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Method Article
For the first time we present here a reproducible banding procedure to alter hemodynamics in the developing heart ex ovo. This is achieved by partially constricting the outflow tract (OFT).
The new model presented here can be used to understand the influence of hemodynamics on specific cardiac developmental processes, at the cellular and molecular level. To alter intracardiac hemodynamics, fertilized chicken eggs are incubated in a humidified chamber to obtain embryos of the desired stage (HH17). Once this developmental stage is achieved, the embryo is maintained ex ovo and hemodynamics in the embryonic heart are altered by partially constricting the outflow tract (OFT) with a surgical suture at the junction of the OFT and ventricle (OVJ). Control embryos are also cultured ex ovo but are not subjected to the surgical intervention. Banded and control embryos are then incubated in a humidified incubator for the desired period of time, after which 2D ultrasound is employed to analyze the change in blood flow velocity at the OVJ as a result of OFT banding. Once embryos are maintained ex ovo, it is important to ensure adequate hydration in the incubation chamber so as to prevent drying and eventually embryo death. Using this new banded model, it is now possible to perform analyses of changes in the expression of key players involved in valve development and to understand the role of hemodynamics on cellular responses in vivo, which could not be achieved previously.
Abnormally formed outflow valves are the most common type of congenital heart defects 1. However, defective cardiac valve structure and function, even though present at birth, may become symptomatic only in adulthood. In fact, several adult valve diseases can be attributed to a congenital origin. Treatment of such patients often involves replacing defective valves, and, importantly, replaced aortic valves have been shown to have congenital anomalies 2. Given the fact that critical processes involved in valve development begin early during embryogenesis, the importance of better understanding the mechanisms that regulate these events is highlighted.
The primitive heart tube, which is the first functioning organ in an embryo, exhibits two distinct layers - an endothelial endocardium surrounded by myocardium - separated by extracellular matrix (cardiac jelly) which is mostly produced and secreted by the myocardium 3-5. As development continues, valve primordia (endocardial cushions) are formed, after rightward looping of the embryonic heart, by local expansion of the cardiac jelly at the atrioventricular (AV) canal and the outflow tract (OFT) 4,6. This expansion is mediated by the highly regulated process of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), during which the cardiac jelly becomes populated by endocardially-derived mesenchymal cells 6. In addition to the mesenchymal population derived through EMT, neural crest cells are also involved in valvulogenesis of the OFT 3.
Hemodynamic stimuli, such as shear stress, are important epigenetic factors that regulate heart development in the embryo 7,8. Using a 3D in vitro system, we have previously shown shear stress to be a factor influencing the expression and deposition of fibrous extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins in AV and OFT cushions 9,10. Moreover, studies carried out by several researchers have demonstrated that altered blood flow leads to improper valves and septa formation 11-16. Recently, using the novel banding procedure presented here, we have shown that changing hemodynamics in the embryonic chick heart affects the early processes involved in OFT valve formation 17.
The technique described here provides a novel model for altering hemodynamics in the developing chick heart by partially constricting the OFT ex ovo. This reproducible procedure is relatively quick and allows researchers to obtain a sufficient number of embryos/whole hearts/OFT tissue, etc. for downstream analyses including gene expression studies. Moreover, this new model can be used to study 'chronic' effects of altered hemodynamics on OFT valve development.
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1. 수술에 대한 배아를 얻기
2. OFT 밴딩
3. 밴딩 개입이 혈류의 변화를 원인 것을 확인
주 : 밴딩 개입에 의한 부분적인 수축이 OVJ에서 혈류 속도의 증가를 이끈다. 이는 혈역학 파라미터 편리 실험의 목적하는 시점에서 수행되는 2 차원 초음파 영상을 이용하여 평가된다.
주 : 배아의 심장 박동수는 촬상 동안 감소하면, 얻어진 속도 데이터를 분석을 위해 사용되지 않아야한다. 속도 측정에 사용 된 모든 배아는 바람직하게는 초음파 촬상 후에 다른 실험에 사용되어서는 안된다.
그림 1은 OFT 밴딩에 필요한 악기를 사용하는 것이 좋습니다. 뚜껑이 덮여 때 배아를 파괴하지 않도록 배아 예를 포함하는 페트리 접시 (도 1a)는 오보 충분히 깊어 야한다. 깊은 배양 접시 (도 1C)는 또한 타이로드의 버퍼의 충분한 양이 난황 위에 붓고 수 있도록 초음파 이미징을 위해 사용되어야한다.
이 기술은 상대적으로 빠르게 수행하기 쉬운, 그러나 특정 키 포인트는 정확한 다운 스트림 결과를 얻을 수 있도록 염두에 보관해야합니다. 배아는 충분한 수분 보충을 제공하는 타이로드의 버퍼를 포함하는 배양 접시에서 비켜 예를 유지되어야한다. 타이로드의 버퍼와 노른자 수술 후 수분을하고 배양 챔버가 적절하게 수화되어 있는지 확인하는 것도 중요하다. 출혈이 볼 수 또는 노른자...
The authors have nothing to disclose.
The authors would like to acknowledge Dr. Robert Price and the staff of the Instrumentation Resource Facility at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. This work was partially supported by a SPARC Graduate Research Grant from the Office of the Vice President for Research at the University of South Carolina (JDP/VM). In addition this work was supported by Cook Biotech research agreement (JDP) and by FirstString Research Inc (JDP) and NIH 2 P20-RR016434-06 (JDP). In addition, NIH IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) grant for South Carolina P20GM103499 (JE)
Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
Fertilized Bovan chicken eggs | Clemson University, Clemson, SC | ||
11 / 0 Nylon suture | Ashaway | S30001 | UV sterilize knots before surgery |
100 x 26 mm petri dish | VWR | 25387-030 | |
Transfer pipettes | Thermo Scientific | 232-20S | |
Scalpel handle #3 | Fine Science Tools | 91003-12 | |
Straight scissor | Roboz | RS-6702 | |
Dumont #5 fine forceps | Fine Science Tools | 11254-20 | |
Tyrodes buffer | Sigma-Aldrich | 2145-10L | Filter sterlize before use |
Sodium bicarbonate | Fisher Scientific | S233-500 | |
Vevo 770 Ultrasound Imaging system | VisualSonics, Inc. | VS-11392 | |
708 Ultrasound transducer | VisualSonics, Inc. | VS-11171 |
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