This work was supported by the British Heart Foundation, project grant PG/13/69/30454.

trabalho animal foi autorizado e aprovado pelo conselho de revisão Newcastle Ética da Universidade. Todos os procedimentos com animais foram realizados em conformidade com as diretrizes da Directiva 2010/63 / UE do Parlamento Europeu sobre a protecção dos animais utilizados para fins científicos. 1. Administração EdU <ol><li> Dissolver EdU em solução salina estéril (0,9% w / v) a uma concentração final de 12,5 mg / ml. <ol><li> Aquece-se a solução para 40 ° C e agitar com vortex para dissolver completamente. Armazenar o suficiente EdU / solução salina a 4 ° C para injectar todos os ratinhos no estudo permitindo 6 injecções diárias. Nota: Tipicamente mais de 6 ratinhos são necessários para cada grupo experimental. No entanto, cálculos de potência deve ser realizada para estudos independentes. </li></ol></li><li> Pesar ratinhos individuais. Calcular o volume requerido para administrar 100 ug / g de solução / solução salina EdU para cada ratinho (8 ul de solução de reserva por EdU g). </li><li> Desenhe o volum apropriadae de Edu / salina nos seringa de insulina com uma agulha 25 G. </li><li> Execute intraperitoneal (ip) injeções durante o manuseio de ratos utilizando técnicas Home Office aprovados. <ol><li> Coloque um rato na tampa gaiola. Gentilmente puxar para trás na base da cauda e segure o mouse pela nuca. </li><li> Expor o abdómen para injecção, segurando o mouse com o dedo indicador eo polegar perto da base da cabeça e inclinando a cabeça do animal para trás em direção ao chão. </li><li> Limpe o abdômen com solução de álcool 70%. Localize linha média do animal e quadrante inferior direito. Injectar a solução EdU / Saline no animal para o quadrante inferior direito. </li><li> Injetar ratos com uma solução / solução salina EdU e registrar a hora do dia. </li></ol></li><li> Repita os passos de 1,2 a 1,4 ao mesmo tempo do dia, durante 6 dias consecutivos. Nota: Como um controle EdU negativo é necessário para definir o gating para análise de citometria de fluxo, injetar uma idade adicional, sexo e experimentalmente corresponderrato ed com um volume equivalente de solução salina sem EdU. Isto irá fornecer o controle necessário (sem controlo da UDE). Este controlo deve ser incluída para cada estudo para permitir variações em lotes de reagentes e citómetro de configurar. </li></ol> 2. Corações Colhendo <ol><li> Às 24 h após a injeção EdU 6º, sacrificar ratos usando deslocamento cervical (ou de um esquema alternativo 1 Home Office aprovado método). </li><li> Coloque o animal sacrificado em decúbito dorsal e fazer incisão na pele a partir de meados do abdômen para o diafragma com uma tesoura cirúrgica. </li><li> Cortar o diafragma, e segurando o esterno afastado da cavidade do corpo, corta bilateralmente para expor o coração. </li><li> Levante o coração um pouco e cortar os vasos sanguíneos principais da via de saída para dissecar o coração fora da cavidade torácica. </li><li> Colocar imediatamente cada coração para um tubo de centrífuga de 15 ml individuais contendo 10 ml de PBS arrefecido a 4 ° C. </li><li> Transferir corações para separate 10 cm placas de Petri, utilizando um bisturi cortar cada coração em dois numa orientação sagital e lavar o coração apertando suavemente com uma pinça. Em seguida substituir o PBS para remover o máximo de sangue possível. Repita esta etapa duas vezes. </li><li> Coloque as duas partes de cada coração para o mesmo indivíduo 1,5 ml tubo de microcentrífuga. </li><li> Continue até a etapa 3 ou alternativamente espécimes armazenar -80 ° C, conforme detalhado nas etapas 2.9 e 2.10. </li><li> Usando uma agulha G 25, faça um pequeno orifício na tampa do tubo de microcentrífuga para impedir que a tampa da abertura, devido à expansão dos gases quando o coração é processada. </li><li> Rotular cada tubo de microcentrífuga e colocar em um recipiente de nitrogênio líquido para congelar. </li></ol> 3. Núcleos dissociação e Cardiomyocyte Núcleos Labeling Nota: Este núcleos rotulagem de dissociação e cardiomiócitos núcleos é uma adaptação do que de Bergmann et al 11 Execute este procedimento em todas as amostras injetadas.com o Edu e soro fisiológico injetado (sem controlo da UDE) controle negativo. Ver Tabela 1 para a receita de soluções necessárias para executar estes passos. <ol><li> Para cada coração a ser analisado, colocar 36 ml de BSA a 1% / solução de PBS para um tubo de ultracentrífuga, incubar durante 30 minutos, rejeitar a solução e em seguida deixar secar ao ar. Nota: Este tubo é usado no passo 3.6. </li><li> Coloque corações congelados individuais em um prato de 10 mm no gelo e tritura utilizando um bisturi permitindo que os corações para descongelar durante o processo de trituração. </li><li> Coloque corações picadas em 15 ml de tampão de lise celular num tubo de centrífuga de 50 ml e homogeneizar com um homogeneizador de sonda durante 15 segundos a 25.000 rpm, à temperatura ambiente. </li><li> Adicionar mais 15 ml de Tampão de Lise Celular para o tubo de centrífuga e transferir para um Dounce de 40 ml com uma grande folga pilão. Execute 10 cursos com o pilão e filtrar através de 100 mm, em seguida, 40 coador mm de células em um tubo de centrífuga de 50 ml. </li><li> Centrifugar durante 10 minutos, umat 700 xg, a 4 ° C e remover o sobrenadante. </li><li> Ressuspender o sedimento nuclear em 25 ml de sacarose Solução de gradiente e a camada de núcleos de células que contêm a solução no topo de 10 ml de solução de gradiente de sacarose fresca no tubo de ultracentrífuga preparado em 3.1. </li><li> Centrifuga-se a 13000 xg durante 1 h a 4 ° C utilizando um rotor de balanço do tubo para fora. </li><li> Após a centrifugação, desprezar o sobrenadante e ressuspender o sedimento de núcleos em 1300 ul de tampão de armazenagem os núcleos num tubo de microcentrífuga de 1,5 ml e rótulo PCM1. </li><li> Retirar 300 ul da suspensão para um novo tubo de microcentrifugação e adicionar aos 700 ul de tampão de armazenamento núcleos fresco. Rotular este tubo como controle ISO. </li><li> Adicionar anti-PCM1 a uma concentração final de 8 ug / ml para o tubo de microcentrífuga rotulado PCM1 e adicionar anticorpo de controlo de isotipo IgG de coelho a uma concentração de 8 ug / ml para o tubo de microcentrífuga rotulado controlo ISO. </li><li> Incubar durante a noite a 4 ° C. Seguindo incubção, centrifugar a 700 xg durante 10 min, descartar o sobrenadante, substitua com 1 ml de tampão de armazenamento núcleos fresco, ressuspender e centrifugar de novo durante 10 min a 700 x g. Descartar o sobrenadante e substituir com 1 ml de tampão de armazenamento núcleos fresco. </li><li> Adicionar 