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Geier B, Gil-Mansilla E, Liutkevičiūtė Z, Hellinger R, Vanden Broeck J, Oetjen J, Liebeke M, Gruber CW. Multiplexed neuropeptide mapping in ant brains integrating microtomography and three-dimensional mass spectrometry imaging. PNAS NEXUS 2023; 2:pgad144. [PMID: 37215633 PMCID: PMC10194420 DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Neuropeptides are important regulators of animal physiology and behavior. Hitherto the gold standard for the localization of neuropeptides have been immunohistochemical methods that require the synthesis of antibody panels, while another limiting factor has been the brain's opacity for subsequent in situ light or fluorescence microscopy. To address these limitations, we explored the integration of high-resolution mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) with microtomography for a multiplexed mapping of neuropeptides in two evolutionary distant ant species, Atta sexdens and Lasius niger. For analyzing the spatial distribution of chemically diverse peptide molecules across the brain in each species, the acquisition of serial mass spectrometry images was essential. As a result, we have comparatively mapped the three-dimensional (3D) distributions of eight conserved neuropeptides throughout the brain microanatomy. We demonstrate that integrating the 3D MSI data into high-resolution anatomy models can be critical for studying organs with high plasticity such as brains of social insects. Several peptides, like the tachykinin-related peptides (TK) 1 and 4, were widely distributed in many brain areas of both ant species, whereas others, for instance myosuppressin, were restricted to specific regions only. Also, we detected differences at the species level; many peptides were identified in the optic lobe of L. niger, but only one peptide (ITG-like) was found in this region in A. sexdens. Building upon MS imaging studies on neuropeptides in invertebrate model systems, our approach leverages correlative MSI and computed microtomography for investigating fundamental neurobiological processes by visualizing the unbiased 3D neurochemistry in its complex anatomic environment.
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- Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- Molecular Developmental Physiology and Signal Transduction Group, Zoological Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed: (J.O.); (M.L.); (C.W.G.)
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed: (J.O.); (M.L.); (C.W.G.)
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Kim MW, Weon BM, Je JH. Spherical alveolar shapes in live mouse lungs. Sci Rep 2023; 13:5319. [PMID: 37002270 PMCID: PMC10066015 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-32254-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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Understanding how the alveolar mechanics work in live lungs is essential for comprehending how the lung behaves during breathing. Due to the lack of appropriate imaging tools, previous research has suggested that alveolar morphologies are polyhedral rather than spherical based on a 2D examination of alveoli in fixed lungs. Here, we directly observe high-resolution 3D alveoli in live mice lungs utilizing synchrotron x-ray microtomography to show spherical alveolar morphologies from the live lungs. Our measurements from x-ray microtomography show high sphericity, low packing density, big alveolar size, and low osmotic pressure, indicating that spherical alveolar morphologies are natural in living lungs. The alveolar packing fraction is quite low in live lungs, where the spherical alveoli would behave like free bubbles, while the confinement of alveolar clusters in fixed lungs would lead to significant morphological deformations of the alveoli appearing polyhedral. Direct observations of the spherical alveolar shapes will help understand and treat lung disease and ventilation.
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- Min Woo Kim
- School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31, Hyojadong, Pohang, 37673, South Korea
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- Soft Matter Physics Laboratory, School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, South Korea.
- Research Center for Advanced Materials Technology, Core Research Institute, Suwon, 16419, South Korea.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31, Hyoja-Dong, Pohang, 37673, South Korea.
- Nanoblesse Research Lab., Nanoblesse, 4Th Fl. 85-11, Namwon-Ro, Pohang, 37883, South Korea.
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Vommaro ML, Donato S, Lo LK, Brandmayr P, Giglio A. Anatomical study of the red flour beetle using synchrotron radiation X-ray phase-contrast micro-tomography. J Anat 2023; 242:510-524. [PMID: 36417320 PMCID: PMC9919503 DOI: 10.1111/joa.13796] [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: 07/31/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Synchrotron X-ray phase-contrast microtomography (SR-PhC micro-CT) is well established, fast and non-destructive imaging technique for data acquisition that is currently being used to obtain new insights into insect anatomy and function in physiological, morphological and phylogenetic studies. In this study, we described in situ the internal organs of the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum Herbst 1797, a widespread pest of cereals and stored food causing serious damage to the human economy. Two-dimensional virtual sections and volumetric reconstructions of the nervous, alimentary and reproductive systems were carried out in both sexes. The results provided a comprehensive overview of the morphological characteristics of this species, such as the different maturation stages of ovarioles and the realistic location, size and shape of internal organs. Given the great interest in this model species in experimental biology and forensic entomology, complete knowledge of the general anatomy is required for future functional applications in pest control and experimental studies. In addition, this study confirms SR-PhC micro-CT as a powerful and innovative tool in entomology, particularly suitable for small species and chitinized structures that are difficult to analyse using conventional dissection and histological methods.
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- Maria Luigia Vommaro
- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Science, University of Calabria, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Calabria, Cosenza, Italy.,Division of Frascati, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Rome, Italy
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- Animal Evolutionary Ecology Group, Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Science, University of Calabria, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Science, University of Calabria, Cosenza, Italy
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Jonsson T. Micro-CT and deep learning: Modern techniques and applications in insect morphology and neuroscience. FRONTIERS IN INSECT SCIENCE 2023; 3:1016277. [PMID: 38469492 PMCID: PMC10926430 DOI: 10.3389/finsc.2023.1016277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Advances in modern imaging and computer technologies have led to a steady rise in the use of micro-computed tomography (µCT) in many biological areas. In zoological research, this fast and non-destructive method for producing high-resolution, two- and three-dimensional images is increasingly being used for the functional analysis of the external and internal anatomy of animals. µCT is hereby no longer limited to the analysis of specific biological tissues in a medical or preclinical context but can be combined with a variety of contrast agents to study form and function of all kinds of tissues and species, from mammals and reptiles to fish and microscopic invertebrates. Concurrently, advances in the field of artificial intelligence, especially in deep learning, have revolutionised computer vision and facilitated the automatic, fast and ever more accurate analysis of two- and three-dimensional image datasets. Here, I want to give a brief overview of both micro-computed tomography and deep learning and present their recent applications, especially within the field of insect science. Furthermore, the combination of both approaches to investigate neural tissues and the resulting potential for the analysis of insect sensory systems, from receptor structures via neuronal pathways to the brain, are discussed.
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- Thorin Jonsson
- Institute of Biology, Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Graz, Austria
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Indore NS, Karunakaran C, Jayas DS. Synchrotron tomography applications in agriculture and food sciences research: a review. PLANT METHODS 2022; 18:101. [PMID: 35964094 PMCID: PMC9375343 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-022-00932-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Synchrotron imaging is widely used for research in many scientific disciplines. This article introduces the characteristics of synchrotron X-ray imaging and its applications in agriculture and food science research. The agriculture and food sector are a vast area that comprises of plants, seeds, animals, food and their products; soils with thriving microbial communities; and natural resources such as water, fertilizers, and organic matter. These entities have unique internal features, structures and compositions which differentiate them from each other in varieties, species, grades, and types. The use of a bright and tuneable monochromatic source of synchrotron imaging techniques enables researchers to study the internal features and compositions of plants, seeds, soil and food in a quick and non-destructive way to enhance their use, conservation and productivity. Synchrotron's different X-ray imaging techniques offer a wide domain of applications, which make them perfect to enhance the understanding of structures of raw and processed food products to promote food safety and security. Therefore, this paper summarizes the results of major experiments carried out with seeds, plants, soil, food and relevant areas of agricultural sciences with more emphasis on two synchrotron X-ray imaging techniques: absorption and phase-contrast imaging and computed tomography.
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- Navnath S Indore
- Biosystem Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 5V6, Canada
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- Biosystem Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 5V6, Canada
- Canadian Light Source Inc., Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2V3, Canada
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- Biosystem Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 5V6, Canada.
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Killiny N, Brodersen CR. Using X-ray Micro-Computed Tomography to Three-Dimensionally Visualize the Foregut of the Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter ( Homalodisca vitripennis). INSECTS 2022; 13:710. [PMID: 36005335 PMCID: PMC9409420 DOI: 10.3390/insects13080710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Dissecting the heads of small insects belonging to the order Hemiptera for detailed anatomical investigation with light or scanning electron microscopy is difficult, time-consuming, and destructive, often resulting in sample preparation artifacts. Nevertheless, the structural details of these insects often hold critical information regarding their interactions with bacterial pathogens. For example, the glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) is an efficient vector of the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, the causal agent of Pierce's disease in grape vines, but the foregut of this species is exceptionally difficult to dissect. Here, we describe a simple, non-destructive method to investigate the structure of the anterior gut of GWSS using high-resolution micro-computed X-ray tomography (microCT). The use of microCT eliminates the need for destructive dissection and reveals the morphology of small insects in three dimensions, allowing the user to virtually dissect the sample. The use of microCT imaging is a promising and powerful tool in the entomological sciences for studying the structures of vector insects, especially for difficult-to-dissect regions such as the foregut.
