O desenvolvimento deste protocolo foi financiado pelo Instituto de Medicina Regenerativa da Califórnia (CIRM, TR1-01246) e Parkinson Alliance.

O perfurador de biópsia de pele obtida usando o procedimento padrão 3 (por exemplo, obtidos com instrumento redondo 4mm Visipunch) deve ser mantido em DMEM completo de 20% de FBS em meio de gelo. Assim que a amostra chegou no laboratório, o processo de biópsia o mais rapidamente possível. 1. Preparação da Pele da biópsia PASSOS 1,1-1,3 devem ser realizados DENTRO DE UM GABINETE DE BIOSSEGURANÇA <ol><li> Prepara-se por avanço: Adicione 1 ml de gelatina a 0,1% a cada poço de uma placa de 6 poços. Colocou o prato de lado por 30-60 min. Aspirar a solução de gelatina e adicionar 800 mL de DMEM/20% de FBS completa meios a cada poço. Assegure-se que toda a superfície do poço é coberto com meios de comunicação. </li><li> Inverter a tampa de uma estéril 10 centímetros prato de cultura de tecido e adicionar 1,5 ml de DMEM / 20% de FBS meios para o meio da tampa e espalhar-se a queda de meios de comunicação com a ponta da pipeta serológica. </li><li> Usando uma pinça estéril, colocar tele biópsia da pele peça na mídia sobre o prato. </li></ol> 2. Dissecção da pele da biópsia PASSOS 9 2,1-2,2 devem ser realizados DENTRO DE UM HORIZONTAL fluxo laminar HOOD <ol><li> Coloque a parte inferior da placa de 10 cm na tampa invertida, e transferir a biópsia da pele para o microscópio de dissecação na câmara de fluxo laminar. </li><li> Dissecar uma rodada de biópsia de pele de 4 mm em 12-15 pedaços uniformemente porte, com bordas afiadas, cortando pedaços em metades iguais com um bisturi para realizar a biópsia no local eo segundo bisturi para cortar com um movimento de rolamento em uma direção. Peças com bordas irregulares contribuem para a má fixação / célula conseqüência. </li></ol> 3. Transferência de pele dissecado Biópsia Pieces em placas de cultura de tecido PASSOS 3,1-3,6 devem ser realizados DENTRO DE UM GABINETE DE BIOSSEGURANÇA <ol><li> Coloque a porção inferior do prato de 10 centímetros de tecido de culturana parte superior da tampa invertida, e um prato de transferência de volta para o armário de biossegurança. </li><li> Usando uma pinça de pontas, lugar 2-3 pedaços de biópsias em cada poço da placa de 6 poços contendo 800 ul preparada e não em poços secos. Use batendo ou movimento deslizante para conseguir as peças para fixar a parte inferior do poço. Um bisturi é útil para remover os pedaços de biópsia de fórceps. </li><li> Colocar a placa de 6 poços em 37 ° C incubadora. Monitorar diariamente para garantir que há um filme de revestimento de meios de comunicação o fundo do poço, para a primeira semana, adicionar ~ 200 ul a cada 2 dias para substituir quaisquer meios evaporada. </li><li> Após uma semana, aumentar a quantidade de material em 2 ml de completa DMEM/20% de FBS e meios de mudança a cada 2-3 dias. </li><li> Uma vez que os fibroblastos são confluentes em cada poço para o ponto em que os fibroblastos são atingindo as bordas da placa de 6 poços bem, Trypsinize e passagem em 2X frascos T75 (passagem 1). Os pedaços de tecido pode ser transferido assim. Eles não vão ligar e ser lavado out durante a próxima mudança de mídia. </li><li> Uma vez que os fibroblastos são confluentes, transferi-los para 3X T175 frascos de passagem (2), congelar em completa media DMEM acrescido de 10% DMSO a 1x10 6 células / ml por frasco. </li></ol> 4. Caracterização dos fibroblastos através Imunocoloração <ol><li> Fibroblastos de cultura em 8 de slides câmara bem revestidas com gelatina. </li><li> Quando as células estão a 80% de confluência, o meio aspirado a partir de cada poço. </li><li> Fixar as células em 4% de paraformaldeído durante 10 minutos à temperatura ambiente. </li><li> Lavar os poços três vezes com 1X PBS. </li><li> Permeabilizar as células com 150 uL de 0,3% de Triton X-100 (em PBS) durante 5 min à temperatura ambiente. </li><li> Lavar os poços três vezes com 1X PBS. </li><li> Adicionar 200 ul de solução de bloqueio (PBS + 5% de soro normal de cabra (Vector, S-1000)) durante 1 hora à temperatura ambiente. </li><li> Prepara-se uma diluição de 1:250 de anti-SERPHIN-1 (anti-coelho, o MAB, Sigma, S5950-200 ul) em solução de bloqueio. </li><li> Aspirate a solução de bloqueio e adicionar 150 ul da diluição de 1:250 AntiSERPINH-1. Incubar em 1-2 horas à temperatura ambiente ou a 4 ° C durante a noite. </li><li> Lavar os poços três vezes com 1X PBS. </li><li> Preparar um anticorpo monoclonal de cabra anti-coelho a 1:200 (Alexa Fluor de cabra anti-coelho IgG (H + L), Invitrogen, A11008) em solução de bloqueio. </li><li> Adicionar 150 ul de 1:200 de anticorpo monoclonal de cabra anti-coelho a cada poço. Incubar durante 1 hora, no escuro, à temperatura ambiente. </li><li> Lavar os poços uma vez com 1xPBS. </li><li> Aspirar o PBS, e retire cuidadosamente as câmaras para revelar apenas o slide. </li><li> Montar o slide com 2-3 gotas de meio de montagem contendo DAPI (Vector, H-1200). </li><li> Analisar o deslizar sob um microscópio fluorescente. </li></ol>

