Queremos agradecer a Francesca Polverino MD, pesquisador do Hospital Brigham and Women por sua contribuição a este artigo, e também Monica Yao, BS, e Kate Rydell, BS para a sua assistência com criação de murino e expondo os ratos à fumaça de cigarro. Este trabalho foi apoiado pelo Serviço de Saúde Pública, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Grants HL111835, HL105339, HL114501, Flight Attendants Medical Research Institute Grant # CIA123046, o Brigham and Hospital-Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute Consórcio das Mulheres, eo Cambridge NIHR Biomedical Centro de Investigação.

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Most researcher use mice to model the main chronic lung pathologies and abnormal lung physiology in COPD (airspace enlargement, SAR, and increases in lung compliance) present in the human disease. A comprehensive approach to assess the effect of molecules of interest on both emphysema development and SAR is needed in mice in order to comprehensively assess the activities of molecules of interest in these chronic disease processes. 
There are several critical steps in this protocol. First, dur...

O uso de modelos animais para estudar a DPOC é um desafio, porque nenhum modelo pode perfeitamente replicar todas as características da doença humana (2). A maioria dos investigadores usar ratos para modelar DPOC causa das semelhanças entre ratos e seres humanos em suas pulmonares fisiologia, patologia, genética e metabólitos. Além disso, os ratos são relativamente baratos para estudar, e ambos enfisema e remodelação das vias aéreas pequenas desenvolver dentro de 6 meses de exposição CS (5,7-9). Cigarro COPD induzida pelo fumo: Vários métodos podem induzir DPOC em camundongos. A maioria dos pesquisadores expor ratos para CS, que é o principal fator etiológico para a DPOC humano. CS exposição durante 6 meses faz com que o desenvolvimento de enfisema e remodelação das vias aéreas pequenas (SAR) em ratos, mas a gravidade da doença que é induzida varia dependendo da estirpe murina estudado. Por exemplo, ratinhos NZWLacZ são resistentes ao desenvolvimento de enfisema induzido por CS enquanto que os ratinhos AKR / J são extremely sensível (10). A maioria dos investigadores estudar camundongos C57BL / 6 tensão no modelo de exposição CS como muitos ratos alvo de genes estão disponíveis nesta estirpe. Após 6 meses de exposição CS, enfisema e fibrose das vias aéreas pequenas desenvolver no tipo selvagem (WT) murganhos C57BL / 6, e as duas lesões são relativamente leves em termos de gravidade (5,10). Pesquisadores usam dois tipos de exposição CS: nose-somente e de corpo inteiro exposições. As principais desvantagens do nariz só de técnica de exposição são de que: 1) é um método mais trabalhoso; e 2) os ratos têm que ser contido em pequenas câmaras que podem induzir uma resposta ao estresse e hipertermia nos animais (11). A principal desvantagem da exposição de todo o organismo (descrito aqui) é que os animais possam ingerir (bem como inspirar) nicotina e de alcatrão produtos quando eles limpar sua pele. Ratos expostos a todo o organismo CS também possuem níveis de carboxihemoglobina inferiores e perda de peso corporal reduzido quando comparados com animais expostos ao nariz só de CS (12). teste de função pulmonar (TFP): Medidas de complacência pulmonar e elastância são geralmente semelhantes em camundongos C57BL / 6 do tipo selvagem (WT) camundongos expostos ao ar ou CS por 6 meses, devido ao enfisema relativamente suave que se desenvolve quando este estirpe é exposto a CS (10). No entanto, quando a destruição enfisematosa é mais grave, os aumentos da complacência pulmonar esquerda e mudanças na pressão-volume (PV) de fluxo laços podem ser detectados. Este último pode ser observado, por exemplo, em estirpes de murinos que são mais susceptíveis aos efeitos de SC (10), em ratinhos alvo de gene CS-expostos estirpe C57BL / 6 que têm um tipo de enfisema mais grave do que ratinhos C57BL / 6 WT (13), ou em ratos expostos CS-sujeitas a alterações ambientais que os tornam mais susceptíveis aos efeitos de SC (14). Este protocolo usa um ventilador para pequenos animais para medir reduções no recolhimento elástico dos pulmões (aumento da complacência pulmonar quasiestático [Cst] e reduções em tecidoelastância [H]), loops de fluxo PV, e as mudanças na resistência das vias aéreas e do tecido em ratos anestesiados (15,16). Medidas de enfisema pulmonar: Análise do desenvolvimento enfisema em CS-exposta C56BL / 6 ratos estirpe é um desafio, porque sua distribuição é espacialmente heterogêneo. Vários métodos diferentes quantificar o alargamento do espaço aéreo em camundongos. O primeiro método usado foi a intercepção linear média (L m) (17). No entanto, o método L, m é um processo manual e lento que não pode captar a heterogeneidade da doença (a não ser que todas as secções do pulmão são amostrados aleatoriamente) e a sua utilização pode, por conseguinte, apresentar preconceito do observador para a análise. O índice destrutiva [DI, (18)], também quantifica o alargamento do espaço aéreo usando uma folha transparente com 50 pontos distribuídos igualmente colocados sobre uma imagem digitalizada impressa de uma secção do pulmão corado com hematoxilina-eosina e. O método PI pontuações a área ao redor de cada ponto de acgundo a medida em que as condutas alveolares e paredes alveolares dentro desta área sejam destruídos. A principal desvantagem do método DI é que é demorada e não mais preciso do que outros métodos (19,20). Este medidas de protocolo significa comprimento da corda alveolar e área alveolar em secções de pulmão embebidos em parafina coradas com a técnica de Gill. Morfometria software converte imagens de secções de pulmão para imagens binárias (em que o tecido é branco e do espaço aéreo é preto), e depois sobrepõe uma grade uniforme de linhas horizontais e verticais (cordas) e, em seguida, o software quantifica a duração de cada acorde dentro de áreas identificadas pelo software como o espaço aéreo. Usando este método, é possível medir o tamanho dos alvéolos em todas as partes do pulmão de uma forma padronizada e relativamente automatizada (21). Remodelamento das vias aéreas Pequeno (SAR): O aumento da deposição de proteínas da MEC (especialmente interstitial colágenos) em torno de pequenas vias aéreas ocorre em animais CS-expostas e contribui para o fluxo de ar de obstrução. Os pesquisadores não estudam SAR em modelos animais de DPOC tão freqüentemente quanto o desenvolvimento do enfisema (22). Para quantificar SAR em ratinhos CS-expostos, este protocolo utiliza software de análise de imagem para medir a espessura da camada de proteínas da MEC que se deposita em volta das pequenas vias aéreas (vias respiratórias, com um diâmetro médio entre 300 e 899 m) em secções de pulmão embebidos em parafina corados com tricrômico de Masson.