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- Nabil Killiny
- Citrus Research and Education Center, IFAS, University of Florida, 700 Experiment Station Road, Lake Alfred, FL 33850, USA
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- School of the Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, 195 Prospect, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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Paiva K, Meneses AADM, Barcellos R, Moura MSDS, Mendes G, Fidalgo G, Sena G, Colaço G, Silva HR, Braz D, Colaço MV, Barroso RC. Performance evaluation of segmentation methods for assessing the lens of the frog Thoropa miliaris from synchrotron-based phase-contrast micro-CT images. Phys Med 2022; 94:43-52. [PMID: 34995977 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2021.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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PURPOSE In the context of synchrotron microtomography using propagation-based phase-contrast imaging (XSPCT), we evaluated the performance of semiautomatic and automatic image segmentation of soft biological structures by means of Dice Similarity Coefficient (DSC) and volume quantification. METHODS We took advantage of the phase-contrast effects of XSPCT to provide enhanced object boundaries and improved visualization of the lenses of the frog Thoropa miliaris. Then, we applied semiautomatic segmentation methods 1 and 2 (Interpolation and Watershed, respectively) and method 3, an automatic segmentation algorithm using the U-Net architecture, to the reconstructed images. DSC and volume quantification of the lenses were used to quantify the performance of image segmentation methods. RESULTS Comparing the lenses segmented by the three methods, the most pronounced difference in volume quantification was between methods 1 and 3: a reduction of 4.24%. Method 1, 2 and 3 obtained the global average DSC of 97.02%, 95.41% and 89.29%, respectively. Although it obtained the lowest DSC, method 3 performed the segmentation in a matter of seconds, while the semiautomatic methods had the average time to segment the lenses around 1 h and 30 min. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that the performance of U-Net was impaired due to the irregularities of the ROI edges mainly in its lower and upper regions, but it still showed high accuracy (DSC = 89.29%) with significantly reduced segmentation time compared to the semiautomatic methods. Besides, with the present work we have established a baseline for future assessments of Deep Neural Networks applied to XSPCT volumes.
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- Katrine Paiva
- Laboratory of Applied Physics to Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, Physics Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Applied Physics to Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, Physics Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Nuclear Engineering Program/COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Applied Physics to Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, Physics Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Applied Physics to Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, Physics Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Nuclear Engineering Program/COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Herpetology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Herpetology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Nuclear Engineering Program/COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Applied Physics to Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, Physics Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Applied Physics to Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, Physics Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Ungerer A, Staufer T, Schmutzler O, Körnig C, Rothkamm K, Grüner F. X-ray-Fluorescence Imaging for In Vivo Detection of Gold-Nanoparticle-Labeled Immune Cells: A GEANT4 Based Feasibility Study. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:5759. [PMID: 34830917 PMCID: PMC8616134 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13225759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The growing field of cellular therapies in regenerative medicine and oncology calls for more refined diagnostic tools that are able to investigate and monitor the function and success of said therapies. X-ray Fluorescence Imaging (XFI) can be applied for molecular imaging with nanoparticles, such as gold nanoparticles (GNPs), which can be used in immune cell tracking. We present a Monte Carlo simulation study on the sensitivity of detection and associated radiation dose estimations in an idealized setup of XFI in human-sized objects. Our findings demonstrate the practicability of XFI in human-sized objects, as immune cell tracking with a minimum detection limit of 4.4 × 105 cells or 0.86 μg gold in a cubic volume of 1.78 mm3 can be achieved. Therefore, our results show that the current technological developments form a good basis for high sensitivity XFI.
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- Arthur Ungerer
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Medical Faculty, University of Hamburg, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany; (A.U.); (K.R.)
- Universität Hamburg and Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL), Institute for Experimental Physics, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences, University of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany; (T.S.); (O.S.); (C.K.)
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- Universität Hamburg and Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL), Institute for Experimental Physics, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences, University of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany; (T.S.); (O.S.); (C.K.)
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- Universität Hamburg and Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL), Institute for Experimental Physics, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences, University of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany; (T.S.); (O.S.); (C.K.)
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- Universität Hamburg and Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL), Institute for Experimental Physics, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences, University of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany; (T.S.); (O.S.); (C.K.)
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Medical Faculty, University of Hamburg, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany; (A.U.); (K.R.)
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- Universität Hamburg and Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL), Institute for Experimental Physics, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences, University of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany; (T.S.); (O.S.); (C.K.)
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Kearney MR, Jusup M, McGeoch MA, Kooijman SALM, Chown SL. Where do functional traits come from? The role of theory and models. Funct Ecol 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Michael R. Kearney
- School of BioSciences Faculty of Science The University of Melbourne Melbourne Vic. Australia
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- Tokyo Tech World Hub Research Initiative Institute of Innovative Research Tokyo Institute of Technology Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Ecology Environment and Evolution School of Life Sciences La Trobe University Melbourne Vic. Australia
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- Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future School of Biological Sciences Monash University Melbourne Vic. Australia
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Donato S, Vommaro ML, Tromba G, Giglio A. Synchrotron X-ray phase contrast micro tomography to explore the morphology of abdominal organs in Pterostichus melas italicus Dejean, 1828 (Coleoptera, Carabidae). ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT 2021; 62:101044. [PMID: 33743431 DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2021.101044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Micro-computer tomography imaging is a fast and non-destructive data acquisition technique which can replace or complement the traditional investigation methodologies used in entomology to study morphology. In this paper, Synchrotron Radiation X-ray Phase-Contrast micro tomography (SR-PhC micro-CT) was combined with histology and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations to describe the abdominal organs of Pterostichus melas italicus Dejean, 1828 (Coleoptera, Carabidae). This species was used as a representative model because of its ecological role as a generalist predator in agroecosystems. SR-PhC micro-CT allowed us to identify in situ abdominal structures including dorsal vessel, digestive tract with Malpighian tubules, male reproductive system, ganglia, fat bodies, pygidial glands, muscles and tracheae. The histology was performed to define the tissue organization of the digestive and reproductive systems. SR-PhC micro-CT and 3D rendering provided more accurate information on shape and size of organs than histological and SEM analyses, respectively. The finding of this study was to describe the anatomy and histology of organs involved in crucial life history traits, such as reproduction, nutrition and excretion. High quality images and the supplementary video represent a significant advance in knowledge of the carabid anatomy and are a baseline for future research.
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- Sandro Donato
- Department of Physics, University of Calabria, Via Bucci, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy; Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Division of Frascati, Via Fermi, 54, 00044 Frascati, Rome, Italy; Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Strada Statale 14 - km 163,5 in AREA Science Park, 34149 Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Science, University of Calabria, Via Bucci, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy.
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- Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Strada Statale 14 - km 163,5 in AREA Science Park, 34149 Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Science, University of Calabria, Via Bucci, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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Chatterjee K, Graybill PM, Socha JJ, Davalos RV, Staples AE. Frequency-specific, valveless flow control in insect-mimetic microfluidic devices. BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS 2021; 16:036004. [PMID: 33561847 DOI: 10.1088/1748-3190/abe4bc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Inexpensive, portable lab-on-a-chip devices would revolutionize fields like environmental monitoring and global health, but current microfluidic chips are tethered to extensive off-chip hardware. Insects, however, are self-contained and expertly manipulate fluids at the microscale using largely unexplored methods. We fabricated a series of microfluidic devices that mimic key features of insect respiratory kinematics observed by synchrotron-radiation imaging, including the collapse of portions of multiple respiratory tracts in response to a single fluctuating pressure signal. In one single-channel device, the flow rate and direction could be controlled by the actuation frequency alone, without the use of internal valves. Additionally, we fabricated multichannel chips whose individual channels responded selectively (on with a variable, frequency-dependent flow rate, or off) to a single, global actuation frequency. Our results demonstrate that insect-mimetic designs have the potential to drastically reduce the actuation overhead for microfluidic chips, and that insect respiratory systems may share features with impedance-mismatch pumps.
