Summary

Reproducerbar Mouse iskiasnerven Crush og efterfølgende vurdering af Regeneration af Whole Mount Muskel Analyse

Published: February 22, 2012
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Summary

I denne rapport beskriver vi en metode til at knuse musen iskiasnerven. Denne metode bruger let tilgængelige hæmostatiske pincet og let og reproducerbart producerer komplet iskiasnerven crush. Herudover beskriver vi en fremgangsmåde til fremstilling af muskel hele underlag egnet til analyse af nerveregenerering efter iskiasnerven knuse.

Abstract

Regeneration i det perifere nervesystem (PNS) er bredt undersøgt både for dets relevans for sygdom hos mennesker og til at forstå den robuste regenerative respons monteret af PNS-neuroner og derved muligvis belyser svigt i CNS regenerering 1. Iskiasnerven knuse (axonotmesis) er en af de mest almindelige modeller af perifer nerveskade i gnavere 2. Knusning afbryder alle axoner, men Schwann-celler basal laminae er bevaret, således at regenerering er optimal 3,4. Dette tillader undersøgeren for at studere præcist evnen af en voksende axon at interagere med både Schwann-celle-og basal lag 4. Rotter har generelt været de foretrukne dyremodeller for eksperimenterende nerve crush. De er bredt tilgængelige, og deres læderede iskiasnerven giver en rimelig tilnærmelse af de menneskelige nerve læsioner 5,4. Selvom mindre i størrelse end rotter nerve, har musen nerve mange lignende kvaliteter. Vigtigst er dog, aftalememorandae modeller er stadig mere værdifuld på grund af den brede tilgængelighed af transgene linier giver nu mulighed for en detaljeret dissektion af de enkelte molekyler kritiske for nerve regenerering 6, 7. Tidligere forskere har anvendt flere metoder til at producere en nerve crush eller skade, herunder simple vinklet pincet, kølet pincet, hæmostatiske pincet, vaskulære klemmer, og investigator-designet skruetvinger 8,9,10,11,12. Efterforskere har også brugt forskellige metoder til mærkning skaden site, herunder sutur, kulpartikler og fluorescerende perler 13,14,1. Vi beskriver vores metode til at opnå en reproducerbart komplet iskiasnerven crush med præcise og vedvarende mærkning af knuse-site med en fin hæmostatiske pincet og efterfølgende kulstof crush-site mærkning. Som en del af vores beskrivelse af iskiasnerven crush procedure, vi har også en forholdsvis simpel metode til muskel hele montere vi bruger til efterfølgende at kvantificere regenerering.

Protocol

1. Dyreindivider 1,1. Behandling Alle dyr procedurer bør udføres med godkendelse af den lokale institutionens Animal Care and Ethics Udvalg og i overensstemmelse med den anvendelse og Udvalget og National Institutes of Health retningslinjer, med foranstaltninger for at mindske smerter og ubehag. Vores mus blev huset under temperatur-kontrollerede betingelser på en 12-timers revers lys og mørke cyklus, medens fodret mus foder og vand ad libitum. For undersøgel…

Discussion

Vi har præsenteret en metode til at opnå en pålidelig komplet iskiasnerven crush med præcis mærkning af knuse webstedet. Som tidligere nævnt ischiasnerven knuse er en almindelig model af perifer nerveskade i mus og rotter. Selv om hver metode til at knuse har sine fordele og ulemper, fandt vi denne metode produceres et komplet crush, der var let markeret med et minimum af specialudstyr (fx særlige klemmer osv.).

Crush Metoder

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Disclosures

The authors have nothing to disclose.

Acknowledgements

Dette arbejde blev støttet af NIH tilskud K08NS065157 (til TAF) Dertil kommer, at Penn Center for Muskel-og skeletbesvær, Award nummer P30AR050950 fra National Institute of Arthritis, led, muskler og hud sygdomme støttet dette arbejde (TAF og Steven S. Scherer). Endelig Shriners Pediatric Research Center Seed finansiering (TAF) støttede dette arbejde. Vi vil gerne takke Dr. Young-Jin Son for først at vise hele mount proceduren og Amy A. Kim for sin bistand til at producere skitser i figur 1.

