Name: Induction of the Murine Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Model and Brain Slice Preparation for Fluorescent Imaging
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induction of the murine subarachnoid hemorrhage model and brain slice preparation for fluorescent imaging

Visualisering av hjernepericyttkontraktilitet etter subaraknoidal blødning

Brain pericytes, distinguished by their slender protuberances and protruding cell bodies, encircle the microcirculation1,2. While cerebral blood flow augmentation is predominantly driven by capillary dilation, smaller arteries exhibit slower rates of dilation3. Pericyte contractility exerts influence over capillary diameter and pericyte morphology, impacting vascular dynamics4. Contraction of brain pericytes leads to capillary constriction, and in pathological scenarios, excessive contraction may impede erythrocyte flow5. Various factors, including norepinephrine released from the locus coeruleus, can induce brain pericyte contraction within capillaries6. With a regulatory role in cerebral blood flow, pericytes exhibit 20-HETE synthesis, serving as an oxygen sensor during hyperoxia7. Oxidative-nitrative stress-triggered contraction of brain pericytes detrimentally affects capillaries5. Despite both in vivo and ex vivo investigations into brain pericyte contraction8, limited knowledge persists regarding the imaging of viable and non-viable brain pericytes within brain slices.
Crucially, post-tissue fixation imaging of brain pericytes compromises their vitality and subsequent contractility assessment. Moreover, in scenarios such as neurological disorders (e.g., subarachnoid hemorrhage - SAH), transgenic labeling of brain pericytes fails to differentiate between viable and non-viable pericytes, as confirmed by our preliminary SAH-induced brain pericyte death study9. 
To surmount these challenges, we employed TO-PRO-3 to label live pericytes, while deceased ones were stained with propidium iodide (PI). We used high-resolution confocal imaging technologies to visualize viable and non-viable brain pericytes in brain slices while preserving slice activity during imaging. This article aims to present a reproducible method for imaging viable and non-viable brain pericytes in brain slices, serving as a valuable tool to probe the impact of brain pericytes on cerebral microcirculation post SAH.

Forfatter Spotlight: Avbildning av pericytter etter subaraknoidal blødning hos gnagere 

Imaging vitale og ikke-vitale hjernen pericytter i hjernen skiver etter subaraknoid blødning

Our study showed a significant increase in pericytes deaths. So starting at a sick horse after SAH, it demonstrated a positive correlation between the number of low vital parasites and the time elapsed after SAH. Imaging vital and the non-vital brain parasites in brain slices following SAH and the parasite isolation techniques, have advanced the research in my field.Currently, it's quite difficult to fully distinguish between dead parasites and dead endothelial cells. Our study find contraction-dependent apoptosis in parasites after SAH. We have developed a very reliable protocol, which enables the fluorescent labeling, both functional and a non-functional brain parasite in brain sections, and the same time.

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Induction of the Murine Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Model and Brain Slice Preparation for Fluorescent Imaging  

Induksjon av murine subaraknoid blødningsmodell og hjerneskiveforberedelse for fluorescerende avbildning

For å lage subaraknoidalblødningen, eller SAH-modellen, sett inn en mikroinjeksjonsnål i en bedøvet rottes suprasellære sisterne. Med en sprøytepumpe, injiser autologt blod ervervet fra rottens hale arterie inn i suprasellar cisternen. Implanter nå en annen nål i høyre laterale hjerneventrikel ved de gitte koordinatene.For SAH-modellene, injiser 0,2 ml blod fra rottehalearterien. For SHAM-gruppene, injiser samme volum isotont saltvann. Etter halshugging, trekk ut rottens hele hjernen og senk dem i iskald kunstig cerebral spinalvæske eller ACSF.Med en vibratom, forberede akutte hjerneskiver på 200 mikrometer og iskald likevektet ACSF. Plasser hjerneskivene på et nylonnett, nedsenket i likevektet ACSF i et lagringskammer ved 35 til 37 grader Celsius.

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