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Cao X, Li X, Li M, Sun J, Gao Z, Li X, Li Q, Shao Z, Fan C, Sun J. Light-Sheet Microscopic Imaging of Whole-Mouse Vascular Network with Fluorescent Microsphere Perfusion. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2024; 10:5609-5616. [PMID: 38775700 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.4c00546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/10/2024]
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Visualizing the whole vascular network system is crucial for understanding the pathogenesis of specific diseases and devising targeted therapeutic interventions. Although the combination of light sheet microscopy and tissue-clearing methods has emerged as a promising approach for investigating the blood vascular network, leveraging the spatial resolution down to the capillary level and the ability to image centimeter-scale samples remains difficult. Especially, as the resolution improves, the issue of photobleaching outside the field of view poses a challenge to image the whole vascular network of adult mice at capillary resolution. Here, we devise a fluorescent microsphere vascular perfusion method to enable labeling of the whole vascular network in adult mice, which overcomes the photobleaching limit during the imaging of large samples. Moreover, by combining the utilization of a large-scale light-sheet microscope and tissue clearing protocols for whole-mouse samples, we achieve the capillary-level imaging resolution (3.2 × 3.2 × 6.5 μm) of the whole vascular network with dimensions of 45 × 15 × 82 mm in adult mice. This method thus holds great potential to deliver mesoscopic resolution images of various tissue organs for whole-animal imaging.
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- Xiaojie Cao
- School of Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240 Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240 Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240 Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240 Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240 Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240 Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240 Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240 Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240 Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240 Shanghai, China
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Chen Y, Chauhan S, Gong C, Dayton H, Xu C, De La Cruz ED, Tsai YYW, Datta MS, Rosoklija GB, Dwork AJ, Mann JJ, Boldrini M, Leong KW, Dietrich LEP, Tomer R. Low-cost and scalable projected light-sheet microscopy for the high-resolution imaging of cleared tissue and living samples. Nat Biomed Eng 2024:10.1038/s41551-024-01249-9. [PMID: 39209948 DOI: 10.1038/s41551-024-01249-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Light-sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) is a widely used technique for imaging cleared tissue and living samples. However, high-performance LSFM systems are typically expensive and not easily scalable. Here we introduce a low-cost, scalable and versatile LSFM framework, which we named 'projected light-sheet microscopy' (pLSM), with high imaging performance and small device and computational footprints. We characterized the capabilities of pLSM, which repurposes readily available consumer-grade components, optimized optics, over-network control architecture and software-driven light-sheet modulation, by performing high-resolution mapping of cleared mouse brains and of post-mortem pathological human brain samples, and via the molecular phenotyping of brain and blood-vessel organoids derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells. We also report a method that leverages pLSM for the live imaging of the dynamics of sparsely labelled multi-layered bacterial pellicle biofilms at an air-liquid interface. pLSM can make high-resolution LSFM for biomedical applications more accessible, affordable and scalable.
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- Yannan Chen
- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain and Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain and Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
- Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain and Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
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Fuhrmann JF, Krishna A, Paijmans J, Duclut C, Cwikla G, Eaton S, Popović M, Jülicher F, Modes CD, Dye NA. Active shape programming drives Drosophila wing disc eversion. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadp0860. [PMID: 39121221 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adp0860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 07/05/2024] [Indexed: 08/11/2024]
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How complex 3D tissue shape emerges during animal development remains an important open question in biology and biophysics. Here, we discover a mechanism for 3D epithelial shape change based on active, in-plane cellular events that is analogous to inanimate "shape programmable" materials, which undergo blueprinted 3D shape transformations from in-plane gradients of spontaneous strains. We study eversion of the Drosophila wing disc pouch, when the epithelium transforms from a dome into a curved fold, quantifying 3D tissue shape changes and mapping spatial patterns of cellular behaviors on the evolving geometry using cellular topology. Using a physical model inspired by shape programming, we find that active cell rearrangements are the major contributor to pouch eversion and validate this conclusion using a knockdown of MyoVI, which reduces rearrangements and disrupts morphogenesis. This work shows that shape programming is a mechanism for animal tissue morphogenesis and suggests that patterns in nature could present design strategies for shape-programmable materials.
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- Jana F Fuhrmann
- Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, MPI-CBG, Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life, Technische Universität Dresden, Arnoldstrasse 18, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, MPI-CBG, Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life, Technische Universität Dresden, Arnoldstrasse 18, 01307 Dresden, Germany
- Center for Systems Biology, Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute for Physics of Complex Systems, MPI-PKS, Nöthnitzer Str. 38, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute for Physics of Complex Systems, MPI-PKS, Nöthnitzer Str. 38, 01187 Dresden, Germany
- Laboratoire Physico-Chimie Curie, CNRS UMR 168, Institut Curie, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, 75005 Paris, France
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- Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life, Technische Universität Dresden, Arnoldstrasse 18, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, MPI-CBG, Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life, Technische Universität Dresden, Arnoldstrasse 18, 01307 Dresden, Germany
- Center for Systems Biology, Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
- Biotechnologisches Zentrum, Technische Universität Dresden, Tatzberg 47-49, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life, Technische Universität Dresden, Arnoldstrasse 18, 01307 Dresden, Germany
- Center for Systems Biology, Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
- Max-Planck Institute for Physics of Complex Systems, MPI-PKS, Nöthnitzer Str. 38, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life, Technische Universität Dresden, Arnoldstrasse 18, 01307 Dresden, Germany
- Center for Systems Biology, Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
- Max-Planck Institute for Physics of Complex Systems, MPI-PKS, Nöthnitzer Str. 38, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, MPI-CBG, Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life, Technische Universität Dresden, Arnoldstrasse 18, 01307 Dresden, Germany
- Center for Systems Biology, Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, MPI-CBG, Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life, Technische Universität Dresden, Arnoldstrasse 18, 01307 Dresden, Germany
- Mildred Scheel Nachwuchszentrum P2, Medical Faculty, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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Ikäheimo K, Leinonen S, Lankinen T, Lindahl M, Saarma M, Pirvola U. Stereocilia fusion pathology in the cochlear outer hair cells at the nanoscale level. J Physiol 2024; 602:3995-4025. [PMID: 39037943 DOI: 10.1113/jp286318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024] Open
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The hair bundle of cochlear hair cells comprises specialized microvilli, the stereocilia, which fulfil the role of mechanotransduction. Genetic defects and environmental noise challenge the maintenance of hair bundle structure, critically contributing to age-related hearing loss. Stereocilia fusion is a major component of the hair bundle pathology in mature hair cells, but its role in hearing loss and its molecular basis are poorly understood. Here, we utilized super-resolution expansion microscopy to examine the molecular anatomy of outer hair cell stereocilia fusion in mouse models of age-related hearing loss, heightened endoplasmic reticulum stress and prolonged noise exposure. Prominent stereocilia fusion in our model of heightened endoplasmic reticulum stress, Manf (Mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor)-inactivated mice in a background with Cadherin 23 missense mutation, impaired mechanotransduction and calcium balance in stereocilia. This was indicated by reduced FM1-43 dye uptake through the mechanotransduction channels, reduced neuroplastin/PMCA2 expression and increased expression of the calcium buffer oncomodulin inside stereocilia. Sparse BAIAP2L2 and myosin 7a expression was retained in the fused stereocilia but mislocalized away from their functional sites at the tips. These hair bundle abnormalities preceded cell soma degeneration, suggesting a sequela from stereociliary molecular perturbations to cell death signalling. In the age-related hearing loss and noise-exposure models, stereocilia fusion was more restricted within the bundles, yet both models exhibited oncomodulin upregulation at the fusion sites, implying perturbed calcium homeostasis. We conclude that stereocilia fusion is linked with the failure to maintain cellular proteostasis and with disturbances in stereociliary calcium balance. KEY POINTS: Stereocilia fusion is a hair cell pathology causing hearing loss. Inactivation of Manf, a component of the endoplasmic reticulum proteostasis machinery, has a cell-intrinsic mode of action in triggering outer hair cell stereocilia fusion and the death of these cells. The genetic background with Cadherin 23 missense mutation contributes to the high susceptibility of outer hair cells to stereocilia fusion, evidenced in Manf-inactivated mice and in the mouse models of early-onset hearing loss and noise exposure. Endoplasmic reticulum stress feeds to outer hair cell stereocilia bundle pathology and impairs the molecular anatomy of calcium regulation. The maintenance of the outer hair cell stereocilia bundle cohesion is challenged by intrinsic and extrinsic stressors, and understanding the underlying mechanisms will probably benefit the development of interventions to promote hearing health.
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- Kuu Ikäheimo
- Molecular and Integrative Biosciences Research Programme, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Molecular and Integrative Biosciences Research Programme, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Molecular and Integrative Biosciences Research Programme, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Biotechnology, HILIFE Unit, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Biotechnology, HILIFE Unit, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Molecular and Integrative Biosciences Research Programme, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Yao Y, Chen Y, Tomer R, Silver R. Capillary connections between sensory circumventricular organs and adjacent parenchyma enable local volume transmission. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.07.30.605849. [PMID: 39211092 PMCID: PMC11361043 DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.30.605849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Among contributors to diffusible signaling are portal systems which join two capillary beds through connecting veins (Dorland 2020). Portal systems allow diffusible signals to be transported in high concentrations directly from one capillary bed to the other without dilution in the systemic circulation. Two portal systems have been identified in the brain. The first was discovered almost a century ago and connects the median eminence to the anterior pituitary gland (Popa & Fielding 1930). The second was discovered a few years ago, and links the suprachiasmatic nucleus to the organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis, a sensory circumventricular organ (CVO) (Yao et al. 2021). Sensory CVOs bear neuronal receptors for sensing signals in the fluid milieu (McKinley et al. 2003). They line the surface of brain ventricles and bear fenestrated capillaries, thereby lacking blood brain barriers. It is not known whether the other sensory CVOs, namely the subfornical organ (SFO), and area postrema (AP) form portal neurovascular connections with nearby parenchymal tissue. This has been difficult to establish as the structures lie at the midline and protrude into the ventricular space. To preserve the integrity of the vasculature of CVOs and their adjacent neuropil, we combined iDISCO clearing and light-sheet microscopy to acquire volumetric images of blood vessels. The results indicate that there is a portal pathway linking the capillary vessels of the SFO and the posterior septal nuclei, namely the septofimbrial nucleus and the triangular nucleus of the septum. Unlike the latter arrangement, the AP and the nucleus of the solitary tract share their capillary beds. Taken together, the results reveal that all three sensory circumventricular organs bear specialized capillary connections to adjacent neuropil, providing a direct route for diffusible signals to travel from their source to their targets.
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Glaser A, Chandrashekar J, Vasquez S, Arshadi C, Ouellette N, Jiang X, Baka J, Kovacs G, Woodard M, Seshamani S, Cao K, Clack N, Recknagel A, Grim A, Balaram P, Turschak E, Hooper M, Liddell A, Rohde J, Hellevik A, Takasaki K, Erion Barner L, Logsdon M, Chronopoulos C, de Vries S, Ting J, Perlmutter S, Kalmbach B, Dembrow N, Tasic B, Reid RC, Feng D, Svoboda K. Expansion-assisted selective plane illumination microscopy for nanoscale imaging of centimeter-scale tissues. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2023.06.08.544277. [PMID: 37425699 PMCID: PMC10327101 DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.08.544277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Recent advances in tissue processing, labeling, and fluorescence microscopy are providing unprecedented views of the structure of cells and tissues at sub-diffraction resolutions and near single molecule sensitivity, driving discoveries in diverse fields of biology, including neuroscience. Biological tissue is organized over scales of nanometers to centimeters. Harnessing molecular imaging across intact, three-dimensional samples on this scale requires new types of microscopes with larger fields of view and working distance, as well as higher throughput. We present a new expansion-assisted selective plane illumination microscope (ExA-SPIM) with aberration-free 1×1×3 μm optical resolution over a large field of view (10.6×8.0 mm 2 ) and working distance (35 mm) at speeds up to 946 megavoxels/sec. Combined with new tissue clearing and expansion methods, the microscope allows imaging centimeter-scale samples with 250×250×750 nm optical resolution (4× expansion), including entire mouse brains, with high contrast and without sectioning. We illustrate ExA-SPIM by reconstructing individual neurons across the mouse brain, imaging cortico-spinal neurons in the macaque motor cortex, and visualizing axons in human white matter.