Materials

Name (description/quantity) Supplier Catalogue Number
Mini Clipper with No. 0000 Blade Roboz RC-5903
Nair Hair Remover (9 oz.) Church and Dwight Co., Inc. N/A
Betadine Surgical Scrub (1 gallon) Fisher Scientific 19066452
Ophthalmic Ointment (1 oz.) Fisher Scientific 19082795

Surgical Tools:

Name (description/quantity) Supplier Catalogue Number
FST 250 Hot bead sterilizer Fine Science Tools 18000-45
Iris Scissors (11 cm long) World Precision Instruments 500216
Potts-Smith Forceps (Straight; 18cm; 1×2 Teeth) Fine Science Tools 11024-18
McPherson-Vannas Scissors (5 mm blades) World Precision Instruments 14124-G
Dumont #5 Forceps – Dumoxel Standard Tip Fine Science Tools 11252-30
Dumont #5/45 Forceps – Dumoxel Standard Tip Fine Science Tools 11251-35
Ultra Fine Hemostats (Straight; Smooth Inside Surfaces) Fine Science Tools 13020-12
Powdered Activated Carbon (500 g) Fisher Scientific C272-500
Size 6-0 Sutures with C-1 Needle (Sterile, Silk, Black, Braided , Non-absorbable; 18” Length; Box of 36) Roboz SUT-1073-11
Reflex Clip Applier (for 9 mm clips) World Precision Instruments 500345
9mm Stainless Steel Reflex Clips (100/box) World Precision Instruments 500346

Animal Care:

Name (description/quantity) Supplier Catalogue Number
0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection (Preservative Free; 20 mL) Hospira 0409-4888-20
Complete Homeothermic Blanket System with Flexible Probe (Medium, 115 VAC, 60 Hz) Harvard Apparatus 507222F

Surgical Platform and Retractors:

(purchased at local hardware store)

Name (description/) Quantity
Stainless Steel Platform (Milled; ~12”x12”x1/8”) 1
Button Magnets (Example: Eclipse E825) 3
Stainless Steel Bolts (3” Long; Diameter Determined by Button Magnets) 3
Stainless Steel Nuts (Sized to Fit Bolts) 9
Rubber Bands (Light Tension) 3
Insect Pins (Both Ends Bent to Form Hooks) 3

Semi-Thins:

Name (description/quantity) Supplier Catalogue Number
Paraformaldehyde (1 kg) Sigma-Aldrich P6148-1KG
Sodium Phosphate Dibasic Anhydrous (500 g; Used to Prepare Phosphate Buffer) Fisher Scientific S375-500
Sodium Phosphate Monobasic Anhydrous (1 kg; Used to Prepare Phosphate Buffer) Fisher Scientific AC38987-0010
Glutaraldehyde (50%; 10 x 10 mL) Ted Pella, Inc. 18431
Osmium Tetroxide (4% Aqueous, 10 x 10 mL) Ted Pella, Inc. 18465
Propylene Oxide (450 mL) Ted Pella, Inc. 18601
Embed 812 (Kit, for hard blocks/high image contrast) Electron Microscopy Sciences 14120
Toluidine Blue (25 g) Ted Pella, Inc. 19451

Whole Mount Muscle Preparation and Immunohistochemistry:

Name (description/quantity) Supplier Catalogue Number
Paraformaldehyde (1 kg) Sigma-Aldrich P6148-1KG
Sodium Phosphate Dibasic Anhydrous (500 g; Used to Prepare Phosphate Buffer) Fisher Scientific S375-500
Sodium Phosphate Monobasic Anhydrous (1 kg; Used to Prepare Phosphate Buffer) Fisher Scientific AC38987-0010
10% BSA Diluent/Blocking Solution (200 mL)

Kirkegaard & Perry Laboratories, Inc. 50-61-00
Triton X-100 (100 mL) Dot Scientific Incorporated 9002-93-1
Glycine, 98% (1 kg) Fisher Scientific AC12007-0010
Tissue-Tek Cryo-OCT Compound (Case of 12; 4 oz bottles) Fisher Scientific 14-373-65
Sylgard DOW 170 (2 lb. Kit) Fisher Scientific NC9492579
Stainless Steel Insect Pins, Size 1 (100/pkg) Fine Science Tools 26001-40
Tetramethylrhodamine-A-Bungarotoxin (0.5 mg) Sigma-Aldrich T0195-.5MG
Mouse Monoclonal Antibody Against SMI-312 (0.1 mL) Covance SMI-312R
Mouse Monoclonal Antibody Against SV2 (0.1 mL) Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank (DSHB) SV2
Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody Against GAP-43 Novus Biologicals NB300-143
Flourescein Conjugated Goat Anti-Mouse IgG, Fcγ Subclass 1 Specific Jackson ImmunoResearch 115-095-205
DyLight 649 Conjugated Donkey Anti-Rabbit IgG Jackson ImmunoResearch 711-495-152
4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI, dilactate; 10 mg) Invitrogen D3571
Vectashield Mounting Medium (10 mL) Vector Laboratories H-1000
Superfrost Plus Microscope Slides (White; Size: 75 x 25 mm; Pack of 144) Fisher Scientific 12-550-15
Fisherfinest Premium Cover Glasses (Size: 40 x 22 mm; Pack of 1 oz.) Fisher Scientific 12-548-5C

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Bauder, A. R., Ferguson, T. A. Reproducible Mouse Sciatic Nerve Crush and Subsequent Assessment of Regeneration by Whole Mount Muscle Analysis. J. Vis. Exp. (60), e3606, doi:10.3791/3606 (2012).

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