1. Lipidler hazırlanması <ol><li> Bir bilayeri üst broşüre proteinleri bağlamak için, Ni 2 + şelat lipidler, poli-histidin etiketleri ile rekombinant proteinler çapa. Bazı hücre tipleri, Ni 2 + kaplı bilayers non-spesifik olarak uyması, ancak T-hücrelerinin, T hücre aktivasyonu eğitimi için bu yöntemi en uygun hale yok . </li><li> Çift katlı lipid çözümü% 20 Ni 2 bir çözüm hazırlayarak yapılır + şelat lipid ve kloroform-metanol 1-2 ml cam tüp uygun miktarlarda% 80 fosfatidilkolin. <ol><li> Sıcak (30-37 ° C) su banyosunda azot gazı akışı altında çözücü buharlaşır. Bu genellikle 15 dakika sürer. </li><li> 90 dakika için lyophilizer kullanarak, yüksek vakum altında kalan herhangi bir çözücü çıkarın. </li></ol></li><li> % 2 N-oktil-glucoside karışık deterjan / fosfolipid miseller bir çözüm oluşturur Tris-tuzlu tampon, deterjan lipidler çözülür. Son fosfolipid konsantrasyonu 0.4 mM olmalıdır. Lipozomlar formu için, Tris-tuzlu su, deterjan ve form lipozomlar kaldırmak için 3 değişikliklere karşı bu çözüm dialyze. Biz genellikle 1 ml ile 6 mm çapında yaklaşık 10 kDa kapalı bir kesim Spectra / por # 2 tüp sipariş hacimleri ile çalışmak. Biz boru sıkma, herhangi bir hava kabarcığı s dışlamak için dikkatli . Biz genellikle bu çözüm steril filtre ve% 70 etanol steril eldiven kullanarak taşıma, temiz koşullar altında diyaliz. </li><li> Bu çözüm, kristal berraklığında olmalıdır. Oksidasyonu önlemek için argon gazı altında saklanır. Çözüm bulanık ise, o zaman çok duvarlı vezikül oluşturulan, yeniden başlatmanız gerekir. </li></ol> 2. ICAM-1 ve MHC düzlemsel bilayeri yatırılır ne kadar belirleme <ol><li> Deney kurmak için, ICAM-1 ve MHC çözünür protein belirli bir konsantrasyonda verilen Ni 2 + şelat çift katlı bir yüzey alanı ne kadar yatırılan belirlemek için ilk gerekli. Bunu yapmak için, mevduat bilayers 5 mikrometre çapındaki cam boncuklar, protein çözümleri ile cam boncuk koşullar altında inkübe yaklaşık görüntüleme için kullanılan akış hücreleri, ve bir akış immunofluorometric yöntemi ile bağlı protein yoğunluğu yüksek sesle okudum. </li><li> Floresein başına molekülünün bilinen numaraları ile FITC etiketli antikorlar bağlı yüzey proteinleri tespit etmek için kullanılır. Floresein standart boncuk akışını microfluorimeter kalibre etmek için kullanılır. </li><li> Biz koşulları kuracak yaklaşık bu antijen sunan hücrelerin ICAM-1 200 molecules/μm2 ve I-Ek-MCC91-103 kompleksi 0,2-20 molecules/μm2. </li></ol> 3. Düzlemsel bilayers oluşturulması için cam kapak fişleri Temizleme <ol><li> Düzlemsel bilayers lipozomlar cam sigorta kendiliğinden oluşması, ancak cam sadece düzgün bir şekilde temizlenir. </li><li> Piranha ile çalışırken, biz bir asit önlük ve ağır, aside dayanıklı eldiven dahil olmak üzere tam koruyucu kıyafet giyin. Dikkatlice organik atıklar, atık ayırma ve düzgün atmayın. </li><li> Asit Piranha çözüm hazırlamak için, kuru bir behere 75 ml konsantre sülfürik asit ekleyin ve dikkatlice 25 ml% 30 hidrojen peroksit ekleyin. Çözümü hızla 100 daha fazla ısınır ° C </li><li> 15 dakika boyunca çözüm kuru lamelleri bırakın. Çözüm çıkar ve her iki tarafta bir dakika için arıtılmış su ile durulayın. Arıtılmış su boşaltmak için bir vakum kaynağı kullanarak lamelleri Kuru. Piranha çözümü soğuk ve davlumbaz işaretlenmiş kapağı gevşek, sol Piranha çöp konteyneri, eklemek için izin ver. Lipozomlar, lamelleri ve proteinlerin tüm hazırlanır, immunolojik sinaps kurulacak hazırdır. </li></ol> 4. Bilayers Şekillendirme <ol><li> Bilayers formu için, laboratuvar Bioptechs FCSII odaları, entegre ısıtma avantajlara