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- Krishnashis Chatterjee
- Laboratory for Fluid Dynamics in Nature, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States of America
- Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States of America
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- Bioelectromechanical Systems Laboratory, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States of America
- Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States of America
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- Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States of America
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- Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States of America
- Bioelectromechanical Systems Laboratory, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States of America
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- Laboratory for Fluid Dynamics in Nature, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States of America
- Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States of America
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Dubsky S. Synchrotron-Based Dynamic Lung Imaging. Mol Imaging 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-816386-3.00014-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Salamatin AA, Adler PH, Kornev KG. Lepidopteran mouthpart architecture suggests a new mechanism of fluid uptake by insects with long proboscises. J Theor Biol 2020; 510:110525. [PMID: 33065142 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2020.110525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Proboscises of many fluid-feeding insects share a common architecture: they have a partially open food canal along their length. This feature has never been discussed in relation to the feeding mechanism. We formulated and solved a fluid mechanics model of fluid uptake and estimated the time required to completely fill the food canal of the entire proboscis through the openings along its length. Butterflies and moths are taken as illustrative and representative of fluid-feeding insects. We demonstrated that the proposed mechanism of filling the proboscis with fluid through permeable lengthwise bands, in association with a thin film of saliva in the food canal, offers a competitive pathway for fluid uptake. Compared with the conventional mechanism of fluid uptake through apically restricted openings, the new mechanism provides a faster rate of fluid uptake, especially for long-tongued insects. Accordingly, long-tongued insects with permeable lengthwise bands would be able to more rapidly exploit a broader range of liquids in the form of films, pools, and discontinuous columns, thereby conserving energy and minimizing exposure to predators, particularly for hovering insects.
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- Artur A Salamatin
- 18 Kremlyovskaya str, Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies & Institute of Computational Mathematics and Information Technologies, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Tatarstan 420008, Russia.
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- 130 McGinty Court, E-143 Poole Agricultural Center, Dept. of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA.
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- 515 Calhoun Drive, 161 Sirrine Hall, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson South Carolina 29634, USA.
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Tracheal branching in ants is area-decreasing, violating a central assumption of network transport models. PLoS Comput Biol 2020; 16:e1007853. [PMID: 32352964 PMCID: PMC7241831 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Revised: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The structure of tubular transport networks is thought to underlie much of biological regularity, from individuals to ecosystems. A core assumption of transport network models is either area-preserving or area-increasing branching, such that the summed cross-sectional area of all child branches is equal to or greater than the cross-sectional area of their respective parent branch. For insects, the most diverse group of animals, the assumption of area-preserving branching of tracheae is, however, based on measurements of a single individual and an assumption of gas exchange by diffusion. Here we show that ants exhibit neither area-preserving nor area-increasing branching in their abdominal tracheal systems. We find for 20 species of ants that the sum of child tracheal cross-sectional areas is typically less than that of the parent branch (area-decreasing). The radius, rather than the area, of the parent branch is conserved across the sum of child branches. Interpretation of the tracheal system as one optimized for the release of carbon dioxide, while readily catering to oxygen demand, explains the branching pattern. Our results, together with widespread demonstration that gas exchange in insects includes, and is often dominated by, convection, indicate that for generality, network transport models must include consideration of systems with different architectures. A fundamental assumption of models of the transport of substances through networks of tubes, such as circulatory systems in animals and vascular systems in plants, is that the total cross-sectional area of the tubes remains constant irrespective of the branching level, or that it increases slightly in the direction from the largest to the smallest tubes. One large tube should have the same or a slightly smaller area than the sum of the next two tubes after a branching. The assumption of such a pattern underpins one of biology’s most influential ideas–the metabolic theory of ecology. Surprisingly, the assumption has never been systematically examined for insects–the planet’s most diverse group of animals which deliver oxygen to and remove carbon dioxide from their bodies using a network of tubes known as tracheae. Until recently, it has been technologically very challenging to do so. Here, we use x-ray synchrotron tomography to overcome this challenge. We show that tracheal branching in 20 species of ants does not follow this pattern. Rather, cross-sectional area reduces in an inwards direction. We then use modelling to show that such a pattern facilitates outward CO2 release, a process more challenging for insects than moving oxygen inwards. Our work suggests that much still needs to be done to understand the fundamental assumptions underlying network transport models and how they apply more generally across life–especially in the context of why metabolic rate scales with body size.
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Depannemaecker D, Santos LEC, de Almeida ACG, Ferreira GBS, Baraldi GL, Miqueles EX, de Carvalho M, Costa GSR, Marques MJG, Scorza CA, Rinkel J. Gold Nanoparticles for X-ray Microtomography of Neurons. ACS Chem Neurosci 2019; 10:3404-3408. [PMID: 31274276 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.9b00290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Commonly used methods to visualize the biological structure of brain tissues at subcellular resolution are confocal microscopy and two-photon microscopy. Both require slicing the sample into sections of a few tens of micrometers. The recent developments in X-ray microtomography enable three-dimensional imaging at sub-micrometer and isotropic resolution with larger biological samples. In this work, we developed and compared original microtomography methods and staining protocols to improve the contrast for in vitro mouse neuron imaging. Using Golgi's method to stain neurons randomly, we imaged the whole set of mouse brain structures. For specific and nonrandom neuron labeling, we conjugated 20 nm gold nanoparticles to antibodies used in the immunohistochemistry (IHC) method, using anti-NeuN to label specifically neuronal nuclei. We applied an original subtraction dual-energy method for microtomography in the vicinity of the Au L-III absorption edge and compared image reconstructions to confocal microscopy images acquired on the same samples. The results show the possibility to characterize the 3D entire brain structure of mice. They demonstrated a high contrast and neuron detection improvement by applying the dual-energy method coupled to IHC staining.
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- Damien Depannemaecker
- UNIFESP, Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- UNIFESP, Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- IFGW-UNICAMP, Institute of Physics at the University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- IFGW-UNICAMP, Institute of Physics at the University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- LNLS-CNPEM, Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- LNLS-CNPEM, Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- LNBio-CNPEM, Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- UNIFESP, Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- UNIFESP, Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- IFGW-UNICAMP, Institute of Physics at the University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Brar GS, Karunakaran C, Bond T, Stobbs J, Liu N, Hucl PJ, Kutcher HR. Showcasing the application of synchrotron-based X-ray computed tomography in host-pathogen interactions: The role of wheat rachilla and rachis nodes in Type-II resistance to Fusarium graminearum. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2019; 42:509-526. [PMID: 30160775 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Revised: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Fusarium head blight, caused primarily by Fusarium graminearum (Fg), is one of the most devastating diseases of wheat. Host resistance in wheat is classified into five types (Type-I to Type-V), and a majority of moderately resistant genotypes carry Type-II resistance (resistance to pathogen spread in the rachis) alleles, mainly from the Chinese cultivar Sumai 3. Histopathological studies in the past failed to identify the key tissue in the spike conferring resistance to pathogen spread, and most of the studies used destructive techniques, potentially damaging the tissue(s) under study. In the present study, nondestructive synchrotron-based phase contrast X-ray imaging and computed tomography techniques were used to confirm the part of the wheat spike conferring Type-II resistance to Fg spread, thus showcasing the application of synchrotron-based techniques to image host-pathogen interactions. Seven wheat genotypes of moderate resistance to Fusarium head blight were studied for changes in the void space volume fraction and grayscale/voxel intensity following Fg inoculation. Cell-wall biopolymeric compounds were quantified using Fourier-transform midinfrared spectroscopy for all genotype-treatment combinations. The study revealed that the rachilla and rachis nodes together are structurally important in conferring Type-II resistance. The structural reinforcement was not necessarily observed from lignin deposition but rather from an unknown mechanism.
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- Gurcharn S Brar
- Crop Development Centre, Department of Plant Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Crop Development Centre, Department of Plant Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Crop Development Centre, Department of Plant Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Luo Y, Yin X, Shi S, Ren X, Zhang H, Wang Z, Cao Y, Tang M, Xiao B, Zhang M. Non-destructive 3D Microtomography of Cerebral Angioarchitecture Changes Following Ischemic Stroke in Rats Using Synchrotron Radiation. Front Neuroanat 2019; 13:5. [PMID: 30766481 PMCID: PMC6365468 DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2019.00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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A better understanding of functional changes in the cerebral microvasculature following ischemic injury is essential to elucidate the pathogenesis of stroke. Up to now, the simultaneous depiction and stereological analysis of 3D micro-architectural changes of brain vasculature with network disorders remains a technical challenge. We aimed to explore the three dimensional (3D) microstructural changes of microvasculature in the rat brain on 4, 6 hours, 3 and 18 days post-ischemia using synchrotron radiation micro-computed tomography (SRμCT) with a per pixel size of 5.2 μm. The plasticity of angioarchitecture was distinctly visualized. Quantitative assessments of time-related trends after focal ischemia, including number of branches, number of nodes, and frequency distribution of vessel diameter, reached a peak at 6 h and significantly decreased at 3 days and initiated to form cavities. The detected pathological changes were also proven by histological tests. We depicted a novel methodology for the 3D analysis of vascular repair in ischemic injury, both qualitatively and quantitatively. Cerebral angioarchitecture sustained 3D remodeling and modification during the healing process. The results might provide a deeper insight into the compensatory mechanisms of microvasculature after injury, suggesting that SRμCT is able to provide a potential new platform for deepening imaging pathological changes in complicated angioarchitecture and evaluating potential therapeutic targets for stroke.
