Humboldt Universitat zu Berlin View Institution's Website 3 articles published in JoVE Immunology and Infection An Advanced Murine Model for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Association with Type 2 Diabetes Julia Sbierski-Kind1,2,3,4, Katharina Schmidt-Bleek3,6, Mathias Streitz3,5, Jonas Kath3,5, Joachim Spranger*1,2,4, Hans-Dieter Volk*2,3,5 1Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), 3Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 4DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), 5Institute of Medical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 6Julius Wolff Institute (JWI) and Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin A simple and reliable diet-induced rodent animal model for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is described, achieved through non-SPF housing of the animals and administration of a specific high-fat diet. We describe identification of hepatic and adipose immune cell subsets to recapitulate human immunological conditions by exposing mice to environmental germs. Neuroscience Whole-cell Patch-clamp Recordings for Electrophysiological Determination of Ion Selectivity in Channelrhodopsins Christiane Grimm*1, Johannes Vierock*1, Peter Hegemann1, Jonas Wietek1 1Experimental Biophysics, Institute of Biology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin This article describes how the ion selectivity of channelrhodopsin is determined with electrophysiological whole-cell patch-clamp recordings using HEK293 cells. Here, the experimental procedure for investigating chloride selectivity of an anion-selective channelrhodopsin is demonstrated. However, the procedure is transferable to other channelrhodopsins of distinct selectivity. Medicine Driving Simulation in the Clinic: Testing Visual Exploratory Behavior in Daily Life Activities in Patients with Visual Field Defects Johanna Hamel1,2, Antje Kraft1, Sven Ohl3, Sophie De Beukelaer1, Heinrich J. Audebert1,2, Stephan A. Brandt1 1Department of Neurology, Universitätsmedizin Charité, 2Center for Stroke Research Berlin (CSB), Universitätsmedizin Charité, 3Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin Patients with visual deficits after stroke report about different constraints in daily life most likely due to variable compensatory strategies, which are difficult to differentiate in clinical routine. We present a clinical set-up which allows measurement of different compensatory head- and eye-movement-strategies and evaluating their effects on driving performance.