sahip kullanır. FCSII sistemi paslanmaz çelik bir kaide üzerinde birlikte kelepçeler, diğer tarafta akışkan oluk ile 0.5 mm üst conta, ısıtma için indiyum kalay oksit ile kaplanmış bir yüzey üzerinde microaqueduct slayt, mikroakışkan manifoldu, tozsuz bir 0.25 mm akış odası ve Piranha yüksekliği tanımlar conta bilayeri oluşan 40 mm yuvarlak lamel temizlenmelidir. </li><li> Bilayeri oluşan edildiği kapak kayma, yüksek hidrofilik ve temiz olması gerekir iken daha hidrofobik ise, microacqueduct slayt aslında daha iyi çalışır. Microaqueduct daha fazla hidrofobik, daha sonra saf su ile yıkama ve soğutma işleminden sonra tamamen bu kuruma yanı kullanır arasında, oda sıcaklığında 60 dakika süreyle% 1 HSA ile tedavi sağlanır yapma. Bu yordamı sola denatüre proteinlerin kaplama lipozom süspansiyon 1 ul yuvarlak, hemispherica formu sağlar&gt; 0.25 mm yüksekliğinde l bırakın. </li><li> Düz bir yüzey üzerine, yukarı doğru yönlendirilmiş tüpleri ile, akış hücresi ve form düzlemsel bilayers monte manifoldu yerleştirin. Sonra, 0 yerleştirin. 5 mm düz oturduğundan emin olmak için, akışkan tüpleri üzerine yerleştirilmiş delikli conta. Yavaşça microaqueduct tarafı yukarı bakacak şekilde akışkan kanalları ile conta üzerine yerleştirin ve slayt delikleri mikroakışkan tüpleri ile uyum doğrulayarak kadar, herhangi bir aşağı doğru basınç uygulayarak düz koltuklar emin olun. Kanal akışkan kanalları ile dizilmiş ve büyük hava boşlukları vardır böylece microaqueduct slayt üstüne bir dikdörtgen kesim ile tozsuz 0.25 mm conta yatırın. </li><li> Her damla merkez-merkez arasındaki mesafe 2.5 mm böyle bir model microaqueduct slayt yüzeyinde 5 x 1 lipozom süspansiyon ul damla yukarı bakacak şekilde yerleştirin. 5 lipozom damla farklı kompozisyonlar olabilir, ancak bu durumda sadece iki bilayers hiçbir Ni 2 + şelat lipidler ve% 10 Ni 2 + şelat lipidler. Oluşturacak </li><li> Bu damla sonra, kapağı tek hareketle yüzeyi aşağı kayma dikkatlice yerleştirin. Mümkün olduğunca çabuk tabanı üzerine sıkıştırın. Lipozom damla kapak kayma ile temas yapmalıdır. Bu kişi bilayers muhtemelen önceden oluşmuş beri, kırık; herhangi bir kusurlu bilayers kesintileri neden olabilir. </li><li> Mikroskop lamel konumlandırmaya yardımcı olması için microacqueduct slayt üzerinde birkaç küçük mürekkep lekeleri ile bilayers konumları işaretlemek için hatırlamak önemlidir. Sistem dengelenmiş olduğundan emin olmak için 20 dakika bekleyin. Esnek borular yaklaşık 20 cm ve 3-way stopcock bağlı 20 ml şırınga kullanarak tüm çözümler aktarın. Stopcock ve akış hücresi arasında ölü hacim en aza indirmek için kısa bir boru uzunluğu akış hücresi, stopcock başka bir bağlantı noktası. 2 mM MgCl 2, 1 mM CaCl 2, 5 mM glukoz ve% 1 insan serum albümin içeren tuzlu Hepes tamponlu şırınga doldurun. </li><li> Hiçbir hava kabarcıkları vardır, böylece Başbakan tüp ve stopcock. Akış hücreleri bağlayın ve hiç hava kabarcığı bilayeri üzerinden geçmek emin olun izlerken tek hareketle 5 ml ile itin. Şimdi, size bilayers olacaktır. </li></ol> : Bu video makale &quot;Amoeboid Locomotion Tema Üzerine Çeşitlemeler olarak İmmünolojik Sinapslar ve Kinapses Toplayıcı ve Geri Hunter&quot; destekler <a href="http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/action/doSearch?action=runSearch&amp;type=advanced&amp;result=true&amp;prevSearch=%2Bauthorsfield%3A%28Dustin%2C+Michael+L.%29" target="_blank">Michael L. Dustin</a> , <a href="http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.cellbio.24.110707.175226">Hücre ve Gelişim Biyolojisi Annual Review</a> , Cilt 24, 2008.