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- Yonghong Luo
- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Center for Drug Delivery System, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha, China.,Department of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Institute of Hospital Pharmacy, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Gutiérrez Y, Ott D, Töpperwien M, Salditt T, Scherber C. X-ray computed tomography and its potential in ecological research: A review of studies and optimization of specimen preparation. Ecol Evol 2018; 8:7717-7732. [PMID: 30151184 PMCID: PMC6106166 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Revised: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Imaging techniques are a cornerstone of contemporary biology. Over the last decades, advances in microscale imaging techniques have allowed fascinating new insights into cell and tissue morphology and internal anatomy of organisms across kingdoms. However, most studies so far provided snapshots of given reference taxa, describing organs and tissues under "idealized" conditions. Surprisingly, there is an almost complete lack of studies investigating how an organism's internal morphology changes in response to environmental drivers. Consequently, ecology as a scientific discipline has so far almost neglected the possibilities arising from modern microscale imaging techniques. Here, we provide an overview of recent developments of X-ray computed tomography as an affordable, simple method of high spatial resolution, allowing insights into three-dimensional anatomy both in vivo and ex vivo. We review ecological studies using this technique to investigate the three-dimensional internal structure of organisms. In addition, we provide practical comparisons between different preparation techniques for maximum contrast and tissue differentiation. In particular, we consider the novel modality of phase contrast by self-interference of the X-ray wave behind an object (i.e., phase contrast by free space propagation). Using the cricket Acheta domesticus (L.) as model organism, we found that the combination of FAE fixative and iodine staining provided the best results across different tissues. The drying technique also affected contrast and prevented artifacts in specific cases. Overall, we found that for the interests of ecological studies, X-ray computed tomography is useful when the tissue or structure of interest has sufficient contrast that allows for an automatic or semiautomatic segmentation. In particular, we show that reconstruction schemes which exploit phase contrast can yield enhanced image quality. Combined with suitable specimen preparation and automated analysis, X-ray CT can therefore become a promising quantitative 3D imaging technique to study organisms' responses to environmental drivers, in both ecology and evolution.
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- Institute of Landscape EcologyUniversity of MünsterMünsterGermany
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- Institute for X‐Ray PhysicsUniversity of GöttingenGöttingenGermany
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Pass G. Beyond aerodynamics: The critical roles of the circulatory and tracheal systems in maintaining insect wing functionality. ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT 2018; 47:391-407. [PMID: 29859244 DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2018.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Revised: 05/19/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Insect wings consist almost entirely of lifeless cuticle; yet their veins host a complex multimodal sensory apparatus and other tissues that require a continuous supply of water, nutrients and oxygen. This review provides a survey of the various living components in insect wings, as well as the specific contribution of the circulatory and tracheal systems to provide all essential substances. In most insects, hemolymph circulates through the veinal network in a loop flow caused by the contraction of accessory pulsatile organs in the thorax. In other insects, hemolymph oscillates into and out of the wings due to the complex interaction of several factors, such as heartbeat reversal, intermittent pumping of the accessory pulsatile organs in the thorax, and the elasticity of the wall of a special type of tracheae. A practically unexplored subject is the need for continuous hydration of the wing cuticle to retain its flexibility and toughness, including the associated problem of water loss due to evaporation. Also, widely neglected is the influence of the hemolymph mass and the circulating flow in the veins on the aerodynamic properties of insect wings during flight. Ventilation of the extraordinarily long wing tracheae is probably accomplished by intricate interactions with the circulatory system, and by the exchange of oxygen via cutaneous respiration.
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- Günther Pass
- Department of Integrative Zoology, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, A-1090, Vienna, Austria.
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Raś M, Iwan D, Kamiński MJ. The tracheal system in post-embryonic development of holometabolous insects: a case study using the mealworm beetle. J Anat 2018; 232:997-1015. [PMID: 29574917 PMCID: PMC5980188 DOI: 10.1111/joa.12808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The tracheal (respiratory) system is regarded as one of the key elements which enabled insects to conquer terrestrial habitats and, as a result, achieve extreme species diversity. Despite this fact, anatomical data concerning this biological system is relatively scarce, especially in an ontogenetic context. The purpose of this study is to provide novel and reliable information on the post-embryonic development of the tracheal system of holometabolous insects using micro-computed tomography methods. Data concerning the structure of the respiratory system acquired from different developmental stages (larvae, pupae and adults) of a single insect species (Tenebrio molitor) are co-analysed in detail. Anatomy of the tracheal system is presented. Sample sizes used (29 individuals) enabled statistical analysis of the results obtained. The following aspects have been investigated (among others): the spiracle arrangement, the number of tracheal ramifications originating from particular spiracles, the diameter of longitudinal trunks, tracheal system volumes, tracheae diameter distribution and fractal dimension analysis. Based on the data acquired, the modularity of the tracheal system is postulated. Using anatomical and functional factors, the following respiratory module types have been distinguished: cephalo-prothoracic, metathoracic and abdominal. These modules can be unambiguously identified in all of the studied developmental stages. A cephalo-prothoracic module aerates organs located in the head capsule, prothorax and additionally prolegs. It is characterised by relatively thick longitudinal trunks and originates in the first thoracic spiracle pair. Thoracic modules support the flight muscles, wings, elytra, meso- and metalegs. The unique feature of this module is the presence of additional longitudinal connections between the neighbouring spiracles. These modules are concentrated around the second prothoracic and the first abdominal spiracle pairs. An abdominal module is characterised by relatively thin ventral longitudinal trunks. Its main role is to support systems located in the abdomen; however, its long visceral tracheae aerate organs situated medially from the flight muscles. Analysis of changes of the tracheal system volume enabled the calculation of growth scaling among body tissues and the volume of the tracheal system. The data presented show that the development of the body volume and tracheal system is not linear in holometabola due to the occurrence of the pupal stage causing a decrease in body volume in the imago and at the same time influencing high growth rates of the tracheal system during metamorphosis, exceeding that ones observed for hemimetabola.
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- Marcin Raś
- Zoological Museum, Museum and Institute of ZoologyPolish Academy of SciencesWarsawPoland
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- Zoological Museum, Museum and Institute of ZoologyPolish Academy of SciencesWarsawPoland
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- Zoological Museum, Museum and Institute of ZoologyPolish Academy of SciencesWarsawPoland
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Harrison JF, Waters JS, Biddulph TA, Kovacevic A, Klok CJ, Socha JJ. Developmental plasticity and stability in the tracheal networks supplying Drosophila flight muscle in response to rearing oxygen level. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 106:189-198. [PMID: 28927826 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2017.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Revised: 08/16/2017] [Accepted: 09/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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While it is clear that the insect tracheal system can respond in a compensatory manner to both hypoxia and hyperoxia, there is substantial variation in how different parts of the system respond. However, the response of tracheal structures, from the tracheoles to the largest tracheal trunks, have not been studied within one species. In this study, we examined the effect of larval/pupal rearing in hypoxia, normoxia, and hyperoxia (10, 21 or 40kPa oxygen) on body size and the tracheal supply to the flight muscles of Drosophila melanogaster, using synchrotron radiation micro-computed tomography (SR-µCT) to assess flight muscle volumes and the major tracheal trunks, and confocal microscopy to assess the tracheoles. Hypoxic rearing decreased thorax length whereas hyperoxic-rearing decreased flight muscle volumes, suggestive of negative effects of both extremes. Tomography at the broad organismal scale revealed no evidence for enlargement of the major tracheae in response to lower rearing oxygen levels, although tracheal size scaled with muscle volume. However, using confocal imaging, we found a strong inverse relationship between tracheole density within the flight muscles and rearing oxygen level, and shorter tracheolar branch lengths in hypoxic-reared animals. Although prior studies of larger tracheae in other insects indicate that axial diffusing capacity should be constant with sequential generations of branching, this pattern was not found in the fine tracheolar networks, perhaps due to the increasing importance of radial diffusion in this regime. Overall, D. melanogaster responded to rearing oxygen level with compensatory morphological changes in the small tracheae and tracheoles, but retained stability in most of the other structural components of the tracheal supply to the flight muscles.
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- Jon F Harrison
- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, PO Box 874501, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501, USA.