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Burke N, Müller G, Saggiomo V, Hassett AR, Mutterer J, Ó Súilleabháin P, Zakharov D, Healy D, Reynaud EG, Pickering M. EnderScope: a low-cost 3D printer-based scanning microscope for microplastic detection. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2024; 382:20230214. [PMID: 38826048 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2023.0214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/04/2024]
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Low-cost and scalable technologies that allow people to measure microplastics in their local environment could facilitate a greater understanding of the global problem of marine microplastic pollution. A typical way to measure marine microplastic pollution involves imaging filtered seawater samples stained with a fluorescent dye to aid in the detection of microplastics. Although traditional fluorescence microscopy allows these particles to be manually counted and detected, this is a resource- and labour-intensive task. Here, we describe a novel, low-cost microscope for automated scanning and detection of microplastics in filtered seawater samples-the EnderScope. This microscope is based on the mechanics of a low-cost 3D printer (Creality Ender 3). The hotend of the printer is replaced with an optics module, allowing for the reliable and calibrated motion system of the 3D printer to be used for automated scanning over a large area (>20 × 20 cm). The EnderScope is capable of both reflected light and fluorescence imaging. In both configurations, we aimed to make the design as simple and cost-effective as possible, for example, by using low-cost LEDs for illumination and lighting gels as emission filters. We believe this tool is a cost-effective solution for microplastic measurement. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue 'Open, reproducible hardware for microscopy'.
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- Niamh Burke
- School of Medicine, University College Dublin , Dublin, Ireland
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- Multiscale Biology, Johann-Friedrich-Blumenbach Institut für Zoologie und Anthropologie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen , Gottingen, Niedersachsen, Germany
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- Department of BioNanoTechnology, Wageningen University and Research , Wageningen, Gelderland, The Netherlands
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS & Strasbourg University , Strasbourg, France
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- School of Medicine, University College Dublin , Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Medicine, University College Dublin , Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Biology & Environmental Science, University College Dublin , Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Medicine, University College Dublin , Dublin, Ireland
- UCD Centre for Biomedical Engineering, University College Dublin , Dublin, Ireland
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Michalska JM, Lyudchik J, Velicky P, Štefaničková H, Watson JF, Cenameri A, Sommer C, Amberg N, Venturino A, Roessler K, Czech T, Höftberger R, Siegert S, Novarino G, Jonas P, Danzl JG. Imaging brain tissue architecture across millimeter to nanometer scales. Nat Biotechnol 2024; 42:1051-1064. [PMID: 37653226 PMCID: PMC11252008 DOI: 10.1038/s41587-023-01911-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Mapping the complex and dense arrangement of cells and their connectivity in brain tissue demands nanoscale spatial resolution imaging. Super-resolution optical microscopy excels at visualizing specific molecules and individual cells but fails to provide tissue context. Here we developed Comprehensive Analysis of Tissues across Scales (CATS), a technology to densely map brain tissue architecture from millimeter regional to nanometer synaptic scales in diverse chemically fixed brain preparations, including rodent and human. CATS uses fixation-compatible extracellular labeling and optical imaging, including stimulated emission depletion or expansion microscopy, to comprehensively delineate cellular structures. It enables three-dimensional reconstruction of single synapses and mapping of synaptic connectivity by identification and analysis of putative synaptic cleft regions. Applying CATS to the mouse hippocampal mossy fiber circuitry, we reconstructed and quantified the synaptic input and output structure of identified neurons. We furthermore demonstrate applicability to clinically derived human tissue samples, including formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded routine diagnostic specimens, for visualizing the cellular architecture of brain tissue in health and disease.
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- Julia M Michalska
- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
- Core Facility Imaging, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuropathology and Neurochemistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Comprehensive Center for Clinical Neurosciences and Mental Health, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Comprehensive Center for Clinical Neurosciences and Mental Health, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Comprehensive Center for Clinical Neurosciences and Mental Health, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuropathology and Neurochemistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Comprehensive Center for Clinical Neurosciences and Mental Health, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria.
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Norris S, Hu JK, Shubin NH. Whole Tissue Imaging of Cellular Boundaries at Sub-Micron Resolutions for Automatic Cell Segmentation: Applications in Epithelial Bending of Ectodermal Appendages. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.06.26.600880. [PMID: 38979339 PMCID: PMC11230380 DOI: 10.1101/2024.06.26.600880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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For decades, biologists have relied on confocal microscopy to understand cellular morphology and the fine details of tissue structure. However, traditional confocal microscopy of tissues have limited penetration depths of light ∼ 100 µm due to tissue opaqueness. Researchers have, thus, developed tissue clearing protocols to be used with confocal microscopy, however, current clearing protocols are not compatible with labels of cell boundaries, especially at high enough resolution to precisely segment individual cells. In this work, we devise a method to retain markers of cell boundaries, and refractive index-match the tissues with water to enable tissue imaging at high magnification using long working distance water dipping objectives. The sub-micron resolution of these images allows us to automatically segment each individual cell using a trained neural network segmentation model. These segmented images can then be utilized to quantify cell properties and morphology of the entire three-dimensional tissue. As an example application, we first test our methodology on mandibles of mutant mice that express fluorescent proteins in their membranes. We then examine a non-model animal, the catshark, and explore the cellular properties of their dental lamina and dermal denticles, which are invaginating and evaginating ectodermal structures, respectively. We, thus, demonstrate that the technique presented here provides a powerful tool to quantify, in high-throughput, the 3D structures of cells and tissues during organ morphogenesis.
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Otomo K, Omura T, Nozawa Y, Edwards SJ, Sato Y, Saito Y, Yagishita S, Uchida H, Watakabe Y, Naitou K, Yanai R, Sahara N, Takagi S, Katayama R, Iwata Y, Shiokawa T, Hayakawa Y, Otsuka K, Watanabe-Takano H, Haneda Y, Fukuhara S, Fujiwara M, Nii T, Meno C, Takeshita N, Yashiro K, Rosales Rocabado JM, Kaku M, Yamada T, Oishi Y, Koike H, Cheng Y, Sekine K, Koga JI, Sugiyama K, Kimura K, Karube F, Kim H, Manabe I, Nemoto T, Tainaka K, Hamada A, Brismar H, Susaki EA. descSPIM: an affordable and easy-to-build light-sheet microscope optimized for tissue clearing techniques. Nat Commun 2024; 15:4941. [PMID: 38866781 PMCID: PMC11169475 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49131-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024] Open
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Despite widespread adoption of tissue clearing techniques in recent years, poor access to suitable light-sheet fluorescence microscopes remains a major obstacle for biomedical end-users. Here, we present descSPIM (desktop-equipped SPIM for cleared specimens), a low-cost ($20,000-50,000), low-expertise (one-day installation by a non-expert), yet practical do-it-yourself light-sheet microscope as a solution for this bottleneck. Even the most fundamental configuration of descSPIM enables multi-color imaging of whole mouse brains and a cancer cell line-derived xenograft tumor mass for the visualization of neurocircuitry, assessment of drug distribution, and pathological examination by false-colored hematoxylin and eosin staining in a three-dimensional manner. Academically open-sourced ( https://github.com/dbsb-juntendo/descSPIM ), descSPIM allows routine three-dimensional imaging of cleared samples in minutes. Thus, the dissemination of descSPIM will accelerate biomedical discoveries driven by tissue clearing technologies.
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- Kohei Otomo
- Department of Biochemistry and Systems Biomedicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Biochemistry II, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Nakatani Biomedical Spatialomics Hub, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Biophotonics, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
- Biophotonics Research Group, Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Systems Biomedicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Nakatani Biomedical Spatialomics Hub, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Neurosurgery and Neuro-Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Biochemistry II, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Applied Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry and Systems Biomedicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Nakatani Biomedical Spatialomics Hub, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Systems Biomedicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Nakatani Biomedical Spatialomics Hub, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Fundamental Innovative Oncology Core, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Molecular Pharmacology, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of System Pathology for Neurological Disorders, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Biophotonics, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
- Biophotonics Research Group, Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
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- Department of Basic Veterinary Science, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Advanced Neuroimaging Center, Institute for Quantum Medical Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan
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- Advanced Neuroimaging Center, Institute for Quantum Medical Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan
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- Division of Experimental Chemotherapy, Cancer Chemotherapy Center, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Experimental Chemotherapy, Cancer Chemotherapy Center, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Biology and Environmental Chemistry Division, Sustainable System Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathophysiology, Institute for Advanced Medical Sciences, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathophysiology, Institute for Advanced Medical Sciences, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathophysiology, Institute for Advanced Medical Sciences, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Pediatrics, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Bio-prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Bio-prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, USA
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- Department of Meidical Biochemistry, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Meidical Biochemistry, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Meidical Biochemistry, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cancer Cell Systems, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- The Second Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Research of Biosystem Dynamics, Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Life Science Center for Survival Dynamics, Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance (TARA), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Lab of Histology and Cytology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Systems Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Systems Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Division of Biophotonics, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
- Biophotonics Research Group, Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
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- Department of System Pathology for Neurological Disorders, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Fundamental Innovative Oncology Core, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Molecular Pharmacology, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Applied Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry and Systems Biomedicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
- Biochemistry II, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
- Nakatani Biomedical Spatialomics Hub, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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Torres R, Takasaki K, Gliko O, Laughland C, Yu WQ, Turschak E, Hellevik A, Balaram P, Perlman E, Sümbül U, Reid RC. A scalable and modular computational pipeline for axonal connectomics: automated tracing and assembly of axons across serial sections. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.06.11.598365. [PMID: 38915568 PMCID: PMC11195148 DOI: 10.1101/2024.06.11.598365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/26/2024]
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Progress in histological methods and in microscope technology has enabled dense staining and imaging of axons over large brain volumes, but tracing axons over such volumes requires new computational tools for 3D reconstruction of data acquired from serial sections. We have developed a computational pipeline for automated tracing and volume assembly of densely stained axons imaged over serial sections, which leverages machine learning-based segmentation to enable stitching and alignment with the axon traces themselves. We validated this segmentation-driven approach to volume assembly and alignment of individual axons over centimeter-scale serial sections and show the application of the output traces for analysis of local orientation and for proofreading over aligned volumes. The pipeline is scalable, and combined with recent advances in experimental approaches, should enable new studies of mesoscale connectivity and function over the whole human brain.
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Katoh TA, Fukai YT, Ishibashi T. Optical microscopic imaging, manipulation, and analysis methods for morphogenesis research. Microscopy (Oxf) 2024; 73:226-242. [PMID: 38102756 PMCID: PMC11154147 DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfad059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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Morphogenesis is a developmental process of organisms being shaped through complex and cooperative cellular movements. To understand the interplay between genetic programs and the resulting multicellular morphogenesis, it is essential to characterize the morphologies and dynamics at the single-cell level and to understand how physical forces serve as both signaling components and driving forces of tissue deformations. In recent years, advances in microscopy techniques have led to improvements in imaging speed, resolution and depth. Concurrently, the development of various software packages has supported large-scale, analyses of challenging images at the single-cell resolution. While these tools have enhanced our ability to examine dynamics of cells and mechanical processes during morphogenesis, their effective integration requires specialized expertise. With this background, this review provides a practical overview of those techniques. First, we introduce microscopic techniques for multicellular imaging and image analysis software tools with a focus on cell segmentation and tracking. Second, we provide an overview of cutting-edge techniques for mechanical manipulation of cells and tissues. Finally, we introduce recent findings on morphogenetic mechanisms and mechanosensations that have been achieved by effectively combining microscopy, image analysis tools and mechanical manipulation techniques.
