Induzione di DTH adottivi Si prega di consultare l&#39;articolo jove: <a href="/index/Details.stp?ID=325">induzione e monitoraggio del adottivi ipersensibilità ritardata nei ratti</a> Christine Beeton, George K. Chandy Dipartimento di Fisiologia e Biofisica, University of California, Irvine Esperimenti J. visualizzati, Numero 8 Qui, abbiamo modificato questo protocollo usando antigene (ovoalbumina), coniugata con Texas-Red in un rapporto 1:1 con l&#39;antigene senza etichetta per consentire la visualizzazione di fagocitaria cellule presentanti l&#39;antigene. Orecchio tessuto Harvest <ol><li> Euthanize il ratto al momento desiderato-punto per le procedure descritte nel protocollo animali approvato. Qui, usiamo una dose eccessiva di anestetico, isoflurano. Questo viene fatto in un contenitore chiuso all&#39;interno di una cappa ben ventilata. Assicurarsi che l&#39;animale è morto da una decapitazione del aprendo la cavità toracica e tagliando il cuore. </li><li> Utilizzando le forbici grandi rimuovere l&#39;orecchio con un unico taglio, più vicino al corpo dell&#39;animale possibile (Figura 1). <img src="/files/ftp_upload/old/907_2008_8_13_0/Figure_1.jpg" alt="Figure_1.jpg" /> Figura 1. La rimozione dell&#39;orecchio ratto </li><li> Posizionare l&#39;orecchio in un tubo da 15 ml contenente circa 10 ml di ghiacciata 1x PBS o RPMI-1640. Mantenere i campioni di tessuto sul ghiaccio fino al momento di preparare il tessuto per l&#39;imaging. </li><li> L&#39;immagine del tessuto il più presto possibile, troviamo, però, che 1 o 2 ore sul ghiaccio non ha alcun effetto distinguibile sulla motilità delle cellule nei tessuti rispetto al tessuto raccolto e ripreso immediatamente. </li></ol> Preparazione dei tessuti per l&#39;imaging Rimozione I. strato epidermico e dermico * Nota: Lo strato dermico profondo deve essere mantenuta intatta. Se fatto correttamente grandi vasi sanguigni rimarrà intatto e la cartilagine dell&#39;orecchio non saranno esposti. Questa è una tecnica difficile, soprattutto quando non c&#39;è l&#39;infiammazione (condizioni di controllo) ed è utile usare un microscopio da dissezione. <ol><li> Luogo sia il tessuto e dei media dal tubo conico in un piatto di coltura di tessuti 10 cm. </li><li> Con le mani guantate tenere l&#39;orecchio ratto delicatamente sulla punta dell&#39;orecchio (distale) con la parte dorsale del l&#39;orecchio rivolto verso l&#39;alto (Figura 2). <img src="/files/ftp_upload/old/907_2008_8_13_1/Figure_2.jpg" alt="Figure_2.jpg" /> Figura 2. Pelliccia tagliare l&#39;orecchio </li><li> Con il pollice sulla parte superiore dell&#39;orecchio, stabile il tessuto mentre si usa la punta di chiusura Dumont # 5 forbici per separare il derma dal derma profondo. In alternativa, se il bordo del padiglione auricolare ha una sporgenza della pelle / derma profondo, questo può essere afferrato con una pinza e delicatamente tirato a separare questo dal tessuto sottostante (Figura 3). <img src="/files/ftp_upload/old/907_2008_8_13_2/Figure_3.jpg" alt="Figure_3.jpg" /> Figura 3. La rimozione del derma superiore </li><li> Una volta che una piccola zona di pelle è stata separata dal tessuto sottostante, ripetere la procedura di separazione in alternativa usare le forbici per tagliare tra gli strati del derma e pinze per rimuovere delicatamente e rimuovere la pelle sloggiato. </li><li> Esporre un 5 x 5 mm o maggiore superficie di tessuto orecchio che è di almeno 3 mm dal sito iniziale di iniezione antigene (Figura 4). <img src="/files/ftp_upload/old/907_2008_8_13_3/Figure_4.jpg" alt="Figure_4.jpg" /> Figura 4. Tessuti esposti per l&#39;imaging </li></ol> II. Protezione del tessuto allo stage