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, PO Box 874501, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501, USA; Department of Biology, Providence College, Providence, RI 02918, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, PO Box 874501, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, PO Box 874501, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501, USA; School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, PO Box 874501, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501, USA; Sable Systems International, 3840 N. Commerce St., North Las Vegas, NV 89032, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, 332 Norris Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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Heiss A, Park D, Joel AC. The Calamistrum of the Feather-Legged Spider Uloborus plumipes Investigated by Focused Ion Beam and Scanning Electron Microscopy (FIB-SEM) Tomography. MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY SOCIETY OF AMERICA, MICROBEAM ANALYSIS SOCIETY, MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 2018; 24:139-146. [PMID: 29560845 DOI: 10.1017/s1431927618000132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Spiders are natural specialists in fiber processing. In particular, cribellate spiders manifest this ability as they produce a wool of nanofibers to capture prey. During its production they deploy a sophisticated movement of their spinnerets to darn in the fibers as well as a comb-like row of setae, termed calamistrum, on the metatarsus which plays a key role in nanofiber processing. In comparison to the elaborate nanofiber extraction and handling process by the spider's calamistrum, the human endeavors of spinning and handling of artificial nanofibers is still a primitive technical process. An implementation of biomimetics in spinning technology could lead to new materials and applications. Despite the general progress in related fields of nanoscience, the expected leap forward in spinning technology depends on a better understanding of the specific shapes and surfaces that control the forces at the nanoscale and that are involved in the mechanical processing of the nanofibers, respectively. In this study, the authors investigated the morphology of the calamistrum of the cribellate spider Uloborus plumipes. Focused ion beam and scanning electron microscopy tomography provided a good image contrast and the best trade-off between investigation volume and spatial resolution. A comprehensive three-dimensional model is presented and the putative role of the calamistrum in nanofiber processing is discussed.
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- Alexander Heiss
- 1The Research Institute for Precious Metals and Metals Chemistry (fem),Katharinenstrasse 17,73525 Schwaebisch Gmuend,Germany
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- 2Central Facility for Electron Microscopy,RWTH Aachen University,Ahornstrasse 55,52074 Aachen,Germany
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- 3Institute for Biology II,RWTH Aachen University,Worringerweg 3,52074 Aachen,Germany
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Burst mode pumping: A new mechanism of drinking in mosquitoes. Sci Rep 2018; 8:4885. [PMID: 29559647 PMCID: PMC5861067 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-22866-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Mosquitoes transport liquid foods into the body using two muscular pumps in the head. In normal drinking, these pumps reciprocate in a stereotyped pattern of oscillation, with a high frequency but small stroke volume. Do mosquitoes modulate their neuromotor programs for pumping to produce different drinking modes? More broadly, what are the mechanical consequences of a two-pump system in insects? To address these questions, we used synchrotron x-ray imaging and fluid mechanical modeling to investigate drinking performance in mosquitoes. X-ray imaging of the pumps during drinking revealed two modes of pumping: continuous reciprocation with multiple small strokes, and a newly discovered ‘burst mode’ involving a single, large-volume stroke. Results from modeling demonstrate that burst mode pumping creates a very large pressure drop and high volume flow rate, but requires a massive increase in power, suggesting that continuous pumping is more economical for drinking. Modeling also demonstrates that, from one mode of pumping to the other, the mechanical role of the individual pumps changes. These results suggest that the advantage of a two-pump system in insects lies in its flexibility, enabling the animal to pump efficiently or powerfully as demanded by environmental considerations.
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Lehnert MS, Reiter KE, Bennett A, Gerard PD, Wei QH, Byler M, Yan H, Lee WK. The Ingestion of Fluorescent, Magnetic Nanoparticles for Determining Fluid-uptake Abilities in Insects. J Vis Exp 2017. [PMID: 29286409 DOI: 10.3791/56619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Fluid-feeding insects ingest a variety of liquids, which are present in the environment as pools, films, or confined to small pores. Studies of liquid acquisition require assessing mouthpart structure and function relationships; however, fluid uptake mechanisms are historically inferred from observations of structural architecture, sometimes unaccompanied with experimental evidence. Here, we report a novel method for assessing fluid-uptake abilities with butterflies (Lepidoptera) and flies (Diptera) using small amounts of liquids. Insects are fed with a 20% sucrose solution mixed with fluorescent, magnetic nanoparticles from filter papers of specific pore sizes. The crop (internal structure used for storing fluids) is removed from the insect and placed on a confocal microscope. A magnet is waved by the crop to determine the presence of nanoparticles, which indicate if the insects are able to ingest fluids. This methodology is used to reveal a widespread feeding mechanism (capillary action and liquid bridge formation) that is potentially shared among Lepidoptera and Diptera when feeding from porous surfaces. In addition, this method can be used for studies of feeding mechanisms among a variety of fluid-feeding insects, including those important in disease transmission and biomimetics, and potentially other studies that involve nano- or micro-sized conduits where liquid transport requires verification.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University at Stark
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University at Stark
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- Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University at Stark
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- Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University
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Krenn HW, Bauder JAS. Morphological fine tuning of the feeding apparatus to proboscis length in Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). J Morphol 2017; 279:396-408. [DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Revised: 11/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Harald W. Krenn
- Department of Integrative Zoology; University of Vienna; Vienna Austria
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Poinapen D, Konopka JK, Umoh JU, Norley CJD, McNeil JN, Holdsworth DW. Micro-CT imaging of live insects using carbon dioxide gas-induced hypoxia as anesthetic with minimal impact on certain subsequent life history traits. BMC ZOOL 2017. [DOI: 10.1186/s40850-017-0018-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Structural and physical determinants of the proboscis-sucking pump complex in the evolution of fluid-feeding insects. Sci Rep 2017; 7:6582. [PMID: 28747640 PMCID: PMC5529602 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-06391-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 06/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Fluid-feeding insects have evolved a unique strategy to distribute the labor between a liquid-acquisition device (proboscis) and a sucking pump. We theoretically examined physical constraints associated with coupling of the proboscis and sucking pump into a united functional organ. Classification of fluid feeders with respect to the mechanism of energy dissipation is given by using only two dimensionless parameters that depend on the length and diameter of the proboscis food canal, maximum expansion of the sucking pump chamber, and chamber size. Five species of Lepidoptera — White-headed prominent moth (Symmerista albifrons), White-dotted prominent moth (Nadata gibosa), Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), Carolina sphinx moth (Manduca sexta), and Death’s head sphinx moth (Acherontia atropos) — were used to illustrate this classification. The results provide a rationale for categorizing fluid-feeding insects into two groups, depending on whether muscular energy is spent on moving fluid through the proboscis or through the pump. These findings are relevant to understanding energetic costs of evolutionary elaboration and reduction of the mouthparts and insect diversification through development of new habits by fluid-feeding insects in general and by Lepidoptera in particular.
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Vogelgesang M, Farago T, Morgeneyer TF, Helfen L, Dos Santos Rolo T, Myagotin A, Baumbach T. Real-time image-content-based beamline control for smart 4D X-ray imaging. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2016; 23:1254-1263. [PMID: 27577784 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577516010195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Real-time processing of X-ray image data acquired at synchrotron radiation facilities allows for smart high-speed experiments. This includes workflows covering parameterized and image-based feedback-driven control up to the final storage of raw and processed data. Nevertheless, there is presently no system that supports an efficient construction of such experiment workflows in a scalable way. Thus, here an architecture based on a high-level control system that manages low-level data acquisition, data processing and device changes is described. This system is suitable for routine as well as prototypical experiments, and provides specialized building blocks to conduct four-dimensional in situ, in vivo and operando tomography and laminography.
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- Matthias Vogelgesang
- Institute for Data Processing and Electronics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- MINES ParisTech, PSL Research University, MAT - Centre des Materiaux, CNRS UMR 7633, BP 87, 91003 Evry, France
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- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute for Accelerator Physics and Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- St Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation, St Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Gas Exchange Models for a Flexible Insect Tracheal System. Acta Biotheor 2016; 64:161-96. [PMID: 27209375 DOI: 10.1007/s10441-016-9278-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 05/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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In this paper two models for movement of respiratory gases in the insect trachea are presented. One model considers the tracheal system as a single flexible compartment while the other model considers the trachea as a single flexible compartment with gas exchange. This work represents an extension of Ben-Tal's work on compartmental gas exchange in human lungs and is applied to the insect tracheal system. The purpose of the work is to study nonlinear phenomena seen in the insect respiratory system. It is assumed that the flow inside the trachea is laminar, and that the air inside the chamber behaves as an ideal gas. Further, with the isothermal assumption, the expressions for the tracheal partial pressures of oxygen and carbon dioxide, rate of volume change, and the rates of change of oxygen concentration and carbon dioxide concentration are derived. The effects of some flow parameters such as diffusion capacities, reaction rates and air concentrations on net flow are studied. Numerical simulations of the tracheal flow characteristics are performed. The models developed provide a mathematical framework to further investigate gas exchange in insects.
