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ArticleJournal of visualized experiments : JoVE2022

Live-Cell Imaging of Intact Ex Vivo Globes Using a Novel 3D Printed Holder.

Kristen L Segars, Nicholas A Azzari, Stephanie Gomez, Celeste B Rich, Vickery Trinkaus-Randall

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Article in Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kristen L Segars *Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Boston University.
Nicholas A Azzari *Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Boston University.
Stephanie GomezDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Boston University.
Celeste B RichDepartment of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Boston University.
Vickery Trinkaus-RandallDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Boston University; Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Boston University; vickery@bu.edu.
Boston University · US

Funding

TRAINING IN BIOMOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGYT32GM008541 · NIGMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI FARB, DAVID H · 1997 to 2022
$5.2M
Molecular Mechanisms of corneal wound repairR01EY032079 · NEI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI TRINKAUS-RANDALL, VICKERY E · 2021 to 2023
$1.2M
Calcium oscillations and cell motility with corneal injuryR21EY029097 · NEI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI TRINKAUS-RANDALL, VICKERY E · 2019 to 2020
$454k
Delayed wound healing in diabetic corneal epithelia: reduction in protein response after injury and uncoordinated cell-cell communicationF30EY033647 · NEI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI SEGARS, KRISTEN · 2022 to 2025
$213k
NEI NIH HHS F30 EY033647NEI NIH HHS R01 EY032079NEI NIH HHS R21 EY029097NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008541
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Corneal epithelial wound healing is a migratory process initiated by the activation of purinergic receptors expressed on epithelial cells. This activation results in calcium mobilization events that propagate from cell to cell, which are essential for initiating cellular motility into the wound bed, promoting efficient wound healing. The Trinkaus-Randall lab has developed a methodology for imaging the corneal wound healing response in ex vivo murine globes in real time. This approach involves enucleating an intact globe from a mouse that has been euthanized per established protocols and immediately incubating the globe with a calcium indicator dye. A counterstain that stains other features of the cell can be applied at this stage to assist with imaging and show cellular landmarks. The protocol worked well with several different live cell dyes used for counterstaining, including SiR actin to stain actin and deep red plasma membrane stain to stain the cell membrane. To examine the response to a wound, the corneal epithelium is injured using a 25 G needle, and the globes are placed in a 3D printed holder. The dimensions of the 3D printed holder are calibrated to ensure immobilization of the globe throughout the duration of the experiment and can be modified to accommodate eyes of different sizes. Live cell imaging of the wound response is performed continuously at various depths throughout the tissue over time using confocal microscopy. This protocol allows us to generate high-resolution, publication-quality images using a 20x air objective on a confocal microscope. Other objectives can also be used for this protocol. It represents a significant improvement in the quality of live cell imaging in ex vivo murine globes and permits the identification of nerves and epithelium.

Indexed as

ActinsEpithelium, CornealAnimalsCalciumColoring AgentsMicePrinting, Three-DimensionalActinsCalciumColoring Agents

Identifiers

PMID36282717
PMCPMC10171086
OpenAlexW4307432152

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