Imaging <ol><li> Tagliare un pezzo di plastica di copertura a una dimensione leggermente più grande rispetto al tessuto preparato. </li><li> Stendere uno strato sottile di 3M ™ Vetbond tessuto-safe colla tutta la diapositiva. </li><li> Afferrare l&#39;angolo del tessuto preparato (dove non sono suscettibili di immagine), rimuovere dai media, e tamponare la parte inferiore del tessuto su carta lenti o Kym pulire per rimuovere il supporto in eccesso. </li><li> Toccare il bordo del tessuto alla diapositiva colla coperto (le cure Vetbond immediatamente sul tessuto bagnato). Tratto delicatamente il tessuto piatto, con l&#39;estremità opposta è l&#39;ultimo a toccare la diapositiva (Figura 5) <img src="/files/ftp_upload/old/907_2008_8_13_4/Figure_5.jpg" alt="Figure_5.jpg" /> Figura 5. Monte dei tessuti per fodera </li><li> Curare l&#39;™ Vetbond invertendo il campione di tessuto / slide e immersione in un serbatoio di media in modo tale che il tessuto e far scorrere sono a faccia in giù e più o meno ad un angolo di 45 gradi. Tenendo premuto il tessuto a testa in giù in un angolo aiuta a prevenire la colla in eccesso da curare sulla superficie del tessuto esposto. Colla sulla superficie del tessuto blocca il laser (Figura 6). <img src="/files/ftp_upload/old/907_2008_8_13_5/Figure_6.jpg" alt="Figure_6.jpg" /> Figura 6. Cure vetbond tessuto glue per immersione nei media Nota: 2-5 passaggi possono prendere un po &#39;di pratica per padroneggiare. Prova pratica con pezzi di tessuto scartati o più prima di provare per la prima volta. </li><li> Tamponare una piccola quantità di grasso al silicone sul fondo della diapositiva. </li><li> Mettere il vetrino nella camera di perfusione. Assicurarsi che il supporto perfusione è scorrevole, 37 ° C e ossigenata prima di aggiungere dei tessuti. Premere delicatamente sul bordo del vetrino fare un sigillo con il grasso al silicone tra il fondo della camera di perfusione e la polizza di copertura in plastica. </li></ol> III. Due-Photon Imaging <ol><li> Utilizzando campo chiaro luce trasmessa, messa a fuoco sulla parte superiore del tessuto. Spegnere tutte le luci. </li><li> Accendere il laser, PMT, come richiesto dal sistema multi-fotone microscopio. </li><li> Generazione di seconda armonica (SHG) in altamente ordinato proteine ​​fibrose (collagene e miosina) produce un segnale a metà della lunghezza d&#39;onda del laser di eccitazione. Noi usiamo eccitazione a 900 nm, portando a SHG a 450 nm che può essere visualizzato utilizzando il canale &quot;blu&quot; del microscopio. SHG generazione è un non-lineare (a due fotoni) di processo, e fornisce quindi un effetto ottico &quot;sezionare&quot; simile a quella di eccitazione a due fotoni di fluorescenza. L&#39;efficienza di picco di SHG si verifica quando le fibrille sono perpendicolari al laser, mentre le fibrille che corrono in parallelo non verrà visualizzato 1. </li><li> Individuare una buona zona di imaging con abbondanza di celle, impostare l&#39;area di tale acquisizione che la maggior parte delle cellule si trovano nel centro e iniziare imaging. Nota: Nelle reazioni DTH, le cellule T e cellule infiltrati altri si trovano spesso a concentrarsi insieme mentre altre zone sono prive di infiltrare cellule 2. Pertanto, si può richiedere un certo tempo a cercare i tessuti per trovare la zona migliore per immagine. </li><li> Verificare la presenza di vitalità cellulare, valutando la velocità e la polarità delle cellule durante l&#39;imaging. Utilizzare il minor potenza laser che offre una qualità dell&#39;immagine accettabile per garantire la minima foto-danni. </li><li> Swap in un preparato nuovo tessuto, se necessario. </li></ol>

