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Schrenk S, Bischoff LJ, Boscolo E. Protocol for three-dimensional whole-mount imaging of the vascular network in the intestinal muscle. STAR Protoc 2024; 5:103170. [PMID: 38968077 PMCID: PMC11269289 DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2024.103170] [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: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 05/29/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/07/2024] Open
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Three-dimensional (3D) imaging of vascular networks is essential for the investigation of vascular patterning and organization. Here, we present a step-by-step protocol for the 3D visualization of the vasculature within whole-mount preparations of the mouse intestinal muscularis propria layer. We then detail the quantitative analysis of the resulting images for parameters such as vessel density, vessel diameter, the number of endothelial cells, and proliferation. The protocol can be easily extended to study cell-cell interactions such as neuro-vascular or immune-vascular interactions. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Schrenk et al.1.
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- Sandra Schrenk
- Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
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- Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Department of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
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Kokot H, Kokot B, Pišlar A, Esih H, Gabrič A, Urbančič D, El R, Urbančič I, Pajk S. Amphiphilic coumarin-based probes for live-cell STED nanoscopy of plasma membrane. Bioorg Chem 2024; 150:107554. [PMID: 38878753 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107554] [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: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 05/30/2024] [Accepted: 06/09/2024] [Indexed: 07/21/2024]
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Plasma membranes are vital biological structures, serving as protective barriers and participating in various cellular processes. In the field of super-resolution optical microscopy, stimulated emission depletion (STED) nanoscopy has emerged as a powerful method for investigating plasma membrane-related phenomena. However, many applications of STED microscopy are critically restricted by the limited availability of suitable fluorescent probes. This paper reports on the development of two amphiphilic membrane probes, SHE-2H and SHE-2N, specially designed for STED nanoscopy. SHE-2N, in particular, demonstrates quick and stable plasma membrane labelling with negligible intracellular redistribution. Both probes exhibit outstanding photostability and resolution improvement in STED nanoscopy, and are also suited for two-photon excitation microscopy. Furthermore, microscopy experiments and cytotoxicity tests revealed no noticeable cytotoxicity of probe SHE-2N at concentration used for fluorescence imaging. Spectral analysis and fluorescence lifetime measurements conducted on probe SHE-2N using giant unilamellar vesicles, revealed that emission spectra and fluorescence lifetimes exhibited minimal sensitivity to lipid composition variations. These novel probes significantly augment the arsenal of tools available for high-resolution plasma membrane research, enabling a more profound exploration of cellular processes and dynamics.
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- Hana Kokot
- Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, OX3 9DS Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, OX3 9DS Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, OX3 9DS Oxford, United Kingdom
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Paul B, Gaonkar RH, Mukhopadhyay R, Ganguly S, Debnath MC, Mukherjee B. Garcinol-loaded novel cationic nanoliposomes: in vitro and in vivo study against B16F10 melanoma tumor model. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2019; 14:2045-2065. [PMID: 31368402 DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2019-0022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Aim: Garcinol (GAR)-loaded cationic nanoliposomes were developed to achieve potential antitumor efficacy on B16F10 melanoma cells in vitro and in vivo. Materials & methods: Two different phospholipids namely, distearoyl phosphatidylcholine (DSPC) and dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) were used in formulation to elucidate the difference in cellular uptake, cytotoxicity, in vivo tumor uptake (by scintigraphic imaging after technetium-99m radiolabeling) and therapeutic efficacy. Results: Different in vitro protocols, for example, MTT assay, apoptosis study, gene expression analysis, chromatin condensation and cytoskeleton breakdown analysis in B16F10 cell lines as well as scintigraphic analysis and tumor inhibition studies (B16F10 tumor xenograft model) revealed superiority of GAR-DPPC than GAR-DSPC and free GAR in melanoma prevention. Conclusion: Cationic nanoliposomal formulations could be a future medication for skin cancer treatment.
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- Brahamacharry Paul
- Infectious Diseases & Immunology Division, CSIR- Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Infectious Diseases & Immunology Division, CSIR- Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Infectious Diseases & Immunology Division, CSIR- Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Regional Radiation Medicine Center, Thakurpukur Cancer Center & Welfare Home Campus, Kolkata 700063, India
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- Infectious Diseases & Immunology Division, CSIR- Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India
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Bossolani GDP, Pintelon I, Detrez JD, Buckinx R, Thys S, Zanoni JN, De Vos WH, Timmermans JP. Comparative analysis reveals Ce3D as optimal clearing method for in toto imaging of the mouse intestine. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2019; 31:e13560. [PMID: 30761698 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.13560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Revised: 12/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The intestinal wall has a complex topographical architecture. The multi-layered network of the enteric nervous system and its intercellular interactions are difficult to map using traditional section-based or whole-mount histology. With the advent of optical clearing techniques, it has become feasible to visualize intact tissue and organs in 3D. However, as yet, a gap still needs to be filled in that no in-depth analysis has been performed yet on the potential of different clearing techniques for the small intestine. AIM The goal of this study was to identify an optimal clearing protocol for in toto imaging of mouse intestinal tissue. METHODS Five aqueous-based clearing protocols (SeeDB2, CUBIC, ScaleS, Ce3D, and UbasM) and four organic reagent-based clearing protocols (3DISCO, iDISCO+, uDISCO, and Visikol® ) were assessed in segments of small intestine from CX3CR1GFP/GFP and wild-type mice. Following clearing, optical transparency, tissue morphology, green fluorescent protein (GFP) fluorescence retention, and compatibility with (immuno-)labeling were analyzed. KEY RESULTS All organic reagent-based clearing protocols-except for Visikol-rendered tissue highly transparent but led to substantial tissue shrinkage and deformation. Of the aqueous-based protocols, only Ce3D yielded full-thickness tissue transparency. In addition, Ce3D displayed excellent GFP retention and preservation of tissue morphology. CONCLUSIONS Ce3D emerged as a most efficient protocol for enabling rapid full-thickness 3D mapping of the mouse intestinal wall.