1 ml de F (ab &#39;) 2 de cabra anti-coelho IgG (H + L) anticorpo (FITC ou corante verde-fluorescente equivalente) para obter uma concentração final de 2 ug / ml. Nota: O uso de um F (ab &#39;) 2 um fragmento de anticorpo diminui o potencial para a marcação não-específica das células imunitárias, incluindo macrófagos e células B. </li><li> tubos Envoltório em folha de alumínio para proteger da luz e incubar durante 1 hora a 4 ° C. </li></ol> 4. Detecção de Edu Incorporação <ol><li> Diluído 10x concentrada EdU tampão de reacção de 1:10 com água deionizada. </li><li> Centrifugar o PCM-1 e ISO controlo núcleos marcados suspensões a 700 xg durante 10 min, descartar o sobrenadante e ressuspender o sedimento de núcleos em 1 ml deBSA a 1% / solução de PBS. Lava-se a pelete duas vezes núcleos. </li><li> Após a lavagem final, descartar o sobrenadante e substituir com 100 ul de EdU fixador. </li><li> Enrole tubos em folha de alumínio para proteger da luz e incubar à temperatura ambiente durante 15 min. </li><li> Lavam-se as amostras duas vezes com 1 ml de BSA a 1% / solução de PBS, centrifugação a 700 xg e incubar com uma solução de permeabilização à base de saponina 1x à temperatura ambiente durante 15 min. </li><li> Prepare 1x cocktail rotulagem EdU (Tabela 2). Um mínimo de 2 reacções serão obrigados a incluir o controlo não EdU. </li><li> Adicionar 500 ul de 1x cocktail EdU rotulagem directamente a cada amostra já contendo núcleos em 100 ul de solução de permeabilização à base de saponina 1x e incubar à temperatura ambiente protegida da luz durante 30 min. </li><li> Centrifuga-se a 700 x g e ressuspender em 1 ml de 1% de BSA / PBS e repetir este passo mais duas vezes. </li><li> Centrifugar a 700 xg, elimine o sobrenadante e substituir por 400 ml de solução de coloração de ADN (ver Tabela de Materiais). </li></ol><table border="1" fo:keep-together.within-page="1" fo:keep-with-next.within-page="always"><tbody><tr><td> Nome do reagente </td></tr><tr><td> 1. Tampão de Lise Celular </td></tr><tr><td> 0,32 M de sacarose </td></tr><tr><td> mM de Tris-HCl a 10 (pH = 8) </td></tr><tr><td> 5 mM de CaCl2 </td></tr><tr><td> acetato de magnésio 5 mM </td></tr><tr><td> EDTA 2,0 mM </td></tr><tr><td> 0,5 mM de EGTA </td></tr><tr><td> 1 mM de DTT </td></tr><tr><td> 2.Sucrose Solution Gradiente </td></tr><tr><td> 2.1 M de sacarose </td></tr><tr><td> mM de Tris-HCl a 10 (pH = 8) </td></tr><tr><td> acetato de magnésio 5 mM </td></tr><tr><td> 1 mM de DTT </td></tr><tr><td> 3. O tampão de armazenamento Núcleos (NSB) </td></tr><tr><td> 0,44 M de sacarose </td></tr><tr><td> mM de Tris-HCl a 10 (pH = 7,2) </td></tr><tr><td> KCl 70 mM </td></tr><tr><td> 10 mM de MgCl2 </td></tr><tr><td> espermina 1,5 mM </td></tr></tbody></table> Tabela 1: Núcleos ingredientes tampão isolamento Receita para todos os buffers usados ​​na seção de protocolo 3 (Núcleos dissociação e núcleos de cardiomiócitos rotulagem).. 5. análise citométrica de fluxo Nota: Executar A citometria de fluxo em núcleos isolados como descrito anteriormente 7,11,15. <ol><li> Em primeiro lugar, criar um gráfico descrevendo Forward Scatter (FSC) e Dispersão Lateral (SSC) para permitir a discriminação de núcleos de detritos (Figura 2A). </li><li> Criar um plano para discriminar núcleos individuais de agregados (Figura 2B) traçando 4 &#39;, 6-diamidino-2-phenylindole) DAPI) área ((3-405 / 450/50-A) versus altura (33-405 / 450 / 50-H). Certifique-that da-A 50 de sinal 3-405 / 450 / é recolhido na escala linear para permitir a correta determinação do teor de DNA. </li><li> Crie um gráfico descrevendo 488/535/30-A (PCM-1) vs SSC e exibir apenas os eventos a partir do portão singlet criado em 5.2, a fim de avaliar PCM-1 expressão na população singlet. </li><li> Executar a amostra de controlo de isotipo, de modo a estabelecer um portão positivo PCM-1 (Figura 2C). Executar uma pequena quantidade de PCM1 marcado amostra para verificar o PCM1 expressando a posição da população e gating. </li><li> Crie um gráfico descrevendo SSC-A vs 405/450/50-A (para detectar DAPI). Neste enredo, exibição somente singlet PCM1 núcleos expressando, usando as portas criadas em 5.3. Utilize este enredo para criar um portão hierárquica adicional que contém apenas 2N núcleos (Figura 2D). </li><li> Criar uma trama que descreve 488/535 / 30-A vs 1-633 / 660/20-A para permitir a identificação de rotulagem EdU do PCM1 expressar população de cardiomiócitos. Exibir apenas núcleos que são singlet, P<html> CM1 + 2N e usando o gating acima. </li><li> Amostra coração executado a partir de qualquer controlo EdU para definir o portão positivo EdU (Figura 2E). Criar o portão apropriado para células Edu +. </li><li> Record e quantificar singlet,, núcleos 2N PCM-1 expressando que incorporaram EdU. </li><li> Calcule esta população como uma percentagem do total de camisola, PCM1 + núcleos. Isto irá fornecer a taxa de geração de núcleos neo-cardiomiócito, durante o período de impulso EdU 7 dias, como uma percentagem do total dos núcleos dos cardiomiócitos. Observação: Como DAPI ligação ao ADN é estequiométrica a intensidade de fluorescência é proporcional à quantidade de DNA. Determinar ploidia com base na intensidade do / 450/50 Um sinal 405, como descrito anteriormente 7. </li><li> Para avaliar a ploidia dentro da população total de cardiomiócitos utilizar a trama estabelecida em 5,5 e uma estratégia de propagação com base na concentração de ADN 7. </li></ol>/files/ftp_upload/53979/53979fig2.jpg &quot;/&gt; Figura 2:. Gating estratégia para quantificar cardiomiócitos EdU incorporação e ploidia (A) Núcleos são discriminados de detritos com base na dispersão para a frente (FSC) e dispersão lateral (SSC). (B) Um portão linear é criada e a população de núcleos singuleto é identificado com base na rotulagem DAPI e a altura 405/450/50 vs sinal área. (C) gating fluorescente permite a separação de núcleos de cardiomiócitos núcleos (PCM-1-positivo) e não-cardiomiócitos (PCM-1-negativas) a partir de tecido do coração. (D) A intensidade de sinal de DAPI é usado para determinar a concentração de ADN e, assim, os núcleos de ploidia da população de cardiomiócitos PCM1 +. No rato&gt; 80% dos núcleos dos cardiomiócitos são diplóides (2n). (E) gating fluorescente permite a separação de 2N, os núcleos dos cardiomiócitos que incorporaram EdU (PCM + / + EDU = 0,9%) a partir de 2N, cardiomiócitos que não foram incorporados EdU (PCM + educação). Todos os passos são detalhados no protocolo 5.0. Exemplo mostrado de MDX -. / Mice y no fundo C57 / BL10 <a href="https://www.jove.com/files/ftp_upload/53979/53979fig2large.jpg" target="_blank">Por favor clique aqui para ver uma versão maior desta figura.</a>