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imaging effector memory t cells in the ear after induction of adoptive dth

Ipersensibilità di tipo ritardato (DTH) è una reazione immunitaria in cui i protagonisti sono CCR7 - effettrici / linfociti T memoria. Qui, dimostriamo un metodo per indurre il progresso e la registrazione di una reazione DTH nell&#39;orecchio ratto. Questa è seguita da una dimostrazione della preparazione di tessuto di ratto orecchio per l&#39;imaging a due fotoni del CCR7 - effettrici / risposta delle cellule T memoria. Un DTH adottiva è indotta dalla iniezione intraperitoneale di GFP-etichettata Ova-specifiche CCR7 - effettrici / memoria linea cellulare T (Beeton, C J. Esperimenti Visualized, numero 8). Le cellule sono poi lasciato equilibrare nel ratto per 48 ore prima sfida, iniettando un orecchio con soluzione salina (controllo orecchio) e l&#39;altro con una miscela 1:1 di coniugati Ova e Ova a Texas-Red (Ova-TR) per consentire la visualizzazione residente di cellule presentanti l&#39;antigene. Descriviamo un metodo di preparazione dei tessuti utili per l&#39;imaging la motilità delle cellule all&#39;interno dello strato dermico profondo durante una risposta immunitaria, in collaborazione con visualizzazione delle fibre di collagene da generazione di seconda armonica. Il tessuto viene tagliato l&#39;orecchio in 5 x 5 millimetri quadrati (leggermente più grande è meglio), montato su slitta copertura in plastica con Vetbond ™, che sono poi protetti con grasso al silicone in una camera di imaging e superfused da ossigeno-bolle terreni di coltura a 37 ° C .

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Imaging Effector Memory T cells in the Ear After Induction of Adoptive DTH

Qui mostriamo un metodo per indurre la registrazione e il progresso di una ipersensibilità di tipo ritardato (DTH) reazione nell&#39;orecchio ratto. Questa è seguita da una dimostrazione della preparazione di tessuto di ratto orecchio per l&#39;imaging a due fotoni del effettrici / risposta delle cellule T memoria.

Imaging Effector cellule T di memoria nell&#39;orecchio dopo l&#39;induzione di DTH adottivi

Delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) is an immune reaction in which the main players are CCR7- effector / memory T lymphocytes. Here, we demonstrate a ...

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10.2K Views.  University of California, Irvine (UCI). Qui mostriamo un metodo per indurre la registrazione e il progresso di una ipersensibilità di tipo ritardato (DTH) reazione nell'orecchio ratto. Questa è seguita da una dimostrazione della preparazione di tessuto di ratto orecchio per l'imaging a due fotoni del effettrici / risposta delle cellule T memoria.

Video: Imaging Effector Memory T cells in the Ear After Induction of Adoptive DTH

Induction and Monitoring of Active Delayed Type Hypersensitivity (DTH) in Rats

Delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) is an inflammatory reaction mediated by CCR7- effector memory T lymphocytes that infiltrate the site of injection of an antigen against which the immune system has been primed. The inflammatory reaction is characterized by redness and swelling of the site of antigenic challenge. It is a convenient model to determine the in vivo efficacy of immunosuppressants. Cutaneous DTH can be induced either by adoptive transfer of antigen-specific T lymphocytes or by active immunization with an antigen, and subsequent intradermal challenge with the antigen to induce the inflammatory reaction in a given skin area. DTH responses can be induced to various antigens, for example ovalbumin, tuberculin, tetanus toxoid, or keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH).
Here we demonstrate how to induce an active DTH reaction in Lewis rats. We will first prepare a water-in-oil emulsion of KLH, our antigen of interest, in complete Freund's adjuvant and inject this emulsion subcutaneously to rats. This will prime the immune system to develop memory T cells directed to KLH. Seven days later we will challenge the rats intradermally on the back with KLH on one side and with ovalbumin, an irrelevant antigen, on the other side. The inflammatory reaction will be visible 16-72 hours later and the red and swollen area will be measured as an indication of DTH severity.