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- Gleison D P Bossolani
- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.,Department of Morphological Sciences, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brasil
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Chir99021 and Valproic acid reduce the proliferative advantage of Apc mutant cells. Cell Death Dis 2018; 9:255. [PMID: 29449562 PMCID: PMC5833359 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-017-0199-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2017] [Revised: 11/26/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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More than 90% of colorectal cancers carry mutations in Apc that drive tumourigenesis. A 'just-right' signalling model proposes that Apc mutations stimulate optimal, but not excessive Wnt signalling, resulting in a growth advantage of Apc mutant over wild-type cells. Reversal of this growth advantage constitutes a potential therapeutic approach. We utilised intestinal organoids to compare the growth of Apc mutant and wild-type cells. Organoids derived from ApcMin/+ mice recapitulate stages of intestinal polyposis in culture. They eventually form spherical cysts that reflect the competitive growth advantage of cells that have undergone loss of heterozygosity (LOH). We discovered that this emergence of cysts was inhibited by Chiron99021 and Valproic acid, which potentiates Wnt signalling. Chiron99021 and Valproic acid restrict the growth advantage of Apc mutant cells while stimulating that of wild-type cells, suggesting that excessive Wnt signalling reduces the relative fitness of Apc mutant cells. As a proof of concept, we demonstrated that Chiron99021-treated Apc mutant organoids were rendered susceptible to TSA-induced apoptosis, while wild-type cells were protected.
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Richardson L, Vargas G, Brown T, Ochoa L, Trivedi J, Kacerovský M, Lappas M, Menon R. Redefining 3Dimensional placental membrane microarchitecture using multiphoton microscopy and optical clearing. Placenta 2017; 53:66-75. [PMID: 28487023 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2017.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Revised: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Remodeling of human placental membranes (amniochorionic or fetalmembrane) throughout gestation, a necessity to accommodate increasing uterine volume, involves continuous alterations (replacement of cells and remodeling of extracellular matrix). Methodologic limitations have obscured microscopic determination of cellular and layer-level alterations. This study used a combination of advanced imaging by multiphoton autofluorescence microscopy (MPAM) and second harmonic generation (SHG) microscopy along with tissue optical clearing to characterize the 3Dimensional multilayer organization of placental membranes. METHODS Placental membranes biopsies (6 mm) collected from term, not-in-labor cesarean deliveries (n = 7) were fixed in 10% formalin (native) or treated with 2,2'-thiodiethanol to render them transparent for deeper imaging. Native and cleared tissues were imaged using MPAM (cellular autofluorescence) and SHG (fibrillar collagen). Depth z-stacks captured the amnion epithelium, underlying matrix layers, and in the cleared biopsies, the decidua layer. RESULTS MPAM and SHG revealed fetal membrane epithelial topography and collagen organization in multiple matrix layers. Term amnion layers showed epithelial shedding and gaps. Optical clearing provided full-depth imaging with improved visualization of collagen structure, mesenchymal cells in extracellular matrix layers, and decidua morphology. Layer thicknesses measured by imaging corroborated with histology. Mosaic tiling of MPAM/SHG image stacks allowed large area visualization of entire biopsies. CONCLUSION MPAM-SHG microscopy allowed for study of this multi-layered tissue and revealed shedding, gap formation, and other structural changes. This approach could be used to study structural changes associated with membranes as well as other uterine tissues to better understand events in normal and abnormal parturition.
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- Lauren Richardson
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Perinatal Research, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience & Cell Biology, Center for Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA.
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- Department of Neuroscience & Cell Biology, Center for Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience & Cell Biology, Center for Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Perinatal Research, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine Hradec Kralove, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czechia Republic
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Perinatal Research, Galveston, TX, USA.
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Yu T, Qi Y, Zhu J, Xu J, Gong H, Luo Q, Zhu D. Elevated-temperature-induced acceleration of PACT clearing process of mouse brain tissue. Sci Rep 2017; 7:38848. [PMID: 28139694 PMCID: PMC5282525 DOI: 10.1038/srep38848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Tissue optical clearing technique shows a great potential for neural imaging with high resolution, especially for connectomics in brain. The passive clarity technique (PACT) is a relative simple clearing method based on incubation, which has a great advantage on tissue transparency, fluorescence preservation and immunostaining compatibility for imaging tissue blocks. However, this method suffers from long processing time. Previous studies indicated that increasing temperature can speed up the clearing. In this work, we aim to systematacially and quantitatively study this influence based on PACT with graded increase of temperatures. We investigated the process of optical clearing of brain tissue block at different temperatures, and found that elevated temperature could accelerate the clearing process and also had influence on the fluorescence intensity. By balancing the advantages with drawbacks, we conclude that 42-47 °C is an alternative temperature range for PACT, which can not only produce faster clearing process, but also retain the original advantages of PACT by preserving endogenous fluorescence well, achieving fine morphology maintenance and immunostaining compatibility.
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- Tingting Yu
- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Photonics, Ministry of Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Photonics, Ministry of Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Photonics, Ministry of Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Photonics, Ministry of Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Photonics, Ministry of Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Photonics, Ministry of Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Photonics, Ministry of Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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Musielak TJ, Slane D, Liebig C, Bayer M. A Versatile Optical Clearing Protocol for Deep Tissue Imaging of Fluorescent Proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0161107. [PMID: 27517463 PMCID: PMC4982668 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Accepted: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Confocal microscopy is widely used to visualize gene expression patterns and developmental processes in plants. However, the imaging of plant tissue can be challenging due to its opacity, which often makes previous immersion in a clearing agent necessary. Many commonly-used chemicals suffer either from their incompatibility with fluorescent proteins or their complex and lengthy application. 2,2'-thiodiethanol (TDE) has recently been described as a clearing agent with an emphasis on high resolution microscopy due to its potential to adjust the refractive index. Here, we evaluate the use of TDE-based clearing for confocal as well as two-photon microscopy in various Arabidopsis thaliana tissue types. We demonstrate that tissue fixation is a mandatory prerequisite for the use of TDE, in order to preserve tissue integrity and fluorescent protein activity. TDE concentrations between 50-70% are a good compromise for imaging of technically challenging tissue to achieve good clearing without affecting fluorescent protein activity. TDE-based clearing is simple and rapid to use and allows for a flexible experimental setup while facilitating high quality imaging.