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- Takanobu A Katoh
- Department of Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Nonequilibrium Physics of Living Matter RIKEN Hakubi Research Team, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, 2-2-3 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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- Laboratory for Physical Biology, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, 2-2-3 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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Bishop KW, Erion Barner LA, Han Q, Baraznenok E, Lan L, Poudel C, Gao G, Serafin RB, Chow SSL, Glaser AK, Janowczyk A, Brenes D, Huang H, Miyasato D, True LD, Kang S, Vaughan JC, Liu JTC. An end-to-end workflow for nondestructive 3D pathology. Nat Protoc 2024; 19:1122-1148. [PMID: 38263522 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-023-00934-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
Abstract
Recent advances in 3D pathology offer the ability to image orders of magnitude more tissue than conventional pathology methods while also providing a volumetric context that is not achievable with 2D tissue sections, and all without requiring destructive tissue sectioning. Generating high-quality 3D pathology datasets on a consistent basis, however, is not trivial and requires careful attention to a series of details during tissue preparation, imaging and initial data processing, as well as iterative optimization of the entire process. Here, we provide an end-to-end procedure covering all aspects of a 3D pathology workflow (using light-sheet microscopy as an illustrative imaging platform) with sufficient detail to perform well-controlled preclinical and clinical studies. Although 3D pathology is compatible with diverse staining protocols and computationally generated color palettes for visual analysis, this protocol focuses on the use of a fluorescent analog of hematoxylin and eosin, which remains the most common stain used for gold-standard pathological reports. We present our guidelines for a broad range of end users (e.g., biologists, clinical researchers and engineers) in a simple format. The end-to-end workflow requires 3-6 d to complete, bearing in mind that data analysis may take longer.
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- Kevin W Bishop
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Department of Oncology, Division of Precision Oncology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Department of Diagnostics, Division of Clinical Pathology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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Palikyras S, Sofiadis K, Stavropoulou A, Danieli‐Mackay A, Varamogianni‐Mamatsi V, Hörl D, Nasiscionyte S, Zhu Y, Papadionysiou I, Papadakis A, Josipovic N, Zirkel A, O'Connell A, Loughran G, Keane J, Michel A, Wagner W, Beyer A, Harz H, Leonhardt H, Lukinavicius G, Nikolaou C, Papantonis A. Rapid and synchronous chemical induction of replicative-like senescence via a small molecule inhibitor. Aging Cell 2024; 23:e14083. [PMID: 38196311 PMCID: PMC11019153 DOI: 10.1111/acel.14083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/11/2024] Open
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Cellular senescence is acknowledged as a key contributor to organismal ageing and late-life disease. Though popular, the study of senescence in vitro can be complicated by the prolonged and asynchronous timing of cells committing to it and by its paracrine effects. To address these issues, we repurposed a small molecule inhibitor, inflachromene (ICM), to induce senescence to human primary cells. Within 6 days of treatment with ICM, senescence hallmarks, including the nuclear eviction of HMGB1 and -B2, are uniformly induced across IMR90 cell populations. By generating and comparing various high throughput datasets from ICM-induced and replicative senescence, we uncovered a high similarity of the two states. Notably though, ICM suppresses the pro-inflammatory secretome associated with senescence, thus alleviating most paracrine effects. In summary, ICM rapidly and synchronously induces a senescent-like phenotype thereby allowing the study of its core regulatory program without confounding heterogeneity.
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- Spiros Palikyras
- Institute of PathologyUniversity Medical Center GöttingenGöttingenGermany
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- Institute of PathologyUniversity Medical Center GöttingenGöttingenGermany
- Present address:
Oncode InstituteHubrecht Institute‐KNAW and University Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Institute for BioinnovationBiomedical Sciences Research Center “Alexander Fleming”VariGreece
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- Institute of PathologyUniversity Medical Center GöttingenGöttingenGermany
- Clinical Research Unit 5002University Medical Center GöttingenGöttingenGermany
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- Faculty of BiologyLudwig Maximilians University MunichMunichGermany
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- Institute of PathologyUniversity Medical Center GöttingenGöttingenGermany
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- Cluster of Excellence on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging‐Associated Diseases (CECAD)University of CologneCologneGermany
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- Institute of PathologyUniversity Medical Center GöttingenGöttingenGermany
- Present address:
Single Cell DiscoveriesUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Center for Molecular Medicine CologneUniversity and University Hospital of CologneCologneGermany
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- Helmholtz‐Institute for Biomedical EngineeringRWTH Aachen University Medical SchoolAachenGermany
- Institute for Stem Cell BiologyRWTH Aachen University Medical SchoolAachenGermany
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- Cluster of Excellence on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging‐Associated Diseases (CECAD)University of CologneCologneGermany
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- Faculty of BiologyLudwig Maximilians University MunichMunichGermany
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- Department of NanoBiophotonicsMax Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary SciencesGöttingenGermany
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- Institute for BioinnovationBiomedical Sciences Research Center “Alexander Fleming”VariGreece
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- Institute of PathologyUniversity Medical Center GöttingenGöttingenGermany
- Clinical Research Unit 5002University Medical Center GöttingenGöttingenGermany
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Vladimirov N, Voigt FF, Naert T, Araujo GR, Cai R, Reuss AM, Zhao S, Schmid P, Hildebrand S, Schaettin M, Groos D, Mateos JM, Bethge P, Yamamoto T, Aerne V, Roebroeck A, Ertürk A, Aguzzi A, Ziegler U, Stoeckli E, Baudis L, Lienkamp SS, Helmchen F. Benchtop mesoSPIM: a next-generation open-source light-sheet microscope for cleared samples. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2679. [PMID: 38538644 PMCID: PMC10973490 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46770-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
Abstract
In 2015, we launched the mesoSPIM initiative, an open-source project for making light-sheet microscopy of large cleared tissues more accessible. Meanwhile, the demand for imaging larger samples at higher speed and resolution has increased, requiring major improvements in the capabilities of such microscopes. Here, we introduce the next-generation mesoSPIM ("Benchtop") with a significantly increased field of view, improved resolution, higher throughput, more affordable cost, and simpler assembly compared to the original version. We develop an optical method for testing detection objectives that enables us to select objectives optimal for light-sheet imaging with large-sensor cameras. The improved mesoSPIM achieves high spatial resolution (1.5 µm laterally, 3.3 µm axially) across the entire field of view, magnification up to 20×, and supports sample sizes ranging from sub-mm up to several centimeters while being compatible with multiple clearing techniques. The microscope serves a broad range of applications in neuroscience, developmental biology, pathology, and even physics.
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Grants
- U01 NS090475 NINDS NIH HHS
- This work was supported by the University Research Priority Program (URPP) “Adaptive Brain Circuits in Development and Learning (AdaBD)” of the University of Zurich (N.V., E.S. and F.H.). Additionally, F.F.V. is supported by an HFSP fellowship (LT00687), T.N. received funding from H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (xenCAKUT - 891127), A.R. and S.H. were supported by a Dutch Science Foundation VIDI Grant (14637), and A.R. was supported by an ERC Starting Grant (MULTICONNECT, 639938). Further funding support came from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF grant nos. 31003B-170269, 310030_192617 and CRSII5-18O316 to F.H., 310030_189102 to S.S.L., 200020_204950 to L.B., G.R.A, and V.A.); from an ERC Starting Grant by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme (grant agreement no. 804474, DiRECT, S.S.L); and the US Brain Initiative (1U01NS090475-01, F.H.).
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- Nikita Vladimirov
- Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- University Research Priority Program (URPP), Adaptive Brain Circuits in Development and Learning, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis (ZMB), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Neuroscience Center Zurich (ZNZ), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Institute of Anatomy and Zurich Kidney Center (ZKC), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (iTERM), Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany
- Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Munich, Germany
- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Neuroscience Center Zurich (ZNZ), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Quantitative Biomedicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Anatomy and Zurich Kidney Center (ZKC), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology & Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Neuroscience Center Zurich (ZNZ), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis (ZMB), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Neuroscience Center Zurich (ZNZ), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Anatomy and Zurich Kidney Center (ZKC), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology & Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (iTERM), Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany
- Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Neuroscience Center Zurich (ZNZ), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis (ZMB), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Research Priority Program (URPP), Adaptive Brain Circuits in Development and Learning, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Neuroscience Center Zurich (ZNZ), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Anatomy and Zurich Kidney Center (ZKC), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- University Research Priority Program (URPP), Adaptive Brain Circuits in Development and Learning, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Neuroscience Center Zurich (ZNZ), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Park WY, Yun J, Shin J, Oh BH, Yoon G, Hong SM, Kim KH. Open-top Bessel beam two-photon light sheet microscopy for three-dimensional pathology. eLife 2024; 12:RP92614. [PMID: 38488831 PMCID: PMC10942781 DOI: 10.7554/elife.92614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/17/2024] Open
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Nondestructive pathology based on three-dimensional (3D) optical microscopy holds promise as a complement to traditional destructive hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stained slide-based pathology by providing cellular information in high throughput manner. However, conventional techniques provided superficial information only due to shallow imaging depths. Herein, we developed open-top two-photon light sheet microscopy (OT-TP-LSM) for intraoperative 3D pathology. An extended depth of field two-photon excitation light sheet was generated by scanning a nondiffractive Bessel beam, and selective planar imaging was conducted with cameras at 400 frames/s max during the lateral translation of tissue specimens. Intrinsic second harmonic generation was collected for additional extracellular matrix (ECM) visualization. OT-TP-LSM was tested in various human cancer specimens including skin, pancreas, and prostate. High imaging depths were achieved owing to long excitation wavelengths and long wavelength fluorophores. 3D visualization of both cells and ECM enhanced the ability of cancer detection. Furthermore, an unsupervised deep learning network was employed for the style transfer of OT-TP-LSM images to virtual H&E images. The virtual H&E images exhibited comparable histological characteristics to real ones. OT-TP-LSM may have the potential for histopathological examination in surgical and biopsy applications by rapidly providing 3D information.
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- Won Yeong Park
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and TechnologyPohangRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and TechnologyPohangRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, SeoulSeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Yonsei UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National UniversityDaeguRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and TechnologyPohangRepublic of Korea
- Medical Science and Engineering Program, School of Convergence Science and Technology, Pohang University of Science and TechnologyPohangRepublic of Korea
- Institute for Convergence Research and Education in Advanced Technology, Yonsei UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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Kathiriya IS, Dominguez MH, Rao KS, Muncie-Vasic JM, Devine WP, Hu KM, Hota SK, Garay BI, Quintero D, Goyal P, Matthews MN, Thomas R, Sukonnik T, Miguel-Perez D, Winchester S, Brower EF, Forjaz A, Wu PH, Wirtz D, Kiemen AL, Bruneau BG. A disrupted compartment boundary underlies abnormal cardiac patterning and congenital heart defects. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.02.05.578995. [PMID: 38370632 PMCID: PMC10871243 DOI: 10.1101/2024.02.05.578995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Failure of septation of the interventricular septum (IVS) is the most common congenital heart defect (CHD), but mechanisms for patterning the IVS are largely unknown. We show that a Tbx5+/Mef2cAHF+ progenitor lineage forms a compartment boundary bisecting the IVS. This coordinated population originates at a first- and second heart field interface, subsequently forming a morphogenetic nexus. Ablation of Tbx5+/Mef2cAHF+ progenitors cause IVS disorganization, right ventricular hypoplasia and mixing of IVS lineages. Reduced dosage of the CHD transcription factor TBX5 disrupts boundary position and integrity, resulting in ventricular septation defects (VSDs) and patterning defects, including Slit2 and Ntn1 misexpression. Reducing NTN1 dosage partly rescues cardiac defects in Tbx5 mutant embryos. Loss of Slit2 or Ntn1 causes VSDs and perturbed septal lineage distributions. Thus, we identify essential cues that direct progenitors to pattern a compartment boundary for proper cardiac septation, revealing new mechanisms for cardiac birth defects.