Induction and Monitoring of Active Delayed Type Hypersensitivity DTH in Rats

Delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) is an inflammatory reaction mediated by CCR7- effector memory T lymphocytes. Here we demonstrate how to induce active DTH in Lewis rats and monitor the inflammatory response.

Induzione e Monitoraggio di Active ipersensibilità di tipo ritardato (DTH) in ratti

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Induction and Monitoring of Adoptive Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity in Rats

Delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) is an inflammatory reaction mediated by CCR7- effector memory T lymphocytes that infiltrate the site of injection of an antigen against which the immune system has been primed. The inflammatory reaction is characterized by redness and swelling of the site of antigenic challenge. It is a convenient model to determine the in vivo efficacy of immunosuppressants. Cutaneous DTH can be induced either by adoptive transfer of antigen-specific T lymphocytes or by active immunization with an antigen, and subsequent intradermal challenge with the antigen to induce the inflammatory reaction in a given skin area. DTH responses can be induced to various antigens, for example ovalbumin, tuberculin, tetanus toxoid, or keyhole limpet hemocyanin. Such reactions can also be induced against autoantigen, for example to myelin basic protein (MBP) in rats with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis induced with MBP, an animal model for multiple sclerosis (1).
Here we demonstrate how to induce an adoptive DTH reaction in Lewis rats. We will first stimulate ovalbumin-specific T cells in vitro and inject these activated cells intraperitoneally to naive rats. After allowing the cells to equilibrate in vivo for 2 days, we will challenge the rats with ovalbumin in the pinna of one ear, while the other ear wil receive saline. The inflammatory reaction will be visible 3-72 hours later and ear thickness will be measured as an indication of DTH severity.

Delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) is an inflammatory reaction mediated by CCR7- effector memory T (TEM) lymphocytes. Here we demonstrate how to activate antigen-specific TEM cells, induce adoptive DTH in Lewis rats and monitor the inflammatory response.

Induzione e Monitoraggio adottivi di ipersensibilità ritardata nei ratti

Primary Culture and Plasmid Electroporation of the Murine Organ of Corti. 

In all mammals, the sensory epithelium for audition is located along the spiraling organ of Corti that resides within the conch shaped cochlea of the inner ear (fig 1). Hair cells in the developing cochlea, which are the mechanosensory cells of the auditory system, are aligned in one row of inner hair cells and three (in the base and mid-turns) to four (in the apical turn) rows of outer hair cells that span the length of the organ of Corti. Hair cells transduce sound-induced mechanical vibrations of the basilar membrane into neural impulses that the brain can interpret. Most cases of sensorineural hearing loss are caused by death or dysfunction of cochlear hair cells.
An increasingly essential tool in auditory research is the isolation and in vitro culture of the organ explant 1,2,9. Once isolated, the explants may be utilized in several ways to provide information regarding normative, anomalous, or therapeutic physiology. Gene expression, stereocilia motility, cell and molecular biology, as well as biological approaches for hair cell regeneration are examples of experimental applications of organ of Corti explants.
This protocol describes a method for the isolation and culture of the organ of Corti from neonatal mice. The accompanying video includes stepwise directions for the isolation of the temporal bone from mouse pups, and subsequent isolation of the cochlea, spiral ligament, and organ of Corti. Once isolated, the sensory epithelium can be plated and cultured in vitro in its entirety, or as a further dissected micro-isolate that lacks the spiral limbus and spiral ganglion neurons. Using this method, primary explants can be maintained for 7-10 days. As an example of the utility of this procedure, organ of Corti explants will be electroporated with an exogenous DsRed reporter gene. This method provides an improvement over other published methods because it provides reproducible, unambiguous, and stepwise directions for the isolation, microdissection, and primary culture of the organ of Corti.

Primary Culture and Plasmid Electroporation of the Murine Organ of Corti.

