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Assessment of Vascular Regeneration in the CNS Using the Mouse Retina
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2014
The rodent retina has long been recognized as an accessible window to the brain. In this technical paper we provide a protocol that employs the mouse model of oxygen-induced retinopathy to study the mechanisms that lead to failure of vascular regeneration within the central nervous system after ischemic injury. The described system can also be harnessed to explore strategies to promote regrowth of functional blood vessels within the retina and CNS.
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Isolation and Derivation of Mouse Embryonic Germinal Cells
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2009
The ability of embryonic germinal cells to differentiate into primordial germinal cells during early development stages is a perfect model to address our hypothesis about cancer and infertility. This protocol shows how to isolate primordial germinal cells from developing gonads in 10.5-11.5 days post coitum mouse embryos.
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Preparation of Mouse Embryonic Fibroblast Cells Suitable for Culturing Human Embryonic and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
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2012
The quality of mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) is dictated by the right strain of mouse such as CF-1. Pluripotency-supportive MEFs and conditioned media (CM) obtained from these should contain optimal concentrations of Activin A, Gremlin and Tgfβ1 needed for the Activin/Nodal and FGF pathways to co-operatively maintain self-renewal and pluripotency.
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Cell Labeling and Injection in Developing Embryonic Mouse Hearts
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2014
We describe a series of methods to inject dyes, DNA vectors, virus, and cells in order to monitor both cell fate and phenotype of endogenous and grafted cells derived from embryonic or pluripotent cells within mouse embryos at embryonic day (E)9.5 and later stages of development.
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In Vitro Culture of Epicardial Cells From Mouse Embryonic Heart
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2016
The epicardium is an essential source of multipotent cardiovascular progenitor cells and paracrine factors that are required for cardiovascular development and regeneration. We describe here a method to culture mouse embryonic epicardial cells.
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Their state depends strongly on the developmental signals and defined growth conditions present after culture. These cues can help cells retain neural progenitor properties or encourage differentiation into neurons and glial cells. By changing the signaling environment, researchers can examine how developmental regulation steers cell fate, making the culture useful for connecting external conditions with neural development.
Following this transition allows researchers to study neural differentiation as a developmental process rather than viewing mature cell types in isolation. The resulting neurons and glial cells provide distinct cellular outcomes for examining how developmental programs operate. This comparison can help relate changes in culture conditions to the production of different neural cell classes.
Cell migration reveals how neural cells move and become positioned during nervous system development, while gene regulation addresses how developmental instructions control cell behavior and identity. Studying both processes broadens the analysis of neural development. Together, they help researchers investigate cellular movement and molecular control within the developing central nervous system.
Cultured cells can be examined not only as isolated neural populations but also in relation to interactions that shape development within the central nervous system. This perspective helps investigators ask how interactions contribute to neural differentiation and organization. It connects cell-level observations with broader developmental events in the brain or spinal cord.
The workflow begins with isolating tissue from the developing brain or spinal cord of mouse embryos, followed by tissue dissociation and culture. Once established, the cells can be maintained under defined growth conditions that preserve progenitor properties or support differentiation. This sequence gives researchers a controlled system for linking the original CNS tissue to developmental cell behaviors.
They are used when investigators need a tractable model for neural development, including studies of differentiation, migration, gene regulation, and interactions within the developing CNS. The same model supports research on neurodevelopmental disorders and neural injury. Its developmental origin also makes it relevant to experimental strategies aimed at repairing or replacing damaged nervous tissue.
Depending on the developmental signals and growth conditions, cultured cells may retain neural progenitor properties or differentiate into neurons and glial cells. Researchers can then relate these cellular states to questions about development, disease, injury, or tissue repair. The model therefore provides both a controlled developmental system and cell populations relevant to broader neuroscience investigations.