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- Irfan S Kathiriya
- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
- Current address: Department of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
- Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA
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- Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA
- Current address: Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
- Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA
- Current address: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
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- Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA
- Current address: Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
- Current address: University of Minnesota Medical Scientist Training Program, Minneapolis, MN
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- Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA
- Current address: Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
- Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA
- Current address: Touro University California, Vallejo, CA
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- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA
- Roddenberry Center for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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Caznok Silveira AC, Antunes ASLM, Athié MCP, da Silva BF, Ribeiro dos Santos JV, Canateli C, Fontoura MA, Pinto A, Pimentel-Silva LR, Avansini SH, de Carvalho M. Between neurons and networks: investigating mesoscale brain connectivity in neurological and psychiatric disorders. Front Neurosci 2024; 18:1340345. [PMID: 38445254 PMCID: PMC10912403 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2024.1340345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024] Open
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The study of brain connectivity has been a cornerstone in understanding the complexities of neurological and psychiatric disorders. It has provided invaluable insights into the functional architecture of the brain and how it is perturbed in disorders. However, a persistent challenge has been achieving the proper spatial resolution, and developing computational algorithms to address biological questions at the multi-cellular level, a scale often referred to as the mesoscale. Historically, neuroimaging studies of brain connectivity have predominantly focused on the macroscale, providing insights into inter-regional brain connections but often falling short of resolving the intricacies of neural circuitry at the cellular or mesoscale level. This limitation has hindered our ability to fully comprehend the underlying mechanisms of neurological and psychiatric disorders and to develop targeted interventions. In light of this issue, our review manuscript seeks to bridge this critical gap by delving into the domain of mesoscale neuroimaging. We aim to provide a comprehensive overview of conditions affected by aberrant neural connections, image acquisition techniques, feature extraction, and data analysis methods that are specifically tailored to the mesoscale. We further delineate the potential of brain connectivity research to elucidate complex biological questions, with a particular focus on schizophrenia and epilepsy. This review encompasses topics such as dendritic spine quantification, single neuron morphology, and brain region connectivity. We aim to showcase the applicability and significance of mesoscale neuroimaging techniques in the field of neuroscience, highlighting their potential for gaining insights into the complexities of neurological and psychiatric disorders.
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- Ana Clara Caznok Silveira
- National Laboratory of Biosciences, Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, Brazil
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- National Laboratory of Biosciences, Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, Brazil
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- National Laboratory of Biosciences, Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, Brazil
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- National Laboratory of Biosciences, Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, Brazil
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- National Laboratory of Biosciences, Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, Brazil
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- Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory, Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, Brazil
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- National Laboratory of Biosciences, Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, Brazil
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- National Laboratory of Biosciences, Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, Brazil
- Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory, Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, Brazil
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Farhat B, Bordeu I, Jagla B, Ibrahim S, Stefanovic S, Blanc H, Loulier K, Simons BD, Beaurepaire E, Livet J, Pucéat M. Understanding the cell fate and behavior of progenitors at the origin of the mouse cardiac mitral valve. Dev Cell 2024; 59:339-350.e4. [PMID: 38198889 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2023.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Congenital heart malformations include mitral valve defects, which remain largely unexplained. During embryogenesis, a restricted population of endocardial cells within the atrioventricular canal undergoes an endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition to give rise to mitral valvular cells. However, the identity and fate decisions of these progenitors as well as the behavior and distribution of their derivatives in valve leaflets remain unknown. We used single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) of genetically labeled endocardial cells and microdissected mouse embryonic and postnatal mitral valves to characterize the developmental road. We defined the metabolic processes underlying the specification of the progenitors and their contributions to subtypes of valvular cells. Using retrospective multicolor clonal analysis, we describe specific modes of growth and behavior of endocardial cell-derived clones, which build up, in a proper manner, functional valve leaflets. Our data identify how both genetic and metabolic mechanisms specifically drive the fate of a subset of endocardial cells toward their distinct clonal contribution to the formation of the valve.
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- Batoul Farhat
- INSERM U1251/Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille 13885, France
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- Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA, UK; Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK; Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 9160000, Chile
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- Pasteur Institute UtechS CB & Hub de Bioinformatique et Biostatistiques, C3BI, Paris, France
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- C2VN Aix-Marseille Université, INSERM 1263, INRAE 1260, Marseille 13885, France
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- C2VN Aix-Marseille Université, INSERM 1263, INRAE 1260, Marseille 13885, France
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- Laboratory for Optics and Biosciences, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, INSERM, IP Paris, Palaiseau 91120, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, Paris 75012, France
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- Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA, UK; Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK; Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 A0W, UK
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- Laboratory for Optics and Biosciences, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, INSERM, IP Paris, Palaiseau 91120, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, Paris 75012, France
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- INSERM U1251/Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille 13885, France.
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Kocere A, Chiavacci E, Soneson C, Wells HH, Méndez-Acevedo KM, MacGowan JS, Jacobson ST, Hiltabidle MS, Raghunath A, Shavit JA, Panáková D, Williams MLK, Robinson MD, Mosimann C, Burger A. Rbm8a deficiency causes hematopoietic defects by modulating Wnt/PCP signaling. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2023.04.12.536513. [PMID: 37090609 PMCID: PMC10120739 DOI: 10.1101/2023.04.12.536513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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Defects in blood development frequently occur among syndromic congenital anomalies. Thrombocytopenia-Absent Radius (TAR) syndrome is a rare congenital condition with reduced platelets (hypomegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia) and forelimb anomalies, concurrent with more variable heart and kidney defects. TAR syndrome associates with hypomorphic gene function for RBM8A/Y14 that encodes a component of the exon junction complex involved in mRNA splicing, transport, and nonsense-mediated decay. How perturbing a general mRNA-processing factor causes the selective TAR Syndrome phenotypes remains unknown. Here, we connect zebrafish rbm8a perturbation to early hematopoietic defects via attenuated non-canonical Wnt/Planar Cell Polarity (PCP) signaling that controls developmental cell re-arrangements. In hypomorphic rbm8a zebrafish, we observe a significant reduction of cd41-positive thrombocytes. rbm8a-mutant zebrafish embryos accumulate mRNAs with individual retained introns, a hallmark of defective nonsense-mediated decay; affected mRNAs include transcripts for non-canonical Wnt/PCP pathway components. We establish that rbm8a-mutant embryos show convergent extension defects and that reduced rbm8a function interacts with perturbations in non-canonical Wnt/PCP pathway genes wnt5b, wnt11f2, fzd7a, and vangl2. Using live-imaging, we found reduced rbm8a function impairs the architecture of the lateral plate mesoderm (LPM) that forms hematopoietic, cardiovascular, kidney, and forelimb skeleton progenitors as affected in TAR Syndrome. Both mutants for rbm8a and for the PCP gene vangl2 feature impaired expression of early hematopoietic/endothelial genes including runx1 and the megakaryocyte regulator gfi1aa. Together, our data propose aberrant LPM patterning and hematopoietic defects as consequence of attenuated non-canonical Wnt/PCP signaling upon reduced rbm8a function. These results also link TAR Syndrome to a potential LPM origin and a developmental mechanism.
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- Agnese Kocere
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Center for Precision Environmental Health and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Max Delbrück Center (MDC) for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin-Buch, Germany
- University Hospital Schleswig Holstein, Kiel, Germany
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site Hamburg, Kiel, Lübeck, Germany
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- Center for Precision Environmental Health and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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Datta MS, Chen Y, Chauhan S, Zhang J, De La Cruz ED, Gong C, Tomer R. Whole-brain mapping reveals the divergent impact of ketamine on the dopamine system. Cell Rep 2023; 42:113491. [PMID: 38052211 PMCID: PMC10843582 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 10/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023] Open
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Ketamine is a multifunctional drug with clinical applications as an anesthetic, pain management medication, and a fast-acting antidepressant. However, it is also recreationally abused for its dissociative effects. Recent studies in rodents are revealing the neuronal mechanisms mediating its actions, but the impact of prolonged exposure to ketamine on brain-wide networks remains less understood. Here, we develop a sub-cellular resolution whole-brain phenotyping approach and utilize it in male mice to show that repeated ketamine administration leads to a dose-dependent decrease in dopamine neurons in midbrain regions linked to behavioral states, alongside an increase in the hypothalamus. Additionally, diverse changes are observed in long-range innervations of the prefrontal cortex, striatum, and sensory areas. Furthermore, the data support a role for post-transcriptional regulation in enabling ketamine-induced neural plasticity. Through an unbiased, high-resolution whole-brain analysis, this study provides important insights into how chronic ketamine exposure reshapes brain-wide networks.
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- Malika S Datta
- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA; Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain and Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA; Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain and Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
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Vladimirov N, Voigt FF, Naert T, Araujo GR, Cai R, Reuss AM, Zhao S, Schmid P, Hildebrand S, Schaettin M, Groos D, Mateos JM, Bethge P, Yamamoto T, Aerne V, Roebroeck A, Ertürk A, Aguzzi A, Ziegler U, Stoeckli E, Baudis L, Lienkamp SS, Helmchen F. The Benchtop mesoSPIM: a next-generation open-source light-sheet microscope for large cleared samples. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.06.16.545256. [PMID: 38168219 PMCID: PMC10760166 DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.16.545256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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In 2015, we launched the mesoSPIM initiative (www.mesospim.org), an open-source project for making light-sheet microscopy of large cleared tissues more accessible. Meanwhile, the demand for imaging larger samples at higher speed and resolution has increased, requiring major improvements in the capabilities of light-sheet microscopy. Here, we introduce the next-generation mesoSPIM ("Benchtop") with significantly increased field of view, improved resolution, higher throughput, more affordable cost and simpler assembly compared to the original version. We developed a new method for testing objectives, enabling us to select detection objectives optimal for light-sheet imaging with large-sensor sCMOS cameras. The new mesoSPIM achieves high spatial resolution (1.5 μm laterally, 3.3 μm axially) across the entire field of view, a magnification up to 20x, and supports sample sizes ranging from sub-mm up to several centimetres, while being compatible with multiple clearing techniques. The new microscope serves a broad range of applications in neuroscience, developmental biology, and even physics.
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- Nikita Vladimirov
- Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- University Research Priority Program (URPP) Adaptive Brain Circuits in Development and Learning (AdaBD), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis (ZMB), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Present address: Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Institute of Anatomy and Zurich Kidney Center (ZKC), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Present address: Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (iTERM), Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany
- Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Munich, German
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- Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Quantitative Biomedicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Anatomy and Zurich Kidney Center (ZKC), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology & Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis (ZMB), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Anatomy and Zurich Kidney Center (ZKC), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology & Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (iTERM), Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany
- Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Munich, German
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- Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis (ZMB), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Research Priority Program (URPP) Adaptive Brain Circuits in Development and Learning (AdaBD), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Anatomy and Zurich Kidney Center (ZKC), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- University Research Priority Program (URPP) Adaptive Brain Circuits in Development and Learning (AdaBD), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Jiang T, Gong H, Yuan J. Whole-brain Optical Imaging: A Powerful Tool for Precise Brain Mapping at the Mesoscopic Level. Neurosci Bull 2023; 39:1840-1858. [PMID: 37715920 PMCID: PMC10661546 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-023-01112-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/18/2023] Open
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The mammalian brain is a highly complex network that consists of millions to billions of densely-interconnected neurons. Precise dissection of neural circuits at the mesoscopic level can provide important structural information for understanding the brain. Optical approaches can achieve submicron lateral resolution and achieve "optical sectioning" by a variety of means, which has the natural advantage of allowing the observation of neural circuits at the mesoscopic level. Automated whole-brain optical imaging methods based on tissue clearing or histological sectioning surpass the limitation of optical imaging depth in biological tissues and can provide delicate structural information in a large volume of tissues. Combined with various fluorescent labeling techniques, whole-brain optical imaging methods have shown great potential in the brain-wide quantitative profiling of cells, circuits, and blood vessels. In this review, we summarize the principles and implementations of various whole-brain optical imaging methods and provide some concepts regarding their future development.
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- Tao Jiang
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology-Suzhou Institute for Brainsmatics, Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology-Suzhou Institute for Brainsmatics, Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute, Suzhou, 215123, China
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology-Suzhou Institute for Brainsmatics, Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute, Suzhou, 215123, China.
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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Esser TU, Anspach A, Muenzebrock KA, Kah D, Schrüfer S, Schenk J, Heinze KG, Schubert DW, Fabry B, Engel FB. Direct 3D-Bioprinting of hiPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes to Generate Functional Cardiac Tissues. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2305911. [PMID: 37655652 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202305911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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3D-bioprinting is a promising technology to produce human tissues as drug screening tool or for organ repair. However, direct printing of living cells has proven difficult. Here, a method is presented to directly 3D-bioprint human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived cardiomyocytes embedded in a collagen-hyaluronic acid ink, generating centimeter-sized functional ring- and ventricle-shaped cardiac tissues in an accurate and reproducible manner. The printed tissues contain hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes with well-organized sarcomeres and exhibit spontaneous and regular contractions, which persist for several months and are able to contract against passive resistance. Importantly, beating frequencies of the printed cardiac tissues can be modulated by pharmacological stimulation. This approach opens up new possibilities for generating complex functional cardiac tissues as models for advanced drug screening or as tissue grafts for organ repair or replacement.