This procedure describes a method for the isolation and culture of the murine organ of Corti with or without the spiral limbus and spiral ganglion neurons. We also demonstrate a method for the expression of an exogenous reporter gene in the organ of Corti explant by electroporation.

Cultura primaria e elettroporazione plasmidi dell&#39;Organo murini di Corti.

In all mammals, the sensory epithelium for audition is located along the spiraling organ of Corti that resides within the conch shaped cochlea of the ...

Clonogenic Assay: Adherent Cells

The clonogenic (or colony forming) assay has been established for more than 50 years; the original paper describing the technique was published in 19561. Apart from documenting the method, the initial landmark study generated the first radiation-dose response curve for X-ray irradiated mammalian (HeLa) cells in culture1. Basically, the clonogenic assay enables an assessment of the differences in reproductive viability (capacity of cells to produce progeny; i.e. a single cell to form a colony of 50 or more cells) between control untreated cells and cells that have undergone various treatments such as exposure to ionising radiation, various chemical compounds (e.g. cytotoxic agents) or in other cases genetic manipulation. The assay has become the most widely accepted technique in radiation biology and has been widely used for evaluating the radiation sensitivity of different cell lines. Further, the clonogenic assay is commonly used for monitoring the efficacy of radiation modifying compounds and for determining the effects of cytotoxic agents and other anti-cancer therapeutics on colony forming ability, in different cell lines. A typical clonogenic survival experiment using adherent cells lines involves three distinct components, 1) treatment of the cell monolayer in tissue culture flasks, 2) preparation of single cell suspensions and plating an appropriate number of cells in petri dishes and 3) fixing and staining colonies following a relevant incubation period, which could range from 1-3 weeks, depending on the cell line. Here we demonstrate the general procedure for performing the clonogenic assay with adherent cell lines with the use of an immortalized human keratinocyte cell line (FEP-1811)2. Also, our aims are to describe common features of clonogenic assays including calculation of the plating efficiency and survival fractions after exposure of cells to radiation, and to exemplify modification of radiation-response with the use of a natural antioxidant formulation.

The applicability of the clonogenic assay for evaluating reproductive viability has been established for more than 50 years. Here we demonstrate the general procedure for performing the clonogenic assay with adherent cells.

Clonogenica saggio: cellule aderenti

The clonogenic (or colony forming) assay has been established for more than 50 years; the original paper describing the technique was published in 19561. ...

Live Imaging of Cell Extrusion from the Epidermis of Developing Zebrafish

Homeostatic maintenance of epithelial tissues requires the continual removal of damaged cells without disrupting barrier function. Our studies have found that dying cells send signals to their live neighbors to form and contract a ring of actin and myosin that ejects it out from the epithelial sheet while closing any gaps that might have resulted from its exit, a process termed cell extrusion1. The optical clarity of developing zebrafish provides an excellent system to visualize extrusion in living epithelia. Here we describe a method to induce and image extrusion in the larval zebrafish epidermis. To visualize extrusion, we inject a red fluorescent protein labeled probe for F-actin into one-cell stage transgenic zebrafish embryos expressing green fluorescent protein in the epidermis and induce apoptosis by addition of G418 to larvae. We then use time-lapse imaging on a spinning disc confocal microscope to observe actin dynamics and epithelial cell behaviors during the process of apoptotic cell extrusion. This approach allows us to investigate the extrusion process in live epithelia and will provide an avenue to study disease states caused by the failure to eliminate apoptotic cells.

Dying cells are extruded from epithelial tissues by concerted contraction of neighboring cells without disrupting barrier function. The optical clarity of developing zebrafish provides an excellent system to visualize extrusion in living epithelia. Here we describe methods to induce and image extrusion in the larval zebrafish epidermis at cellular resolution.

Immagini dal vivo di estrusione in cella dal Epidermide di Zebrafish in via di sviluppo

Homeostatic maintenance of epithelial tissues requires the continual removal of damaged cells without disrupting barrier function.  Our studies have found ...