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To accurately quantify cardiomyocyte turnover and regeneration assays must distinguish between true cardiomyocyte generation and nonproductive DNA division. Many studies continue to simply ignore these nonproductive events, quantifying cardiomyocyte proliferation solely via the expression of cyclin kinesis and cell cycle markers. To date a single method that allows the accurate quantification of cardiomyocyte turnover while controlling for these nonproductive events remains allusive. In particular it remains difficult to account for cardiomyocyte polyploidization which contributes up to ~65% of cardiomyocyte DNA replication13. Therefore to assist in the accurate quantification of cardiomyocyte generation we have developed a protocol that allows the robust quantification of the rates of neo cardiomyocyte nuclei while excluding DNA replication that results in increased ploidy. Although this protocol cannot discrimination between neo-cardiomyocyte generation and cardiomyocyte bi-nucleation, it can be used rapidly and accurately calculate the upper limit (accounting for ploidy) of cardiomyocyte generation. This protocol therefore provides a screening tool to assess potential changes in the rates of cardiomyocyte generation and polyploidization in disease models or to evaluate the potential efficiency of therapeutics. Once changes in the rate of neo-cardiomyocyte nuclei generation are identified using this protocol subsequent studies can be used to ascertain if this due to changes in cardiomyocyte generation of cardiomyocyte nucleation number, as described previously2,13,17,18. These include the use of histological quantification cardiomyocyte nucleation dynamics during the pulse period or analyses of tissue sections obtained from EdU pulsed animals in to compare EdU incorporation in the mononucleated and multinucleated cardiomyocyte populations.
Due to the low levels of cardiomyocyte turnover this protocol uses multiple injections of EdU over a 7 day period. This also allows the &#34;chasing&#34; of all potential cellular sources of cardiomyocyte generation and permits quantification of cumulative cardiomyocyte nuclei generation over this time period. Depending on the study, this timeframe may be adjusted to suit the predicted levels of cardiomyocyte generation. For the accurate quantification of EdU incorporation in cardiomyocyte nuclei, it is imperative that there is no non-specific labeling of the nuclei with the secondary antibody used to detect PCM-1 reactivity. It would therefore be prudent to undertake additional secondary antibody titration experiments in order to optimize this aspect of the protocol, particularly if a secondary antibody other than that suggested in this protocol is to be used. The protocol described here uses PCM-1 expression to identify cardiomyocyte nuclei. While this is an established cardiomyocyte marker, alternative markers can be used to validate data; these include antibodies specific for cardiac Troponin T which has been identified as partly localized in cardiomyocyte nuclei1. Similarly, alternative nuclear localized proteins may be used to identify and quantify EdU incorporation in nuclei populations other than that of the cardiomyocytes. It is important that all cardiomyocyte nuclei that are actively undergoing mitosis are excluded from the analysis, as the fate of this DNA synthesis is unknown and may result in either cell division or increased ploidy. PCM1 is disassembled during the M phase of the cell cycle therefore cardiomyocytes undergoing mitosis will not be identified by PCM1 expression. In addition, all nuclei in the s phase of the cell cycle should be excluded from subsequent analysis. This can be achieved by gating out all nuclei with a DAPI intensity above the 2N population including those with a DAPI intensity between the 2N and 4N populations.
Although it is increasingly accepted that the heart has the capacity to replace cardiomyocytes during normal aging and following acute injury, the source and degree of this potential remains controversial. In addition, disparate rates of cardiomyocyte turnover have been reported1,7,20-22. This may be in part due to the difficulties in accurately identifying and quantifying neo-cardiomyocyte generation19. To date the majority of studies have relied only on the use of histological analysis and the identification of cardiomyocytes via the expression of cytoplasmic proteins, including proteins of the sarcomere, for the quantification of cardiomyocyte turnover and renewal2,4,23,24. The use of these methods to detect the expression of proliferation markers, or as demonstrated here, the incorporation of thymidine analogues can easily result in the misidentification of other cardiac cell types as cardiomyocytes. While the use of 3D confocal imaging can help to alleviate these problems these methods are expensive and time consuming. Interestingly, the protocol described here demonstrates neo-cardiomyocyte nuclei generation occurs at a rate of 0.17% per week. This is consistent with other flow cytometry based studies demonstrating weekly turnover rates of up to 0.13%5. Although it is tempting to extrapolate annual turnover rates based on this data, as in previous studies2,5,25,26, this is inappropriate as the rates of turnover are dynamic during life time of an animal13.
This method has a number of potential applications including assessing the potential therapeutics to enhance cardiomyocyte regeneration or investigating the effects of cardiac disease on cardiomyocyte turnover and the rates of cardiomyocyte polyploidization.