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	<li>Nguyen, H. N., et al. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=LRRK2+mutant+iPSC-derived+DA+neurons+demonstrate+increased+susceptibility+to+oxidative+stress.">LRRK2 mutant iPSC-derived DA neurons demonstrate increased susceptibility to oxidative stress.</a> Cell Stem Cell. 8, 267-280 (2011).</li><li>Mak, S. K., Tewari, D., Tetrud, J. W., Langston, J. W., Schule, B. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=Mitochondrial+dysfunction+in+skin+fibroblasts+from+a+Parkinson's+disease+patient+with+an+alpha-synuclein+triplication.">Mitochondrial dysfunction in skin fibroblasts from a Parkinson's disease patient with an alpha-synuclein triplication.</a> Journal of Parkinson's Disease. 1, 175-183 (2011).</li><li>Punch Zuber, T. J. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=biopsy+of+the+skin.">biopsy of the skin.</a> Am. Fam. Physician. 65, 1155-1164 (2002).</li><li>Takashima, A. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=Establishment+of+fibroblast+cultures.">Establishment of fibroblast cultures.</a> Curr. Protoc. Cell Biol. Chapter 2, Unit 2, 1 (2001).</li><li>Kuroda, K., Tajima, S. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=HSP47+is+a+useful+marker+for+skin+fibroblasts+in+formalin-fixed,+paraffin+embedded+tissue+specimens.">HSP47 is a useful marker for skin fibroblasts in formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded tissue specimens.</a> J. Cutan. Pathol. , 241-246 (2004).</li></ol>

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Com este protocolo, as culturas relativamente puras de fibroblastos da pele pode ser obtido. Os fibroblastos têm características morfológicas características de corpos de células fusiformes alongadas, redondas com núcleos de células ovais, e os fibroblastos crescem alinhados e em feixes quando confluentes. Os meios de suporte do crescimento de fibroblastos ao passo que outras populações de células, por exemplo queratinócitos necessitam de suplementos adicionais e factores de crescimento, ou são mito...