Imaging of Estrogen Receptor-&alpha; in Rat Pial Arterioles using a Digital Immunofluorescent Microscope

Many of estrogen's effects on vascular reactivity are mediated through interaction with estrogen receptors 1, 2, 3. Although two sub-types exist (estrogen receptor -&alpha; and &beta;),estrogen receptor-&alpha; has been identified in both the smooth muscle and in endothelial cells of pial arterial segments using fluorescent staining combined with confocal laser scanning microscopy 4. Furthermore, ER-&alpha; is located in the nuclei and in the cytoplasm of rat basilar arteries 5. The receptors are abundant and fluoresce brightly, but clear visualization of discrete groups of receptors is difficult likely due to the numbers located in many cell layers of pial vessel segments. Additionally, many reports using immunohistochemical techniques paired with confocal microscopy poorly detail the requirements critical for reproduction of experiments 6. Our purpose for this article is to describe a simple technique to optimize the staining and visualization of ER-&alpha; using cross-sectional slices of pial arterioles obtain from female rat brains. We first perfuse rats with Evans blue dye to easily identify surface pial arteries which we isolate under a dissecting microscope. Use of a cryostat to slice 8 &mu;m cross sections of the arteries allows us to obtain thin vessel sections so that different vessel planes are more clearly visualized. Cutting across the vessel rather than use of a small vessel segment has the advantage of easier viewing of the endothelial and smooth muscle layers. In addition, use of a digital immunofluorescent microscope with extended depth software produces clear images of ten to twelve different vessel planes and is less costly than use of a confocal laser scanning microscope.

Imaging of Estrogen Receptor-&#945; in Rat Pial Arterioles using a Digital Immunofluorescent Microscope

The goal of this article is to demonstrate a method to optimize immunofluorescent detection of estrogen receptor-&#945; (ER&#945;) in rat pial arterial slices using a digital immunofluorescent microscope.

Imaging del recettore dell&#39;estrogeno α in Rat Arteriole Pial utilizzando un microscopio digitale immunofluorescenza

Many of estrogen's effects on vascular reactivity are mediated through interaction with estrogen receptors 1, 2, 3. Although two sub-types exist (estrogen ...

Induction and Analysis of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition

Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is essential for proper morphogenesis during development. Misregulation of this process has been implicated as a key event in fibrosis and the progression of carcinomas to a metastatic state. Understanding the processes that underlie EMT is imperative for the early diagnosis and clinical control of these disease states. Reliable induction of EMT in vitro is a useful tool for drug discovery as well as to identify common gene expression signatures for diagnostic purposes. Here we demonstrate a straightforward method for the induction of EMT in a variety of cell types. Methods for the analysis of cells pre- and post-EMT induction by immunocytochemistry are also included. Additionally, we demonstrate the effectiveness of this method through antibody-based array analysis and migration/invasion assays.

A straightforward method is described for the induction of epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) in a variety of cell types. Methods for the analysis of cells in EMT states by immunocytochemistry are included.

Induzione e Analisi dei epiteliale a Mesenchymal Transizione

Epithelial  to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is essential for proper morphogenesis during  development. Misregulation of this  process has been implicated ...

Fluorescence Imaging with One-nanometer Accuracy (FIONA)

Fluorescence imaging with one-nanometer accuracy (FIONA) is a simple but useful technique for localizing single fluorophores with nanometer precision in the x-y plane. Here a summary of the FIONA technique is reported and examples of research that have been performed using FIONA are briefly described. First, how to set up the required equipment for FIONA experiments, i.e., a total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (TIRFM), with details on aligning the optics, is described. Then how to carry out a simple FIONA experiment on localizing immobilized Cy3-DNA single molecules using appropriate protocols, followed by the use of FIONA to measure the 36 nm step size of a single truncated myosin Va motor labeled with a quantum dot, is illustrated. Lastly, recent effort to extend the application of FIONA to thick samples is reported. It is shown that, using a water immersion objective and quantum dots soaked deep in sol-gels and rabbit eye corneas (&#62;200 &#181;m), localization precision of 2-3 nm can be achieved.

Fluorescence Imaging with One-nanometer Accuracy FIONA

Single fluorophores can be localized with nanometer precision using FIONA. Here a summary of the FIONA technique is reported, and how to carry out FIONA experiments is described.