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automated measurement of pulmonary emphysema and small airway remodeling in cigarette smoke-exposed mice

COPD is projected to be the third most common cause of mortality world-wide by 2020(1). Animal models of COPD are used to identify molecules that contribute to the disease process and to test the efficacy of novel therapies for COPD. Researchers use a number of models of COPD employing different species including rodents, guinea-pigs, rabbits, and dogs(2). However, the most widely-used model is that in which mice are exposed to cigarette smoke. Mice are an especially useful species in which to model COPD because their genome can readily be manipulated to generate animals that are either deficient in, or over-express individual proteins. Studies of gene-targeted mice that have been exposed to cigarette smoke have provided valuable information about the contributions of individual molecules to different lung pathologies in COPD(3-5). Most studies have focused on pathways involved in emphysema development which contributes to the airflow obstruction that is characteristic of COPD. However, small airway fibrosis also contributes significantly to airflow obstruction in human COPD patients(6), but much less is known about the pathogenesis of this lesion in smoke-exposed animals. To address this knowledge gap, this protocol quantifies both emphysema development and small airway fibrosis in smoke-exposed mice. This protocol exposes mice to CS using a whole-body exposure technique, then measures respiratory mechanics in the mice, inflates the lungs of mice to a standard pressure, and fixes the lungs in formalin. The researcher then stains the lung sections with either Gill&#8217;s stain to measure the mean alveolar chord length (as a readout of emphysema severity) or Masson&#8217;s trichrome stain to measure deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins around small airways (as a readout of small airway fibrosis). Studies of the effects of molecular pathways on both of these lung pathologies will lead to a better understanding of the pathogenesis of COPD.

Este protocolo começa com a exposição de todo o organismo de camundongos para CS. Supervisão e manutenção do dispositivo e monitoramento de TPM adequada conta garantir exposições de fumaça consistentes (Figura 1). É importante que o investigador se pratica a técnica de insuflação pulmonar usando o dispositivo de insuflação Este protocolo começa com a exposição de todo o organismo de camundongos para CS. Supervisão e manutenção do dispositivo e monitorame...