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- Thomas J. Musielak
- Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Department of Cell Biology, Spemannstrasse 35, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Department of Cell Biology, Spemannstrasse 35, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Light Microscopy Facility, Spemannstrasse 35, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Department of Cell Biology, Spemannstrasse 35, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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Bernier-Latmani J, Petrova TV. High-resolution 3D analysis of mouse small-intestinal stroma. Nat Protoc 2016; 11:1617-29. [PMID: 27560169 DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2016.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
Here we detail a protocol for whole-mount immunostaining of mouse small-intestinal villi that can be used to generate high-resolution 3D images of all gut cell types, including blood and lymphatic vessel cells, neurons, smooth muscle cells, fibroblasts and immune cells. The procedure describes perfusion, fixation, dissection, immunostaining, mounting, clearing, confocal imaging and quantification, using intestinal vasculature as an example. As intestinal epithelial cells prevent visualization with some antibodies, we also provide an optional protocol to remove these cells before fixation. In contrast to alternative current techniques, our protocol enables the entire villus to be visualized with increased spatial resolution of cell location, morphology and cell-cell interactions, thus allowing for easy quantification of phenotypes. The technique, which takes 7 d from mouse dissection to microscopic examination, will be useful for researchers who are interested in most aspects of intestinal biology, including mucosal immunology, infection, nutrition, cancer biology and intestinal microbiota.
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- Jeremiah Bernier-Latmani
- Department of Fundamental Oncology, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and Institute of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Fundamental Oncology, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and Institute of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland.,Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research (ISREC), School of Life Sciences. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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Increased variability in Apc(Min)/+ intestinal tissue can be measured with microultrasound. Sci Rep 2016; 6:29570. [PMID: 27406832 PMCID: PMC4942766 DOI: 10.1038/srep29570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2015] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Altered tissue structure is a feature of many disease states and is usually measured by microscopic methods, limiting analysis to small areas. Means to rapidly and quantitatively measure the structure and organisation of large tissue areas would represent a major advance not just for research but also in the clinic. Here, changes in tissue organisation that result from heterozygosity in Apc, a precancerous situation, are comprehensively measured using microultrasound and three-dimensional high-resolution microscopy. Despite its normal appearance in conventionally examined cross-sections, both approaches revealed a significant increase in the variability of tissue organisation in Apc heterozygous tissue. These changes preceded the formation of aberrant crypt foci or adenoma. Measuring these premalignant changes using microultrasound provides a potential means to detect microscopically abnormal regions in large tissue samples, independent of visual examination or biopsies. Not only does this provide a powerful tool for studying tissue structure in experimental settings, the ability to detect and monitor tissue changes by microultrasound could be developed into a powerful adjunct to screening endoscopy in the clinic.
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Langlands AJ, Almet AA, Appleton PL, Newton IP, Osborne JM, Näthke IS. Paneth Cell-Rich Regions Separated by a Cluster of Lgr5+ Cells Initiate Crypt Fission in the Intestinal Stem Cell Niche. PLoS Biol 2016; 14:e1002491. [PMID: 27348469 PMCID: PMC4922642 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Accepted: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The crypts of the intestinal epithelium house the stem cells that ensure the continual renewal of the epithelial cells that line the intestinal tract. Crypt number increases by a process called crypt fission, the division of a single crypt into two daughter crypts. Fission drives normal tissue growth and maintenance. Correspondingly, it becomes less frequent in adulthood. Importantly, fission is reactivated to drive adenoma growth. The mechanisms governing fission are poorly understood. However, only by knowing how normal fission operates can cancer-associated changes be elucidated. We studied normal fission in tissue in three dimensions using high-resolution imaging and used intestinal organoids to identify underlying mechanisms. We discovered that both the number and relative position of Paneth cells and Lgr5+ cells are important for fission. Furthermore, the higher stiffness and increased adhesion of Paneth cells are involved in determining the site of fission. Formation of a cluster of Lgr5+ cells between at least two Paneth-cell-rich domains establishes the site for the upward invagination that initiates fission. Crypt fission—a process responsible for normal intestinal growth and for the formation of adenomas —is governed by differential adhesion, stiffness, and proliferation of Lgr5+ cells and Paneth cells in the intestinal stem cell niche. The intestinal tract undergoes many changes during development, and after birth it has to significantly elongate and widen in order to increase the surface area for absorption. Crypt fission is a key process in intestinal tissue expansion and is also involved in adenoma growth. Despite the importance of crypt fission, the mechanisms controlling it are poorly understood. Understanding how crypt fission is regulated in normal tissue can help us to determine how the process changes in cancer. Here, we describe cellular behaviour during crypt fission. We identify a specific cellular arrangement in the intestinal stem cell niche that is associated with crypt fission and reveals insights into the mechanisms controlling crypt fission. There are two different cell types at the crypt base, Lgr5+ and Paneth cells, which play distinct roles in this process. We find that both their location and differences between them in proliferation, stiffness, and adhesion are important for fission. Based on our data, we propose a model in which stiffer and more adhesive Paneth cells are necessary to shape the crypt base and establish where fission occurs, whereas softer Lgr5+ cells allow shape changes and proliferation to expand newly formed crypts. Our model is an important step in understanding how crypt fission is initiated in normal tissue and provides a framework to understand how the process changes in tumorigenesis.
