University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover 3 articles published in JoVE Neuroscience Reliable Isolation of Central Nervous System Microvessels Across Five Vertebrate Groups Yinyu Yuan*1, Jacquelyn R. Dayton*1, Marie-Lena Freese2, Bryce G. Dorflinger1, Lillian Cruz-Orengo1 1Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, University of California Davis, 2University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover Foundation The goal of this protocol is to isolate microvessels from multiple regions of the central nervous system of lissencephalic and gyrencephalic vertebrates. Immunology and Infection Methods to Study Lipid Alterations in Neutrophils and the Subsequent Formation of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Graham Brogden*1,2, Ariane Neumann*1,3, Diab M. Husein1, Friederike Reuner1,4, Hassan Y. Naim1, Maren von Köckritz-Blickwede1,4 1Department of Physiological Chemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 2Fish Disease Research Unit, University of Veterinary Medicine, 3Department of Clinical Sciences, Biomedical Center, Lund University, 4Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses (RIZ), University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover Lipids are known to play an important role in cellular functions. Here, we describe a method to determine the lipid composition of neutrophils, with emphasis on the cholesterol level, by using both HPTLC and HPLC to gain a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms of neutrophil extracellular trap formation. Medicine A Model to Simulate Clinically Relevant Hypoxia in Humans Lars Eichhorn1, Florian Kessler1, Volker Böhnert2, Felix Erdfelder1, Anja Reckendorf3, Rainer Meyer4, Richard K. Ellerkmann1 1Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Bonn, 2Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Bonn, 3Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 4Institute of Physiology 2, University of Bonn Hypoxia simulation in humans has usually been performed by inhaling hypoxic gas mixtures. For this study, apneic divers were used to simulate dynamic hypoxia in humans. Additionally, physiological changes in desaturation and re-saturation kinetics were evaluated with non-invasive tools such as Near-Infrared-Spectroscopy (NIRS) and peripheral oxygenation saturation (SpO2).