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 <td>10 cm Tissue Culture Petri dish</td>
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 <td>6-well Tissue Culture plate </td>
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 <td>Stainless steel disposable sterile scalpels (2), blade No#15, Miltex</td>
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 <td>Sterile pointed-tip forceps</td>
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Table A. Table of specific reagents and equipments.
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Table B. Reagents.

skin punch biopsy explant culture for derivation of primary human fibroblasts

Tecidos e linhas celulares derivadas de um indivíduo com doença são fontes ideais para estudar fenótipos celulares relacionados com a doença. Fibroblastos derivados paciente neste protocolo têm sido utilizados com sucesso na derivação de células-tronco pluripotentes induzidas à doença modelo 1. Passagens precoce desses fibroblastos também pode ser usado para ensaios funcionais baseados em células a estudar vias específicas de doenças, os mecanismos 2 e subsequentes abordagens de rastreio de drogas. A vantagem do protocolo apresentado sobre procedimentos enzimáticos são: 1) a reprodutibilidade da técnica a partir de pequenas quantidades de tecido derivadas de pacientes idosos, por exemplo, os pacientes afectados com a doença de Parkinson, 2) Abordagem tecnicamente simples sobre metodologias desafiantes mais tratamentos enzimáticos, e 3 ) a consideração do tempo: este protocolo leva 15-20 minutos e pode ser realizada imediatamente após a biópsia chegada. Tratamentos enzimáticos pode demorar até 4 horas e têm os problemas deoverdigestion, a redução da viabilidade das células e subsequente fixação das células, quando não tratadas correctamente. Este protocolo descreve a dissecção e a preparação de uma pele humana, de 4 mm de biópsia para derivação de uma cultura de fibroblastos e tem uma elevada taxa de sucesso o que é importante quando se lida com amostras de tecido derivadas de doente. Nesta cultura, os queratinócitos migram para fora do tecido da biópsia dentro da primeira semana após a preparação. Fibroblastos aparecem 7-10 dias após a primeira conseqüência dos queratinócitos. DMEM elevado de glucose suplementado com FBS a 20% favorece o crescimento de fibroblastos de mais de queratinócitos e fibroblastos que crescesse os queratinócitos. Após duas passagens de queratinócitos foram diluídos para fora, resultando em culturas de fibroblastos relativamente homogéneas que expressa o marcador de fibroblastos SERPINH1 (HSP-47). Usando essa abordagem, 15-20 milhões de fibroblastos podem ser obtidas em 4-8 semanas para a banca celular. A dissecção da pele leva cerca de 15-20 min, as células são então monitorizados uma vez por diasob o microscópio, ea mídia é trocada a cada 2-3 dias após o apego e crescimento das células.

Queratinócitos crescendo fora das peças de biópsia, assim como 48 horas após a dissecção. Primeiro fibroblastos excrescência pode ser observada cerca de uma semana após o processamento. Uma vez que os poços de ter atingido a confluência, os fibroblastos são passadas por mais duas passagens para chegar a três frascos de 150 centímetros (T150) e as células são criopreservadas. Nós geramos com este método 15-20 milhões de células. Os fibroblastos são positivos para anti-SERPINH1 (também conhecido como ...

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40.8K visualizações.  The Parkinson's Institute. O protocolo de cultura de explantes de fibroblastos de soco biópsias da pele humana é uma forma tecnicamente robusta e simples para derivar células da pele dentro de 4-8 semanas para o banco de cerca de 15-20 milhões de células em um número baixo passagem.