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- Tilman U Esser
- Experimental Renal and Cardiovascular Research, Department of Nephropathology, Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Muscle Research Center Erlangen (MURCE), 91054, Erlangen, Germany
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- Experimental Renal and Cardiovascular Research, Department of Nephropathology, Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Muscle Research Center Erlangen (MURCE), 91054, Erlangen, Germany
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- Experimental Renal and Cardiovascular Research, Department of Nephropathology, Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Muscle Research Center Erlangen (MURCE), 91054, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 91052, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Polymer Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Rudolf Virchow Center, Center for Integrative and Translational Bioimaging, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU), 97080, Würzburg, Germany
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- Rudolf Virchow Center, Center for Integrative and Translational Bioimaging, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU), 97080, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Polymer Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 91052, Erlangen, Germany
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- Experimental Renal and Cardiovascular Research, Department of Nephropathology, Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Muscle Research Center Erlangen (MURCE), 91054, Erlangen, Germany
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Moore J, Basurto-Lozada D, Besson S, Bogovic J, Bragantini J, Brown EM, Burel JM, Casas Moreno X, de Medeiros G, Diel EE, Gault D, Ghosh SS, Gold I, Halchenko YO, Hartley M, Horsfall D, Keller MS, Kittisopikul M, Kovacs G, Küpcü Yoldaş A, Kyoda K, le Tournoulx de la Villegeorges A, Li T, Liberali P, Lindner D, Linkert M, Lüthi J, Maitin-Shepard J, Manz T, Marconato L, McCormick M, Lange M, Mohamed K, Moore W, Norlin N, Ouyang W, Özdemir B, Palla G, Pape C, Pelkmans L, Pietzsch T, Preibisch S, Prete M, Rzepka N, Samee S, Schaub N, Sidky H, Solak AC, Stirling DR, Striebel J, Tischer C, Toloudis D, Virshup I, Walczysko P, Watson AM, Weisbart E, Wong F, Yamauchi KA, Bayraktar O, Cimini BA, Gehlenborg N, Haniffa M, Hotaling N, Onami S, Royer LA, Saalfeld S, Stegle O, Theis FJ, Swedlow JR. OME-Zarr: a cloud-optimized bioimaging file format with international community support. Histochem Cell Biol 2023; 160:223-251. [PMID: 37428210 PMCID: PMC10492740 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-023-02209-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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A growing community is constructing a next-generation file format (NGFF) for bioimaging to overcome problems of scalability and heterogeneity. Organized by the Open Microscopy Environment (OME), individuals and institutes across diverse modalities facing these problems have designed a format specification process (OME-NGFF) to address these needs. This paper brings together a wide range of those community members to describe the cloud-optimized format itself-OME-Zarr-along with tools and data resources available today to increase FAIR access and remove barriers in the scientific process. The current momentum offers an opportunity to unify a key component of the bioimaging domain-the file format that underlies so many personal, institutional, and global data management and analysis tasks.
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- Josh Moore
- German BioImaging-Gesellschaft für Mikroskopie und Bildanalyse e.V., Constance, Germany.
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- Divisions of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, and Computational Biology, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, USA
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- Allen Institute for Cell Science, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Divisions of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, and Computational Biology, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK
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- Science for Life Laboratory, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Divisions of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, and Computational Biology, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, EMBL-EBI, Cambridge, UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, USA
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- Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics, Seattle, WA, USA
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, EMBL-EBI, Cambridge, UK
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- RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Japan
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK
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- Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Imaging, Basel, Switzerland
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- Divisions of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, and Computational Biology, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK
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- Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Imaging, Basel, Switzerland
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- Genome Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Divisions of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, and Computational Biology, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK
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- Divisions of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, and Computational Biology, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science & Lund Bioimaging Centre, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Computational Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, USA
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, USA
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- Information Technology Branch, National Center for Advancing Translational Science, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA
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- Institute of Computational Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Divisions of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, and Computational Biology, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK
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- Imaging Platform, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Divisions of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, and Computational Biology, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Imaging Platform, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Information Technology Branch, National Center for Advancing Translational Science, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA
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- RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Japan
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, USA
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- Genome Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Computational Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Divisions of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, and Computational Biology, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK
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Goh I, Botting RA, Rose A, Webb S, Engelbert J, Gitton Y, Stephenson E, Londoño MQ, Mather M, Mende N, Imaz-Rosshandler I, Yang L, Horsfall D, Basurto-Lozada D, Chipampe NJ, Rook V, Lee JTH, Ton ML, Keitley D, Mazin P, Vijayabaskar M, Hannah R, Gambardella L, Green K, Ballereau S, Inoue M, Tuck E, Lorenzi V, Kwakwa K, Alsinet C, Olabi B, Miah M, Admane C, Popescu DM, Acres M, Dixon D, Ness T, Coulthard R, Lisgo S, Henderson DJ, Dann E, Suo C, Kinston SJ, Park JE, Polanski K, Marioni J, van Dongen S, Meyer KB, de Bruijn M, Palis J, Behjati S, Laurenti E, Wilson NK, Vento-Tormo R, Chédotal A, Bayraktar O, Roberts I, Jardine L, Göttgens B, Teichmann SA, Haniffa M. Yolk sac cell atlas reveals multiorgan functions during human early development. Science 2023; 381:eadd7564. [PMID: 37590359 PMCID: PMC7614978 DOI: 10.1126/science.add7564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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The extraembryonic yolk sac (YS) ensures delivery of nutritional support and oxygen to the developing embryo but remains ill-defined in humans. We therefore assembled a comprehensive multiomic reference of the human YS from 3 to 8 postconception weeks by integrating single-cell protein and gene expression data. Beyond its recognized role as a site of hematopoiesis, we highlight roles in metabolism, coagulation, vascular development, and hematopoietic regulation. We reconstructed the emergence and decline of YS hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells from hemogenic endothelium and revealed a YS-specific accelerated route to macrophage production that seeds developing organs. The multiorgan functions of the YS are superseded as intraembryonic organs develop, effecting a multifaceted relay of vital functions as pregnancy proceeds.
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- Issac Goh
- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision,
Paris, France
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell
Institute, CB2 0AW, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell
Institute, CB2 0AW, UK
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Biomedical Campus,
CD2 0QH, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell
Institute, CB2 0AW, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
- Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell
Institute, CB2 0AW, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell
Institute, CB2 0AW, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University,
NE2 4HH, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision,
Paris, France
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
- Centre Nacional d’Analisi Genomica-Centre de Regulacio
Genomica (CNAG-CRG), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST),
Barcelona, Spain
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, NE2 4HH, UK
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- NovoPath, Department of Pathology, Newcastle Hospitals NHS
Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- NovoPath, Department of Pathology, Newcastle Hospitals NHS
Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell
Institute, CB2 0AW, UK
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- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South
Korea
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
- EMBL-EBI, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
- CRUK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge,
UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of
Molecular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, OX3 9DS,
UK
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center,
Rochester, 14642, NY, USA
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge,
UK
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- Department of Haematology, Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell
Institute, CB2 0AW, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell
Institute, CB2 0AW, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision,
Paris, France
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell
Institute, CB2 0AW, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
- Theory of Condensed Matter Group, Cavendish Laboratory/Department
of Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, NE2 4HH, UK
- Department of Dermatology and NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research
Centre, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP,
UK
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Gattiglio M, Protzek M, Schröter C. Population-level antagonism between FGF and BMP signaling steers mesoderm differentiation in embryonic stem cells. Biol Open 2023; 12:bio059941. [PMID: 37530863 PMCID: PMC10445724 DOI: 10.1242/bio.059941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023] Open
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The mesodermal precursor populations for different internal organ systems are specified during gastrulation by the combined activity of extracellular signaling systems such as BMP, Wnt, Nodal and FGF. The BMP, Wnt and Nodal signaling requirements for the differentiation of specific mesoderm subtypes in mammals have been mapped in detail, but how FGF shapes mesodermal cell type diversity is not precisely known. It is also not clear how FGF signaling integrates with the activity of other signaling systems involved in mesoderm differentiation. Here, we address these questions by analyzing the effects of targeted signaling manipulations in differentiating stem cell populations at single-cell resolution. We identify opposing functions of BMP and FGF, and map FGF-dependent and -independent mesodermal lineages. Stimulation with exogenous FGF boosts the expression of endogenous Fgf genes while repressing Bmp ligand genes. This positive autoregulation of FGF signaling, coupled with the repression of BMP signaling, may contribute to the specification of reproducible and coherent cohorts of cells with the same identity via a community effect, both in the embryo and in synthetic embryo-like systems.
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- Marina Gattiglio
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Department of Systemic Cell Biology, 44227Dortmund, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Department of Systemic Cell Biology, 44227Dortmund, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Department of Systemic Cell Biology, 44227Dortmund, Germany
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Serafin R, Koyuncu C, Xie W, Huang H, Glaser AK, Reder NP, Janowczyk A, True LD, Madabhushi A, Liu JT. Nondestructive 3D pathology with analysis of nuclear features for prostate cancer risk assessment. J Pathol 2023; 260:390-401. [PMID: 37232213 PMCID: PMC10524574 DOI: 10.1002/path.6090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
Prostate cancer treatment decisions rely heavily on subjective visual interpretation [assigning Gleason patterns or International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) grade groups] of limited numbers of two-dimensional (2D) histology sections. Under this paradigm, interobserver variance is high, with ISUP grades not correlating well with outcome for individual patients, and this contributes to the over- and undertreatment of patients. Recent studies have demonstrated improved prognostication of prostate cancer outcomes based on computational analyses of glands and nuclei within 2D whole slide images. Our group has also shown that the computational analysis of three-dimensional (3D) glandular features, extracted from 3D pathology datasets of whole intact biopsies, can allow for improved recurrence prediction compared to corresponding 2D features. Here we seek to expand on these prior studies by exploring the prognostic value of 3D shape-based nuclear features in prostate cancer (e.g. nuclear size, sphericity). 3D pathology datasets were generated using open-top light-sheet (OTLS) microscopy of 102 cancer-containing biopsies extracted ex vivo from the prostatectomy specimens of 46 patients. A deep learning-based workflow was developed for 3D nuclear segmentation within the glandular epithelium versus stromal regions of the biopsies. 3D shape-based nuclear features were extracted, and a nested cross-validation scheme was used to train a supervised machine classifier based on 5-year biochemical recurrence (BCR) outcomes. Nuclear features of the glandular epithelium were found to be more prognostic than stromal cell nuclear features (area under the ROC curve [AUC] = 0.72 versus 0.63). 3D shape-based nuclear features of the glandular epithelium were also more strongly associated with the risk of BCR than analogous 2D features (AUC = 0.72 versus 0.62). The results of this preliminary investigation suggest that 3D shape-based nuclear features are associated with prostate cancer aggressiveness and could be of value for the development of decision-support tools. © 2023 The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
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- Robert Serafin
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Wallace H Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Wallace H Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Precision Oncology Center Institute of Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Clinical Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Wallace H Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, GA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Lowenstein ED, Ruffault PL, Misios A, Osman KL, Li H, Greenberg RS, Thompson R, Song K, Dietrich S, Li X, Vladimirov N, Woehler A, Brunet JF, Zampieri N, Kühn R, Liberles SD, Jia S, Lewin GR, Rajewsky N, Lever TE, Birchmeier C. Prox2 and Runx3 vagal sensory neurons regulate esophageal motility. Neuron 2023; 111:2184-2200.e7. [PMID: 37192624 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Revised: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Vagal sensory neurons monitor mechanical and chemical stimuli in the gastrointestinal tract. Major efforts are underway to assign physiological functions to the many distinct subtypes of vagal sensory neurons. Here, we use genetically guided anatomical tracing, optogenetics, and electrophysiology to identify and characterize vagal sensory neuron subtypes expressing Prox2 and Runx3 in mice. We show that three of these neuronal subtypes innervate the esophagus and stomach in regionalized patterns, where they form intraganglionic laminar endings. Electrophysiological analysis revealed that they are low-threshold mechanoreceptors but possess different adaptation properties. Lastly, genetic ablation of Prox2 and Runx3 neurons demonstrated their essential roles for esophageal peristalsis in freely behaving mice. Our work defines the identity and function of the vagal neurons that provide mechanosensory feedback from the esophagus to the brain and could lead to better understanding and treatment of esophageal motility disorders.
