American Heart Association [15GRNT25700209] suporte J.C. e com um prêmio de desenvolvimento de carreira do departamento de assuntos de veteranos [BX002797] suporte L.E.W. e o National Institutes of Health [R01-DK095867] O National Institutes of Health [DK093660], departamento de assuntos de veteranos [BX002190] e o centro de Vanderbilt para doença renal com suporte M.H.W. Este material é o resultado de trabalho apoiado com recursos e utilização das instalações do sistema de cuidados de saúde VA Tennessee Valley.

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Neste protocolo é descrito um método robusto para atingir a expressão do gene pode ser reproduzido especificamente no rim. Nas mãos de um cirurgião experiente moderadamente encontramos a porcentagem de ratos transfectadas por esta técnica para estar na faixa de 50-100%, dependendo da idade do rato e a sensibilidade da leitura do transgene. O nível de expressão do gene do luciferase foi acima do fundo por vários meses em ratos recebendo piggyBac transposões e completamente mantido por várias semanas em...

A técnica de injeção de veia de cauda hidrodinâmica tornou-se uma forma comumente usada para alcançar altos níveis de expressão gênica em rato fígado1,2. Os rins também são transfectados por esta técnica em um nível muito inferior, aproximadamente 100 vezes menos3. A injeção hidrodinâmica pelve renal descrita aqui fornece uma maneira simples de controlar a especificidade da expressão do órgão através de meios físicos, usando os mesmos princípios hidrodinâmicos que foram criados anteriormente no fígado4,5 , músculo6e outros órgãos de7,8. Esse método transfects células em animais vivos na vivo por meio de pressão e velocidade para forçar o fluido contendo DNA dentro das células, induzindo simultaneamente danos ao órgão que é rapidamente resolvido9. Usando técnicas cirúrgicas bem estabelecidas para visualizar o rim através de uma incisão de flanco10 juntamente com uma única injeção por seringa de insulina, temos encontrado sucesso transfeccao de vários tipos de células de rim, principalmente fibroblastos intersticiais, túbulos e coleta de duto de11. Dissecação destes ratos mostrou que outros órgãos não são transfectados em níveis altos o suficiente para visualizar por luciferase de imagem técnicas11. Uma vez que a técnica é não-virais, uso do plasmídeo para transfeccao permite rápida e fácil a preparação dos reagentes necessários para a injeção.
Nós usamos injeções localizadas de hidrodinâmicas para expressar a antioxidante Glutationa S-transferase A4, o receptor de fator de crescimento 1 semelhante à insulina e a eritropoetina hormônio nos rins, tudo com os esperados efeitos biológicos11, 12 , 13. uma avaliação detalhada da via de administração, o volume de injeção, dosagem de DNA e escolha do promotor tem sido realizadas11. Além disso, ambos o piggyBac transposon sistema e/ou ciclofosfamida tratamento para suprimir a reação imune para o transgene foram mostrados para melhorar a longo prazo gene expressão resultados11. Outros pesquisadores usaram uma abordagem da veia renal em ratos com sucesso, alcançar a eficiência elevada do transfection por períodos de tempo superiores a um mês14. No entanto, correção genética dos fenótipos imitando doenças humanas geralmente são realizadas em ratos primeiro como um prova de conceito desde modelos genéticos mais mamíferos são modelos de rato. Nós em comparação a veia renal de injeção para injeção da pelve renal e descobriu que a injeção na pelve renal era superior da veia renal para expressão gênica (aproximadamente dez vezes maior) e sobrevivência11. A pelve renal é uma rota ideal de entrada para o rim porque é flexível o suficiente para tolerar variações de produção de urina e muitas vezes é capaz de manter sua integridade estrutural, mesmo quando dilatadas durante hidronefrose. Além disso, injeção na pelve renal permitiu acesso ao rim sem perfurar a cápsula renal, permitindo que o fluido injetado ser visivelmente mantido pelo rim melhor que injeção difuso. Outros órgãos do rato não tem uma rota de entrada diferente da vasculatura, mas o espaço urinário do rim é um local de injeção ideal. Além disso, a injeção na veia renal resultou em vazamento de sangue na cavidade abdominal. Estimou-se o volume total do rim dos rins do selvagem-tipo rato por ressonância magnética para ser aproximadamente 0,2 cm3, então o volume de um único rim é aproximadamente igual à quantidade de fluido injetado pela pelve renal hidrodinâmico injeção (100 µ l)15. Aqui, disponibilizamos todas as nuances detalhadas do protocolo de injeção hidrodinâmica pelve renal para alcançar a transfeccao reprodutível do rim.

