Name: high-resolution optical mapping of the mouse sino-atrial node
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Alle forsøg blev udført i overensstemmelse med National Institutes of Health Guide til Pleje og anvendelse af forsøgsdyr (NIH Pub. Nr 80-23). Alle metoder og protokoller, der anvendes i disse undersøgelser er blevet godkendt af University of Wisconsin Animal Care og brug Protokol Udvalg efter retningslinjerne for Pleje og anvendelse af forsøgsdyr offentliggjort af NIH (publikation nr 85-23, revideret 1996). Alle dyr, der anvendes i denne undersøgelse fik human måde i overensstemmelse med vejledningen for pleje og anvendelse af forsø...

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Her præsenterede vi to typer af mus SAN præparater: 1) intakt SAN i Langendorff-perfunderet hele hjerte, og 2) SAN i den isolerede, åbnede atrial forberedelse. Disse to typer af forberedelse tjener forskellige forsøg. I Langendorff-perfunderet hele hjertet præparat, er det intakte atrial struktur bevares som gør det muligt at studere komplekse atrieflimmer såsom atrieflimren samt vekselvirkninger mellem SAN og atrium under reentrant takyarytmier. 6 I modsætning i den isolerede atrial forberedelse , at...

Novel scientific breakthroughs that lead to leaps in the understanding of human physiology are often preceded by technological advances. Fluorescent optical mapping, for example, enables investigation of multiple physiological parameters in both cells and tissues.1,2 It significantly improved our understanding of how the anatomical structure is associated with electrophysiological functions and dysfunctions. In the heart, the natural pacemaker and conduction systems such as the sinoatrial node (SAN) and the atrioventricular junction consist of nodal myocytes that are insulated by the surrounding atrial myocytes.3-5 Such organization creates complex three-dimensional structures with specialized electrical properties. Both structural and functional remodeling of these pacemaker structures has been recognized to form significant electrophysiological heterogeneities.6,7 Understanding the mechanism underlying how such heterogeneities result in SAN dysfunctions and atrial arrhythmogenesis will dramatically benefit the clinical treatment of these diseases. It requires a technique to visualize the propagation of electrical signals at the tissue level, such as optical mapping. 
Recently, accumulating evidence has proven the advance of optical mapping in studies of atrial electrophysiology and pathology.2 However, novel and rigorous studies are dependent on the accurate interpretation of experimental data, whose validity and stability rely on careful experiment protocols. Genetically modified mice are extensively used for research as animal models of human diseases including sick sinus syndrome, pacemaker abnormalities and atrial arrhythmias.6,8-11 Thus, a combination of fluorescent optical mapping with transgenic mouse models provides a powerful tool to study cardiac electrical abnormalities associated with various pathologies. In this paper, we present a protocol for high-resolution optical mapping of the mouse SAN and atrium. Specifically, we discuss and compare different dye loading approaches, time effects on dye bleaching and heart rate stability during the experiment.

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high-resolution optical mapping of the mouse sino-atrial node

Sino-atrial node (SAN) dysfunctions and associated complications constitute important causes of morbidity in patients with cardiac diseases. The development of novel pharmacological therapies to cure these patients relies on the thorough understanding of both normal physiology and pathophysiology of the SAN. Among the studies of cardiac pacemaking, the mouse SAN is widely used due to its feasibility for modifications in the expression of different genes that encode SAN ion channels or calcium handling proteins. Emerging evidence from electrophysiological and histological studies has also proved the representativeness and similarity of the mouse SAN structure and functions to larger mammals, including the presence of specialized conduction pathways from the SAN to the atrium and a complex pacemakers' hierarchy within the SAN. Recently, the technique of optical mapping has greatly facilitated the exploration and investigation of the origin of excitation and conduction within and from the mouse SAN, which in turn has extended the understanding of the SAN and benefited clinical treatments of SAN dysfunction associated diseases. In this manuscript, we have described in detail how to perform the optical mapping of the mouse SAN from the intact, Langendorff-perfused heart and from the isolated atrial preparation. This protocol is a useful tool to enhance the understanding of mouse SAN physiology and pathophysiology.

Optisk Kortlægning af den intakte SAN fra Langendorff-perfunderet Heart Et typisk eksempel på en RA aktivering konturkort rekonstrueres for spontan sinusrytme er vist i figur 3 for en Langendorff-perfunderet muse hjerte. Den tidlige aktivering punkt er beliggende inden for intercaval region nær SVC hvor SAN er anatomisk defineret. 3,16 To RA aktivering konturkort erhvervet på 1,0 og 0,5 ms sampling rate er vist i figur 3B.</...

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High-resolution Optical Mapping of the Mouse Sino-atrial Node

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Using High Resolution Computed Tomography to Visualize the Three Dimensional Structure and Function of Plant Vasculature

Brug High Resolution Computed Tomography at visualisere de tredimensionelle struktur og funktion af dyrs vaskulatur

High resolution x-ray computed tomography (HRCT) is a non-destructive diagnostic imaging technique with sub-micron resolution capability that is now being ...

Voltage and Calcium Dual Channel Optical Mapping of Cultured HL-1 Atrial Myocyte Monolayer

Spænding og Calcium Dual Channel Optical Kortlægning af dyrkede HL-1 Atriel myocyt Monolayer

Optical mapping has proven to be a valuable technique to detect cardiac electrical activity on both intact ex vivo hearts and in cultured myocyte ...

Optical Mapping of Intra-Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ and Transmembrane Potential in the Langendorff-perfused Rabbit Heart

Optical Mapping of Intra-Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ and Transmembrane Potential in the Langendorff-perfused Rabbit Heart

Optisk Kortlægning af Intra-reticulum Ca<sup&gt; 2+</sup&gt; Og transmembrane potentiale i Langendorff-perfunderet kanin Heart

Sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ handling plays a key role in normal excitation-contraction coupling and aberrant SR Ca2+ handling is known to play a ...

High-resolution Time-lapse Imaging and Automated Analysis of Microtubule Dynamics in Living Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells

Høj opløsning Time-lapse Imaging og Automatiseret analyse af mikrotubulusdynamik i levende menneske navlestrengsveneendotelceller

The physiological process by which new vasculature forms from existing vasculature requires specific signaling events that trigger morphological changes ...