supported planar bilayers for the formation of study of immunological synapses and kinapse

Desteklenen düzlemsel bilayers immünolojik sinaps moleküler etkileşimleri modellemek için kullanılabilir güçlü araçlardır. Lenfosit ve antijen sunan hücreler arasındaki etkileşimleri taklit etmek için, poli-histidin etiketleri ile bilayeri üst broşüre rekombinant hücre yapışması ve MHC proteinleri çapa Ni2 + şelat lipidler kullanın. Düzlemsel bilayers, lipid hazırlama, cam yüzeyler bilayeri oluşturacak tedavi ve sonra lenfositler eklenecek bir akış-hücre içeren özel bir odasında bilayeri oluşturan tarafından üretilir. Sonra, bilayers Ni ve onun etiketli rekombinant proteinler ile tahsil edilir eklenir. Son olarak, lenfosit akış hücresi ve TIRF mikroskopi enjekte görüntü sinaps oluşumu ve mekanizmaları kullanılabilir kontrol T hücre hareket, reseptör sıralama siteleri, ve reseptör bozulması siteler.

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Supported Planar Bilayers for the Formation of Study of Immunological Synapses and Kinapse

Desteklenen düzlemsel bilayers immünolojik sinaps moleküler etkileşimleri modellemek için kullanılabilir güçlü araçlardır. Burada, lipid bilyer üst broşür sinaps oluşumunu modüle ve sinaps oluşumu TIRF mikroskobu kullanarak görselleştirmek için bilinen hücre adezyon proteinleri demirleme için yöntemler göstermektedir.

İmmünolojik Sinapslar ve Kinapse Eğitim Oluşumu için desteklenen Düzlemsel Bilayers

Supported planar bilayers are powerful tools that can be used to model the molecular interactions in an immunological synapse.   To mimic the interactions ...

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12.5K Görüntüleme.  New York University - NYU. Desteklenen düzlemsel bilayers immünolojik sinaps moleküler etkileşimleri modellemek için kullanılabilir güçlü araçlardır. Burada, lipid bilyer üst broşür sinaps oluşumunu modüle ve sinaps oluşumu TIRF mikroskobu kullanarak görselleştirmek için bilinen hücre adezyon proteinleri demirleme için yöntemler göstermektedir.