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hydrodynamic renal pelvis injection for non-viral expression of proteins in the kidney

Injeção hidrodinâmica cria um ambiente local, de alta pressão para transfect vários tecidos com o Plasmídeo e outras substâncias. Injeção de veia de cauda hidrodinâmica, por exemplo, é um método bem estabelecido, pelo qual o fígado pode ser transfectado. Este manuscrito descreve uma aplicação dos princípios hidrodinâmicos pela injeção do rim do mouse diretamente com plasmídeo para expressão de genes específicos do rim. Os ratos são anestesiados e o rim é exposto através de uma incisão de flanco, seguida por uma injeção rápida de um plasmídeo que contém ADN solução diretamente na pelve renal. A agulha é mantida no lugar por 10 segundos e o local da incisão é suturado. No dia seguinte, ao vivo de imagem animal, borrão ocidental, ou imuno-histoquímica pode ser utilizado para ensaiar a expressão do gene ou outros ensaios adequados para o transgene de escolha são utilizados para a detecção da proteína de interesse. Métodos publicados para prolongar a expressão gênica incluem tratamento de integração e ciclofosfamida mediada por transposon transgene para inibir a resposta imune para o transgene.

A técnica de cirurgia e injeção são simples para executar uma vez dominado, exigindo sem grandes equipamentos ou materiais caros. Se novo para cirurgia de rim de flanco-incisão, um dia de treinamento em vários ratos agendada para eutanásia devem em que os ratos não são recuperados de cirurgia seguir porque a primeira tentativa desta cirurgia pode levar muito mais tempo do que o normal. Alternativamente, os investigadores familiarizados com técnicas similares podem achar bastante...

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Hydrodynamic Renal Pelvis Injection for Non-viral Expression of Proteins in the Kidney

Injeção hidrodinâmica pelve Renal para a expressão não-virais de proteínas no rim

Este protocolo descreve um método para injetar plasmídeo no rim do rato através da pelve renal para produzir a expressão do transgene especificamente no rim.

Hydrodynamic injection creates a local, high-pressure environment to transfect various tissues with plasmid DNA and other substances. Hydrodynamic tail ...

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18.4K visualizações.  Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. Este protocolo descreve um método para injetar plasmídeo no rim do rato através da pelve renal para produzir a expressão do transgene especificamente no rim.

Vídeo: Hydrodynamic Renal Pelvis Injection for Non-viral Expression of Proteins in the Kidney

Technique to Target Microinjection to the Developing Xenopus Kidney

The embryonic kidney of Xenopus&#160;laevis (frog), the pronephros, consists of a single nephron, and can be used as a model for kidney disease. Xenopus embryos are large, develop externally, and can be easily manipulated by microinjection or surgical procedures. In addition, fate maps have been established for early Xenopus embryos. Targeted microinjection into the individual blastomere that will eventually give rise to an organ or tissue of interest can be used to selectively overexpress or knock down gene expression within this restricted region, decreasing secondary effects in the rest of the developing embryo. In this protocol, we describe how to utilize established Xenopus fate maps to target the developing Xenopus kidney (the pronephros), through microinjection into specific blastomere of 4- and 8-cell embryos. Injection of lineage tracers allows verification of the specific targeting of the injection. After embryos have developed to stage 38 - 40, whole-mount immunostaining is used to visualize pronephric development, and the contribution by targeted cells to the pronephros can be assessed. The same technique can be adapted to target other tissue types in addition to the pronephros.

Technique to Target Microinjection to the Developing Xenopus Kidney

Here, we present a protocol to use fate maps and lineage tracers to target injections into individual blastomeres that give rise to the kidney of Xenopus laevis embryos.

Técnica ao Target microinjeção para o desenvolvimento<em&gt; Xenopus</em&gt; Kidney

The embryonic kidney of Xenopus&#160;laevis (frog), the pronephros, consists of a single nephron, and can be used as a model for kidney disease. Xenopus ...