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- Elijah D Lowenstein
- Developmental Biology/Signal Transduction, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany; NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, CharitéUniversitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Developmental Biology/Signal Transduction, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Developmental Biology/Signal Transduction, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany; NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, CharitéUniversitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Systems Biology of Gene Regulatory Elements, Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Developmental Biology/Signal Transduction, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Development and Function of Neural Circuits, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Immune Regulation and Cancer, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Systems Biology Imaging, Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Systems Biology Imaging, Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut de Biologie de l'ENS (IBENS), Inserm, CNRS, École normale supérieure, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Development and Function of Neural Circuits, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Genome Engineering & Disease Models, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Molecular Physiology of Somatic Sensation, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Systems Biology of Gene Regulatory Elements, Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Developmental Biology/Signal Transduction, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany; NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, CharitéUniversitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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Chen Y, Chauhan S, Gong C, Dayton H, Xu C, De La Cruz ED, Datta MS, Leong KW, Dietrich LEP, Tomer R. Scalable projected Light Sheet Microscopy for high-resolution imaging of living and cleared samples. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.05.31.543173. [PMID: 37333196 PMCID: PMC10274708 DOI: 10.1101/2023.05.31.543173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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Light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) is a widely used imaging technique for living and large cleared samples. However, high-performance LSFM systems are often prohibitively expensive and not easily scalable for high-throughput applications. Here, we introduce a cost-effective, scalable, and versatile high-resolution imaging framework, called projected Light Sheet Microscopy (pLSM), which repurposes readily available off-the-shelf consumer-grade components and an over-the-network control architecture to achieve high-resolution imaging of living and cleared samples. We extensively characterize the pLSM framework and showcase its capabilities through high-resolution, multi-color imaging and quantitative analysis of mouse and post-mortem human brain samples cleared using various techniques. Moreover, we show the applicability of pLSM for high-throughput molecular phenotyping of human induced pluripotent cells (iPSC)-derived brain and vessel organoids. Additionally, we utilized pLSM for comprehensive live imaging of bacterial pellicle biofilms at the air-liquid interface, uncovering their intricate layered architecture and diverse cellular dynamics across different depths. Overall, the pLSM framework has the potential to further democratize LSFM by making high-resolution light sheet microscopy more accessible and scalable.
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- Yannan Chen
- Department of Biological Sciences
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
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- Department of Biological Sciences
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering
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- Department of Biological Sciences
- Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain and Behavior Institute Columbia University
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- Department of Biological Sciences
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain and Behavior Institute Columbia University
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Gao G, Miyasato D, Barner LA, Serafin R, Bishop KW, Xie W, Glaser AK, Rosenthal EL, True LD, Liu JT. Comprehensive Surface Histology of Fresh Resection Margins With Rapid Open-Top Light-Sheet (OTLS) Microscopy. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2023; 70:2160-2171. [PMID: 37021859 PMCID: PMC10324671 DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2023.3237267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE For tumor resections, margin status typically correlates with patient survival but positive margin rates are generally high (up to 45% for head and neck cancer). Frozen section analysis (FSA) is often used to intraoperatively assess the margins of excised tissue, but suffers from severe under-sampling of the actual margin surface, inferior image quality, slow turnaround, and tissue destructiveness. METHODS Here, we have developed an imaging workflow to generate en face histologic images of freshly excised surgical margin surfaces based on open-top light-sheet (OTLS) microscopy. Key innovations include (1) the ability to generate false-colored H&E-mimicking images of tissue surfaces stained for < 1 min with a single fluorophore, (2) rapid OTLS surface imaging at a rate of 15 min/cm2 followed by real-time post-processing of datasets within RAM at a rate of 5 min/cm2, and (3) rapid digital surface extraction to account for topological irregularities at the tissue surface. RESULTS In addition to the performance metrics listed above, we show that the image quality generated by our rapid surface-histology method approaches that of gold-standard archival histology. CONCLUSION OTLS microscopy has the feasibility to provide intraoperative guidance of surgical oncology procedures. SIGNIFICANCE The reported methods can potentially improve tumor-resection procedures, thereby improving patient outcomes and quality of life.
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- Gan Gao
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Urology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Zhao B, Song M, Liu S, Sun L, Jiang W, Qian H, Zhang XY, Zhang Y, Jiang T. MosaicNet: A deep-learning-based multi-tile biomedical image stitching method. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2023; 2023:1-4. [PMID: 38082798 DOI: 10.1109/embc40787.2023.10340743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Multi-tile image stitching aims to merge multiple natural or biomedical images into a single mosaic. This is an essential step in whole-slide imaging and large-scale pathological imaging systems. To tackle this task, a multi-step framework is usually used by first estimating the optimal transformation for each image and then fusing them into a whole image. However, the traditional approaches are usually time-consuming and require manual adjustments. Advances in deep learning techniques provide an end-to-end solution to register and fuse information of multiple tile images. In this paper, we present a deep learning model for multi-tile biomedical image stitching, namely MosaicNet, consisting of an aligning network and a fusion network. We trained the MosaicNet network on a large simulation dataset based on the VOC2012 dataset and evaluated the model on multiple types of datasets, including simulated natural images, mouse brain T2-weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (T2w-MRI) data, and mouse brain polarization sensitive-optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) data. Our method outperformed traditional approaches on both natural images and brain imaging data. The proposed method is robust to different settings of hyper-parameters and shows high computational efficiency, up to approximately 32 times faster than the conventional methods.
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Liu JTC, Glaser AK, Poudel C, Vaughan JC. Nondestructive 3D Pathology with Light-Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy for Translational Research and Clinical Assays. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2023; 16:231-252. [PMID: 36854208 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-091222-092734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In recent years, there has been a revived appreciation for the importance of spatial context and morphological phenotypes for both understanding disease progression and guiding treatment decisions. Compared with conventional 2D histopathology, which is the current gold standard of medical diagnostics, nondestructive 3D pathology offers researchers and clinicians the ability to visualize orders of magnitude more tissue within their natural volumetric context. This has been enabled by rapid advances in tissue-preparation methods, high-throughput 3D microscopy instrumentation, and computational tools for processing these massive feature-rich data sets. Here, we provide a brief overview of many of these technical advances along with remaining challenges to be overcome. We also speculate on the future of 3D pathology as applied in translational investigations, preclinical drug development, and clinical decision-support assays.
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- Jonathan T C Liu
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA;
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA;
- Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Daetwyler S, Fiolka RP. Light-sheets and smart microscopy, an exciting future is dawning. Commun Biol 2023; 6:502. [PMID: 37161000 PMCID: PMC10169780 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04857-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023] Open
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Light-sheet fluorescence microscopy has transformed our ability to visualize and quantitatively measure biological processes rapidly and over long time periods. In this review, we discuss current and future developments in light-sheet fluorescence microscopy that we expect to further expand its capabilities. This includes smart and adaptive imaging schemes to overcome traditional imaging trade-offs, i.e., spatiotemporal resolution, field of view and sample health. In smart microscopy, a microscope will autonomously decide where, when, what and how to image. We further assess how image restoration techniques provide avenues to overcome these tradeoffs and how "open top" light-sheet microscopes may enable multi-modal imaging with high throughput. As such, we predict that light-sheet microscopy will fulfill an important role in biomedical and clinical imaging in the future.
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- Stephan Daetwyler
- Lyda Hill Department of Bioinformatics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Lyda Hill Department of Bioinformatics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
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Sodimu O, Almasian M, Gan P, Hassan S, Zhang X, Liu N, Ding Y. Light sheet imaging and interactive analysis of the cardiac structure in neonatal mice. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2023; 16:e202200278. [PMID: 36624523 PMCID: PMC10192002 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202200278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/24/2022] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Light-sheet microscopy (LSM) enables us to strengthen the understanding of cardiac development, injury, and regeneration in mammalian models. This emerging technique decouples laser illumination and fluorescence detection to investigate cardiac micro-structure and function with a high spatial resolution while minimizing photodamage and maximizing penetration depth. To unravel the potential of volumetric imaging in cardiac development and repair, we sought to integrate our in-house LSM, Adipo-Clear, and virtual reality (VR) with neonatal mouse hearts. We demonstrate the use of Adipo-Clear to render mouse hearts transparent, the development of our in-house LSM to capture the myocardial architecture within the intact heart, and the integration of VR to explore, measure, and assess regions of interests in an interactive manner. Collectively, we have established an innovative and holistic strategy for image acquisition and interpretation, providing an entry point to assess myocardial micro-architecture throughout the entire mammalian heart for the understanding of cardiac morphogenesis.
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- Oluwatofunmi Sodimu
- Department of Bioengineering, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
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- Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
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- Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
- Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
- Center for Imaging and Surgical Innovation, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, 75080, USA
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Mendonca T, Lis-Slimak K, Matheson AB, Smith MG, Anane-Adjei AB, Ashworth JC, Cavanagh R, Paterson L, Dalgarno PA, Alexander C, Tassieri M, Merry CLR, Wright AJ. OptoRheo: Simultaneous in situ micro-mechanical sensing and imaging of live 3D biological systems. Commun Biol 2023; 6:463. [PMID: 37117487 PMCID: PMC10147656 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04780-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/30/2023] Open
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Biomechanical cues from the extracellular matrix (ECM) are essential for directing many cellular processes, from normal development and repair, to disease progression. To better understand cell-matrix interactions, we have developed a new instrument named 'OptoRheo' that combines light sheet fluorescence microscopy with particle tracking microrheology. OptoRheo lets us image cells in 3D as they proliferate over several days while simultaneously sensing the mechanical properties of the surrounding extracellular and pericellular matrix at a sub-cellular length scale. OptoRheo can be used in two operational modalities (with and without an optical trap) to extend the dynamic range of microrheology measurements. We corroborated this by characterising the ECM surrounding live breast cancer cells in two distinct culture systems, cell clusters in 3D hydrogels and spheroids in suspension culture. This cutting-edge instrument will transform the exploration of drug transport through complex cell culture matrices and optimise the design of the next-generation of disease models.
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- Tania Mendonca
- Optics and Photonics Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
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- Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
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- Division of Biomedical Engineering, James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- School of Veterinary Medicine & Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Leicestershire, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
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- Division of Biomedical Engineering, James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Optics and Photonics Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Spangenberg P, Hagemann N, Squire A, Förster N, Krauß SD, Qi Y, Mohamud Yusuf A, Wang J, Grüneboom A, Kowitz L, Korste S, Totzeck M, Cibir Z, Tuz AA, Singh V, Siemes D, Struensee L, Engel DR, Ludewig P, Martins Nascentes Melo L, Helfrich I, Chen J, Gunzer M, Hermann DM, Mosig A. Rapid and fully automated blood vasculature analysis in 3D light-sheet image volumes of different organs. CELL REPORTS METHODS 2023; 3:100436. [PMID: 37056368 PMCID: PMC10088239 DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2023.100436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
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Light-sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) can produce high-resolution tomograms of tissue vasculature with high accuracy. However, data processing and analysis is laborious due to the size of the datasets. Here, we introduce VesselExpress, an automated software that reliably analyzes six characteristic vascular network parameters including vessel diameter in LSFM data on average computing hardware. VesselExpress is ∼100 times faster than other existing vessel analysis tools, requires no user interaction, and integrates batch processing and parallelization. Employing an innovative dual Frangi filter approach, we show that obesity induces a large-scale modulation of brain vasculature in mice and that seven other major organs differ strongly in their 3D vascular makeup. Hence, VesselExpress transforms LSFM from an observational to an analytical working tool.