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- Alistair J. Langlands
- Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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Dunn SJ, Osborne JM, Appleton PL, Näthke I. Combined changes in Wnt signaling response and contact inhibition induce altered proliferation in radiation-treated intestinal crypts. Mol Biol Cell 2016; 27:1863-74. [PMID: 27053661 PMCID: PMC4884076 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e15-12-0854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Wnt concentration gradients operate in many tissues. Modeling of proliferation in control and irradiated intestinal crypts shows that the Wnt concentrations that cells experience when they are born set their proliferative fate and cell cycle duration. The simulations also predict the initial proportion of cells damaged by tumor-promoting radiation. Curative intervention is possible if colorectal cancer is identified early, underscoring the need to detect the earliest stages of malignant transformation. A candidate biomarker is the expanded proliferative zone observed in crypts before adenoma formation, also found in irradiated crypts. However, the underlying driving mechanism for this is not known. Wnt signaling is a key regulator of proliferation, and elevated Wnt signaling is implicated in cancer. Nonetheless, how cells differentiate Wnt signals of varying strengths is not understood. We use computational modeling to compare alternative hypotheses about how Wnt signaling and contact inhibition affect proliferation. Direct comparison of simulations with published experimental data revealed that the model that best reproduces proliferation patterns in normal crypts stipulates that proliferative fate and cell cycle duration are set by the Wnt stimulus experienced at birth. The model also showed that the broadened proliferation zone induced by tumorigenic radiation can be attributed to cells responding to lower Wnt concentrations and dividing at smaller volumes. Application of the model to data from irradiated crypts after an extended recovery period permitted deductions about the extent of the initial insult. Application of computational modeling to experimental data revealed how mechanisms that control cell dynamics are altered at the earliest stages of carcinogenesis.
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- S-J Dunn
- Microsoft Research, Cambridge CB1 3LS, United Kingdom
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Division of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, United Kingdom
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Zahm CD, Szulczewski JM, Leystra AA, Paul Olson TJ, Clipson L, Albrecht DM, Middlebrooks M, Thliveris AT, Matkowskyj KA, Washington MK, Newton MA, Eliceiri KW, Halberg RB. Advanced Intestinal Cancers often Maintain a Multi-Ancestral Architecture. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0150170. [PMID: 26919712 PMCID: PMC4769224 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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A widely accepted paradigm in the field of cancer biology is that solid tumors are uni-ancestral being derived from a single founder and its descendants. However, data have been steadily accruing that indicate early tumors in mice and humans can have a multi-ancestral origin in which an initiated primogenitor facilitates the transformation of neighboring co-genitors. We developed a new mouse model that permits the determination of clonal architecture of intestinal tumors in vivo and ex vivo, have validated this model, and then used it to assess the clonal architecture of adenomas, intramucosal carcinomas, and invasive adenocarcinomas of the intestine. The percentage of multi-ancestral tumors did not significantly change as tumors progressed from adenomas with low-grade dysplasia [40/65 (62%)], to adenomas with high-grade dysplasia [21/37 (57%)], to intramucosal carcinomas [10/23 (43%]), to invasive adenocarcinomas [13/19 (68%)], indicating that the clone arising from the primogenitor continues to coexist with clones arising from co-genitors. Moreover, neoplastic cells from distinct clones within a multi-ancestral adenocarcinoma have even been observed to simultaneously invade into the underlying musculature [2/15 (13%)]. Thus, intratumoral heterogeneity arising early in tumor formation persists throughout tumorigenesis.
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- Christopher D. Zahm
- Department of Oncology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation (LOCI), University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Oncology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Oncology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics and Department of Statistics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation (LOCI), University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Costantini I, Ghobril JP, Di Giovanna AP, Allegra Mascaro AL, Silvestri L, Müllenbroich MC, Onofri L, Conti V, Vanzi F, Sacconi L, Guerrini R, Markram H, Iannello G, Pavone FS. A versatile clearing agent for multi-modal brain imaging. Sci Rep 2015; 5:9808. [PMID: 25950610 PMCID: PMC4423470 DOI: 10.1038/srep09808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 03/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Extensive mapping of neuronal connections in the central nervous system requires high-throughput µm-scale imaging of large volumes. In recent years, different approaches have been developed to overcome the limitations due to tissue light scattering. These methods are generally developed to improve the performance of a specific imaging modality, thus limiting comprehensive neuroanatomical exploration by multi-modal optical techniques. Here, we introduce a versatile brain clearing agent (2,2′-thiodiethanol; TDE) suitable for various applications and imaging techniques. TDE is cost-efficient, water-soluble and low-viscous and, more importantly, it preserves fluorescence, is compatible with immunostaining and does not cause deformations at sub-cellular level. We demonstrate the effectiveness of this method in different applications: in fixed samples by imaging a whole mouse hippocampus with serial two-photon tomography; in combination with CLARITY by reconstructing an entire mouse brain with light sheet microscopy and in translational research by imaging immunostained human dysplastic brain tissue.
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- Irene Costantini
- European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy, University of Florence, Via Nello Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Laboratory of Neural Microcircuitry, Brain Mind Institute, EPFL, Station 15, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy, University of Florence, Via Nello Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy, University of Florence, Via Nello Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy, University of Florence, Via Nello Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy, University of Florence, Via Nello Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy, University of Florence, Via Nello Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Pediatric Neurology and Neurogenetics Unit and Laboratories, Department of Neuroscience, Pharmacology and Child Health, A. Meyer Children's Hospital - University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139 Florence, Italy
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- 1] European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy, University of Florence, Via Nello Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy [2] Department of Biology, University of Florence, Via Romana 17, 50125 Florence, Italy
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- 1] National Institute of Optics, National Research Council, Largo Fermi 6, 50125 Florence, Italy [2] European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy, University of Florence, Via Nello Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Pediatric Neurology and Neurogenetics Unit and Laboratories, Department of Neuroscience, Pharmacology and Child Health, A. Meyer Children's Hospital - University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139 Florence, Italy
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- Laboratory of Neural Microcircuitry, Brain Mind Institute, EPFL, Station 15, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Engineering, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Roma, Italy
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- 1] European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy, University of Florence, Via Nello Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy [2] National Institute of Optics, National Research Council, Largo Fermi 6, 50125 Florence, Italy [3] Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Florence, Via Sansone 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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Liu CY, Dubé PE, Girish N, Reddy AT, Polk DB. Optical reconstruction of murine colorectal mucosa at cellular resolution. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2015; 308:G721-35. [PMID: 25721303 PMCID: PMC4421015 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00310.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The mucosal layer of the colon is a unique and dynamic site where host cells interface with one another and the microbiome, with major implications for physiology and disease. However, the cellular mechanisms mediating colonic regeneration, inflammation, dysplasia, and dysbiosis remain undercharacterized, partly because the use of thin tissue sections in many studies removes important volumetric context. To address these challenges in visualization, we have developed the deep mucosal imaging (DMI) method to reconstruct continuous extended volumes of mouse colorectal mucosa at cellular resolution. Use of ScaleA2 and SeeDB clearing agents enabled full visualization of the colonic crypt, the fundamental unit of adult colon. Confocal imaging of large colorectal expanses revealed epithelial structures involved in repair, inflammation, tumorigenesis, and stem cell function, in fluorescent protein-labeled, immunostained, paraffin-embedded, or human biopsy samples. We provide freely available software to reconstruct and explore on computers with standard memory allocations the large DMI datasets containing in toto representations of distal colonic mucosal volume. Extended-volume imaging of colonic mucosa through the novel, extensible, and readily adopted DMI approach will expedite mechanistic investigations of intestinal physiology and pathophysiology at intracrypt to multicrypt length scales.