Biologia do Desenvolvimento

Intravenous Microinjections of Zebrafish Larvae to Study Acute Kidney Injury

In this video article we describe a zebrafish model of AKI using gentamicin as the nephrotoxicant.  The technique consists of intravenous microinjections on 2 dpf zebrafish. This technique represents an efficient and rapid method to deliver soluble substances into the bloodstream of zebrafish larvae, allowing for the injection of 15-20 fish per hour. In addition to AKI studies, this microinjection technique can also be used for other types of experimental studies such as angiography.  We provide a detailed protocol of the technique from equipment required to visual measures of decreased kidney function. In addition, we also demonstrate the process of fixation, whole mount immunohistochemistry with a kidney tubule marker, plastic embedding and sectioning of the larval zebrafish. We demonstrate that zebrafish larvae injected with gentamicin show morphological features consistent with AKI: edema, loss of cell polarity in proximal tubular epithelial cells, and morphological disruption of the tubule.

We describe a technique of microinjecting the aminoglycoside, gentamicin, into 2 days post-fetilization (dpf) zebrafish larvae to induce acute kidney injury (AKI). We also describe a method for whole mount immunohistochemistry, plastic embedding and sectioning of zebrafish larvae to visualize the AKI mediated damage.

Microinjeções intravenosa de larvas do peixe para o Estudo de lesão renal aguda

In this video article we describe a zebrafish model of AKI using gentamicin as the nephrotoxicant.  The technique consists of intravenous microinjections ...

Biologia

Intravascular Delivery of Biologics to the Rat Kidney

The renal microvascular compartment plays an important role in the progression of kidney disease and hypertension, leading to the development of End Stage Renal Disease with high risk of death for cardiovascular events. Moreover, recent clinical studies have shown that renovascular structure and function may have a great impact on functional renal recovery after surgery. Here, we describe a protocol for the delivery of drugs into the renal artery of rats. This procedure offers significant advantages over the frequently used systemic administration as it may allow a more localized therapeutic effect. In addition, the use of rodents in pharmacodynamic analysis of preclinical studies may be cost effective, paving the way for the design of translational experiments in larger animal models. Using this technique, infusion of rat recombinant Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) protein in rats has induced activation of VEGF signaling as shown by increased expression of FLK1, pAKT/AKT, pERK/ERK. In summary, we established a protocol for the intrarenal delivery of drugs in rats, which is simple and highly reproducible.

The administration of drugs for recovery of kidney function requires control of the localization and distribution of the therapeutic compound. Here, we describe in detail a simple technique for intrarenal delivery of drugs in rats. This procedure may be easily performed with no mortality and high reproducibility.

Entrega intravascular de Biologics para o rim de rato

The renal microvascular compartment plays an important role in the progression of kidney disease and hypertension, leading to the development of End Stage ...

Medicina

Intrarenal Injection of Escherichia coli in a Rat Model of Pyelonephritis

Pyelonephritis is a bacterial infection of the kidney and is most commonly caused by Escherichia coli. Recurrent infections can cause significant renal inflammation and fibrosis ultimately resulting in declining kidney function. Before improved clinical management and prevention of pyelonephritis can be instituted, a reliable animal model must be established in order to study the mechanisms of progression, recurrence, and therapeutic efficacy. The transurethral infection model closely mimics human pyelonephritis but exhibits considerable variation due to its reliance on urethral reflux to transport the bacteria to the kidney. Herein, a detailed surgical protocol for performing bacterial injections into the rat renal pelvis is provided and confirmed by non-invasive Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Using this protocol, animals receive direct exposure to a desired concentration of E. coli bacteria and can fully recover from the surgical procedure with adequate post-operative care. This facilitates subsequent longitudinal MRI assessments of the experimental animal models for comparison with saline (sham) controls. Using this direct delivery approach, the severity of infection is controllable and applicable for mechanistic studies of progression as well as development of novel treatment strategies.

Intrarenal Injection of Escherichia coli in a Rat Model of Pyelonephritis

This manuscript describes a rat surgical model of pyelonephritis using direct intra-renal infection by Escherichia coli into the renal pelvis. The experimental procedure can be utilized to study the pathogenesis of pyelonephritis as well as the associated inflammation and fibrosis.