Video: Supported Planar Bilayers for the Formation of Study of Immunological Synapses and Kinapse

Testing Visual Sensitivity to the Speed and Direction of Motion in Lizards

Testing visual sensitivity in any species provides basic information regarding behaviour, evolution, and ecology. However, testing specific features of the visual system provide more empirical evidence for functional applications. Investigation into the sensory system provides information about the sensory capacity, learning and memory ability, and establishes known baseline behaviour in which to gauge deviations (Burghardt, 1977). However, unlike mammalian or avian systems, testing for learning and memory in a reptile species is difficult. Furthermore, using an operant paradigm as a psychophysical measure of sensory ability is likewise as difficult. Historically, reptilian species have responded poorly to conditioning trials because of issues related to motivation, physiology, metabolism, and basic biological characteristics. Here, I demonstrate an operant paradigm used a novel model lizard species, the Jacky dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus) and describe how to test peripheral sensitivity to salient speed and motion characteristics. This method uses an innovative approach to assessing learning and sensory capacity in lizards. I employ the use of random-dot kinematograms (RDKs) to measure sensitivity to speed, and manipulate the level of signal strength by changing the proportion of dots moving in a coherent direction. RDKs do not represent a biologically meaningful stimulus, engages the visual system, and is a classic psychophysical tool used to measure sensitivity in humans and other animals. Here, RDKs are displayed to lizards using three video playback systems. Lizards are to select the direction (left or right) in which they perceive dots to be moving. Selection of the appropriate direction is reinforced by biologically important prey stimuli, simulated by computer-animated invertebrates.

Testing visual sensitivity in lizards using an operant conditioning paradigm that employs video playback of random-dot kinematograms and computer-generated invertebrates.

Kertenkeleler Hareket Hız ve Yön Visual Hassasiyet Test

Testing visual sensitivity in any species provides basic information regarding behaviour, evolution, and ecology. However, testing specific features of ...

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Computer-Generated Animal Model Stimuli

Communication between animals is diverse and complex. Animals may communicate using auditory, seismic, chemosensory, electrical, or visual signals. In particular, understanding the constraints on visual signal design for communication has been of great interest. Traditional methods for investigating animal interactions have used basic observational techniques, staged encounters, or physical manipulation of morphology. Less intrusive methods have tried to simulate conspecifics using crude playback tools, such as mirrors, still images, or models. As technology has become more advanced, video playback has emerged as another tool in which to examine visual communication (Rosenthal, 2000). However, to move one step further, the application of computer-animation now allows researchers to specifically isolate critical components necessary to elicit social responses from conspecifics, and manipulate these features to control interactions. Here, I provide detail on how to create an animation using the Jacky dragon as a model, but this process may be adaptable for other species. In building the animation, I elected to use Lightwave  3D to alter object morphology, add texture, install bones, and provide comparable weight shading that prevents exaggerated movement. The animation is then matched to select motor patterns to replicate critical movement features. Finally, the sequence must rendered into an individual clip for presentation. Although there are other adaptable techniques, this particular method had been demonstrated to be effective in eliciting both conspicuous and social responses in staged interactions.

Computer-generated stimuli using the Jacky dragon as a model.

Bilgisayar oluşturuldu Hayvan Modeli Uyaranlar

Communication between animals is diverse and complex. Animals may communicate using auditory, seismic, chemosensory, electrical, or visual signals. In ...

Investigating the Immunological Mechanisms Underlying Organ Transplant Rejection

İmmünolojik Mekanizmalar Altta yatan Organ Nakli Reddetme incelenmesi

Preparation of Artificial Bilayers for Electrophysiology Experiments

Planar lipid bilayers, also called artificial lipid bilayers, allow you to study ion-conducting channels in a well-defined environment. These bilayers can be used for many different studies, such as the characterization of membrane-active peptides, the reconstitution of ion channels or investigations on how changes in lipid bilayer properties alter the function of bilayer-spanning channels.  Here, we show how to form a planar bilayer and how to isolate small patches from the bilayer, and in a second video  will also demonstrate a procedure for using gramicidin channels to determine changes in lipid bilayer elastic properties.   We also demonstrate the individual steps needed to prepare the bilayer chamber, the electrodes and how to test that the bilayer is suitable for single-channel measurements.

Planar lipid bilayers, also called artificial lipid bilayers, allow you to study ion-conducting channels in a well-defined environment. Here, we demonstrate the individual steps needed to prepare the bilayer chamber, the electrodes and how to test that the bilayer is suitable for single-channel measurements.

Elektrofizyoloji Deneyler Yapay Bilayers hazırlanması

Planar lipid bilayers, also called artificial lipid bilayers, allow you to study ion-conducting channels in a well-defined environment. These bilayers can ...