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- Philippa Spangenberg
- Department of Immunodynamics, Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Center for Protein Diagnostics (ProDi), Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Center for Protein Diagnostics (ProDi), Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
- Bioinformatics Group, Faculty for Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften – ISAS – e.V., Dortmund, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften – ISAS – e.V., Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Immunodynamics, Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Center for Protein Diagnostics (ProDi), Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Immunodynamics, Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Clinic of Dermatology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften – ISAS – e.V., Dortmund, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften – ISAS – e.V., Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Center for Protein Diagnostics (ProDi), Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
- Bioinformatics Group, Faculty for Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
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Huljev K, Shamipour S, Pinheiro D, Preusser F, Steccari I, Sommer CM, Naik S, Heisenberg CP. A hydraulic feedback loop between mesendoderm cell migration and interstitial fluid relocalization promotes embryonic axis formation in zebrafish. Dev Cell 2023; 58:582-596.e7. [PMID: 36931269 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2023.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Interstitial fluid (IF) accumulation between embryonic cells is thought to be important for embryo patterning and morphogenesis. Here, we identify a positive mechanical feedback loop between cell migration and IF relocalization and find that it promotes embryonic axis formation during zebrafish gastrulation. We show that anterior axial mesendoderm (prechordal plate [ppl]) cells, moving in between the yolk cell and deep cell tissue to extend the embryonic axis, compress the overlying deep cell layer, thereby causing IF to flow from the deep cell layer to the boundary between the yolk cell and the deep cell layer, directly ahead of the advancing ppl. This IF relocalization, in turn, facilitates ppl cell protrusion formation and migration by opening up the space into which the ppl moves and, thereby, the ability of the ppl to trigger IF relocalization by pushing against the overlying deep cell layer. Thus, embryonic axis formation relies on a hydraulic feedback loop between cell migration and IF relocalization.
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- Karla Huljev
- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna Biocenter, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology (BIMSB), Max Delbrück centre for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC), 13125 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), Klosterneuburg, Austria
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Hawkins TJ, Robson JL, Cole B, Bush SJ. Expansion Microscopy of Plant Cells (PlantExM). Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2604:127-142. [PMID: 36773230 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2867-6_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Expansion microscopy (ExM) achieves super-resolution imaging without the need for sophisticated super-resolution microscopy hardware through a combination of physical and optical magnification. Samples are fixed, stained, and embedded in a swellable gel. Following cross-linking of fluorophores to the gel matrix, the components of the sample are digested away and the gel expanded in water. Labeled objects which are too close to be resolved by diffraction-limited microscopy are moved far enough apart that these can now be resolved as individual objects on a standard confocal. Originally developed for animal cells and tissues, ExM for plants requires the additional consideration of cell wall digestion. Super-resolution can be limited in plants due to the size of cells, light scattering of tissues, and variations in refractive index. By removing the components which cause these limitations, ExM opens up the possibility of super-resolution at depth within plant tissues for the first time. Here we describe our method for PlantExM which is optimized for cytoskeleton resolution, which, when also coupled with compatible optical super-resolution technologies, can produce images of the plant cytoskeleton in unprecedented detail.
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- Department of Biosciences, Durham University, Durham, UK
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- Department of Biosciences, Durham University, Durham, UK
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Efficient 3D light-sheet imaging of very large-scale optically cleared human brain and prostate tissue samples. Commun Biol 2023; 6:170. [PMID: 36781939 PMCID: PMC9925784 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04536-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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The ability to image human tissue samples in 3D, with both cellular resolution and a large field of view (FOV), can improve fundamental and clinical investigations. Here, we demonstrate the feasibility of light-sheet imaging of ~5 cm3 sized formalin fixed human brain and up to ~7 cm3 sized formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) prostate cancer samples, processed with the FFPE-MASH protocol. We present a light-sheet microscopy prototype, the cleared-tissue dual view Selective Plane Illumination Microscope (ct-dSPIM), capable of fast 3D high-resolution acquisitions of cm3 scale cleared tissue. We used mosaic scans for fast 3D overviews of entire tissue samples or higher resolution overviews of large ROIs with various speeds: (a) Mosaic 16 (16.4 µm isotropic resolution, ~1.7 h/cm3), (b) Mosaic 4 (4.1 µm isotropic resolution, ~ 5 h/cm3) and (c) Mosaic 0.5 (0.5 µm near isotropic resolution, ~15.8 h/cm3). We could visualise cortical layers and neurons around the border of human brain areas V1&V2, and could demonstrate suitable imaging quality for Gleason score grading in thick prostate cancer samples. We show that ct-dSPIM imaging is an excellent technique to quantitatively assess entire MASH prepared large-scale human tissue samples in 3D, with considerable future clinical potential.
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Dominguez MH, Krup AL, Muncie JM, Bruneau BG. Graded mesoderm assembly governs cell fate and morphogenesis of the early mammalian heart. Cell 2023; 186:479-496.e23. [PMID: 36736300 PMCID: PMC10091855 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Using four-dimensional whole-embryo light sheet imaging with improved and accessible computational tools, we longitudinally reconstruct early murine cardiac development at single-cell resolution. Nascent mesoderm progenitors form opposing density and motility gradients, converting the temporal birth sequence of gastrulation into a spatial anterolateral-to-posteromedial arrangement. Migrating precardiac mesoderm does not strictly preserve cellular neighbor relationships, and spatial patterns only become solidified as the cardiac crescent emerges. Progenitors undergo a mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition, with a first heart field (FHF) ridge apposing a motile juxta-cardiac field (JCF). Anchored along the ridge, the FHF epithelium rotates the JCF forward to form the initial heart tube, along with push-pull morphodynamics of the second heart field. In Mesp1 mutants that fail to make a cardiac crescent, mesoderm remains highly motile but directionally incoherent, resulting in density gradient inversion. Our practicable live embryo imaging approach defines spatial origins and behaviors of cardiac progenitors and identifies their unanticipated morphological transitions.
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- Martin H Dominguez
- Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA, USA; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA, USA; Roddenberry Center for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine at Gladstone, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Institute for Human Genetics, and Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
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Cai R, Kolabas ZI, Pan C, Mai H, Zhao S, Kaltenecker D, Voigt FF, Molbay M, Ohn TL, Vincke C, Todorov MI, Helmchen F, Van Ginderachter JA, Ertürk A. Whole-mouse clearing and imaging at the cellular level with vDISCO. Nat Protoc 2023; 18:1197-1242. [PMID: 36697871 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-022-00788-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Homeostatic and pathological phenomena often affect multiple organs across the whole organism. Tissue clearing methods, together with recent advances in microscopy, have made holistic examinations of biological samples feasible. Here, we report the detailed protocol for nanobody(VHH)-boosted 3D imaging of solvent-cleared organs (vDISCO), a pressure-driven, nanobody-based whole-body immunolabeling and clearing method that renders whole mice transparent in 3 weeks, consistently enhancing the signal of fluorescent proteins, stabilizing them for years. This allows the reliable detection and quantification of fluorescent signal in intact rodents enabling the analysis of an entire body at cellular resolution. Here, we show the high versatility of vDISCO applied to boost the fluorescence signal of genetically expressed reporters and clear multiple dissected organs and tissues, as well as how to image processed samples using multiple fluorescence microscopy systems. The entire protocol is accessible to laboratories with limited expertise in tissue clearing. In addition to its applications in obtaining a whole-mouse neuronal projection map, detecting single-cell metastases in whole mice and identifying previously undescribed anatomical structures, we further show the visualization of the entire mouse lymphatic system, the application for virus tracing and the visualization of all pericytes in the brain. Taken together, our vDISCO pipeline allows systematic and comprehensive studies of cellular phenomena and connectivity in whole bodies.
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- Ruiyao Cai
- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (iTERM), Helmholtz Munich, Munich, Germany.,Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (iTERM), Helmholtz Munich, Munich, Germany.,Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany.,Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences (GSN), Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (iTERM), Helmholtz Munich, Munich, Germany.,Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (iTERM), Helmholtz Munich, Munich, Germany.,Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (iTERM), Helmholtz Munich, Munich, Germany.,Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (iTERM), Helmholtz Munich, Munich, Germany.,Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany.,Institute for Diabetes and Cancer, Helmholtz Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (iTERM), Helmholtz Munich, Munich, Germany.,Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (iTERM), Helmholtz Munich, Munich, Germany.,Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.,Myeloid Cell Immunology Lab, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (iTERM), Helmholtz Munich, Munich, Germany.,Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.,Myeloid Cell Immunology Lab, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (iTERM), Helmholtz Munich, Munich, Germany. .,Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany. .,Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany.
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Nelson MS, Liu Y, Wilson HM, Li B, Rosado-Mendez IM, Rogers JD, Block WF, Eliceiri KW. Multiscale Label-Free Imaging of Fibrillar Collagen in the Tumor Microenvironment. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2614:187-235. [PMID: 36587127 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2914-7_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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With recent advances in cancer therapeutics, there is a great need for improved imaging methods for characterizing cancer onset and progression in a quantitative and actionable way. Collagen, the most abundant extracellular matrix protein in the tumor microenvironment (and the body in general), plays a multifaceted role, both hindering and promoting cancer invasion and progression. Collagen deposition can defend the tumor with immunosuppressive effects, while aligned collagen fiber structures can enable tumor cell migration, aiding invasion and metastasis. Given the complex role of collagen fiber organization and topology, imaging has been a tool of choice to characterize these changes on multiple spatial scales, from the organ and tumor scale to cellular and subcellular level. Macroscale density already aids in the detection and diagnosis of solid cancers, but progress is being made to integrate finer microscale features into the process. Here we review imaging modalities ranging from optical methods of second harmonic generation (SHG), polarized light microscopy (PLM), and optical coherence tomography (OCT) to the medical imaging approaches of ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). These methods have enabled scientists and clinicians to better understand the impact collagen structure has on the tumor environment, at both the bulk scale (density) and microscale (fibrillar structure) levels. We focus on imaging methods with the potential to both examine the collagen structure in as natural a state as possible and still be clinically amenable, with an emphasis on label-free strategies, exploiting intrinsic optical properties of collagen fibers.
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- Michael S Nelson
- Center for Quantitative Cell Imaging, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Center for Quantitative Cell Imaging, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Center for Quantitative Cell Imaging, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Center for Quantitative Cell Imaging, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.,Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, WI, USA.,McPherson Eye Research Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Center for Quantitative Cell Imaging, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. .,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. .,Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, WI, USA. .,Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. .,McPherson Eye Research Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
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Lu CH, Huang CY, Tian X, Chen P, Chen BC. Large-scale expanded sample imaging with tiling lattice lightsheet microscopy. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2023; 154:106340. [PMID: 36442734 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2022.106340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The ability to observe biological nanostructures forms a vital step in understanding their functions. Thanks to the invention of expansion microscopy (ExM) technology, super-resolution features of biological samples can now be easily visualized with conventional light microscopies. However, when the sample is physically expanded, the demand for deep and precise 3D imaging increases. Lattice lightsheet microscopy (LLSM), which utilizes a planar illumination that is confined within the imaging depth of high numerical aperture (NA=1.1) detection objective, fulfils such requirements. In addition, optical tiling could be implemented to increase the field of view (FoV) by moving the lightsheet without mechanically moving the samples or the objective for high-precision 3D imaging. In this review article, we will explain the principle of the tiling lattice lightsheet microscopy (tLLSM), which combines optical tiling and lattice lightsheet, and discuss the applications of tLLSM in ExM.
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- Chieh-Han Lu
- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan; Institute and Undergraduate Program of Electro-Optical Engineering, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 116, Taiwan.