Nos últimos anos tem havido um acúmulo de evidências desafiando a suposição de que o coração está, a 1,2 órgão pós-mitótico terminalmente diferenciadas. No entanto, a quantificação do volume de negócios dos cardiomiócitos e regeneração continua sendo um desafio. As dificuldades em identificar com precisão a geração de cardiomiócitos rara utilizando técnicas de imuno-histoquímica padrão são bem relatado 3. Além disso, a fonte celular de geração de cardiomiócitos permanece incerto com evidência para as contribuições pela proliferação de cardiomiócitos, bem como por diferenciação de células estaminais 4-6. Portanto, a utilização dos modelos de rastreio de linhagem que requerem o conhecimento do fenótipo de cardiomiócitos progenitora é impossível e quantificação da proliferação de uma população única, incluindo cardiomiócitos, é inadequado. Além disso, um dos cardiomiócitos tem o potencial para endoreplication sem cariocinese (resultando em um carro poliplóidediomyocyte) ou cariocinese na ausência de citocinese (resultando numa cardiomiócitos binucleadas) 7,8. A quantificação exacta do volume de negócios cardiomiócitos depende da capacidade de distinguir entre estes eventos e verdadeiro geração neo-cardiomiócitos. Isto cria complicações únicas porque a replicação do ADN e a expressão de quinases dependentes de ciclina em cardiomiócitos não demonstram exclusivamente divisão celular verdadeiro 9,10. Para auxiliar na quantificação da produção de neo-cardiomiócito, que se combinaram uma técnica de isolamento de núcleos estabelecida, e rotulagem imunológica de material pericentriolar 1 (PCM1) para identificação núcleos dos cardiomiócitos como descrito por Bergmann et ai. 7,11 com novos métodos de longo prazo de marcação de ADN e análise de ploidia. PCM-1 é uma proteína que se acumula centrossoma na superfície nuclear de miócitos diferenciados, sem o ciclo. Estudos anteriores demonstraram que os anticorpos contraPCM-1 rotular especificamente núcleos dos cardiomiócitos 7,11 e como tal PCM1 tem sido usado por um certo número de grupos independentes para identificar cardiomiócitos 1,12,13. Além disso, nós demonstramos que a expressão PCM1 mapeia para os núcleos dos cardiomiócitos geneticamente marcados no modelo de TNT-cre rato transgénico 14 (Recurso Figura 1). O protocolo aqui descrito permite a identificação precisa e sensível de geração de cardiomiócitos núcleos neo no coração de rato, independentemente das origens celulares (Figura 1A e B), enquanto, simultaneamente, excluindo rotulagem nucleósido devido a poliploidização a partir da análise (Figura 1C e D). Embora este método não pode controlar para binucleação cardiomiócitos, permite uma quantificação rápida e robusta de núcleos neo-cardiomiócitos que é necessário para a quantificação exacta do volume de negócios dos cardiomiócitos. Além disso,ele fornece uma ferramenta de triagem rápida de avaliar potenciais mudanças na dinâmica de geração de cardiomiócitos. Enquanto marcação de ADN geralmente envolve 5-bromo-2&#39;-desoxiuridina (BrdU) como o análogo da timidina, o protocolo descrito aqui utiliza um ensaio de 5-etinil-2&#39;-desoxiuridina (EdU) com base, uma vez que requer menos passos de processamento para um mais rápido através colocar-e não requer a desnaturação do DNA para detecção de imuno-, que o torna compatível com outros protocolos de imunocoloração e aumentando assim os potenciais aplicações a jusante do método. <img alt="figura 1" src="/files/ftp_upload/53979/53979fig1.jpg" /> Figura 1: pulsação contínua com EdU etiquetas neo-cardiomiócitos, independentemente de seus progenitores. (A) EdU está incorporado no ADN de cardiomiócitos durante a divisão celular. Proliferação na população de cardiomiócitos vai Result em um aumento no, ou a substituição de cardiomiócitos e é, por conseguinte, a síntese de ADN produtiva (contribui para a manutenção e reparação de tecidos). (B) EdU está incorporado no ADN de células progenitoras cardíacas durante a divisão celular. Isto irá ser retido na célula durante a diferenciação para a linhagem de cardiomiócitos. Esta diferenciação de células estaminais também vai resultar num aumento do número de cardiomiócitos e, por conseguinte, contribui para a manutenção e a reparação dos tecidos. (C) Os cardiomiócitos têm o potencial para sofrer replicação de ADN &quot;não produtiva&quot; resultando em aumento da ploidia cardiomiócito, que está associado com hipertrofia de cardiomiócitos e remodelação do miocárdio, mas não substitui cardiomiócitos perdidos. O processo de poliploidização difere binucleação, que resulta em um dos cardiomiócitos com um único núcleo, que contém quatro ou mais conjuntos de dois cromossomas homólogos (&gt; 2 N). (D) Na sequência de um núcleo contínuo pulse, este protocolo descreve o isolamento de núcleos e identificação dos núcleos dos cardiomiócitos por expressão PCM1 para permitir a quantificação de ambos ploidy cardiomiócitos e Edu incorporação. Expressão PCM1 e incorporação EdU detectada por citometria de fluxo. <a href="https://www.jove.com/files/ftp_upload/53979/53979fig1large.jpg" target="_blank">Por favor clique aqui para ver uma versão maior desta figura.</a>