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Vídeo: Automated Measurement of Pulmonary Emphysema and Small Airway Remodeling in Cigarette Smoke-exposed Mice

Isolation of Mouse Respiratory Epithelial Cells and Exposure to Experimental Cigarette Smoke at Air Liquid Interface

Pulmonary epithelial cells can be isolated from the respiratory tract of mice and cultured at air-liquid interface (ALI) as a model of differentiated respiratory epithelium. A protocol is described for isolating and exposing these cells to mainstream cigarette smoke (CS), in order to study epithelial cell responses to CS exposure. The protocol consists of three parts: the isolation of airway epithelial cells from mouse trachea, the culturing of these cells at air-liquid interface (ALI) as fully differentiated epithelial cells, and the delivery of calibrated mainstream CS to these cells in culture. The ALI culture system allows the culture of respiratory epithelia under conditions that more closely resemble their physiological setting than ordinary liquid culture systems. The study of molecular and lung cellular responses to CS exposure is a critical component of understanding the impact of environmental air pollution on human health. Research findings in this area may ultimately contribute towards understanding the etiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and other tobacco-related diseases, which represent major global health problems.

Pulmonary epithelial cells can be isolated from the respiratory tract of mice and cultured at air-liquid interface as a model of differentiated respiratory epithelium. A protocol is described for isolating, culturing and exposing these cells to mainstream cigarette smoke, in order to study molecular responses to this environmental toxin.

Isolamento de rato células epiteliais respiratórias e exposição à fumaça de cigarro Experimental da Air interface líquido

Pulmonary epithelial cells can be isolated from the respiratory tract of mice and cultured at air-liquid interface (ALI) as a model of differentiated ...

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Protocol for Long Duration Whole Body Hyperthermia in Mice

Hyperthermia is a general term used to define the increase in core body temperature above normal. It is often used to describe the increased core body temperature that is observed during fever. The use of hyperthermia as an adjuvant has emerged as a promising procedure for tumor regression in the field of cancer biology. For this purpose, the most important requirement is to have reliable and uniform heating protocols. We have developed a protocol for hyperthermia (whole body) in mice. In this protocol, animals are exposed to cycles of hyperthermia for 90 min followed by a rest period of 15 min. During this period mice have easy access to food and water. High body temperature spikes in the mice during first few hyperthermia exposure cycles are prevented by immobilizing the animal. Additionally, normal saline is administered in first few cycles to minimize the effects of dehydration. This protocol can simulate fever like conditions in mice up to 12-24 hr. We have used 8-12 weeks old BALB/Cj female mice to demonstrate the protocol.

This paper describes a protocol for whole body hyperthermia in mice that can stimulate fever like conditions up to 12-24 hr.

Protocolo para Longa Duração Hipertermia corpo inteiro em Ratos

Hyperthermia is a general term used to define the increase in core body temperature above normal. It is often used to describe the increased core body ...

In vivo Measurement of the Mouse Pulmonary Endothelial Surface Layer

The endothelial glycocalyx is a layer of proteoglycans and associated glycosaminoglycans lining the vascular lumen. In vivo, the glycocalyx is highly hydrated, forming a substantial endothelial surface layer (ESL) that contributes to the maintenance of endothelial function. As the endothelial glycocalyx is often aberrant in vitro and is lost during standard tissue fixation techniques, study of the ESL requires use of intravital microscopy. To best approximate the complex physiology of the alveolar microvasculature, pulmonary intravital imaging is ideally performed on a freely-moving lung. These preparations, however, typically suffer from extensive motion artifact. We demonstrate how closed-chest intravital microscopy of a freely-moving mouse lung can be used to measure glycocalyx integrity via ESL exclusion of fluorescently-labeled high molecular weight dextrans from the endothelial surface. This non-recovery surgical technique, which requires simultaneous brightfield and fluorescent imaging of the mouse lung, allows for longitudinal observation of the subpleural microvasculature without evidence of inducing confounding lung injury.

In vivo Measurement of the Mouse Pulmonary Endothelial Surface Layer

The endothelial glycocalyx/endothelial surface layer is ideally studied using intravital microscopy. Intravital microscopy is technically challenging in a moving organ such as the lung. We demonstrate how simultaneous brightfield and fluorescent microscopy may be used to estimate endothelial surface layer thickness in a freely-moving in vivo mouse lung.

Na medição in vivo da camada superficial do rato pulmonar endotelial

The endothelial glycocalyx is a layer of proteoglycans and associated glycosaminoglycans lining the vascular lumen. In vivo, the glycocalyx is highly ...