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Experimental Generation of Carcinoma-Associated Fibroblasts (CAFs) from Human Mammary Fibroblasts

Carcinomas are complex tissues comprised of neoplastic cells and a non-cancerous compartment referred to as the 'stroma'. The stroma consists of extracellular matrix (ECM) and a variety of mesenchymal cells, including fibroblasts, myofibroblasts, endothelial cells, pericytes and leukocytes 1-3.
The tumour-associated stroma is responsive to substantial paracrine signals released by neighbouring carcinoma cells. During the disease process, the stroma often becomes populated by carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) including large numbers of myofibroblasts. These cells have previously been extracted from many different types of human carcinomas for their in vitro culture. A subpopulation of CAFs is distinguishable through their up-regulation of &alpha;-smooth muscle actin (&alpha;-SMA) expression4,5. These cells are a hallmark of 'activated fibroblasts' that share similar properties with myofibroblasts commonly observed in injured and fibrotic tissues 6. The presence of this myofibroblastic CAF subset is highly related to high-grade malignancies and associated with poor prognoses in patients.
Many laboratories, including our own, have shown that CAFs, when injected with carcinoma cells into immunodeficient mice, are capable of substantially promoting tumourigenesis 7-10. CAFs prepared from carcinoma patients, however, frequently undergo senescence during propagation in culture limiting the extensiveness of their use throughout ongoing experimentation. To overcome this difficulty, we developed a novel technique to experimentally generate immortalised human mammary CAF cell lines (exp-CAFs) from human mammary fibroblasts, using a coimplantation breast tumour xenograft model.
In order to generate exp-CAFs, parental human mammary fibroblasts, obtained from the reduction mammoplasty tissue, were first immortalised with hTERT, the catalytic subunit of the telomerase holoenzyme, and engineered to express GFP and a puromycin resistance gene. These cells were coimplanted with MCF-7 human breast carcinoma cells expressing an activated ras oncogene (MCF-7-ras cells) into a mouse xenograft. After a period of incubation in vivo, the initially injected human mammary fibroblasts were extracted from the tumour xenografts on the basis of their puromycin resistance 11.
We observed that the resident human mammary fibroblasts have differentiated, adopting a myofibroblastic phenotype and acquired tumour-promoting properties during the course of tumour progression. Importantly, these cells, defined as exp-CAFs, closely mimic the tumour-promoting myofibroblastic phenotype of CAFs isolated from breast carcinomas dissected from patients. Our tumour xenograft-derived exp-CAFs therefore provide an effective model to study the biology of CAFs in human breast carcinomas. The described protocol may also be extended for generating and characterising various CAF populations derived from other types of human carcinomas.

Experimental Generation of Carcinoma-Associated Fibroblasts CAFs from Human Mammary Fibroblasts

Carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) rich in myofibroblasts present within the tumour stroma, play a major role in driving tumour progression. We developed a coimplantation tumour xengraft model for experimentally generating CAFs from human mammary fibroblasts. The protocol describes how to establish CAF myofibroblasts that acquire an ability to promote tumourigenesis.

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The Use of Primary Human Fibroblasts for Monitoring Mitochondrial Phenotypes in the Field of Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common movement disorder and affects 1% of people over the age of 60 1. Because ageing is the most important risk factor, cases of PD will increase during the next decades 2. Next to pathological protein folding and impaired protein degradation pathways, alterations of mitochondrial function and morphology were pointed out as further hallmark of neurodegeneration in PD 3-11.
After years of research in murine and human cancer cells as in vitro models to dissect molecular pathways of Parkinsonism, the use of human fibroblasts from patients and appropriate controls as ex vivo models has become a valuable research tool, if potential caveats are considered. Other than immortalized, rather artificial cell models, primary fibroblasts from patients carrying disease-associated mutations apparently reflect important pathological features of the human disease.
Here we delineate the procedure of taking skin biopsies, culturing human fibroblasts and using detailed protocols for essential microscopic techniques to define mitochondrial phenotypes. These were used to investigate different features associated with PD that are relevant to mitochondrial function and dynamics. Ex vivo, mitochondria can be analyzed in terms of their function, morphology, colocalization with lysosomes (the organelles degrading dysfunctional mitochondria) and degradation via the lysosomal pathway. These phenotypes are highly relevant for the identification of early signs of PD and may precede clinical motor symptoms in human disease-gene carriers. Hence, the assays presented here can be utilized as valuable tools to identify pathological features of neurodegeneration and help to define new therapeutic strategies in PD.

