the most common symptom associated with menses in females and its severity can hinder women&#39;s everyday lives. ...

Isolation of Cardiomyocytes from Fixed Hearts for Immunocytochemistry and Ploidy Analysis

The adult mammalian heart is composed of various cell types including cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells and fibroblasts. Since it is difficult to reliably identify nuclei of cardiomyocytes on histological sections, many groups rely on isolating viable cardiomyocytes prior to fixation to perform immunostaining. However, these live cardiomyocyte isolation techniques require optimization to maximize the yield, viability and quality of the samples, with inherent fluctuations from sample to sample despite maximum optimization. Here, we report a reproducible protocol, involving fixation prior to enzymatic digestion of the heart, which leads to maximum yield while preserving the in vivo morphology of individual cardiomyocytes. We further developed an automated analysis platform to determine the number of nuclei and DNA content per nucleus for individual cardiomyocytes. After exposing the chest cavity, the heart was arrested in diastole by perfusion with 60 mM KCl in PBS. Next, the heart was fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde (PFA) solution, and then digested with 60 mg/mL collagenase solution. After digestions, cells were singularized by trituration, and the cardiomyocyte fraction was enriched via differential centrifugation. Isolated cardiomyocytes were stained for Troponin T and &#945;-actinin to assess purity of the obtained population. Furthermore, we developed an image analysis platform to determine cardiomyocyte nucleation and ploidy status following DAPI staining. Image based ploidy assessments led to consistent and reproducible results. Thus, with this protocol, it is possible to preserve native morphology of individual cardiomyocytes to allow immunocytochemistry and DNA content analysis while achieving maximum yield.

The goal of this work is to develop a method to reproducibly isolate cardiomyocytes from the adult heart and measure DNA content and nucleation.

Isolamento dei cardiomiociti da cuori fissi per l'immunocitochimica e l'analisi dello ploidy

The adult mammalian heart is composed of various cell types including cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells and fibroblasts. Since it is difficult to reliably ...

Isolation of Cardiac and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells from Adult, Juvenile, Larval and Embryonic Zebrafish for Electrophysiological Studies

Zebrafish have long been used as a model vertebrate organism in cardiovascular research. The technical difficulties of isolating individual cells from the zebrafish cardiovascular tissues have been limiting in studying their electrophysiological properties. Previous methods have been described for dissection of zebrafish hearts and isolation of ventricular cardiac myocytes. However, the isolation of zebrafish atrial and vascular myocytes for electrophysiological characterization was not detailed. This work describes new and modified enzymatic protocols that routinely provide isolated juvenile and adult zebrafish ventricular and atrial cardiomyocytes, as well as vascular smooth muscle (VSM) cells from the bulbous arteriosus, suitable for patch-clamp experiments. There has been no literary evidence of electrophysiological studies on zebrafish cardiovascular tissues isolated at embryonic and larval stages of development. Partial dissociation techniques that allow patch-clamp experiments on individual cells from larval and embryonic hearts are demonstrated.

The present protocol describes the acute isolation of viable cardiac and vascular smooth muscle cells from adult, juvenile, larval, and embryonic zebrafish (Danio rerio), suitable for electrophysiological studies.

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