Echocardiographic Assessment of the Right Heart in Mice

Transgenic and toxic models of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are widely used to study the pathophysiology of PAH and to investigate potential therapies. Given the expense and time involved in creating animal models of disease, it is critical that researchers have tools to accurately assess phenotypic expression of disease. Right ventricular dysfunction is the major manifestation of pulmonary hypertension. Echocardiography is the mainstay of the noninvasive assessment of right ventricular function in rodent models and has the advantage of clear translation to humans in whom the same tool is used. Published echocardiography protocols in murine models of PAH are lacking.
In this article, we describe a protocol for assessing RV and pulmonary vascular function in a mouse model of PAH with a dominant negative BMPRII mutation; however, this protocol is applicable to any diseases affecting the pulmonary vasculature or right heart. We provide a detailed description of animal preparation, image acquisition and hemodynamic calculation of stroke volume, cardiac output and an estimate of pulmonary artery pressure.

This article provides a protocol for the echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular size and pulmonary hypertension in mice. Applications include phenotype determination and serial assessment in transgenic and toxin-induced mouse models of cardiomyopathy and pulmonary vascular disease.

Avaliação ecocardiográfica do coração direito em Ratos

Transgenic and toxic models of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are widely used to study the pathophysiology of PAH and to investigate potential ...

Automated Measurement of Microcirculatory Blood Flow Velocity in Pulmonary Metastases of Rats

Because the lung is a major target organ of metastatic disease, animal models to study the physiology of pulmonary metastases are of great importance. However, very few methods exist to date to investigate lung metastases in a dynamic fashion at the microcirculatory level, due to the difficulty to access the lung with a microscope. Here, an intravital microscopy method is presented to functionally image and quantify the microcirculation of superficial pulmonary metastases in rats, using a closed-chest pulmonary window and automated analysis of blood flow velocity and direction. The utility of this method is demonstrated to measure increases in blood flow velocity in response to pharmacological intervention, and to image the well-known tortuous vasculature of solid tumors. This is the first demonstration of intravital microscopy on pulmonary metastases in a closed-chest model. Because of its minimized invasiveness, as well as due to its relative ease and practicality, this technology has the potential to experience widespread use in laboratories that specialize on pulmonary tumor research.

A method is presented to measure microcirculatory blood flow velocity in pulmonary cancer metastases of the pleural surface in rats in an automated fashion, using closed-chest pulmonary intravital microscopy. This model has potential to be used as a widespread tool to perform physiologic research on pulmonary metastases in rodents.

Automated Medição da microcirculação sanguínea velocidade na Pulmonar Metástases of Rats

Because the lung is a major target organ of metastatic disease, animal models to study the physiology of pulmonary metastases are of great importance. ...

An Improved Method for Rapid Intubation of the Trachea in Mice

Despite some anatomical and physiological differences, mouse models continue to be an essential tool for studying human lung disease. Bleomycin toxicity is a commonly used model to study both acute lung injury and fibrosis, and multiple methods have been developed for administering bleomycin (and other toxic agents) into the lungs. However, many of these approaches, such as transtracheal instillation, have inherent drawbacks, including the need for strong anesthetics and survival surgery. This paper reports a quick, reproducible method of intratracheal intubation that involves mild inhaled anesthesia, visualization of the trachea, and the use of a surrogate spirometer to confirm exposure. As a proof of concept, 8-12 week old C57BL/6 mice were administered either 2.0 U/kg of bleomycin or an equivalent volume of PBS, and both damage and fibrotic endpoints were measured post-exposure. This procedure allows researchers to treat a large cohort of mice in a relatively short period with little expense and minimal post-procedure care.

This article presents a rapid and simple method for administering bleomycin directly into the mouse trachea via intubation. Key advantages of this method are that it is highly reproducible, easy to master, and does not require specialized equipment or lengthy recovery times.

Um método melhorado para rápida de intubação da traqueia em Ratos

Despite some anatomical and physiological differences, mouse models continue to be an essential tool for studying human lung disease. Bleomycin toxicity ...

A Model of Cardiac Remodeling Through Constriction of the Abdominal Aorta in Rats

Heart failure is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. It is a complex clinical syndromethat includes fatigue, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, and fluid retention. Changes in myocardial structure, electrical conduction, and energy metabolism develop with heart failure, leading to contractile dysfunction, increased risk of arrhythmias, and sudden death. Hypertensive heart disease is one of the key contributing factors of cardiac remodeling associated with heart failure. The most commonly-used animal model mimicking hypertensive heart disease is created via surgical interventions, such as by narrowing the aorta. Abdominal aortic constriction is a useful experimental technique to induce a pressure overload, which leads to heart failure. The surgery can be easily performed, without the need for chest opening or mechanical ventilation. Abdominal aortic constriction-induced cardiac pathology progresses gradually, making this model relevant to clinical hypertensive heart failure. Cardiac injury and remodeling can be observed 10 weeks after the surgery. The method described here provides a simple and effective approach to produce a hypertensive heart disease animal model that is suitable for studying disease mechanisms and for testing novel therapeutics.

