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Measurement of Extracellular Fluorescent Glucose Analog Depletion: A Surrogate Measurement Technique to Assess Glucose Uptake in Mouse Organs Ex Vivo
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Overview
In this video, we demonstrate an ex vivo technique to measure extracellular glucose analog depletion in harvested mouse organs. It involves incubating the mouse tissue in a solution containing fluorescently-labeled deoxyglucose, which is taken up by the cells. The glucose analog uptake can be indirectly determined by measuring the fluorescence of the incubated medium.
Protocol
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NOTE: All procedures must be done in a class II biosafety cabinet with the blower on and the lights off.
1. Preparation of materials
NOTE: All materials are listed in the Table of Materials.
- Prepare Medium 1, centrifugation Medium 2, and storage and working solutions of fluorescent 2-deoxy-2-[(7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl) amino]-D-glucose (2-NBDG or FD-glucose) according ....
Representative Results
Figure 1: Kinetics of extracellular FD-glucose depletion in different organs ex vivo. (A-C) Lepob mice were injected with vehicle (PBS, n = 4), insulin (12 IU/kg BW, n = 3), and AAC2 (1 nmol/g BW, n = 3). After 15 min, tissues were dissected and isolated. Explants of (A) visceral fat, (B) liver, an.......
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Source: Kumar, S. B. et al., Extracellular Glucose Depletion as an Indirect Measure of Glucose Uptake in Cells and Tissues Ex Vivo. J. Vis. Exp. (2022)
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