<table><tbody><tr><td>0.32 M sucrose</td><td>Sigma</td><td>84100</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10 mM Tris-HCl (pH = 8)</td><td>Sigma</td><td>T3253</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5 mM CaCl&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;</td><td>Sigma</td><td>c5086</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5 mM magnesium acetate</td><td>sigma</td><td>M-5661</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2.0 mM EDTA</td><td>Sigma</td><td>E5134</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>0.5 mM EGTA</td><td>Sigma</td><td>63779</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1 mM DTT</td><td>Sigma</td><td>D0632</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>70 mM KCl</td><td>Sigma</td><td>P9541</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10 mM MgCl&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;</td><td>Sigma</td><td>M8266</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1.5 mM spermine</td><td>Sigma</td><td>85590</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Isotype rabbit IgG- ChIP Grade</td><td>abcam</td><td>abc7415</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rabbit anti-PCM-1 antibody</td><td>Sigma</td><td>HPA023374</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alexa Fluor 488 F(ab&#039;)2 Fragment of Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG (H+L) Antibody&amp;nbsp;</td><td>Life technologies</td><td>A-11070</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>cell strainers&amp;nbsp; 70 &amp;mu;m and 100 &amp;mu;m&amp;nbsp;</td><td>Fisher scientific</td><td>11597522, 11517532</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Glass dounce (40 ml) and pestle large clearance</td><td>Sigma</td><td>D9188-1SET</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>EdU (5-ethynyl-2&amp;rsquo;-deoxyuridine)</td><td>Life technologies</td><td>A10044</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Click-iT Plus EdU Alexa Fluor 647 Flow Cytometry Assay Kit</td><td>Life technologies</td><td>C10634</td><td>This kit inlcudes&amp;nbsp; reagents required for section, EdU reaction buffer,&amp;nbsp; EdU fixative, saponin-based permeabilization solution and the reagents required for the EdU labelling cocktail.</td></tr><tr><td>CyStain DNA 2 step kit,</td><td>Sysmex Partec</td><td>05 5005</td><td>This kit inlcudes&amp;nbsp; reagents required for DAPI labelling (DNA staining solution)</td></tr><tr><td>Probe homogeniser, &lt;em&gt;e.g.&lt;/em&gt;, TissueRuptor</td><td>Qiagen</td><td>9001273</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>TissueRuptor Disposable Probes</td><td>Qiagen</td><td>990890</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>ultracentrifuge</td><td>Sorvall&amp;nbsp;</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Facscanto II</td><td>BD Biosciences</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ultracentrifuge Tube, Thinwall, Polypropylene. 38.5 ml, 25 x 89 mm</td><td>Beckman Coulter</td><td>326823</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bovine serum albumin&amp;nbsp;</td><td>Sigma</td><td>A2153</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

simultaneous assessment of cardiomyocyte dna synthesis and ploidy: a method to assist quantification of cardiomyocyte regeneration and turnover

Embora se aceite que o coração tem um limitado potencial para regenerar cardiomiócitos após a lesão e que os baixos níveis de volume de negócios de cardiomiócitos ocorrem durante o envelhecimento normal, quantificação desses eventos permanece desafiador. Isto é em parte devido à raridade do processo e o fato de que várias fontes celulares contribuem para a manutenção do miocárdio. Além disso, a duplicação do ADN dentro de cardiomiócitos muitas vezes leva a uma cardiomiócitos poliplóide e apenas raramente conduz a novos cardiomiócitos por divisão celular. A fim de quantificar com precisão o volume de negócios cardiomiócitos discriminação entre estes processos é essencial. O protocolo aqui descrito emprega rotulagem nucleósido a longo prazo de forma a marcar todos os núcleos que surgiram como resultado de núcleos de replicação de ADN e de cardiomiócitos identificados através da utilização de núcleos e subsequente isolamento de imunomarcação PCM1. Em conjunto, isto permite a identificação precisa e sensível da rotulagem do nucleósido Cardiomyocyte população de núcleos. Além disso, 4 &#39;, rotulagem e análise de ploidia núcleos 6-diamidino-2-fenilindole, permite a discriminação de núcleos neo-cardiomiócitos de núcleos que incorporaram nucleósido durante poliploidização. Embora este método não pode controlar para binucleação cardiomiócitos, permite uma quantificação rápida e robusta de núcleos neo-cardiomiócitos, enquanto respondendo por poliploidização. Este método tem uma série de aplicações a jusante, incluindo a avaliação das terapias potenciais para melhorar cardiomiócitos regeneração ou a investigar os efeitos da doença cardíaca no volume de negócios de cardiomiócitos e ploidia. Esta técnica é também compatível com técnicas de imuno-histológicos adicionais a jusante, permitindo a quantificação de incorporação nucleósido em todos os tipos de células cardíacas.

