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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

An Improved SHANEL Procedure for Clearing and Staining Brain Tissue from Multiple Species.

Fu Zeng, Lian Huang, Ding Han, Renjie Liu, Kongjia Zhang, Yuwen Su, Tong Su, Yarong Lin, Jianbo Xiu

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors.

Fu ZengState Key Laboratory of Common Mechanism Research for Major Diseases, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China.
Lian HuangState Key Laboratory of Common Mechanism Research for Major Diseases, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China.ORCID 0009-0009-6699-1613
Ding HanSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
Renjie LiuState Key Laboratory of Common Mechanism Research for Major Diseases, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China.
Kongjia ZhangState Key Laboratory of Common Mechanism Research for Major Diseases, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China.
Yuwen SuState Key Laboratory of Common Mechanism Research for Major Diseases, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China.
Tong SuState Key Laboratory of Common Mechanism Research for Major Diseases, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China.
Yarong LinState Key Laboratory of Common Mechanism Research for Major Diseases, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China.
Jianbo XiuState Key Laboratory of Common Mechanism Research for Major Diseases, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China.

Funding

CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences 2021-I2M-1-020STI2030-Major Projects 2022ZD0211701
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advances in tissue clearing chemistry have revolutionized three-dimensional imaging by enabling whole-organ antibody labeling, even in thick human tissue samples. However, these techniques face limitations, including reduced clearance efficiency in thick tissue blocks, prolonged processing times, and other challenges specific to formalin-fixed human brain tissue, such as autofluorescence due to the presence of lipofuscin, neuromelanin pigments, and residual blood. To address these challenges, we have developed an improved SHANEL procedure, iSHANEL, which is compatible with brain tissue from multiple species, including nonrodents. iSHANEL significantly enhances the tissue transparency. It effectively removes lipids, particularly sphingolipids, from brain tissue across different species. For brain vasculature imaging, it offers the better visualization of vascular structures at high magnification, reducing light scattering and background noise. Moreover, iSHANEL can be effectively applied to large tissue from pigs and cynomolgus monkeys, and it preserves protein immunogenicity well, as evidenced by immunostaining with the microglia-specific marker IBA-1. We also investigated methods to reduce blood vessel autofluorescence. Overall, iSHANEL provides an improved procedure for the high-resolution 3D imaging of brain tissue across multiple species.

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BrainImaging, Three-DimensionalStaining and LabelingAnimalsHumansMacaca fascicularisMiceSwineautofluorescencemultiple speciestissue clearing

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PMID40332069
PMCPMC12027294

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