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan; Nano Science and Technology Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan; Department of Engineering and System Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan; Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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Pierantoni M, Hammerman M, Silva Barreto I, Andersson L, Novak V, Isaksson H, Eliasson P. Heterotopic mineral deposits in intact rat Achilles tendons are characterized by a unique fiber-like structure. J Struct Biol X 2023; 7:100087. [PMID: 36938139 PMCID: PMC10018562 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjsbx.2023.100087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/26/2023] Open
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Heterotopic mineralization entails pathological mineral formation inside soft tissues. In human tendons mineralization is often associated with tendinopathies, tendon weakness and pain. In Achilles tendons, mineralization is considered to occur through heterotopic ossification (HO) primarily in response to tendon pathologies. However, refined details regarding HO deposition and microstructure are unknown. In this study, we characterize HO in intact rat Achilles tendons through high-resolution phase contrast enhanced synchrotron X-ray tomography. Furthermore, we test the potential of studying local tissue injury by needling intact Achilles tendons and the relation between tissue microdamage and HO. The results show that HO occurs in all intact Achilles tendons at 16 weeks of age. HO deposits are characterized by an elongated ellipsoidal shape and by a fiber-like internal structure which suggests that some collagen fibers have mineralized. The data indicates that deposition along fibers initiates in the pericellular area, and propagates into the intercellular area. Within HO deposits cells are larger and more rounded compared to tenocytes between unmineralized fibers, which are fewer and elongated. The results also indicate that multiple HO deposits may merge into bigger structures with time by accession along unmineralized fibers. Furthermore, the presence of unmineralized regions within the deposits may indicate that HOs are not only growing, but mineral resorption may also occur. Additionally, phase contrast synchrotron X-ray tomography allowed to distinguish microdamage at the fiber level in response to needling. The needle injury protocol could in the future enable to elucidate the relation between local inflammation, microdamage, and HO deposition.
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- Maria Pierantoni
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Box 118, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
- Corresponding author.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Box 118, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Box 118, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Box 118, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Sardella D, Kristensen AM, Bordoni L, Kidmose H, Shahrokhtash A, Sutherland DS, Frische S, Schiessl IM. Serial intravital 2-photon microscopy and analysis of the kidney using upright microscopes. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1176409. [PMID: 37168225 PMCID: PMC10164931 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1176409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023] Open
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Serial intravital 2-photon microscopy of the kidney and other abdominal organs is a powerful technique to assess tissue function and structure simultaneously and over time. Thus, serial intravital microscopy can capture dynamic tissue changes during health and disease and holds great potential to characterize (patho-) physiological processes with subcellular resolution. However, successful image acquisition and analysis require significant expertise and impose multiple potential challenges. Abdominal organs are rhythmically displaced by breathing movements which hamper high-resolution imaging. Traditionally, kidney intravital imaging is performed on inverted microscopes where breathing movements are partly compensated by the weight of the animal pressing down. Here, we present a custom and easy-to-implement setup for intravital imaging of the kidney and other abdominal organs on upright microscopes. Furthermore, we provide image processing protocols and a new plugin for the free image analysis software FIJI to process multichannel fluorescence microscopy data. The proposed image processing pipelines cover multiple image denoising algorithms, sample drift correction using 2D registration, and alignment of serial imaging data collected over several weeks using landmark-based 3D registration. The provided tools aim to lower the barrier of entry to intravital microscopy of the kidney and are readily applicable by biomedical practitioners.
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- Donato Sardella
- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- *Correspondence: Ina Maria Schiessl, ; Donato Sardella,
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- *Correspondence: Ina Maria Schiessl, ; Donato Sardella,
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Bulovaite E, Qiu Z, Kratschke M, Zgraj A, Fricker DG, Tuck EJ, Gokhale R, Koniaris B, Jami SA, Merino-Serrais P, Husi E, Mendive-Tapia L, Vendrell M, O'Dell TJ, DeFelipe J, Komiyama NH, Holtmaat A, Fransén E, Grant SGN. A brain atlas of synapse protein lifetime across the mouse lifespan. Neuron 2022; 110:4057-4073.e8. [PMID: 36202095 PMCID: PMC9789179 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2022.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The lifetime of proteins in synapses is important for their signaling, maintenance, and remodeling, and for memory duration. We quantified the lifetime of endogenous PSD95, an abundant postsynaptic protein in excitatory synapses, at single-synapse resolution across the mouse brain and lifespan, generating the Protein Lifetime Synaptome Atlas. Excitatory synapses have a wide range of PSD95 lifetimes extending from hours to several months, with distinct spatial distributions in dendrites, neurons, and brain regions. Synapses with short protein lifetimes are enriched in young animals and in brain regions controlling innate behaviors, whereas synapses with long protein lifetimes accumulate during development, are enriched in the cortex and CA1 where memories are stored, and are preferentially preserved in old age. Synapse protein lifetime increases throughout the brain in a mouse model of autism and schizophrenia. Protein lifetime adds a further layer to synapse diversity and enriches prevailing concepts in brain development, aging, and disease.
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- Edita Bulovaite
- Genes to Cognition Program, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK
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- Genes to Cognition Program, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK
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- Genes to Cognition Program, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK
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- Genes to Cognition Program, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK
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- Genes to Cognition Program, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK
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- Genes to Cognition Program, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK
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- Genes to Cognition Program, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK
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- Genes to Cognition Program, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK; School of Computing, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh EH10 5DT, UK
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- Department of Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Integrative Center for Learning and Memory, Brain Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Laboratorio Cajal de Circuitos Corticales, Centro de Tecnología Biomédica, UPM, 28223 Madrid, Spain; Instituto Cajal, CSIC, 28002 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Basic Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, UK
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, UK
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- Department of Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Integrative Center for Learning and Memory, Brain Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Laboratorio Cajal de Circuitos Corticales, Centro de Tecnología Biomédica, UPM, 28223 Madrid, Spain; Instituto Cajal, CSIC, 28002 Madrid, Spain
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- Genes to Cognition Program, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK; Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain (SIDB), Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9XD, UK; The Patrick Wild Centre for Research into Autism, Fragile X Syndrome & Intellectual Disabilities, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9XD, UK; Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9XD, UK
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- Department of Basic Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Computational Science and Technology, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 10044 Stockholm, Sweden; Science for Life Laboratory, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 171 65 Solna, Sweden
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- Genes to Cognition Program, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK; Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain (SIDB), Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9XD, UK.
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Milutinovic S, Abe J, Jones E, Kelch I, Smart K, Lauder SN, Somerville M, Ware C, Godkin A, Stein JV, Bogle G, Gallimore A. Three-dimensional Imaging Reveals Immune-driven Tumor-associated High Endothelial Venules as a Key Correlate of Tumor Rejection Following Depletion of Regulatory T Cells. CANCER RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 2022; 2:1641-1656. [PMID: 36704666 PMCID: PMC7614106 DOI: 10.1158/2767-9764.crc-21-0123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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High endothelial venules (HEV) are specialized post capillary venules that recruit naïve T cells and B cells into secondary lymphoid organs (SLO) such as lymph nodes (LN). Expansion of HEV networks in SLOs occurs following immune activation to support development of an effective immune response. In this study, we used a carcinogen-induced model of fibrosarcoma to examine HEV remodeling after depletion of regulatory T cells (Treg). We used light sheet fluorescence microscopy imaging to visualize entire HEV networks, subsequently applying computational tools to enable topological mapping and extraction of numerical descriptors of the networks. While these analyses revealed profound cancer- and immune-driven alterations to HEV networks within LNs, these changes did not identify successful responses to treatment. The presence of HEV networks within tumors did however clearly distinguish responders from nonresponders. Finally, we show that a successful treatment response is dependent on coupling tumor-associated HEV (TA-HEV) development to T-cell activation implying that T-cell activation acts as the trigger for development of TA-HEVs which subsequently serve to amplify the immune response by facilitating extravasation of T cells into the tumor mass.
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- Stefan Milutinovic
- Systems Immunity University Research Institute, Henry Wellcome Building, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Department of Oncology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Systems Immunity University Research Institute, Henry Wellcome Building, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Systems Immunity University Research Institute, Henry Wellcome Building, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Systems Immunity University Research Institute, Henry Wellcome Building, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Systems Immunity University Research Institute, Henry Wellcome Building, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Sanford Burnham Prebys, La Jolla, California
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- Systems Immunity University Research Institute, Henry Wellcome Building, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Department of Oncology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Systems Immunity University Research Institute, Henry Wellcome Building, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Mazzeschi M, Sgarzi M, Romaniello D, Gelfo V, Cavallo C, Ambrosi F, Morselli A, Miano C, Laprovitera N, Girone C, Ferracin M, Santi S, Rihawi K, Ardizzoni A, Fiorentino M, D’Uva G, Győrffy B, Palmer R, Lauriola M. The autocrine loop of ALK receptor and ALKAL2 ligand is an actionable target in consensus molecular subtype 1 colon cancer. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2022; 41:113. [PMID: 35351152 PMCID: PMC8962179 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-022-02309-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background In the last years, several efforts have been made to classify colorectal cancer (CRC) into well-defined molecular subgroups, representing the intrinsic inter-patient heterogeneity, known as Consensus Molecular Subtypes (CMSs). Methods In this work, we performed a meta-analysis of CRC patients stratified into four CMSs. We identified a negative correlation between a high level of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) expression and relapse-free survival, exclusively in CMS1 subtype. Stemming from this observation, we tested cell lines, patient-derived organoids and mice with potent ALK inhibitors, already approved for clinical use. Results ALK interception strongly inhibits cell proliferation already at nanomolar doses, specifically in CMS1 cell lines, while no effect was found in CMS2/3/4 groups. Furthermore, in vivo imaging identified a role for ALK in the dynamic formation of 3D tumor spheroids. Consistently, ALK appeares constitutively phosphorylated in CMS1, and it signals mainly through the AKT axis. Mechanistically, we found that CMS1 cells display several copies of ALKAL2 ligand and ALK-mRNAs, suggesting an autocrine loop mediated by ALKAL2 in the activation of ALK pathway, responsible for the invasive phenotype. Consequently, disruption of ALK axis mediates the pro-apoptotic action of CMS1 cell lines, both in 2D and 3D and enhanced cell-cell adhesion and e-cadherin organization. In agreement with all these findings, the ALK signature encompassing 65 genes statistically associated with worse relapse-free survival in CMS1 subtype. Finally, as a proof of concept, the efficacy of ALK inhibition was demonstrated in both patient-derived organoids and in tumor xenografts in vivo. Conclusions Collectively, these findings suggest that ALK targeting may represent an attractive therapy for CRC, and CMS classification may provide a useful tool to identify patients who could benefit from this treatment. These findings offer rationale and pharmacological strategies for the treatment of CMS1 CRC. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13046-022-02309-1.
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Stępień P, Ziemczonok M, Kujawińska M, Baczewska M, Valenti L, Cherubini A, Casirati E, Krauze W. Numerical refractive index correction for the stitching procedure in tomographic quantitative phase imaging. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 13:5709-5720. [PMID: 36733760 PMCID: PMC9872904 DOI: 10.1364/boe.466403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Tomographic quantitative phase imaging (QPI) lacks an absolute refractive index value baseline, which poses a problem when large dense objects extending over multiple fields of view are measured volume by volume and stitched together. Some of the measurements lack the natural baseline value that is provided by the mounting medium with a known refractive index. In this work, we discuss the problem of the refractive index (RI) baseline of individual reconstructed volumes that are deprived of access to mounting medium due to the extent of the object. The solution of this problem is provided by establishing the RI offsets based on the overlapping regions. We have proven that the process of finding the offset RI values may be justifiably reduced to the analogous procedure in the 2D baseline correction (2D-BC). Finally, we proposed the enhancement of the state-of-the-art 2D-BC procedure previously introduced in the context of 2D QPI. The processing is validated at the examples of a synthetic dataset and a liver organoid.
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- Piotr Stępień
- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Micromechanics and Photonics, ul. Sw. A. Boboli 8, Warsaw, 02-525, Poland
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- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Micromechanics and Photonics, ul. Sw. A. Boboli 8, Warsaw, 02-525, Poland
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- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Micromechanics and Photonics, ul. Sw. A. Boboli 8, Warsaw, 02-525, Poland
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- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Micromechanics and Photonics, ul. Sw. A. Boboli 8, Warsaw, 02-525, Poland
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- Università degli Studi di Milano, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Milan, Italy
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Department of Transfusion Medicine and Hematology, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Department of Transfusion Medicine and Hematology, Milan, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Milano, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Milan, Italy
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- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Micromechanics and Photonics, ul. Sw. A. Boboli 8, Warsaw, 02-525, Poland
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