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- Cambrian Y. Liu
- 1The Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; ,2Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; and
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- 1The Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; ,2Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; and
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- 1The Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; ,2Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; and
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- 1The Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; ,2Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; and
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- 1The Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; ,2Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; and ,3Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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Aoyagi Y, Kawakami R, Osanai H, Hibi T, Nemoto T. A rapid optical clearing protocol using 2,2'-thiodiethanol for microscopic observation of fixed mouse brain. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0116280. [PMID: 25633541 PMCID: PMC4310605 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2014] [Accepted: 12/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Elucidation of neural circuit functions requires visualization of the fine structure of neurons in the inner regions of thick brain specimens. However, the tissue penetration depth of laser scanning microscopy is limited by light scattering and/or absorption by the tissue. Recently, several optical clearing reagents have been proposed for visualization in fixed specimens. However, they require complicated protocols or long treatment times. Here we report the effects of 2,2'-thiodiethanol (TDE) solutions as an optical clearing reagent for fixed mouse brains expressing a yellow fluorescent protein. Immersion of fixed brains in TDE solutions rapidly (within 30 min in the case of 400-µm-thick fixed brain slices) increased their transparency and enhanced the penetration depth in both confocal and two-photon microscopy. In addition, we succeeded in visualizing dendritic spines along single dendrites at deep positions in fixed thick brain slices. These results suggest that our proposed protocol using TDE solution is a rapid and useful method for optical clearing of fixed specimens expressing fluorescent proteins.
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- Yuka Aoyagi
- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
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Fatehullah A, Appleton PL, Näthke IS. Cell and tissue polarity in the intestinal tract during tumourigenesis: cells still know the right way up, but tissue organization is lost. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2013; 368:20130014. [PMID: 24062584 PMCID: PMC3785964 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2013.0014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cell and tissue polarity are tightly coupled and are vital for normal tissue homeostasis. Changes in cellular and tissue organization are common to even early stages of disease, particularly cancer. The digestive tract is the site of the second most common cause of cancer deaths in the developed world. Tumours in this tissue arise in an epithelium that has a number of axes of cell and tissue polarity. Changes in cell and tissue polarity in response to genetic changes that are known to underpin disease progression provide clues about the link between molecular-, cellular- and tissue-based mechanisms that accompany cancer. Mutations in adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) are common to most colorectal cancers in humans and are sufficient to cause tumours in mouse intestine. Tissue organoids mimic many features of whole tissue and permit identifying changes at different times after inactivation of APC. Using gut organoids, we show that tissue polarity is lost very early during cancer progression, whereas cell polarity, at least apical-basal polarity, is maintained and changes only at later stages. These observations reflect the situation in tumours and validate tissue organoids as a useful system to investigate the relationship between cell polarity and tissue organization.
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- Aliya Fatehullah
- Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Dundee, , Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
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Kershaw SK, Byrne HM, Gavaghan DJ, Osborne JM. Colorectal cancer through simulation and experiment. IET Syst Biol 2013; 7:57-73. [DOI: 10.1049/iet-syb.2012.0019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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- Sophie K. Kershaw
- Department of Computer ScienceComputational Biology GroupWolfson Building, Parks RoadOxfordOX1 3QDUK
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- Department of Computer ScienceComputational Biology GroupWolfson Building, Parks RoadOxfordOX1 3QDUK
- OCCAM, Mathematical Institute24-29 St. Giles’OxfordOX1 3LBUK
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- Department of Computer ScienceComputational Biology GroupWolfson Building, Parks RoadOxfordOX1 3QDUK
- Department of BiochemistryOxford Centre for Integrative Systems BiologySouth Parks RoadOxfordOX1 3QUUK
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- Department of Computer ScienceComputational Biology GroupWolfson Building, Parks RoadOxfordOX1 3QDUK
- Department of BiochemistryOxford Centre for Integrative Systems BiologySouth Parks RoadOxfordOX1 3QUUK
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Gonzalez-Bellido PT, Wardill TJ. Labeling and confocal imaging of neurons in thick invertebrate tissue samples. Cold Spring Harb Protoc 2012; 2012:969-983. [PMID: 22949711 DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot069625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Neuroscience researchers have long sought methods to describe the neural connectivity of the circuits responsible for specific behaviors. One major obstacle is scale: Neural spines can be <1 µm in diameter, but axons can range from millimeters to centimeters (or larger) in length, making tissue imaging and neuron reconstruction a challenging task. New tissue-clearing agents and long-working-distance objectives offer improved imaging conditions, and here we present a complete protocol for invertebrate tissue that uses these advances. In this protocol, tissue-processing steps previously published in separate articles are combined with recent advances in confocal imaging to visualize invertebrate tissue samples that are >500 µm thick and contain dye-filled neurons. The steps describe dye filling, fixing, antibody labeling, clearing, whole tissue mounting, and confocal imaging with matched refractive indexes. Thus, manual sectioning or "flipping" the tissue to image the whole volume is not required. With matched refractive indexes, loss of resolution and signal is avoided. Tissue volumes are imaged in one stack and nonlinear deformations caused by tissue flipping are prevented. We apply the protocol to whole dragonfly thoracic ganglia (2 × 1 × 0.6 mm) and cephalopod skin samples (20 × 2 × 0.6 mm) with minimal tissue deformation. The resulting images will be used to develop a three-dimensional connectivity atlas of dragonfly ganglia and cephalopod skin innervation. This protocol can be applied to other invertebrate species, and has the advantage that it avoids problems with antigen specificity.