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Application of advanced X-ray methods in life sciences. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2016; 1861:3671-3685. [PMID: 27156488 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2016.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Revised: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Synchrotron radiation (SR) sources provide diverse X-ray methods for the investigation of structure-function relationships in biological macromolecules. SCOPE OF REVIEW Recent developments in SR sources and in the X-ray tools they offer for life sciences are reviewed. Specifically, advances in macromolecular crystallography, small angle X-ray solution scattering, X-ray absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy, and imaging are discussed with examples. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS SR sources offer a range of X-ray techniques that can be used in a complementary fashion in studies of biological systems at a wide range of resolutions from atomic to cellular scale. Emerging applications of X-ray techniques include the characterization of disordered proteins, noncrystalline and nonequilibrium systems, elemental imaging of tissues, cells and organs, and detection of time-resolved changes in molecular structures. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE X-ray techniques are in the center of hybrid approaches that are used to gain insight into complex problems relating to biomolecular mechanisms, disease and possible therapeutic solutions. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled "Science for Life". Guest Editors: Dr. Austen Angell, Dr. Salvatore Magazù and Dr. Federica Migliardo.
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Lee SC, Hur S, Kang D, Kim BH, Lee SJ. The performance of bioinspired valveless piezoelectric micropump with respect to viscosity change. BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS 2016; 11:036006. [PMID: 27127192 DOI: 10.1088/1748-3190/11/3/036006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This study investigated the effect of the serial connection of two pumping chambers on transport of liquid with increased viscosity. A serially connected valveless piezoelectric micropump was fabricated inspired by the liquid-feeding strategy of a female mosquito drinking liquid with a wide range of viscosities, from nectar to blood. The performance of the micropump was investigated by varying the viscosity of working liquid. Results showed that the optimal phase difference between the two chambers was 180° out-of-phase for all viscosity conditions. The two chambers operating at 180° out-of-phase exhibited higher pumping performance compared with the sum of each single chamber solely actuated, when viscosity increased. The flow patterns in the micropump showed that the rectification efficiency improved with the increase in viscosity. Results indicated that the serially connected valveless piezoelectric micropump is more robust to the increase of viscosity than a single-chamber piezoelectric micropump. This study would be helpful in the design of microfluidic devices for transporting liquids with a wide range of viscosities.
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- Seung Chul Lee
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, Korea. Center for Biofluid and Biomimic Research, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, Korea
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Nansen C. The potential and prospects of proximal remote sensing of arthropod pests. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2016; 72:653-659. [PMID: 26663253 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2015] [Revised: 12/05/2015] [Accepted: 12/10/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Bench-top or proximal remote sensing applications are widely used as part of quality control and machine vision systems in commercial operations. In addition, these technologies are becoming increasingly important in insect systematics and studies of insect physiology and pest management. This paper provides a review and discussion of how proximal remote sensing may contribute valuable quantitative information regarding identification of species, assessment of insect responses to insecticides, insect host responses to parasitoids and performance of biological control agents. The future role of proximal remote sensing is discussed as an exciting path for novel paths of multidisciplinary research among entomologists and scientists from a wide range of other disciplines, including image processing engineers, medical engineers, research pharmacists and computer scientists. © 2015 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Christian Nansen
- Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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Tessler M, Barrio A, Borda E, Rood-Goldman R, Hill M, Siddall ME. Description of a soft-bodied invertebrate with microcomputed tomography and revision of the genusChtonobdella(Hirudinea: Haemadipsidae). ZOOL SCR 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Michael Tessler
- Richard Gilder Graduate School; American Museum of Natural History; Central Park West at 79th Street New York NY 10024 USA
- Division of Invertebrate Zoology; American Museum of Natural History; Central Park West at 79th Street New York 10024 NY USA
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- Division of Invertebrate Zoology; American Museum of Natural History; Central Park West at 79th Street New York 10024 NY USA
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- Department of Marine Biology; Texas A&M University at Galveston; 200 Seawolf Parkway Galveston TX 77554 USA
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- Division of Invertebrate Zoology; American Museum of Natural History; Central Park West at 79th Street New York 10024 NY USA
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- Microscopy and Imaging facilities; American Museum of Natural History; Central Park West at 79th Street New York NY 10024 USA
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- Richard Gilder Graduate School; American Museum of Natural History; Central Park West at 79th Street New York NY 10024 USA
- Division of Invertebrate Zoology; American Museum of Natural History; Central Park West at 79th Street New York 10024 NY USA
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Remote sensing describes the characterization of the status of objects and/or the classification of their identity based on a combination of spectral features extracted from reflectance or transmission profiles of radiometric energy. Remote sensing can be benchtop based, and therefore acquired at a high spatial resolution, or airborne at lower spatial resolution to cover large areas. Despite important challenges, airborne remote sensing technologies will undoubtedly be of major importance in optimized management of agricultural systems in the twenty-first century. Benchtop remote sensing applications are becoming important in insect systematics and in phenomics studies of insect behavior and physiology. This review highlights how remote sensing influences entomological research by enabling scientists to nondestructively monitor how individual insects respond to treatments and ambient conditions. Furthermore, novel remote sensing technologies are creating intriguing interdisciplinary bridges between entomology and disciplines such as informatics and electrical engineering.
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- Christian Nansen
- Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California, Davis, California 95616;
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Agrawal AK, Singh B, Kashyap YS, Shukla M, Sarkar PS, Sinha A. Design, development and first experiments on the X-ray imaging beamline at Indus-2 synchrotron source RRCAT, India. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2015; 22:1531-1539. [PMID: 26524319 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577515016276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A full-field hard X-ray imaging beamline (BL-4) was designed, developed, installed and commissioned recently at the Indus-2 synchrotron radiation source at RRCAT, Indore, India. The bending-magnet beamline is operated in monochromatic and white beam mode. A variety of imaging techniques are implemented such as high-resolution radiography, propagation- and analyzer-based phase contrast imaging, real-time imaging, absorption and phase contrast tomography etc. First experiments on propagation-based phase contrast imaging and micro-tomography are reported.
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- A K Agrawal
- Neutron and X-ray Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 85, India
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- Neutron and X-ray Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 85, India
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- Neutron and X-ray Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 85, India
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- Neutron and X-ray Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 85, India
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- Neutron and X-ray Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 85, India
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- Neutron and X-ray Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 85, India
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Ultra-high-resolution 3D digitalized imaging of the cerebral angioarchitecture in rats using synchrotron radiation. Sci Rep 2015; 5:14982. [PMID: 26443231 PMCID: PMC4595735 DOI: 10.1038/srep14982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2015] [Accepted: 09/15/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The angioarchitecture is a fundamental aspect of brain development and physiology. However, available imaging tools are unsuited for non-destructive cerebral mapping of the functionally important three-dimensional (3D) vascular microstructures. To address this issue, we developed an ultra-high resolution 3D digitalized angioarchitectural map for rat brain, based on synchrotron radiation phase contrast imaging (SR-PCI) with pixel size of 5.92 μm. This approach provides a systematic and detailed view of the cerebrovascular anatomy at the micrometer level without any need for contrast agents. From qualitative and quantitative perspectives, the present 3D data provide a considerable insight into the spatial vascular network for whole rodent brain, particularly for functionally important regions of interest, such as the hippocampus, pre-frontal cerebral cortex and the corpus striatum. We extended these results to synchrotron-based virtual micro-endoscopy, thus revealing the trajectory of targeted vessels in 3D. The SR-PCI method for systematic visualization of cerebral microvasculature holds considerable promise for wider application in life sciences, including 3D micro-imaging in experimental models of neurodevelopmental and vascular disorders.
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Sena G, Almeida A, Braz D, Nogueira L, Soares J, Azambuja P, Gonzalez M, Tromba G, Barroso R. On the possibilities of polychromatic synchrotron radiation microtomography for visualization of internal structures of Rhodnius prolixus. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2015.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Arndt EM, Moore W, Lee WK, Ortiz C. Biomechanics. Mechanistic origins of bombardier beetle (Brachinini) explosion-induced defensive spray pulsation. Science 2015; 348:563-7. [PMID: 25931557 DOI: 10.1126/science.1261166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2014] [Accepted: 03/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Bombardier beetles (Brachinini) use a rapid series of discrete explosions inside their pygidial gland reaction chambers to produce a hot, pulsed, quinone-based defensive spray. The mechanism of brachinines' spray pulsation was explored using anatomical studies and direct observation of explosions inside living beetles using synchrotron x-ray imaging. Quantification of the dynamics of vapor inside the reaction chamber indicates that spray pulsation is controlled by specialized, contiguous cuticular structures located at the junction between the reservoir (reactant) and reaction chambers. Kinematics models suggest passive mediation of spray pulsation by mechanical feedback from the explosion, causing displacement of these structures.
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- Eric M Arndt
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USA
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- Department of Entomology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0036, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973-5000, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USA.
