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Abstract

Biology

Analyzing Oxidative Stress in Murine Intestinal Organoids using Reactive Oxygen Species-Sensitive Fluorogenic Probe

Published: September 17th, 2021

DOI:

10.3791/62880

1Molecular Microbial Pathogenesis Unit, Institut Pasteur, 2Chaire de Microbiologie et Maladies Infectieuses, Collège de France, 3Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (IBPS) - Developmental Biology Unit, Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR7622, INSERM U1156, 4Molecular Radiotherapy, INSERM U1030, Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, 5The Center for Microbes, Development and Health, Institut Pasteur Shanghai and Chinese Academy of Sciences, 6Microenvironment and Immunity Unit, Institut Pasteur

Abstract

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play essential roles in intestinal homeostasis. ROS are natural by-products of cell metabolism. They are produced in response to infection or injury at the mucosal level as they are involved in antimicrobial responses and wound healing. They are also critical secondary messengers, regulating several pathways, including cell growth and differentiation. On the other hand, excessive ROS levels lead to oxidative stress, which can be deleterious for cells and favor intestinal diseases like chronic inflammation or cancer. This work provides a straightforward method to detect ROS in the intestinal murine organoids by live imaging and flow cytometry, using a commercially available fluorogenic probe. Here the protocol describes assaying the effect of compounds that modulate the redox balance in intestinal organoids and detect ROS levels in specific intestinal cell types, exemplified here by the analysis of the intestinal stem cells genetically labeled with GFP. This protocol may be used with other fluorescent probes.

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Keywords Intestinal Organoids

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