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Ricard C, Vacca B, Weber P. Three-dimensional imaging of small intestine morphology using non-linear optical microscopy and endogenous signals. J Anat 2012; 221:279-83. [PMID: 22697278 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2012.01529.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Two-photon microscopy (2PM) has become a gold standard for deep-tissue observations in the living animal as well as on thick samples. Using 2PM, the endofluorescence properties of biomolecules have shown an interesting potential for the imaging of tissues without any staining. In this short communication, we report a method to observe the different layers of mouse small intestine explants with subcellular resolution and without any staining or clearing. This method allows rapid observations of samples with little to no preparation thanks to the endofluorescence properties of biomolecules such as NAD(P)H or flavins and second-harmonic generation. Finally, we show different three-dimensional reconstructions of the mouse small intestine anatomy obtained with this approach to show the potential of this method in morphological studies.
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- Clément Ricard
- CNRS UMR 7288, Developmental Biology Institute of Marseille Luminy (IBDML), Marseille, France.
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Dunn SJ, Appleton PL, Nelson SA, Näthke IS, Gavaghan DJ, Osborne JM. A two-dimensional model of the colonic crypt accounting for the role of the basement membrane and pericryptal fibroblast sheath. PLoS Comput Biol 2012; 8:e1002515. [PMID: 22654652 PMCID: PMC3359972 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2011] [Accepted: 03/22/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The role of the basement membrane is vital in maintaining the integrity and structure of an epithelial layer, acting as both a mechanical support and forming the physical interface between epithelial cells and the surrounding connective tissue. The function of this membrane is explored here in the context of the epithelial monolayer that lines the colonic crypt, test-tube shaped invaginations that punctuate the lining of the intestine and coordinate a regular turnover of cells to replenish the epithelial layer every few days. To investigate the consequence of genetic mutations that perturb the system dynamics and can lead to colorectal cancer, it must be possible to track the emerging tissue level changes that arise in the crypt. To that end, a theoretical crypt model with a realistic, deformable geometry is required. A new discrete crypt model is presented, which focuses on the interaction between cell- and tissue-level behaviour, while incorporating key subcellular components. The model contains a novel description of the role of the surrounding tissue and musculature, based upon experimental observations of the tissue structure of the crypt, which are also reported. A two-dimensional (2D) cross-sectional geometry is considered, and the shape of the crypt is allowed to evolve and deform. Simulation results reveal how the shape of the crypt may contribute mechanically to the asymmetric division events typically associated with the stem cells at the base. The model predicts that epithelial cell migration may arise due to feedback between cell loss at the crypt collar and density-dependent cell division, an hypothesis which can be investigated in a wet lab. This work forms the basis for investigation of the deformation of the crypt structure that can occur due to proliferation of cells exhibiting mutant phenotypes, experiments that would not be possible in vivo or in vitro.
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- Sara-Jane Dunn
- Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
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Nelson SA, Li Z, Newton IP, Fraser D, Milne RE, Martin DMA, Schiffmann D, Yang X, Dormann D, Weijer CJ, Appleton PL, Näthke IS. Tumorigenic fragments of APC cause dominant defects in directional cell migration in multiple model systems. Dis Model Mech 2012; 5:940-7. [PMID: 22563063 PMCID: PMC3484875 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.008607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Nonsense mutations that result in the expression of truncated, N-terminal, fragments of the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) tumour suppressor protein are found in most sporadic and some hereditary colorectal cancers. These mutations can cause tumorigenesis by eliminating β-catenin-binding sites from APC, which leads to upregulation of β-catenin and thereby results in the induction of oncogenes such as MYC. Here we show that, in three distinct experimental model systems, expression of an N-terminal fragment of APC (N-APC) results in loss of directionality, but not speed, of cell motility independently of changes in β-catenin regulation. We developed a system to culture and fluorescently label live pieces of gut tissue to record high-resolution three-dimensional time-lapse movies of cells in situ. This revealed an unexpected complexity of normal gut cell migration, a key process in gut epithelial maintenance, with cells moving with spatial and temporal discontinuity. Quantitative comparison of gut tissue from wild-type mice and APC heterozygotes (APCMin/+; multiple intestinal neoplasia model) demonstrated that cells in precancerous epithelia lack directional preference when moving along the crypt-villus axis. This effect was reproduced in diverse experimental systems: in developing chicken embryos, mesoderm cells expressing N-APC failed to migrate normally; in amoeboid Dictyostelium, which lack endogenous APC, expressing an N-APC fragment maintained cell motility, but the cells failed to perform directional chemotaxis; and multicellular Dictyostelium slug aggregates similarly failed to perform phototaxis. We propose that N-terminal fragments of APC represent a gain-of-function mutation that causes cells within tissue to fail to migrate directionally in response to relevant guidance cues. Consistent with this idea, crypts in histologically normal tissues of APCMin/+ intestines are overpopulated with cells, suggesting that a lack of migration might cause cell accumulation in a precancerous state.