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In vitro Organoid Culture of Primary Mouse Colon Tumors

Several human and murine colon cancer cell lines have been established, physiologic integrity of colon tumors such as multiple cell layers, basal-apical polarity, ability to differentiate, and anoikis are not maintained in colon cancer derived cell lines. The present study demonstrates a method for culturing primary mouse colon tumor organoids adapted from Sato T et al. 1, which retains important physiologic features of colon tumors. This method consists of mouse colon tumor tissue collection, adjacent normal colon epithelium dissociation, colon tumor cells digestion into single cells, embedding colon tumor cells into matrigel, and selective culture based on the principle that tumor cells maintain growth on limiting nutrient conditions compared to normal epithelial cells.
The primary tumor organoids if isolated from genetically modified mice provide a very useful system to assess tumor autonomous function of specific genes. Moreover, the tumor organoids are amenable to genetic manipulation by virus meditated gene delivery; therefore signaling pathways involved in the colon tumorigenesis could also be extensively investigated by overexpression or knockdown. Primary tumor organoids culture provides a physiologic relevant and feasible means to study the mechanisms and therapeutic modalities for colon tumorigenesis.

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A simple method to establish primary murine colon tumor organoid is described. This method utilizes the feature that colon tumor cells survive and grow into organoids in media containing limited growth factors, whereas normal colon epithelial do not.

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A Three-dimensional Tissue Culture Model to Study Primary Human Bone Marrow and its Malignancies

Tissue culture has been an invaluable tool to study many aspects of cell function, from normal development to disease. Conventional cell culture methods rely on the ability of cells either to attach to a solid substratum of a tissue culture dish or to grow in suspension in liquid medium. Multiple immortal cell lines have been created and grown using such approaches, however, these methods frequently fail when primary cells need to be grown ex vivo. Such failure has been attributed to the absence of the appropriate extracellular matrix components of the tissue microenvironment from the standard systems where tissue culture plastic is used as a surface for cell growth. Extracellular matrix is an integral component of the tissue microenvironment and its presence is crucial for the maintenance of physiological functions such as cell polarization, survival, and proliferation. Here we present a 3-dimensional tissue culture method where primary bone marrow cells are grown in extracellular matrix formulated to recapitulate the microenvironment of the human bone (rBM system). Embedded in the extracellular matrix, cells are supplied with nutrients through the medium supplemented with human plasma, thus providing a comprehensive system where cell survival and proliferation can be sustained for up to 30 days while maintaining the cellular composition of the primary tissue. Using the rBM system we have successfully grown primary bone marrow cells from normal donors and patients with amyloidosis, and various hematological malignancies. The rBM system allows for direct, in-matrix real time visualization of the cell behavior and evaluation of preclinical efficacy of novel therapeutics. Moreover, cells can be isolated from the rBM and subsequently used for in vivo transplantation, cell sorting, flow cytometry, and nucleic acid and protein analysis. Taken together, the rBM method provides a reliable system for the growth of primary bone marrow cells under physiological conditions.

In standard culture methods cells are taken out of their physiological environment and grown on the plastic surface of a dish. To study the behavior of primary human bone marrow cells we created a 3-D culture system where cells are grown under conditions recapitulating the native microenvironment of the tissue.

