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Cecal Ligation Puncture Procedure
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The mouse model of cecal ligation and puncture as a valuable tool for the study of human sepsis.
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A Neuronal and Astrocyte Co-Culture Assay for High Content Analysis of Neurotoxicity
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Determination of the Glycogen Content in Cyanobacteria
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Here, we present a reliable and easy assay to measure the glycogen content in cyanobacterial cells. The procedure entails precipitation, selectable depolymerization, and the detection of glucose residues. This method is suitable for both wildtype and genetically engineered strains and can facilitate the metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria.
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Stereotype Content Model
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2020
The Stereotype Content Model (SCM) was first proposed by Susan Fiske and her colleagues (Fiske, Cuddy, Glick & Xu, 2002; see also Fiske, 2012 and Fiske, 2017). The SCM specifies that when someone encounters a new group, they will stereotype them based on two metrics: warmth—or that group’s perceived intent, and how likely they are to provide help or inflict harm—and competence—or their ability to carry out that objective. Depending on the warmth-competence categorization, a person will feel...
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Determination of Moisture Content in Soil
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2023
Source: Laboratories of Dr. Ian Pepper and Dr. Charles Gerba - The University of Arizona Demonstrating Author: Bradley Schmitz Soils normally contain a finite amount of water, which can be expressed as the “soil moisture content.” This moisture exists within the pore spaces in between soil aggregates (inter-aggregate pore space) and within soil aggregates (intra-aggregate pore space) (Figure 1). Normally this pore space is occupied by air and/or water. If all the pores are occupied by air, the...
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Microbial products can influence epithelial barrier function and immune signaling, linking the microbial community to host defense at the intestinal surface. When these signals alter barrier integrity or mucosal immune activity, they may affect how readily pathogens colonize and how inflammation develops. Measuring associated changes in cecal contents therefore helps investigators connect microbial ecology with immunological outcomes.
Microbial metabolites provide a chemical readout of interactions between intestinal microorganisms and the host. Their measurement can complement community profiling by showing how microbial activity relates to epithelial barrier function, immune signaling, or resistance to pathogen colonization. This makes metabolite analysis useful when researchers want functional context, not only a list of organisms.
Changes in cecal microbial composition may indicate altered resistance to pathogen colonization or shifts in the interaction between microbiota and mucosal immunity. In infection studies, comparing community profiles with pathogen burden can help determine whether a treatment is associated with ecological changes and different infection outcomes. The contents help link microbial patterns to susceptibility rather than measuring pathogens in isolation.
The analytical approach should match the outcome being investigated. Culture-based methods, molecular profiling, and metabolite measurements are complementary ways to examine cecal contents. Together, they can support assessment of microbial community changes, pathogen burden, or treatment effects, while metabolite measurements add information about microbial products. Selecting among these approaches aligns the assay with the immunology or infection question.
By examining cecal contents alongside measures of microbial communities, pathogen burden, or metabolites, investigators can determine whether an intervention is associated with changes in intestinal ecology. These results can show whether treatment effects coincide with altered immune-relevant microbial activity or pathogen levels. Such analysis helps connect an intervention to inflammation, infection susceptibility, or microbiome-targeted outcomes.
Cecal contents provide a way to examine whether intestinal microbial and metabolite patterns are associated with broader immune outcomes. In immunology studies, those measurements can be related to inflammation or vaccine responses; in infection studies, they can be considered alongside pathogen burden and colonization resistance. This makes the analysis relevant to microbiome-immune interactions and microbiome-targeted interventions.