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- Scott A Nelson
- Division of Cell and Developmental Biology, College of Life Science, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK
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Subgross breast pathology in the twenty-first century. Virchows Arch 2012; 460:489-95. [DOI: 10.1007/s00428-012-1226-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2011] [Revised: 03/07/2012] [Accepted: 03/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Janáček J, Kreft M, Cebašek V, Eržen I. Correcting the axial shrinkage of skeletal muscle thick sections visualized by confocal microscopy. J Microsc 2012; 246:107-12. [PMID: 22356104 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2011.03594.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Confocal microscopy is a suitable method for measurements and visualization of skeletal muscle fibres and the neighbouring capillaries. When using 3D images of thick sections the tissue deformation effects should be avoided. We studied the deformation in thick sections of the rat skeletal muscle from complete stacks of images captured with confocal microscope. We measured the apparent thickness of the stacks and compared it to the slice thickness deduced from calibrated microtome settings. The ratio of both values yielded the axial scaling factor for every image stack. Careful sample preparation and treatment of the tissue cryosections with cold Ringer solution minimize the tissue deformation. We conclude that rescaling by the inverse of the axial scaling factor of the stack of optical slices in the direction of the microscope optical axis satisfactorily corrects the axial deformation of skeletal muscle samples.
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- J Janáček
- Department of Biomathematics, Institute of Physiology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic.
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Nikitas G, Deschamps C, Disson O, Niault T, Cossart P, Lecuit M. Transcytosis of Listeria monocytogenes across the intestinal barrier upon specific targeting of goblet cell accessible E-cadherin. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 208:2263-77. [PMID: 21967767 PMCID: PMC3201198 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20110560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Listeria monocytogenes targets accessible E-cadherin expressed on mucus-producing goblet cells to invade the intestinal tissue. Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) is a foodborne pathogen that crosses the intestinal barrier upon interaction between its surface protein InlA and its species-specific host receptor E-cadherin (Ecad). Ecad, the key constituent of adherens junctions, is typically situated below tight junctions and therefore considered inaccessible from the intestinal lumen. In this study, we investigated how Lm specifically targets its receptor on intestinal villi and crosses the intestinal epithelium to disseminate systemically. We demonstrate that Ecad is luminally accessible around mucus-expelling goblet cells (GCs), around extruding enterocytes at the tip and lateral sides of villi, and in villus epithelial folds. We show that upon preferential adherence to accessible Ecad on GCs, Lm is internalized, rapidly transcytosed across the intestinal epithelium, and released in the lamina propria by exocytosis from where it disseminates systemically. Together, these results show that Lm exploits intrinsic tissue heterogeneity to access its receptor and reveal transcytosis as a novel and unanticipated pathway that is hijacked by Lm to breach the intestinal epithelium and cause systemic infection.
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- Georgios Nikitas
- Microbes and Host Barriers Group, French National Reference Center and World Health Organization Collaborating Center on Listeria, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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Burgess AW, Faux MC, Layton MJ, Ramsay RG. Wnt signaling and colon tumorigenesis--a view from the periphery. Exp Cell Res 2011; 317:2748-58. [PMID: 21884696 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2011.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2011] [Revised: 08/10/2011] [Accepted: 08/13/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In this brief overview we discuss the association between Wnt signaling and colon cell biology and tumorigenesis. Our current understanding of the role of Apc in the β-catenin destruction complex is compared with potential roles for Apc in cell adhesion and migration. The requirement for phosphorylation in the proteasomal-mediated degradation of β-catenin is contrasted with roles for phospho-β-catenin in the activation of transcription, cell adhesion and migration. The synergy between Myb and β-catenin regulation of transcription in crypt stem cells during Wnt signaling is discussed. Finally, potential effects of growth factor regulatory systems, Apc or truncated-Apc on crypt morphogenesis, stem cell localization and crypt fission are considered.
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- Antony W Burgess
- Parkville Branch, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Melbourne, 3050, Australia.
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Clendenon SG, Young PA, Ferkowicz M, Phillips C, Dunn KW. Deep tissue fluorescent imaging in scattering specimens using confocal microscopy. MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY SOCIETY OF AMERICA, MICROBEAM ANALYSIS SOCIETY, MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 2011; 17:614-617. [PMID: 21729357 PMCID: PMC4428593 DOI: 10.1017/s1431927611000535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In scattering specimens, multiphoton excitation and nondescanned detection improve imaging depth by a factor of 2 or more over confocal microscopy; however, imaging depth is still limited by scattering. We applied the concept of clearing to deep tissue imaging of highly scattering specimens. Clearing is a remarkably effective approach to improving image quality at depth using either confocal or multiphoton microscopy. Tissue clearing appears to eliminate the need for multiphoton excitation for deep tissue imaging.
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- Sherry G Clendenon
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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OBJECTIVES: Confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) is a non-invasive imaging modality of the gastrointestinal tract. Epithelial gaps in the small intestine of patients and rodents have been demonstrated using CLE. The goal of this study was to quantitatively validate the findings of epithelial gap density observed with CLE against confocal microscopy (CM) and light microscopy. METHODS: Two strains of mice (control 129 Sv/Ev and interleukin 10 knockout (IL-10−/−)) underwent CLE of the terminal ileum. Adjacent ileal tissues were examined using CM and light microscopy. The total number of gaps and cells in the villi were manually counted from the three-dimensional reconstruction of cross-sectional CLE and CM images. The histology specimens were reviewed for epithelial gap and cell counts by a pathologist blinded to the study groups. The inter- and intra-observer variability for cell and gap counts were determined. RESULTS: For CLE, the gap densities (mean±s.d.) in the ileum for control and IL-10−/− mice were: 9.5±1.3 gaps per 1,000 cells and 20.6±2.1 gaps per 1,000 cells counted (P<0.001), respectively. For CM, the ileal gap densities were 7.3±1.3 gaps per 1,000 cells and 22.8±6.2 gaps per 1,000 cells (P=0.03), respectively. For light microscopy, the ileal gap densities were 29.2±5.9 gaps per 1,000 cells and 51.5±6.4 gaps per 1,000 cells for the two strains. CONCLUSION: CLE can be used to quantitatively assess epithelial cells and gaps with accuracy comparable to CM and light microscopy. In a mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease, the epithelial gap density in the terminal ileum is significantly increased when examined using all three modalities.