This method allows the quantification of increased EdU incorporation due to cardiomyocyte nuclei division while controlling for increased polyploidization. Using a BrdU based assay, we previously demonstrated that the mammalian heart responds to chronic cardiomyocyte loss, in the mdx mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, with the regeneration of new cardiomyocytes. We have used the methods described here to further validate our published findings and to demonstrate the utility of the protocol. As per the protocol described; adult (12 week old) mdx and control bl10 mice were pulsed with one daily injection of EdU for 7 days, reported previously to allow statically analysis between experimental groups5,13. Immunohistological analysis of pulsed hearts demonstrates the presence of PCM1 expressing cardiomyocytes which have incorporated EdU (Figure 3A). However, the data obtained using immunohistological methods can be misinterpreted, as other cell types which have incorporated EdU can be misidentified as cardiomyocytes. An example of this is demonstrated in Supplementary Figure 1A and B. Furthermore immunohistological methods do not distinguish polyploidization from nuclear division. The flow cytometry analysis detailed in this protocol enables the rapid quantification of cardiomyocyte nuclear division in mdx and control mice, while excluding cells which had incorporated EdU due to polyploidization. Similar to previously published data13, analysis revealed an increase in the rates of neo-cardiomyocyte nuclei generation in the mdx mouse hearts compared to age matched controls (1.2% versus 0.17%; Figure 3B and C).
<img alt="Figure 3" src="/files/ftp_upload/53979/53979fig3.jpg" /> 
Figure 3: Quantification of EdU labeled cardiomyocytes in wildtype and mdx hearts. (A) Image of Z-stack projections taken from 40 &#181;m thick sections of mdx hearts. PCM-1 expressing cardiomyocyte nuclei (green) which has incorporated EdU (red). Yellow arrow indicates EdU labeled cardiomyocytes. i and ii indicates individual EdU labeled cardiomyocytes shown in the Z-plane. Nuclei labeled with DAPI (blue) (B and C) Flow cytometry of isolated nuclei showing representative plots from 12-13 week old wild type (C57/BL10) and mdx mice (mdx-/y on the C57/BL10 background). (B) Histogram showing DAPI intensity and discrimination between 2N and &#62;2N nuclei. (C) Plots showing EdU incorporation in the 2N cardiomyocyte nuclei population when analyzed as detailed in this protocol. For all mice Edu was administered for 1 week from 12 weeks of age. <a href="https://www.jove.com/files/ftp_upload/53979/53979fig3large.jpg" target="_blank">Please click here to view a larger version of this figure.</a>
Supplementary Figure 1: PCM-1 is a specific marker for cardiomyocyte nuclei. Using the protocol described nuclei were isolated from the double transgenic mouse produced by crossing TNT-cre mice14 with the ROSAnT/nGcre sensitive reporter line16. In the resulting mouse cre activation under the control of Troponin T (TNT) promoter leads to irreversible expression of GFP with is localized to the nuclei. Nuclei labeled with Isotype control (Iso) demonstrates the ability to identify the GFP expressing cardiomyocyte nuclei population (488/530/30-A). Labeling of nuclei with anti-PCM1 (secondary antibody detected by 633-660/20-A) demonstrates the correlation of PCM1 expression with the GFP expressing cardiomyocyte nuclei population. In this example 98.8% of cardiomyocyte nuclei as identified by TNT promoter activity, are labeled by PCM1 antibody. <a href="https://www.jove.com/files/ftp_upload/53979/Supplementary_Figure1.tif" target="_blank">Please click here to download Supplementary Figure 1.</a>
Supplementary Figure 2: Challenges for quantifying cardiomyocyte renewal by immunohistological techniques. (A) 2D Image shows two PCM-1 expressing cardiomyocyte nuclei (green) which appear to be also labeled for EdU (red). Yellow arrows indicate what appears to be cardiomyocytes which have incorporated EdU. This is due to the apparent co-localization of PCM1 expression and EdU labeling when visualized using 2-dimentional imaging. (B) A 3-dimensional projection of this image identifies the EdU labeled cells are not cardiomyocytes but are non-cardiomyocyte cells overlying PCM1 expressing cardiomyocyte nuclei. C57/BL10 mice at 12 weeks of age used for experiments. <a href="https://www.jove.com/files/ftp_upload/53979/Supplementary_Figure2A.tif" target="_blank">Please click here to download Supplementary Figure 2A. </a><a href="https://www.jove.com/files/ftp_upload/53979/Supplementary_Figure2B.avi" target="_blank">Please click here to download Supplementary Figure 2B.</a>
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			<td>Fluorescent dye picolyl azide&#160;</td>
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			<td>Diluted reaction buffer prepared in 4.1&#160;</td>
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Table 2: EdU cocktail ingredients. Recipe for EdU labeling cocktail required in protocol section 4 (Detection of EdU incorporation).

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Quantification of cardiomyocyte turnover is challenging. The protocol described here makes an important contribution to this challenge by enabling accurate and sensitive quantification of neo-cardiomyocyte nuclei generation and nuclei ploidy.

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Assessing Stem Cell DNA Integrity for Cardiac Cell Therapy

Stem and stem-cell-derived cells have immense potential as a regenerative therapy for various degenerative diseases. DNA is the storehouse of genetic data in all cells, including stem cells, and its integrity is fundamental to its regenerative ability. Stem cells undergo rapid propagation in labs to achieve the necessary numbers for transplantation. Accelerated cell growth leads to the loss of DNA integrity by accumulated metabolites, such as reactive oxygen, carbonyl, and alkylating agents. Transplanting these cells would result in poor engraftment and regeneration of the deteriorating organ. Moreover, transplanting DNA-damaged cells leads to mutations, DNA instability, cellular senescence, and possibly, life-threatening diseases such as cancer. Therefore, there is an immediate need for a quality control method to evaluate the cell's suitability for transplantation. Here, we provide step-by-step protocols for the assessment of the DNA integrity of stem cells prior to cell transplantation.

Here, we provide a detailed description of an experimental setup for an analysis of the assessment of DNA integrity in stem cells prior to cell transplantation.

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Visualization of Cell Cycle Variations and Determination of Nucleation in Postnatal Cardiomyocytes

Cardiomyocytes are prone to variations of the cell cycle, such as endoreduplication (continuing rounds of DNA synthesis without karyokinesis and cytokinesis) and acytokinetic mitosis (karyokinesis but no cytokinesis). Such atypical cell cycle variations result in polyploid and multinucleated cells rather than in cell division. Therefore, to determine cardiac turnover and regeneration, it is of crucial importance to correctly identify cardiomyocyte nuclei, the number of nuclei per cell, and their cell cycle status. This is especially true for the use of nuclear markers for identifying cell cycle activity, such as thymidine analogues Ki-67, PCNA, or pHH3. Here, we present methods for recognizing cardiomyocytes and their nuclearity and for determining their cell cycle activity. We use two published transgenic systems: the Myh6-H2B-mCh transgenic mouse line, for the unequivocal identification of cardiomyocyte nuclei, and the CAG-eGFP-anillin mouse line, for distinguishing cell division from cell cycle variations. Combined together, these two systems ease the study of cardiac regeneration and plasticity.

To distinguish cell division from cell cycle variations in cardiomyocytes, we present protocols using two transgenic mouse lines: Myh6-H2B-mCh transgenic mice, for the unequivocal identification of cardiomyocyte nuclei, and CAG-eGFP-anillin mice, for distinguishing cell division from cell cycle variations.

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Isolation of Cardiomyocyte Nuclei from Post-mortem Tissue

Identification of cardiomyocyte nuclei has been challenging in tissue sections as most strategies rely only on cytoplasmic marker proteins1. Rare events in cardiac myocytes such as proliferation and apoptosis require an accurate identification of cardiac myocyte nuclei to analyze cellular renewal in homeostasis and in pathological conditions2. Here, we provide a method to isolate cardiomyocyte nuclei from post mortem tissue by density sedimentation and immunolabeling with antibodies against pericentriolar material 1 (PCM-1) and subsequent flow cytometry sorting. This strategy allows a high throughput analysis and isolation with the advantage of working equally well on fresh tissue and frozen archival material. This makes it possible to study material already collected in biobanks. This technique is applicable and tested in a wide range of species and suitable for multiple downstream applications such as carbon-14 dating3, cell-cycle analysis4, visualization of thymidine analogues (e.g. BrdU and IdU)4, transcriptome and epigenetic analysis.