Imaging di fluorescenza con One nanometri Precisione (FIONA)

Fluorescence imaging with one-nanometer accuracy (FIONA) is a simple but useful technique for localizing single fluorophores with nanometer precision in ...

Imaging Local Ca2+ Signals in Cultured Mammalian Cells

Cytosolic Ca2+ ions regulate numerous aspects of cellular activity in almost all cell types, controlling processes as wide-ranging as gene transcription, electrical excitability and cell proliferation. The diversity and specificity of Ca2+ signaling derives from mechanisms by which Ca2+ signals are generated to act over different time and spatial scales, ranging from cell-wide oscillations and waves occurring over the periods of minutes to local transient Ca2+ microdomains (Ca2+ puffs) lasting milliseconds. Recent advances in electron multiplied CCD (EMCCD) cameras now allow for imaging of local Ca2+ signals with a 128 x 128 pixel spatial resolution at rates of &#62;500 frames sec-1 (fps). This approach is highly parallel and enables the simultaneous monitoring of hundreds of channels or puff sites in a single experiment. However, the vast amounts of data generated (ca. 1 Gb per min) render visual identification and analysis of local Ca2+ events impracticable. Here we describe and demonstrate the procedures for the acquisition, detection, and analysis of local IP3-mediated Ca2+ signals in intact mammalian cells loaded with Ca2+ indicators using both wide-field epi-fluorescence (WF) and total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy. Furthermore, we describe an algorithm developed within the open-source software environment Python that automates the identification and analysis of these local Ca2+ signals. The algorithm localizes sites of Ca2+ release with sub-pixel resolution; allows user review of data; and outputs time sequences of fluorescence ratio signals together with amplitude and kinetic data in an Excel-compatible table.

Imaging Local Ca2+ Signals in Cultured Mammalian Cells

Here we present techniques for imaging local IP3-mediated Ca2+ events using fluorescence microscopy in intact mammalian cells loaded with Ca2+ indicators together with an algorithm that automates identification and analysis of these events.

Imaging locale Ca<sup&gt; 2+</sup&gt; Segnali in cellule di mammifero coltivate

Cytosolic Ca2+ ions regulate numerous aspects of cellular activity in almost all cell types, controlling processes as wide-ranging as gene transcription, ...

High-resolution Time-lapse Imaging and Automated Analysis of Microtubule Dynamics in Living Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells

The physiological process by which new vasculature forms from existing vasculature requires specific signaling events that trigger morphological changes within individual endothelial cells (ECs). These processes are critical for homeostatic maintenance such as wound healing, and are also crucial in promoting tumor growth and metastasis. EC morphology is defined by the organization of the cytoskeleton, a tightly regulated system of actin and microtubule (MT) dynamics that is known to control EC branching, polarity and directional migration, essential components of angiogenesis. To study MT dynamics, we used high-resolution fluorescence microscopy coupled with computational image analysis of fluorescently-labeled MT plus-ends to investigate MT growth dynamics and the regulation of EC branching morphology and directional migration. Time-lapse imaging of living Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVECs) was performed following transfection with fluorescently-labeled MT End Binding protein 3 (EB3) and Mitotic Centromere Associated Kinesin (MCAK)-specific cDNA constructs to evaluate effects on MT dynamics. PlusTipTracker software was used to track EB3-labeled MT plus ends in order to measure MT growth speeds and MT growth lifetimes in time-lapse images. This methodology allows for the study of MT dynamics and the identification of how localized regulation of MT dynamics within sub-cellular regions contributes to the angiogenic processes of EC branching and migration.

Protocols for Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cell (HUVEC) culture, transient transfection of fluorescently-labeled markers of microtubule growth, live-cell imaging and automated analysis of interphase microtubule growth dynamics are detailed.

Ad alta risoluzione Time-lapse imaging e analisi automatizzata dei microtubuli Dynamics in Living ombelicale umano cellule endoteliali Vena

The physiological process by which new vasculature forms from existing vasculature requires specific signaling events that trigger morphological changes ...