Injecção Intrarenal de<em&gt; Escherichia coli</em&gt; Em um modelo de rato de peleonefrite

Pyelonephritis is a bacterial infection of the kidney and is most commonly caused by Escherichia coli. Recurrent infections can cause significant renal ...

Transient Expression of Proteins by Hydrodynamic Gene Delivery in Mice

Efficient expression of transgenes in vivo is of critical importance in studying gene function and developing treatments for diseases. Over the past years, hydrodynamic gene delivery (HGD) has emerged as a simple, fast, safe and effective method for delivering transgenes into rodents. This technique relies on the force generated by the rapid injection of a large volume of physiological solution to increase the permeability of cell membranes of perfused organs and thus deliver DNA into cells. One of the main advantages of HGD is the ability to introduce transgenes into mammalian cells using naked plasmid DNA (pDNA). Introducing an exogenous gene using a plasmid is minimally laborious, highly efficient and, contrary to viral carriers, remarkably safe. HGD was initially used to deliver genes into mice, it is now used to deliver a wide range of substances, including oligonucleotides, artificial chromosomes, RNA, proteins and small molecules into mice, rats and, to a limited degree, other animals. This protocol describes HGD in mice and focuses on three key aspects of the method that are critical to performing the procedure successfully: correct insertion of the needle into the vein, the volume of injection and the speed of delivery. Examples are given to show the application of this method to the transient expression of two genes that encode secreted, primate-specific proteins, apolipoprotein L-I (APOL-I) and haptoglobin-related protein (HPR).

In vivo transfection of naked DNA by hydrodynamic gene delivery introduces genes into the tissue of an animal with minimal inflammatory response. Sufficient amounts of gene product are generated such that gene function and regulation as well as protein structure and function can be analyzed.

Expressão transiente de proteínas por hidrodinâmica Gene Entrega em Ratos

Efficient expression of transgenes in vivo is of critical importance in studying gene function and developing treatments for diseases. Over the past ...

Direct Drug Delivery to Kidney via the Renal Artery

There is a need for directed injections to enable increased and specific renal exposure for efficient evaluation of drug targets in the renal research field. Accumulation of drugs in certain organs may give rise to adverse and unwanted effects, depending on the nature of injectate. To minimize spillover and/or accumulation in other tissues, the herein described method directs the formulation into the renal artery bloodstream by inserting a catheter in the infra renal aorta, just below where it branches into the renal artery, resulting in the kidney as first reached organ and distributing of formulation throughout the kidney.
This manuscript provides a detailed description of the method, as well as its challenges and difficulties. It guides the experimenter to become skillful with this type of microsurgery that requires accuracy under sterile conditions. Speed is crucial for minimizing the ischemia and practicing the procedure will increase the chance of successful injections without adverse effects. By modulating the time between injection and reperfusion as well as the injected volume, the risk of spillover to other organs is mitigated. 
Note that this technique is suitable for single dosing strategies.

This manuscript describes a method for targeted delivery to a single kidney via a catheter placed in the infrarenal abdominal aorta in the mouse.

Entrega direta de medicamentos ao rim através da artéria renal

There is a need for directed injections to enable increased and specific renal exposure for efficient evaluation of drug targets in the renal research ...

Delivery of Exogenous Artificially Synthesized miRNA Mimic to the Kidney Using Polyethylenimine Nanoparticles in Several Kidney Disease Mouse Models

microRNAs&#160;(miRNAs), small noncoding RNAs (21-25 bases) that are not translated into proteins, inhibit lots of target messenger RNAs (mRNAs) by destabilizing and inhibiting their translation in various kidney diseases. Therefore, alternation of miRNA expression by exogenous artificially synthesized miRNA mimics is a potentially useful treatment option for inhibiting the development of many kidney diseases. However, because serum RNAase immediately degrades systematically administered exogenous miRNA mimics in vivo, delivery of miRNA to the kidney remains a challenge. Therefore, vectors that can protect exogenous miRNA mimics from degradation by RNAase and significantly deliver them to the kidney are necessary. Many studies have used viral vectors to deliver exogenous miRNA mimics or inhibitors to the kidney. However, viral vectors may cause an interferon response and/or genetic instability. Therefore, the development of viral vectors is also a hurdle for the clinical use of exogenous miRNA mimics or inhibitors. To overcome these concerns regarding viral vectors, we developed a nonviral vector method to deliver miRNA mimics to the kidney using tail vein injection of polyethylenimine nanoparticles (PEI-NPs), which led to significant overexpression of target miRNAs in several mouse models of kidney disease.