Isolation and Purification of Drosophila Peripheral Neurons by Magnetic Bead Sorting

The Drosophila peripheral nervous system (PNS) is a powerful model for investigating the complex processes of neuronal development and dendrite morphogenesis at the functional and molecular levels. To aid in these analyses, we have developed a strategy for the isolation of a subclass of PNS neurons called dendritic arborization (da) neurons that have been widely used for studying dendrite morphogenesis1,2. These neurons are very difficult to isolate as a pure population, due in part to their extremely low occurrence and their difficult-to-reach location below the tough chitinous larval cuticle. Our newly developed method overcomes these challenges, and is based on a fast and specific cell enrichment using antibody-coated magnetic beads. For our magnetic bead sorting studies, we have used age-matched third instar larvae expressing a mouse CD8 tagged GFP fusion protein (UAS-mCD8-GFP)3 under the control of either the class IV dendritic arborization (da) neuron-specific pickpocket (ppk)-GAL4 driver4 or the control of the pan-da neuron-specific GAL421-7 driver5. Although this protocol has been optimized for isolating PNS cells which are attached to the inner wall of the larval cuticle, by varying a few parameters, the same protocol could be used to isolate many different cell types attached to the cuticle at larval or pupal stages of development (e.g. epithelia, muscle, oenocytes etc.), or other cell types from larval organs depending upon the GAL4-specific driver expression pattern. The RNA isolated by this method is of high quality and can be readily used for downstream genomic analyses such as microarray gene expression profiling studies. This approach offers a powerful new tool to perform studies on isolated Drosophila dendritic arborization (da) neurons thereby providing novel insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying dendrite morphogenesis.

Isolation and Purification of Drosophila Peripheral Neurons by Magnetic Bead Sorting

In this video-article we present a method for the isolation and purification of Drosophila peripheral neurons using a fast magnetic bead assisted cell sorting strategy. RNA obtained from the isolated cells can be readily used for downstream applications including microarray analyses.

İzolasyon ve Arıtma Drosophila</emManyetik Boncuk Sıralama> Periferik Nöronlar

The Drosophila peripheral nervous system (PNS) is a powerful model for investigating the complex processes of neuronal development and dendrite ...

Do-It-Yourself Device for Recovery of Cryopreserved Samples Accidentally Dropped into Cryogenic Storage Tanks

Liquid nitrogen is colorless, odorless, extremely cold (-196 &deg;C) liquid kept under pressure. It is commonly used as a cryogenic fluid for long term storage of biological materials such as blood, cells and tissues 1,2. The cryogenic nature of liquid nitrogen, while ideal for sample preservation, can cause rapid freezing of live tissues on contact - known as 'cryogenic burn'2, which may lead to severe frostbite in persons closely involved in storage and retrieval of samples from Dewars. Additionally, as liquid nitrogen evaporates it reduces the oxygen concentration in the air and might cause asphyxia, especially in confined spaces2.
In laboratories, biological samples are often stored in cryovials or cryoboxes stacked in stainless steel racks within the Dewar tanks1. These storage racks are provided with a long shaft to prevent boxes from slipping out from the racks and into the bottom of Dewars during routine handling. All too often, however, boxes or vials with precious samples slip out and sink to the bottom of liquid nitrogen filled tank. In such cases, samples could be tediously retrieved after transferring the liquid nitrogen into a spare container or discarding it. The boxes and vials can then be relatively safely recovered from emptied Dewar. However, the cryogenic nature of liquid nitrogen and its expansion rate makes sunken sample retrieval hazardous. It is commonly recommended by Safety Offices that sample retrieval be never carried out by a single person. Another alternative is to use commercially available cool grabbers or tongs to pull out the vials3. However, limited visibility within the dark liquid filled Dewars poses a major limitation in their use.
In this article, we describe the construction of a Cryotolerant DIY retrieval device, which makes sample retrieval from Dewar containing cryogenic fluids both safe and easy.

Here we present a low cost, durable cryotolerant device for sample retrieval from Dewar tanks filled with liquid nitrogen. The ease of construction and modular design of the device makes the process of sample retrieval from cryogenic tanks safe and easy.