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Assessing Cardiomyocyte Subtypes Following Transcription Factor-mediated Reprogramming of Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts

Direct reprogramming of one cell type into another has recently emerged as a powerful paradigm for regenerative medicine, disease modeling, and lineage specification. In particular, the conversion of fibroblasts into induced cardiomyocyte-like myocytes (iCLMs) by Gata4, Hand2, Mef2c, and Tbx5 (GHMT) represents an important avenue for generating de novo cardiac myocytes in vitro and in vivo. Recent evidence suggests that GHMT generates a greater diversity of cardiac subtypes than previously appreciated, thus underscoring the need for a systematic approach to conducting additional studies. Before direct reprogramming can be used as a therapeutic strategy, however, the mechanistic underpinnings of lineage conversion must be understood in detail to generate specific cardiac subtypes. Here we present a detailed protocol for generating iCLMs by GHMT-mediated reprogramming of mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs). 
We outline methods for MEF isolation, retroviral production, and MEF infection to accomplish efficient reprogramming. To determine the subtype identity of reprogrammed cells, we detail a step-by-step approach for performing immunocytochemistry on iCLMs using a defined set of compatible antibodies. Methods for confocal microscopy, identification, and quantification of iCLMs and individual atrial (iAM), ventricular (iVM), and pacemaker (iPM) subtypes are also presented. Finally, we discuss representative results of prototypical direct reprogramming experiments and highlight important technical aspects of our protocol to ensure efficient lineage conversion. Taken together, our optimized protocol should provide a stepwise approach for investigators to conduct meaningful cardiac reprogramming experiments that require identification of individual CM subtypes.

This manuscript describes a step-by-step protocol for the generation and quantification of diverse reprogrammed cardiac subtypes using a retrovirus-mediated delivery of Gata4, Hand2, Mef2c, and Tbx5.

Avaliando cardiomiócitos subtipos Seguindo Reprogramação Fator de Transcrição mediada por embrionárias de camundongos Fibroblastos

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Assessing Cardiac Reprogramming using High Content Imaging Analysis

The goal of this protocol is to describe a method for quantifying induced cardiomyocyte-like cells (iCMs), which are directly reprogrammed in vitro by a reprogramming technique. Cardiac reprogramming provides a strategy to generate new cardiomyocytes. By introducing core cardiogenic transcription factors into fibroblasts; fibroblasts can be converted to iCMs without transition through the pluripotent stem cell state. However, the conversion rate of fibroblasts to iCMs still remains low. Accordingly, there have been numerous additional approaches to enhance cardiac reprogramming efficiency. Most of these studies assessed cardiac reprogramming efficiency using flow cytometry, while at the same time performed immunocytochemistry to visualize iCMs. Thus, at least two separate sets of reprogramming experiments are required to demonstrate the success of iCM reprogramming. In contrast, automated high content imaging analysis will provide both quantification and qualification of iCM reprogramming with a relatively small number of cells. With this method, it is possible to directly assess the quantity and quality of iCMs with a single reprogramming experiment. This approach will be able to facilitate future cardiac reprogramming studies that require large-scale reprogramming experiments such as screening genetic or pharmacological factors for enhancing reprogramming efficiency. In addition, the application of high content imaging analysis protocol is not limited to cardiac reprogramming. It can be applied to reprogramming of other cell lineages as well as any immunostaining experiments which need both quantification and visualization of immunostained cells.

We present a protocol to quantify directly reprogrammed induced cardiomyocyte-like cells (iCMs) in vitro using high content imaging analysis. This method allows us to quantify the efficiency of cardiac reprogramming in an automated manner and to directly visualize iCMs.

The goal of this protocol is to describe a method for quantifying induced cardiomyocyte-like cells (iCMs), which are directly reprogrammed in vitro by a ...

Single Cell Transcriptional Profiling of Adult Mouse Cardiomyocytes

While numerous studies have examined gene expression changes from homogenates of heart tissue, this prevents studying the inherent stochastic variation between cells within a tissue. Isolation of pure cardiomyocyte populations through a collagenase perfusion of mouse hearts facilitates the generation of single cell microarrays for whole transcriptome gene expression, or qPCR of specific targets using nanofluidic arrays. We describe here a procedure to examine single cell gene expression profiles of cardiomyocytes isolated from the heart. This paradigm allows for the evaluation of metrics of interest which are not reliant on the mean (for example variance between cells within a tissue) which is not possible when using conventional whole tissue workflows for the evaluation of gene expression (Figure 1). We have achieved robust amplification of the single cell transcriptome yielding micrograms of double stranded cDNA that facilitates the use of microarrays on individual cells. In the procedure we describe the use of NimbleGen arrays which were selected for their ease of use and ability to customize their design. Alternatively, a reverse transcriptase - specific target amplification (RT-STA) reaction, allows for qPCR of hundreds of targets by nanofluidic PCR. Using either of these approaches, it is possible to examine the variability of expression between cells, as well as examining expression profiles of rare cell types from within a tissue. Overall, the single cell gene expression approach allows for the generation of data that can potentially identify idiosyncratic expression profiles that are typically averaged out when examining expression of millions of cells from typical homogenates generated from whole tissues.

Single cell expression profiling allows the detailed gene expression analysis of individual cells. We describe methods for the isolation of cardiomyocytes, and preparing the resulting lysates for either whole transcriptome microarray or qPCR of specific targets.

Profiling única célula transcricional dos cardiomiócitos de rato adulto

While numerous studies have examined gene expression changes from homogenates of heart tissue, this prevents studying the inherent stochastic variation ...

