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1. Preparation of reagents and starting materials
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	<li>Preparation of MDCK cells and sterile cell culture medium
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		<li>Cultivate Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) cells in modified Eagle&#39;s medium (MEM) supplemented with 10% heat-inactivated fetal calf serum (FCS) and antibiotics (100 units/mL penicillin, 100 mg/mL streptomycin).</li>
		<li>After thawing, passage MDCK cells at least 2x before infecting them to ensure complete recovery (but less than 30 passages to avoid any drift in cell phenotypes).</li>
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cellular impedance-based survival kinetics assay to assess virus survival

Source: Labadie, T. et al., <a href="https://app.jove.com/v/61133">Monitoring Influenza Virus Survival Outside the Host Using Real-Time Cell Analysis.</a> J. Vis. Exp. (2021).
This video describes a cellular impedance-based technique to study the survival kinetics of viruses that induce cytopathic effects. The method measures the electrical impedance of virus-infected adherent cells pre-treated with saline.

Cellular Impedance-Based Survival Kinetics Assay to Assess Virus Survival

Source: Labadie, T. et al., Monitoring Influenza Virus Survival Outside the Host Using Real-Time Cell Analysis. J. Vis. Exp. (2021).
This video describes ...

Viruses bind to the host-cell receptor and internalize into an endosome. The endosomal membrane fuses with the viral membrane, releasing viral contents inside the cell.
Upon reaching the nucleus, the viral genome transcribes into mRNA and later translates to form viral proteins. The viral components enter the cytoplasm and assemble into virions, which pinch out of the cell and cause cytopathic effects &#8213; changes in the host cell&#39;s morphology, and death.
To assess virus survival kinetics by measuring host-cell impedance, take a multiwell plate coated with impedance-measuring microelectrodes at its bottom. Add a host-cell suspension to the wells, and incubate to allow the cells to adhere to the electrode surface, and grow.
Next, take saline pre-treated viral suspensions with different viral loads. Saline treatment supplies the virus with chloride, which produces hypochlorous acid that kills it &#8213; reducing the viral infectivity. Add these viral suspensions into their respective wells.
Measure the cellular impedance &#8213; a phenomenon of opposing the flow of electric current through the electrodes &#8213; by the adherent cells.
Viruses infect adherent host cells and change their morphology, causing the detachment of the morphed cells from the electrodes. Over time, as more cells get infected, the host cell-mediated cellular impedance decreases.
Plot the cell index, which is the change in impedance due to infected cell detachment, over time.

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Impedance-based Real-time Measurement of Cancer Cell Migration and Invasion

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Influenza A Virus Studies in a Mouse Model of Infection

Influenza viruses cause over 500,000 deaths worldwide1 and are associated with an annual cost of 12 - 14 billion USD in the United States alone considering direct medical and hospitalization expenses and work absenteeism2. Animal models are crucial in Influenza A virus (IAV) studies to evaluate viral pathogenesis, host-pathogen interactions, immune responses, and the efficacy of current and/or novel vaccine approaches as well as antivirals. Mice are an advantageous small animal model because their immune system is evolutionarily similar to that found in humans, they are available from commercial vendors as genetically identical subjects, there are multiple strains that can be exploited to evaluate the genetic basis of infections, and they are relatively inexpensive and easy to manipulate. To recapitulate IAV infection in humans via the airways, mice are first anesthetized prior to intranasal inoculation with infectious IAVs under proper biosafety containment. After infection, the pathogenesis of IAVs is determined by monitoring daily the morbidity (body weight loss) and mortality (survival) rate. In addition, viral pathogenesis can also be evaluated by assessing virus replication in the upper (nasal mucosa) or lower (lungs) respiratory tract of infected mice. Humoral responses upon IAV infection can be rapidly evaluated by non-invasive bleeding and secondary antibody detection assays aimed at detecting the presence of total or neutralizing antibodies. Here, we describe the common methods used to infect mice intranasally (i.n) with IAV and evaluate pathogenesis, humoral immune responses and protection efficacy.

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Cellular Impedance-Based Survival Kinetics Assay to Assess Virus Survival

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