KRİYOPREZERVE Numune Kurtarma için Do-It-Yourself Aygıt yanlışlıkla Kriyojenik Depolama Tankları içine Dropped

Liquid nitrogen is colorless, odorless, extremely cold (-196 &deg;C) liquid kept under pressure. It is commonly used as a cryogenic fluid for long term ...

Introduction to Solid Supported Membrane Based Electrophysiology

The electrophysiological method we present is based on a solid supported membrane (SSM) composed of an octadecanethiol layer chemisorbed on a gold coated sensor chip and a phosphatidylcholine monolayer on top. This assembly is mounted into a cuvette system containing the reference electrode, a chlorinated silver wire.
After adsorption of membrane fragments or proteoliposomes containing the membrane protein of interest, a fast solution exchange is used to induce the transport activity of the membrane protein. In the single solution exchange protocol two solutions, one non-activating and one activating solution, are needed. The flow is controlled by pressurized air and a valve and tubing system within a faraday cage.
The kinetics of the electrogenic transport activity is obtained via capacitive coupling between the SSM and the proteoliposomes or membrane fragments. The method, therefore, yields only transient currents. The peak current represents the stationary transport activity. The time dependent transporter currents can be reconstructed by circuit analysis.
This method is especially suited for prokaryotic transporters or eukaryotic transporters from intracellular membranes, which cannot be investigated by patch clamp or voltage clamp methods.

Here we present an electrophysiological method based on solid supported membranes with focus on its applications for the characterization of electrogenic membrane transporters.

Elektrofizyoloji Tabanlı Katı Desteklenen Membran Giriş

The electrophysiological method we present is based on a solid supported membrane (SSM) composed of an octadecanethiol layer chemisorbed on a gold coated ...

Direct Imaging of ER Calcium with Targeted-Esterase Induced Dye Loading (TED)

Visualization of calcium dynamics is important to understand the role of calcium in cell physiology. To examine calcium dynamics, synthetic fluorescent Ca2+ indictors have become popular. Here we demonstrate TED (= targeted-esterase induced dye loading), a method to improve the release of Ca2+ indicator dyes in the ER lumen of different cell types. To date, TED was used in cell lines, glial cells, and neurons in vitro. TED bases on efficient, recombinant targeting of a high carboxylesterase activity to the ER lumen using vector-constructs that express Carboxylesterases (CES). The latest TED vectors contain a core element of CES2 fused to a red fluorescent protein, thus enabling simultaneous two-color imaging. The dynamics of free calcium in the ER are imaged in one color, while the corresponding ER structure appears in red. At the beginning of the procedure, cells are transduced with a lentivirus. Subsequently, the infected cells are seeded on coverslips to finally enable live cell imaging. Then, living cells are incubated with the acetoxymethyl ester (AM-ester) form of low-affinity Ca2+ indicators, for instance Fluo5N-AM, Mag-Fluo4-AM, or Mag-Fura2-AM. The esterase activity in the ER cleaves off hydrophobic side chains from the AM form of the Ca2+ indicator and a hydrophilic fluorescent dye/Ca2+ complex is formed and trapped in the ER lumen. After dye loading, the cells are analyzed at an inverted confocal laser scanning microscope. Cells are continuously perfused with Ringer-like solutions and the ER calcium dynamics are directly visualized by time-lapse imaging. Calcium release from the ER is identified by a decrease in fluorescence intensity in regions of interest, whereas the refilling of the ER calcium store produces an increase in fluorescence intensity. Finally, the change in fluorescent intensity over time is determined by calculation of &Delta;F/F0.

Direct Imaging of ER Calcium with Targeted-Esterase Induced Dye Loading TED

Targeted-esterase induced dye loading (TED) supports the analysis of intracellular calcium store dynamics by fluorescence imaging. The method bases on targeting of a recombinant Carboxylesterase to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), where it improves the local unmasking of synthetic low-affinity Ca2+ indicator dyes in the ER lumen.