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Miller MJ, McDole JR, Newberry RD. Microanatomy of the intestinal lymphatic system. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2010; 1207 Suppl 1:E21-8. [PMID: 20961303 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05708.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The intestinal lymphatic system comprises two noncommunicating lymphatic networks: one containing the lacteals draining the villi and the connecting submucosal lymphatic network and one containing the lymphatics that drain the intestine muscular layer. These systems deliver lymph into a common network of collecting lymphatics originating near the mesenteric border. The intestinal lymphatic system serves vital functions in the regulation of tissue fluid homeostasis, immune surveillance, and the transport of nutrients; conversely, this system is affected by, and directly contributes to, disease processes within the intestine. Recent discoveries of specific lymphatic markers, factors promoting lymphangiogenesis, and factors selectively affecting the development of intestinal lymphatics, hold promise for unlocking the role of lymphatics in the pathogenesis of diseases affecting the intestine and for intestinal lymphatic selective therapies. Vital to progress in understanding how the intestinal lymphatic system functions is the integration of recent advances identifying molecular pathways for lymphatic growth and remodeling with advanced imaging modalities to observe lymphatic function and dysfunction in vivo.
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- Mark J Miller
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Saitoh Y, Terada N, Saitoh S, Ohno N, Fujii Y, Ohno S. Three-dimensional reconstruction of living mouse liver tissues using cryotechniques with confocal laser scanning microscopy. JOURNAL OF ELECTRON MICROSCOPY 2010; 59:513-525. [PMID: 20709827 DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfq065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Soluble proteins and glycogen particles are well preserved in paraffin-embedded sections prepared by in vivo cryotechnique (IVCT) and cryobiopsy followed by freeze substitution fixation. We performed confocal laser scanning microscopic analyses on the distributions of glycogen with periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining and serum proteins with immunostaining for mouse liver tissues. Livers of fully fed mice showed a strong fluorescence signal of PAS staining in all hepatocytes and immunofluorescence of immunoglobulin kappa light chain (Igκ) in blood vessels and bile canaliculi. However, some hepatocytes in mechanically damaged livers were PAS-negative and Igκ-immunopositive, showing extraction of glycogen particles and infiltration of serum proteins in hepatocytes. By three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of serial optical sections, interconnecting hepatic sinusoids and bile canaliculi were detected with Igκ immunostaining between trabecular hepatocytes that were PAS stained. In PAS-stained samples under fasting conditions, interstitial structures along sinusoids were clarified in vivo by 3D reconstruction because of the lower PAS staining intensity of hepatocytes. In addition, 100-μm-thick eosin-stained slices provided 3D structural images more than 30 μm in thickness away from tissue surfaces, showing blood vessels with flowing erythrocytes and networks of bile ducts and canaliculi. IVCT and cryobiopsy with histochemical analyses enabled us to visualize native hepatocytic glycogen and 3D structures, such as vascular networks, reflecting their living states by confocal laser scanning microscopy.
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- Yurika Saitoh
- Department of Anatomy and Molecular Histology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo City, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan
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Powe AM, Das S, Lowry M, El-Zahab B, Fakayode SO, Geng ML, Baker GA, Wang L, McCarroll ME, Patonay G, Li M, Aljarrah M, Neal S, Warner IM. Molecular Fluorescence, Phosphorescence, and Chemiluminescence Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2010; 82:4865-94. [DOI: 10.1021/ac101131p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Aleeta M. Powe
- Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40208, Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, Department of Chemistry, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27110, Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute and the Optical Science and Technology Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, Department
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40208, Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, Department of Chemistry, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27110, Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute and the Optical Science and Technology Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, Department
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40208, Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, Department of Chemistry, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27110, Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute and the Optical Science and Technology Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, Department
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40208, Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, Department of Chemistry, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27110, Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute and the Optical Science and Technology Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, Department
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40208, Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, Department of Chemistry, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27110, Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute and the Optical Science and Technology Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, Department
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40208, Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, Department of Chemistry, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27110, Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute and the Optical Science and Technology Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, Department
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40208, Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, Department of Chemistry, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27110, Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute and the Optical Science and Technology Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, Department
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40208, Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, Department of Chemistry, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27110, Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute and the Optical Science and Technology Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, Department
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40208, Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, Department of Chemistry, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27110, Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute and the Optical Science and Technology Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, Department
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40208, Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, Department of Chemistry, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27110, Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute and the Optical Science and Technology Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, Department
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40208, Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, Department of Chemistry, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27110, Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute and the Optical Science and Technology Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, Department
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40208, Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, Department of Chemistry, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27110, Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute and the Optical Science and Technology Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, Department
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40208, Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, Department of Chemistry, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27110, Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute and the Optical Science and Technology Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, Department
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40208, Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, Department of Chemistry, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27110, Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute and the Optical Science and Technology Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, Department
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Quyn AJ, Appleton PL, Carey FA, Steele RJC, Barker N, Clevers H, Ridgway RA, Sansom OJ, Näthke IS. Spindle orientation bias in gut epithelial stem cell compartments is lost in precancerous tissue. Cell Stem Cell 2010; 6:175-81. [PMID: 20144789 DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2009.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2009] [Revised: 10/26/2009] [Accepted: 12/15/2009] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The importance of asymmetric divisions for stem cell function and maintenance is well established in the developing nervous system and the skin; however, its role in gut epithelium and its importance for tumorigenesis is still debated. We demonstrate alignment of mitotic spindles perpendicular to the apical surface specifically in the stem cell compartments of mouse and human intestine and colon. This orientation correlates with the asymmetric retention of label-retaining DNA. Both the preference for perpendicular spindle alignment and asymmetric label retention are lost in precancerous tissue heterozygous for the adenomatous polyposis coli tumor suppressor (Apc). This loss correlates with cell shape changes specifically in the stem cell compartment. Our data suggest that loss of asymmetric division in stem cells might contribute to the oncogenic effect of Apc mutations in gut epithelium.
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- Aaron J Quyn
- Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 5EH, UK
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Lobar Anatomy of Human Breast and Its Importance for Breast Cancer. Breast Cancer 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84996-314-5_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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