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Vestibular schwannomas (VSs) represent Schwann cell (SC) tumors of the vestibular nerve, compromising 10% of all intracranial neoplasms. VSs occur in either sporadic or familial (neurofibromatosis type 2, NF2) forms, both associated with inactivating defects in the NF2 tumor suppressor gene. Treatment for VSs is generally surgical resection or radiosurgery, however the morbidity of such procedures has driven investigations into less invasive treatments. Historically, lack of access to fresh tissue specimens and the fact that schwannoma cells are not immortalized have significantly hampered the use of primary cultures for investigation of schwannoma tumorigenesis. To overcome the limited supply of primary cultures, the immortalized HEI193 VS cell line was generated by transduction with HPV E6 and E7 oncogenes. This oncogenic transduction introduced significant molecular and phenotypic alterations to the cells, which limit their use as a model for human schwannoma tumors. We therefore illustrate a simplified, reproducible protocol for culture of primary human VS cells. This easily mastered technique allows for molecular and cellular investigations that more accurately recapitulate the complexity of VS disease.

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The epithelium of the gastrointestinal tract is constantly renewed as it turns over. This process is triggered by the proliferation of intestinal stem cells (ISCs) and progeny that progressively migrate and differentiate toward the tip of the villi. These processes, essential for gastrointestinal homeostasis, have been extensively studied using multiple approaches. Ex vivo technologies, especially primary cell cultures have proven to be promising for understanding intestinal epithelial functions. A long-term primary culture system for mouse intestinal crypts has been established to generate 3-dimensional epithelial organoids. These epithelial structures contain crypt- and villus-like domains reminiscent of normal gut epithelium. Commonly, termed &#8220;enteroids&#8221; when derived from small intestine and &#8220;colonoids&#8221; when derived from colon, they are different from organoids that also contain mesenchyme tissue. Additionally, these enteroids/colonoids continuously produce all cell types found normally within the intestinal epithelium. This in vitro organ-like culture system is rapidly becoming the new gold standard for investigation of intestinal stem cell biology and epithelial cell physiology. This technology has been recently transferred to the study of human gut. The establishment of human derived epithelial enteroids and colonoids from small intestine and colon has been possible through the utilization of specific culture media that allow their growth and maintenance over time. Here, we describe a method to establish a small intestinal and colon crypt-derived system from human whole tissue or biopsies. We emphasize the culture modalities that are essential for the successful growth and maintenance of human enteroids and colonoids.

We describe a method to establish human enteroids from small intestinal crypts and colonoids from colon crypts collected from both surgical tissue and biopsies. In this methodological article, we present the culture modalities that are essential for the successful growth and maintenance of human enteroids and colonoids.

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The epithelium of the gastrointestinal tract is constantly renewed as it turns over. This process is triggered by the proliferation of intestinal stem ...

Human Vastus Lateralis Skeletal Muscle Biopsy Using the Weil-Blakesley Conchotome

Percutaneous muscle biopsy using the Weil-Blakesley conchotome is well established in both clinical and research practice. It is a safe, effective and well tolerated technique. The Weil-Blakesley conchotome has a sharp biting tip with a 4 - 6 mm wide hollow. It is inserted through a 5 - 10 mm skin incision and can be maneuvered for controlled tissue penetration. The tip is opened and closed within the tissue and then rotated through 90 -180&#176; to cut the muscle. The amount of muscle obtained following repeated sampling can vary from 20 mg to 290 mg which can be processed for both histology and molecular studies. The wound needs to be kept dry and vigorous physical activity kept to a minimum for approximately 72 hr although normal levels of activity can restart immediately following the procedure. This procedure is safe and effective when close attention is paid to the selection of subjects, full asepsis and post procedure care. &#160;Both right and left vastus lateralis are suitable for biopsy dependent on participant preference.

Human Vastus Lateralis Skeletal Muscle Biopsy Using the Weil-Blakesley Conchotome

This video demonstrates the technique of percutaneous muscle biopsy of the human vastus lateralis using the Weil-Blakesley conchotome.

Humano<em&gt; vasto lateral</em&gt; Biópsia de músculo esquelético Usando o Weil-Blakesley Conchotome

Percutaneous muscle biopsy using the Weil-Blakesley conchotome is well established in both clinical and research practice. It is a safe, effective and ...