Biologia

Analysis of Cell Cycle Position in Mammalian Cells

The regulation of cell proliferation is central to tissue morphogenesis during the development of multicellular organisms. Furthermore, loss of control of cell proliferation underlies the pathology of diseases like cancer. As such there is great need to be able to investigate cell proliferation and quantitate the proportion of cells in each phase of the cell cycle. It is also of vital importance to indistinguishably identify cells that are replicating their DNA within a larger population. Since a cell&prime;s decision to proliferate is made in the G1 phase immediately before initiating DNA synthesis and progressing through the rest of the cell cycle, detection of DNA synthesis at this stage allows for an unambiguous determination of the status of growth regulation in cell culture experiments.
DNA content in cells can be readily quantitated by flow cytometry of cells stained with propidium iodide, a fluorescent DNA intercalating dye. Similarly, active DNA synthesis can be quantitated by culturing cells in the presence of radioactive thymidine, harvesting the cells, and measuring the incorporation of radioactivity into an acid insoluble fraction. We have considerable expertise with cell cycle analysis and recommend a different approach. We Investigate cell proliferation using bromodeoxyuridine/fluorodeoxyuridine (abbreviated simply as BrdU) staining that detects the incorporation of these thymine analogs into recently synthesized DNA. Labeling and staining cells with BrdU, combined with total DNA staining by propidium iodide and analysis by flow cytometry1 offers the most accurate measure of cells in the various stages of the cell cycle. It is our preferred method because it combines the detection of active DNA synthesis, through antibody based staining of BrdU, with total DNA content from propidium iodide. This allows for the clear separation of cells in G1 from early S phase, or late S phase from G2/M. Furthermore, this approach can be utilized to investigate the effects of many different cell stimuli and pharmacologic agents on the regulation of progression through these different cell cycle phases.
In this report we describe methods for labeling and staining cultured cells, as well as their analysis by flow cytometry. We also include experimental examples of how this method can be used to measure the effects of growth inhibiting signals from cytokines such as TGF-&beta;1, and proliferative inhibitors such as the cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor, p27KIP1. We also include an alternate protocol that allows for the analysis of cell cycle position in a sub-population of cells within a larger culture5. In this case, we demonstrate how to detect a cell cycle arrest in cells transfected with the retinoblastoma gene even when greatly outnumbered by untransfected cells in the same culture. These examples illustrate the many ways that DNA staining and flow cytometry can be utilized and adapted to investigate fundamental questions of mammalian cell cycle control.

Determining the cell cycle position of a population of cells, or understanding how signals affect proliferation, can be readily measured by flow cytometry using this protocol. We report a simple experimental approach to staining cells and quantifying their position in the cell cycle.

Análise da posição do ciclo celular em células de mamíferos

The regulation of cell proliferation is central to tissue morphogenesis during the development of multicellular organisms. Furthermore, loss of control of ...

A High-Throughput In Situ Method for Estimation of Hepatocyte Nuclear Ploidy in Mice

When the liver is injured, hepatocyte numbers decrease, while cell size, nuclear size and ploidy increase. The expansion of non-parenchymal cells such as cholangiocytes, myofibroblasts, progenitors and inflammatory cells also indicate chronic liver damage, tissue remodeling and disease progression. In this protocol, we describe a simple high-throughput approach for calculating changes in the cellular composition of the liver that are associated with injury, chronic disease and cancer. We show how information extracted from two-dimensional (2D) tissue sections can be used to quantify and calibrate hepatocyte nuclear ploidy within a sample and enable the user to locate specific ploidy subsets within the liver in situ. Our method requires access to fixed/frozen liver material, basic immunocytochemistry reagents and any standard high-content imaging platform. It serves as a powerful alternative to standard flow cytometry techniques, which require disruption of freshly collected tissue, loss of spatial information and potential disaggregation bias.

We present a robust, cost-effective, and flexible method for measuring changes in hepatocyte number and nuclear ploidy within fixed/cryopreserved tissue samples that does not require flow cytometry. Our approach provides a powerful sample-wide signature of liver cytology ideal for tracking the progression of liver injury and disease.

Um método de alta produtividade in situ para estimação da ploidiii y nuclear hepatocida em camundongos

When the liver is injured, hepatocyte numbers decrease, while cell size, nuclear size and ploidy increase. The expansion of non-parenchymal cells such as ...

Model of Ischemic Heart Disease and Video-Based Comparison of Cardiomyocyte Contraction Using hiPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes

Ischemic heart disease is a significant cause of death worldwide. It has therefore been the subject of a tremendous amount of research, often with small-animal models such as rodents. However, the physiology of the human heart differs significantly from that of the rodent heart, underscoring the need for clinically relevant models to study heart disease. Here, we present a protocol to model ischemic heart disease using cardiomyocytes differentiated from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPS-CMs) and to quantify the damage and functional impairment of the ischemic cardiomyocytes. Exposure to 2% oxygen without glucose and serum increases the percentage of injured cells, which is indicated by staining of the nucleus with propidium iodide, and decreases cellular viability. These conditions also decrease the contractility of hiPS-CMs as confirmed by displacement vector field analysis of microscopic video images. This protocol may furthermore provide a convenient method for personalized drug screening by facilitating the use of hiPS cells from individual patients. Therefore, this model of ischemic heart disease, based on iPS-CMs of human origin, can provide a useful platform for drug screening and further research on ischemic heart disease.

We present a model of ischemic heart disease using cardiomyocytes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells, together with a method for quantitative evaluation of tissue damage caused by ischemia. This model can provide a useful platform for drug screening and further research on ischemic heart disease.

Modelo de Doença Cardíaca Isquêmica e Comparação Baseada em Vídeo de Contração de Cardiomiócitos usando cardiomiócitos derivados do hiPSC

Ischemic heart disease is a significant cause of death worldwide. It has therefore been the subject of a tremendous amount of research, often with ...

Isolation, Culture and Transduction of Adult Mouse Cardiomyocytes

Cultured cardiomyocytes can be used to study cardiomyocyte biology using techniques that are complementary to in vivo systems. For example, the purity and accessibility of in vitro culture enables fine control over biochemical analyses, live imaging, and electrophysiology. Long-term culture of cardiomyocytes offers access to additional experimental approaches that cannot be completed in short term cultures. For example, the in vitro investigation of dedifferentiation, cell cycle re-entry, and cell division has thus far largely been restricted to rat cardiomyocytes, which appear to be more robust in long-term culture. However, the availability of a rich toolset of transgenic mouse lines and well-developed disease models make mouse systems attractive for cardiac research. Although several reports exist of adult mouse cardiomyocyte isolation, few studies demonstrate their long-term culture. Presented here, is a step-by-step method for the isolation and long-term culture of adult mouse cardiomyocytes. First, retrograde Langendorff perfusion is used to efficiently digest the heart with proteases, followed by gravity sedimentation purification. After a period of dedifferentiation following isolation, the cells gradually attach to the culture and can be cultured for weeks. Adenovirus cell lysate is used to efficiently transduce the isolated cardiomyocytes. These methods provide a simple, yet powerful model system to study cardiac biology.

This protocol describes a step-by-step method for the reproducible isolation and long-term culture of adult mouse cardiomyocytes with high yield, purity, and viability.

Isolamento, cultura e Transdução de rato adulto Cardiomyocytes

Cultured cardiomyocytes can be used to study cardiomyocyte biology using techniques that are complementary to in vivo systems. For example, the purity and ...