Hedefli-esteraz ile ER Kalsiyum Doğrudan Görüntüleme Kaynaklı Boya Yükleme (TED)

Visualization of calcium dynamics is important to understand the role of calcium in cell physiology. To examine calcium dynamics, synthetic fluorescent ...

Endothelial Cell Tube Formation Assay for the In Vitro Study of Angiogenesis

Angiogenesis is a vital process for normal tissue development and wound healing, but is also associated with a variety of pathological conditions. Using this protocol, angiogenesis may be measured in vitro in a fast, quantifiable manner. Primary or immortalized endothelial cells are mixed with conditioned media and plated on basement membrane matrix. The endothelial cells form capillary like structures in response to angiogenic signals found in conditioned media. The tube formation occurs quickly with endothelial cells beginning to align themselves within 1&#160;hr and lumen-containing tubules beginning to appear within 2 hr. Tubes can be visualized using a phase contrast inverted microscope, or the cells can be treated with calcein AM prior to the assay and tubes visualized through fluorescence or confocal microscopy. The number of branch sites/nodes, loops/meshes, or number or length of tubes formed can be easily quantified as a measure of in vitro angiogenesis. In summary, this assay can be used to identify genes and pathways that are involved in the promotion or inhibition of angiogenesis in a rapid, reproducible, and quantitative manner.

Endothelial Cell Tube Formation Assay for the In Vitro Study of Angiogenesis

The tube formation assay is a fast, quantifiable method for measuring in vitro angiogenesis. Endothelial cells are combined with conditioned media and plated on basement membrane extract. Tube formation occurs within hours and newly formed tubules easily quantified.

Endotel Hücre için Tüp Deneyi birleşimi<em&gt; İn Vitro</em&gt; Anjiyogenezin Çalışması

Angiogenesis is a vital process for normal tissue development and wound healing, but is also associated with a variety of pathological conditions. Using ...

High-throughput Image Analysis of Tumor Spheroids: A User-friendly Software Application to Measure the Size of Spheroids Automatically and Accurately

The increasing number of applications of three-dimensional (3D) tumor spheroids as an in vitro model for drug discovery requires their adaptation to large-scale screening formats in every step of a drug screen, including large-scale image analysis. Currently there is no ready-to-use and free image analysis software to meet this large-scale format. Most existing methods involve manually drawing the length and width of the imaged 3D spheroids, which is a tedious and time-consuming process. This study presents a high-throughput image analysis software application &#8211; SpheroidSizer, which measures the major and minor axial length of the imaged 3D tumor spheroids automatically and accurately; calculates the volume of each individual 3D tumor spheroid; then outputs the results in two different forms in spreadsheets for easy manipulations in the subsequent data analysis. The main advantage of this software is its powerful image analysis application that is adapted for large numbers of images. It provides high-throughput computation and quality-control workflow. The estimated time to process 1,000 images is about 15 min&#160;on a minimally configured laptop, or around 1 min&#160;on a multi-core performance workstation. The graphical user interface (GUI) is also designed for easy quality control, and users can manually override the computer results. The key method used in this software is adapted from the active contour algorithm, also known as Snakes, which is especially suitable for images with uneven illumination and noisy background that often plagues automated imaging processing in high-throughput screens. The complimentary &#8220;Manual Initialize&#8221; and &#8220;Hand Draw&#8221; tools provide the flexibility to SpheroidSizer in dealing with various types of spheroids and diverse quality images. This high-throughput image analysis software remarkably reduces labor and speeds up the analysis process. Implementing this software is beneficial for 3D tumor spheroids to become a routine in vitro model for drug screens in industry and academia.

We present a high-throughput image analysis software application to measure the size of three-dimensional tumor spheroids imaged with bright-field microscopy. This application provides a fast and effective way to examine the effects of therapeutic drugs on spheroids, which is beneficial for researchers who wish to use spheroids in drug screens.

Tümör sferoidlerin Yüksek throughput Görüntü Analizi: Otomatik ve Doğru küremsiler boyutunu ölçmek için kullanıcı-dostu Yazılım Uygulama

The increasing number of applications of three-dimensional (3D) tumor spheroids as an in vitro model for drug discovery requires their adaptation to ...