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Murine Kidney Transplant Technique
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2015
The goal of this manuscript is to describe the steps required to perform a kidney transplant in a mouse, paying particular attention to the details of the arterial anastomosis.
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Cervical Heterotopic Mouse Heart Transplantation using End-to-side Anastomosis Technique to Study Transplant Immunology
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2026
This protocol presents a simplified, end-to-side suture anastomosis technique for murine cervical heart transplantation, providing a robust and reproducible model for studying transplant immunology.
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Murine Heterotopic Heart Transplant Technique
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2014
The manuscript describes the steps required to perform the heterotopic heart transplant in the mouse.
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A Novel Mammary Fat Pad Transplantation Technique to Visualize the Vessel Generation of Vascular Endothelial Stem Cells
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2017
This work demonstrates a novel approach to assess the proliferation, differentiation, and vessel-forming potential of vascular endothelial stem cells (VESCs) through mammary fat pad transplantation followed by whole-mount tissue preparation for microscopic observation. A lineage tracing strategy to investigate the behavior of VESCs in vivo is also presented.
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Murine Cervical Heart Transplantation Model Using a Modified Cuff Technique
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2014
The murine cervical heart transplantation model is well suited for immunological as well as ischemia reperfusion injury studies. We modified the procedure using a non-suture cuff technique and performed more than 1,000 successful transplants with this approach. Herein, we provide additional details of this technique to supplement the video.
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These processes represent successive challenges after delivery. Transplanted cells must remain viable, establish themselves in the target tissue, and interact appropriately with surrounding host cells. The local microenvironment can influence whether cells persist and how they behave. Assessing all three outcomes helps distinguish simple cell presence from meaningful restoration of tissue function or informative biological activity.
Immune compatibility can strongly influence whether transplanted cells remain viable and function within the recipient. Differences between donor cells and host tissues may affect the biological response to the transplant, making compatibility an important consideration when interpreting results. In research, accounting for this factor helps separate effects caused by the cells themselves from outcomes associated with host responses.
The recipient tissue provides the context in which transplanted cells survive, integrate, and express their biological potential. Signals from nearby host cells and the condition of the target tissue may influence cell fate and function. Studying these interactions allows researchers to examine how local surroundings shape regeneration, disease-related behavior, and the performance of transplanted cells.
A typical workflow begins with preparing donor or cultured cells, followed by delivering them to a selected target tissue. The procedure then requires conditions that support cell survival, engraftment, and interaction with host cells. These stages connect the quality and suitability of the cell preparation with the biological outcome observed in the recipient system.
Researchers apply this technique to investigate tissue repair, regeneration, disease mechanisms, and cell fate. It can place viable cells into a biological system where their responses to host tissues and the local microenvironment can be examined. The approach therefore supports both mechanistic studies of cell behavior and experimental models designed to evaluate regenerative strategies.
Studies can examine whether transplanted cells survive, become established in the target tissue, and interact with host cells. Researchers may also evaluate changes related to tissue function, regeneration, disease processes, or cell fate. These observations provide evidence about how transplanted cells respond within a biological environment and inform the development of experimental regenerative therapies.