Here, we deliver exogenous artificially synthesized miRNA mimics to the kidney via tail vein injection of a nonviral vector and polyethylenimine nanoparticles in several kidney disease mouse models. This led to significant overexpression of target miRNA in the kidney, resulting in inhibited progression of kidney disease in several mouse models.

Entrega de miRNA exógeno sintetizado artificialmente ao rim usando nanopartículas de polietilenimina em vários modelos de doença renal em camundongos

microRNAs&#160;(miRNAs), small noncoding RNAs (21-25 bases) that are not translated into proteins, inhibit lots of target messenger RNAs (mRNAs) by ...

Nephrotoxin Microinjection in Zebrafish to Model Acute Kidney Injury

The kidneys are susceptible to harm from exposure to chemicals they filter from the bloodstream. This can lead to organ injury associated with a rapid decline in renal function and development of the clinical syndrome known as acute kidney injury (AKI). Pharmacological agents used to treat medical circumstances ranging from bacterial infection to cancer, when administered individually or in combination with other drugs, can initiate AKI. Zebrafish are a useful animal model to study the chemical effects on renal function in vivo, as they form an embryonic kidney comprised of nephron functional units that are conserved with higher vertebrates, including humans. Further, zebrafish can be utilized to perform genetic and chemical screens, which provide opportunities to elucidate the cellular and molecular facets of AKI and develop therapeutic strategies such as the identification of nephroprotective molecules. Here, we demonstrate how microinjection into the zebrafish embryo can be utilized as a paradigm for nephrotoxin studies.

Renal injuries incurred from nephrotoxins, which include drugs ranging from antibiotics to chemotherapeutics, can result in complex disorders whose pathogenesis remains incompletely understood. This protocol demonstrates how zebrafish can be used for disease modeling of these conditions, which can be applied to the identification of renoprotective measures.

Nefrotoxina microinjeção no peixe-zebra ao modelo de lesão renal aguda

The kidneys are susceptible to harm from exposure to chemicals they filter from the bloodstream. This can lead to organ injury associated with a rapid ...

Estudando a expressão de proteínas durante o desenvolvimento de lentes de galinha

Microinjection of Recombinant RCAS(A) Retrovirus into Embryonic Chicken Lens

Embryonic chicken (Gallus domesticus) is a well-established animal model for the study of lens development and physiology, given its high degree of similarity with the human lens. RCAS(A) is a replication-competent chicken retrovirus that infects dividing cells, which serves as a powerful tool to study the in situ expression and function of wild-type and mutant proteins during lens development by microinjection into the empty lumen of lens vesicle at early developmental stages, restricting its action to surrounding proliferating lens cells. Compared to other approaches, such as transgenic models and ex vivo cultures, the use of an RCAS(A) replication-competent avian retrovirus provides a highly effective, rapid, and customizable system to express exogenous proteins in chick embryos. Specifically, targeted gene transfer can be confined to proliferative lens fiber cells without the need for tissue-specific promoters. In this article, we will briefly overview the steps needed for recombinant retrovirus RCAS(A) preparation, provide a detailed, comprehensive overview of the microinjection procedure, and provide sample results of the technique.

Autor em destaque: investigando o desenvolvimento e a função do cristalino por meio da microinjeção de retrovírus RCAS (A) em lentes embrionárias de galinha 

This protocol paper describes the methodology of embryonic chicken lens microinjection of an RCAS(A) retrovirus as a tool for studying in situ function and expression of proteins during lens development.

Microinjeção de Retrovírus RCAS(A) Recombinante em Lentes de Galinha Embrionárias

Embryonic chicken (Gallus domesticus) is a well-established animal model for the study of lens development and physiology, given its high degree of ...

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