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Articles by Alenka Lovy in JoVE
A Faster, High Resolution, mtPA-GFP-based Mitochondrial Fusion Assay Acquiring Kinetic Data of Multiple Cells in Parallel Using Confocal Microscopy
Alenka Lovy1, Anthony J.A. Molina2, Fernanda M. Cerqueira3, Kyle Trudeau3, Orian S. Shirihai3
1Department of Neuroscience, Center for Neuroscience Research, Tufts School of Medicine, 2Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Gerontology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 3Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical Center
Mitochondrial fusion was measured by tracking the equilibration of photoconverted matrix-targeted GFP across the mitochondrial network over time. Thus far, only one cell could be subjected to an hour long kinetic analysis at a time. We present a method that simultaneously measures multiple cells, thereby speeding up the data collection process.
Other articles by Alenka Lovy on PubMed
Histologic Retrieval Analysis of a Porous Tantalum Metal Implant in an Infected Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
The Journal of Arthroplasty. Dec, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 22178612
Porous tantalum (Zimmer, Inc, Warsaw, Ind) has the theoretical advantage of improved biologic fixation because of its high porosity, interconnected pore space, and modulus of elasticity. We present a case report documenting the retrieval and bone ingrowth analysis of a porous tantalum tibial component in an infected total knee arthroplasty. Results demonstrated a significantly larger amount of bone ingrowth present in the tibial posts (36.7%) when compared with the bone ingrowth into the tibial baseplate (4.9%) (P < .001). The data suggest that bone ingrowth seen in the plugs as well as baseplate was suggestive of viable bone tissue with healthy bone marrow, osteocytes, and lamella, resulting in a well-fixed tibial implant even at revision surgery for an infected total knee arthroplasty.