Tissue Characterization after a New Disaggregation Method for Skin Micro-Grafts Generation

Several new methods have been developed in the field of biotechnology to obtain autologous cellular suspensions during surgery, in order to provide one step treatments for acute and chronic skin lesions. Moreover, the management of chronic but also acute wounds resulting from trauma, diabetes, infections and other causes, remains challenging. In this study we describe a new method to create autologous micro-grafts from cutaneous tissue of a single patient and their clinical application. Moreover, in vitro biological characterization of cutaneous tissue derived from skin, de-epidermized dermis (Ded) and dermis of multi-organ and/or multi-tissue donors was also performed. All tissues were disaggregated by this new protocol, allowing us to obtain viable micro-grafts. In particular, we reported that this innovative protocol is able to create bio-complexes composed by autologous micro-grafts and collagen sponges ready to be applied on skin lesions. The clinical application of autologous bio-complexes on a leg lesion was also reported, showing an improvement of both re-epitalization process and softness of the lesion. Additionally, our in vitro model showed that cell viability after mechanical disaggregation with this system is maintained over time for up to seven (7) days of culture. We also observed, by flow cytometry analysis, that the pool of cells obtained from disaggregation is composed of several cell types, including mesenchymal stem cells, that exert a key role in the processes of tissue regeneration and repair, for their high regenerative potential. Finally, we demonstrated in vitro that this procedure maintains the sterility of micro-grafts when cultured in Agar dishes. In summary, we conclude that this new regenerative approach can be a promising tool for clinicians to obtain in one step viable, sterile and ready to use micro-grafts that can be applied alone or in combination with most common biological scaffolds.

The protocol describes a new method to disaggregate human tissues and to create autologous micro-grafts that, combined with collagen sponges, give rise to human bio-complexes ready to use in the treatment of skin lesions. Further, this system preserves cell viability of micro-grafts at different times after mechanical disaggregation.

Caracterização do tecido depois de um novo método de desagregação para a pele Micro-enxertos Generation

Several new methods have been developed in the field of biotechnology to obtain autologous cellular suspensions during surgery, in order to provide one ...

Quantitative Visualization of Leukocyte Infiltrate in a Murine Model of Fulminant Myocarditis by Light Sheet Microscopy

Light-sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM), in combination with chemical clearing protocols, has become the gold standard for analyzing fluorescently labelled structures in large biological specimens, and is down to cellular resolution. Meanwhile, the constant refinement of underlying protocols and the enhanced availability of specialized commercial systems enable us to investigate the microstructure of whole mouse organs and even allow for the characterization of cellular behavior in various live-cell imaging approaches. Here, we describe a protocol for the spatial whole-mount visualization and quantification of the CD45+ leukocyte population in inflamed mouse hearts. The method employs a transgenic mouse strain (CD11c.DTR)that has recently been shown to serve as a robust, inducible model for the study of the development of fulminant fatal myocarditis, characterized by lethal cardiac arrhythmias. This protocol includes myocarditis induction, intravital antibody-mediated cell staining, organ preparation, and LSFM with subsequent computer-assisted image post-processing. Although presented as a highly-adapted method for our particular scientific question, the protocol represents the blueprint of an easily adjustable system that can also target completely different fluorescent structures in other organs and even in other species.

Here, we describe a light-sheet microscopy approach to visualize the cardiac CD45+ leukocyte infiltrate in a murine model of aseptic fulminant myocarditis, which is induced by the intratracheal diphtheria toxin treatment of CD11c.DTR mice.

Visualização Quantitativa de Infiltrado de Leucócitos em um Modelo Murino de Miocardite Fulminante por Microscopia de Folha de Luz

Light-sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM), in combination with chemical clearing protocols, has become the gold standard for analyzing fluorescently ...