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The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is now a widely used model organism in biomedical research. The species is also increasingly used for studying skeletal development and regeneration and for understanding human skeletal diseases. The small size of this model organism is an advantage and an extreme challenge for visualizing and diagnosing the animals' skeleton. This applies especially to early stages of skeletal development. Similar challenges arise for the analysis of the skeleton of other small fish species, such as medaka (Oryzias latipes). High quality histological preparations and knowledge about the special quality of the zebrafish skeleton remain prerequisites for a correct analysis. In addition, new methods for fast and high-resolution 2D and 3D skeletal tissue screening are required for a maximal understanding of skeletal development. We, in this study, review advantages and limitations of adapting current visualization techniques for zebrafish skeletal research. We discuss the methods for in toto visualization, such as X-raying, micro-CT, Alizarin red staining and optical projection tomography. Techniques for in vivo imaging, such as second harmonic generation microscopy and two-photon excitation fluorescence, are also discussed. Finally, we explore the possibilities of light-sheet microscopy for the analysis of the zebrafish skeleton.
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- Bart Bruneel
- Department of Biology, Research Group Evolutionary Developmental Biology, Ghent University , Ghent , Belgium and
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Milne S, King GG. Advanced imaging in COPD: insights into pulmonary pathophysiology. J Thorac Dis 2014; 6:1570-85. [PMID: 25478198 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.11.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) involves a complex interaction of structural and functional abnormalities. The two have long been studied in isolation. However, advanced imaging techniques allow us to simultaneously assess pathological processes and their physiological consequences. This review gives a comprehensive account of the various advanced imaging modalities used to study COPD, including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and the nuclear medicine techniques positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Some more recent developments in imaging technology, including micro-CT, synchrotron imaging, optical coherence tomography (OCT) and electrical impedance tomography (EIT), are also described. The authors identify the pathophysiological insights gained from these techniques, and speculate on the future role of advanced imaging in both clinical and research settings.
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- Stephen Milne
- 1 The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Glebe, Sydney NSW 2037, Australia ; 2 Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia ; 3 Northern and Central Clinical Schools, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia ; 4 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia
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- 1 The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Glebe, Sydney NSW 2037, Australia ; 2 Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia ; 3 Northern and Central Clinical Schools, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia ; 4 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia
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Babczyńska A, Binkowski M, Bednarek A, Ogierman S, Cibura D, Migula P, Wilczek G, Szulińska E. X-ray microtomography for imaging of developing spiders inside egg cocoons. ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT 2014; 43:595-603. [PMID: 25242058 DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2014.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2014] [Revised: 08/07/2014] [Accepted: 09/08/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Embryogenesis is especially sensitive to external factors. The changes in its course are often used as biomarkers of environmental impact. Since spider embryogenesis takes place inside cocoons, it is crucial to find a reliable tool to analyze this developmental phase with no intrusion into the cocoons. The aim of this study was to verify the efficacy of X-ray microtomography for non-invasive analysis of embryonic morphology and egg quantity in the cocoons of Xerolycosa nemoralis and Agelena labyrinthica from polluted and reference sites. X-ray microtomography slice images as well as 3D images and animations obtained from digital visualization of those slides were used to study the morphology of embryos and egg arrangement in the cocoons. Any disorders in embryogenesis or malformation of embryos in relation to site of origin have not been found, but inside an egg cocoon of X. nemoralis from the polluted site embryos differing form each other by one developmental stage were identified. Egg calculation revealed a K- reproductive strategy of X. nemoralis from polluted sites. Finally, future prospects and benefits, and weaknessess of this method for the study of spider cocoons have presented.
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- Agnieszka Babczyńska
- Department of Animal Physiology and Ecotoxicology, University of Silesia, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland.
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- X-ray Microtomography Lab, Department of Biomedical Computer Systems, University of Silesia, Będzińska 39, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland.
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- Department of Animal Physiology and Ecotoxicology, University of Silesia, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland
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- X-ray Microtomography Lab, Department of Biomedical Computer Systems, University of Silesia, Będzińska 39, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
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- Department of Animal Physiology and Ecotoxicology, University of Silesia, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Animal Physiology and Ecotoxicology, University of Silesia, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Animal Physiology and Ecotoxicology, University of Silesia, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Animal Physiology and Ecotoxicology, University of Silesia, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland
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Schmitt C, Rack A, Betz O. Analyses of the mouthpart kinematics in Periplaneta americana (Blattodea, Blattidae) using synchrotron-based X-ray cineradiography. J Exp Biol 2014; 217:3095-107. [PMID: 24948639 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.092742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The kinematics of the biting and chewing mouthparts of insects is a complex interaction of various components forming multiple jointed chains. The non-invasive technique of in vivo cineradiography by means of synchrotron radiation was employed to elucidate the motion cycles of the mouthparts in the cockroach Periplaneta americana. Digital X-ray footage sequences were used in order to calculate pre-defined angles and distances, each representing characteristic aspects of the movement pattern. We were able to analyze the interactions of the mouthpart components and to generate a functional model of maxillary movement by integrating kinematic results, morphological dissections and fluorescence microscopy. During the opening and closing cycles, which take about 450-500 ms on average, we found strong correlations between the measured maxillary and mandibular angles, indicating a strong neural coordination of these movements. This is manifested by strong antiphasic courses of the maxillae and the mandibles, antiphasic patterns of the rotation of the cardo about its basic articulation at the head and by the deflection between the cardo and stipes. In our functional model of the maxilla, its movement pattern is explained by the antagonistic activity of four adductor-promotor muscles and two abductor-remotor muscles. However, beyond the observed intersegmental and bilateral stereotypy, certain amounts of variation across subsequent cycles within a sequence were observed with respect to the degree of correlation between the various mouthparts, the maximum, minimum and time course of the angular movements. Although generally correlated with the movement pattern of the mandibles and the maxillary cardo-stipes complex, such plastic behaviour was especially observed in the maxillary palpi and the labium.
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- Christian Schmitt
- Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Institut für Evolution und Ökologie, Professur für Evolutionsbiologie der Invertebraten, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Institut für Evolution und Ökologie, Professur für Evolutionsbiologie der Invertebraten, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Institut für Evolution und Ökologie, Professur für Evolutionsbiologie der Invertebraten, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Basnayaka U, Chapman D, Adams G, Wysokinski T, Belev G, Baerwald A. Diffraction-enhanced Synchrotron Imaging of Bovine Ovaries Ex Vivo. J Med Imaging Radiat Sci 2014; 45:307-315. [PMID: 31051983 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmir.2014.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2013] [Revised: 12/13/2013] [Accepted: 01/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that diffraction-enhanced imaging (DEI), a synchrotron x-ray imaging technique, would provide greater contrast for evaluating bovine ovaries compared with conventional diagnostic ultrasonography. MATERIALS AND METHODS Bovine ovaries were evaluated ex vivo as follows: fresh without radiographic arterial contrast (n = 2), fresh with contrast (n = 1), preserved in 10% formalin without contrast (n = 2), and preserved with contrast (n = 1). Each ovary was imaged with DEI and subsequently with ultrasonography and histology. The ability to visualize and differentiate preantral and antral follicles, corpora lutea (CL), and cumulus oocyte complexes (COCs) were compared using DEI, ultrasonography, and histology. The diameter of follicles and CL were measured and compared using ultrasonography, DEI, and histology. The diameter of the smallest follicle detected was reported using each of the three imaging methods. The number of antral follicles (antral follicle count ≥2 mm) was compared between ultrasonography and DEI. RESULTS DEI enabled the detection of 71% of follicles and 67% of CL that were detected ultrasonographically. However, DEI did not allow the detection of COCs and cell layers of the follicle wall that were visualized histologically. Luteal tissues were not easily distinguished using DEI, and DEI was inferior for differentiating follicles and CL compared with ultrasonography. The mean follicle diameter was similar between DEI (4.00 ± 0.35 mm, fresh with contrast; 9.62 ± 2.43 mm, fresh without contrast) and ultrasonography (3.85 ± 0.28 mm, fresh with contrast; 8.97 ± 2.60 mm, fresh without contrast) (P > .05). However, the mean follicle diameter was greater using both DEI (4.00 ± 0.35 mm) and ultrasonography (3.85 ± 0.28 mm) compared with histology (2.21 ± 0.38 mm; P = .01, fresh ovaries with contrast). The mean CL diameter was similar between DEI (11.64 ± 1.67 mm), ultrasonography (9.34 ± 0.35 mm), and histology (9.59 ± 0.36 mm) (P > .05). The mean diameter of the smallest follicle detected was similar between DEI (3.06 ± 0.45 mm) and ultrasonography (2.95 ± 0.74 mm); both DEI and ultrasonographic measurements were greater than histology (0.39 ± 0.04 mm, P < .0001). The mean antral follicle count was similar between ultrasonography (6.50 ± 0.71 mm, fresh with no contrast; 6.50 ± 2.50 mm, preserved with no contrast) and DEI (4.50 ± 0.50 mm, fresh with no contrast; 6.50 ± 0.50 mm, preserved with no contrast) (P > .05). CONCLUSIONS The contrast resolution of antral follicles, CL, and COCs in bovine ovaries was inferior using DEI compared with ultrasonography and histology. Alternative synchrotron techniques, such as phase-contrast computed tomography and DEI computed tomography, may prove more effective than DEI for imaging ovaries ex vivo.