A rat model of abdominal aortic constriction that induces cardiac hypertrophy and remodeling is described. An efficient, highly-reproducible, and minimally-invasive method is used to provide a simple yet useful platform for research in myocardial hypertrophy and dysfunction.

Um Modelo de Cardiologia remodela Através constrição da Aorta Abdominal em Ratos

Heart failure is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. It is a complex clinical syndromethat includes fatigue, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, and ...

Comparing the Effects of Electronic Cigarette Vapor and Cigarette Smoke in a Novel In Vivo Exposure System

Electronic cigarettes (E-cigarettes) are being widely used, and growing in popularity. It is estimated that more than 9 million adults use them regularly. The potential adverse health effects of electronic cigarette vapor (E-vapor) exposure are poorly defined. While several animal models of E-vapor exposure have been developed, few models expose rodents to clinically relevant quantities of nicotine and make direct comparisons to cigarette smoke within the same exposure system. Here, we present a method for constructing and operating an E-vapor chamber and cigarette smoke chamber. The chambers are constructed by outfitting anesthesia chambers with a computer controlled pumping system that delivers consistent amounts of E-vapor or cigarette smoke to rodents. Nicotine exposure is measured indirectly by quantifying pre and post-exposure serum cotinine levels. This exposure system can be modified to accommodate various types of E-cigarettes&#160;and tobacco cigarettes, and can be used to compare the effects of E-vapor&#160;and cigarette smoke in vivo.

Comparing the Effects of Electronic Cigarette Vapor and Cigarette Smoke in a Novel In Vivo Exposure System

This protocol describes a method for exposing rodents to electronic cigarette vapor (E-vapor) and cigarette smoke. Exposure chambers are constructed by modifying anesthesia chambers with an automated pumping system that delivers E-vapor or cigarette smoke to rodents. This system can easily be modified to accommodate many experimental endpoints.

Comparando os efeitos do fumo eletrônico do cigarro e do cigarro em uma novela<em&gt; In Vivo</em&gt; Sistema de Exposição

Electronic cigarettes (E-cigarettes) are being widely used, and growing in popularity. It is estimated that more than 9 million adults use them regularly. ...

Lung Fixation under Constant Pressure for Evaluation of Emphysema in Mice

Emphysema is a significant feature of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Studies involving an emphysematous mouse model require optimal lung fixation to produce reliable histological specimens of the lung. Due to the nature of the lung&rsquo;s structural composition, which consists largely of air and tissue, there is a risk that it collapses or deflates during the fixation process. Various lung fixation methods exist, each of which has its own advantages and disadvantages. The lung fixation method presented here utilizes constant pressure to enable optimal tissue evaluation for studies using an emphysematous mouse lung model. The main advantage is that it can fix many lungs with the same condition at one time. Lung specimens are obtained from chronic cigarette smoke-exposed mice. Lung fixation is performed using specialized equipment that enables the production of constant pressure. This constant pressure maintains the lung in a reasonably inflated state. Thus, this method generates a histological specimen of the lung that is suitable to evaluate cigarette smoke-induced mild emphysema.

Presented here is a useful protocol for lung fixation that creates a stable condition for histological evaluate of lung specimens from a mouse model of emphysema. The main advantage of this model is that it can fix many lungs with the same constant pressure without lung collapse or deflation.

Fixação pulmonar pressão constante para avaliação de enfisema em camundongos

Emphysema is a significant feature of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Studies involving an emphysematous mouse model require optimal lung ...

Transdermal Measurement of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Mice

Transdermal analysis of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is an established technique that is used to assess renal function in mouse and rat models of acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease. The measurement system consists of a miniaturized fluorescence detector that is directly attached to the skin on the back of conscious, freely moving animals, and measures the excretion kinetics of the exogenous GFR tracer, fluorescein-isothiocyanate (FITC) conjugated sinistrin (an inulin analog). This system has been described in detail in rats. However, because of their smaller size, measurement of transcutaneous GFR in mice presents additional technical challenges. In this paper we therefore provide the first detailed practical guide to the use of transdermal GFR monitors in mice based on the combined experience of three different investigators who have been performing this assay in mice over a number of years.

Here we describe a protocol to measure glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in conscious, freely moving mice using a transdermal GFR monitor.

Transdermal medição da taxa de filtração Glomerular em ratos

Transdermal analysis of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is an established technique that is used to assess renal function in mouse and rat models of ...