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- Upekha Basnayaka
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Tavakol B, Bozlar M, Punckt C, Froehlicher G, Stone HA, Aksay IA, Holmes DP. Buckling of dielectric elastomeric plates for soft, electrically active microfluidic pumps. SOFT MATTER 2014; 10:4789-4794. [PMID: 24905688 DOI: 10.1039/c4sm00753k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Elastic instabilities, when properly implemented within soft, mechanical structures, can generate advanced functionality. In this work, we use the voltage-induced buckling of thin, flexible plates to pump fluids within a microfluidic channel. The soft electrodes that enable electrical actuation are compatible with fluids, and undergo large, reversible deformations. We quantified the onset of voltage-induced buckling, and measured the flow rate within the microchannel. This embeddable, flexible microfluidic pump will aid in the generation of new stand-alone microfluidic devices that require a tunable flow rate.
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- Behrouz Tavakol
- Department of Engineering Science & Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
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Three-dimensional reconstructions come to life--interactive 3D PDF animations in functional morphology. PLoS One 2014; 9:e102355. [PMID: 25029366 PMCID: PMC4100761 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Digital surface mesh models based on segmented datasets have become an integral part of studies on animal anatomy and functional morphology; usually, they are published as static images, movies or as interactive PDF files. We demonstrate the use of animated 3D models embedded in PDF documents, which combine the advantages of both movie and interactivity, based on the example of preserved Trigonopterus weevils. The method is particularly suitable to simulate joints with largely deterministic movements due to precise form closure. We illustrate the function of an individual screw-and-nut type hip joint and proceed to the complex movements of the entire insect attaining a defence position. This posture is achieved by a specific cascade of movements: Head and legs interlock mutually and with specific features of thorax and the first abdominal ventrite, presumably to increase the mechanical stability of the beetle and to maintain the defence position with minimal muscle activity. The deterministic interaction of accurately fitting body parts follows a defined sequence, which resembles a piece of engineering.
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Fernández R, Kvist S, Lenihan J, Giribet G, Ziegler A. Sine systemate chaos? A versatile tool for earthworm taxonomy: non-destructive imaging of freshly fixed and museum specimens using micro-computed tomography. PLoS One 2014; 9:e96617. [PMID: 24837238 PMCID: PMC4023944 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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In spite of the high relevance of lumbricid earthworms ('Oligochaeta': Lumbricidae) for soil structure and functioning, the taxonomy of this group of terrestrial invertebrates remains in a quasi-chaotic state. Earthworm taxonomy traditionally relies on the interpretation of external and internal morphological characters, but the acquisition of these data is often hampered by tedious dissections or restricted access to valuable and rare museum specimens. The present state of affairs, in conjunction with the difficulty of establishing primary homologies for multiple morphological features, has led to an almost unrivaled instability in the taxonomy and systematics of certain earthworm groups, including Lumbricidae. As a potential remedy, we apply for the first time a non-destructive imaging technique to lumbricids and explore the future application of this approach to earthworm taxonomy. High-resolution micro-computed tomography (μCT) scanning of freshly fixed and museum specimens was carried out using two cosmopolitan species, Aporrectodea caliginosa and A. trapezoides. By combining two-dimensional and three-dimensional dataset visualization techniques, we demonstrate that the morphological features commonly used in earthworm taxonomy can now be analyzed without the need for dissection, whether freshly fixed or museum specimens collected more than 60 years ago are studied. Our analyses show that μCT in combination with soft tissue staining can be successfully applied to lumbricid earthworms. An extension of the approach to other families is poised to strengthen earthworm taxonomy by providing a versatile tool to resolve the taxonomic chaos currently present in this ecologically important, but taxonomically neglected group of terrestrial invertebrates.
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- Rosa Fernández
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Laha B, Bowman DA, Socha JJ. Effects of VR system fidelity on analyzing isosurface visualization of volume datasets. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VISUALIZATION AND COMPUTER GRAPHICS 2014; 20:513-522. [PMID: 24650978 DOI: 10.1109/tvcg.2014.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Volume visualization is an important technique for analyzing datasets from a variety of different scientific domains. Volume data analysis is inherently difficult because volumes are three-dimensional, dense, and unfamiliar, requiring scientists to precisely control the viewpoint and to make precise spatial judgments. Researchers have proposed that more immersive (higher fidelity) VR systems might improve task performance with volume datasets, and significant results tied to different components of display fidelity have been reported. However, more information is needed to generalize these results to different task types, domains, and rendering styles. We visualized isosurfaces extracted from synchrotron microscopic computed tomography (SR-μCT) scans of beetles, in a CAVE-like display. We ran a controlled experiment evaluating the effects of three components of system fidelity (field of regard, stereoscopy, and head tracking) on a variety of abstract task categories that are applicable to various scientific domains, and also compared our results with those from our prior experiment using 3D texture-based rendering. We report many significant findings. For example, for search and spatial judgment tasks with isosurface visualization, a stereoscopic display provides better performance, but for tasks with 3D texture-based rendering, displays with higher field of regard were more effective, independent of the levels of the other display components. We also found that systems with high field of regard and head tracking improve performance in spatial judgment tasks. Our results extend existing knowledge and produce new guidelines for designing VR systems to improve the effectiveness of volume data analysis.
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Scientific cinematography using ultrafast optical imaging is a common tool to study motion. In opaque organisms or structures, X-ray radiography captures sequences of 2D projections to visualize morphological dynamics, but for many applications full four-dimensional (4D) spatiotemporal information is highly desirable. We introduce in vivo X-ray cine-tomography as a 4D imaging technique developed to study real-time dynamics in small living organisms with micrometer spatial resolution and subsecond time resolution. The method enables insights into the physiology of small animals by tracking the 4D morphological dynamics of minute anatomical features as demonstrated in this work by the analysis of fast-moving screw-and-nut-type weevil hip joints. The presented method can be applied to a broad range of biological specimens and biotechnological processes.
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Lee SJ, Lee SC, Kim BH. Liquid-intake flow around the tip of butterfly proboscis. J Theor Biol 2014; 348:113-21. [PMID: 24512912 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2014.01.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2013] [Revised: 01/30/2014] [Accepted: 01/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Butterflies drink liquid through a slender proboscis using a large pressure gradient induced by the systaltic operation of a muscular pump inside their head. Although the proboscis is a naturally well-designed coiled micro conduit for liquid uptake and deployment, it has been regarded as a simple straw connected to the muscular pump. There are few studies on the transport of liquid food in the proboscis of a liquid-feeding butterfly. To understand the liquid-feeding mechanism in the proboscis of butterflies, the intake flow around the tip of the proboscis was investigated in detail. In this study, the intake flow was quantitatively visualized using a micro-PIV (particle image velocimetry) velocity field measurement technique. As a result, the liquid-feeding process consists of an intake phase, an ejection phase and a rest phase. When butterflies drink pooled liquid, the liquid is not sucked into the apical tip of the proboscis, but into the dorsal linkage aligned longitudinally along the proboscis. To analyze main characteristics of the intake flow around a butterfly proboscis, a theoretical model was established by assuming that liquid is sucked into a line sink whose suction rate linearly decreases proximally. In addition, the intake flow around the tip of a female mosquito׳s proboscis which has a distinct terminal opening was also visualized and modeled for comparison. The present results would be helpful to understand the liquid-feeding mechanism of a butterfly.
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- Sang Joon Lee
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang Gyeongbuk 790-784, Republic of Korea; Center for Biofluid and Biomimic Research, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang Gyeongbuk 790-784, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang Gyeongbuk 790-784, Republic of Korea; Center for Biofluid and Biomimic Research, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang Gyeongbuk 790-784, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Biofluid and Biomimic Research, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang Gyeongbuk 790-784, Republic of Korea
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Almeida A, Braz D, Nogueira L, Colaço M, Soares J, Cardoso S, Garcia E, Azambuja P, Gonzalez M, Mohammadi S, Tromba G, Barroso R. Phase contrast X-ray microtomography of the Rhodnius prolixus head: Comparison of direct reconstruction and phase retrieval approach. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2013.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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