This paper describes ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) modeling in a 3-day chick embryo using a spinal needle customized hook to better understand I/R development and treatment. This model is simple, quick, and inexpensive.
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* These authors contributed equally
This paper describes ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) modeling in a 3-day chick embryo using a spinal needle customized hook to better understand I/R development and treatment. This model is simple, quick, and inexpensive.
Ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) disorders, such as myocardial infarction, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease, are a few of the leading causes of illness and death. Many in vitro and in vivo models are currently available for studying the I/R mechanism in disease or damaged tissues. However, to date, no in ovo I/R model has been reported, which would allow for a better understanding of I/R mechanisms and faster drug screening. This paper describes I/R modeling using a spinal needle customized hook in a 3-day chick embryo to understand I/R development and treatment mechanisms. Our model can be used to investigate anomalies at the DNA, RNA, and protein levels. This method is simple, quick, and inexpensive. The current model can be used independently or in conjunction with existing in vitro and in vivo I/R models.
Ischemia-reperfusion tissue injury has been linked to a number of pathologies, including heart attacks, ischemic stroke, trauma, and peripheral vascular disease1,2,3,4,5. This is primarily due to a lack of a comprehensive understanding of the disease progression and the lack of an effective research model. Ischemic injury occurs when the blood supply to a specific area of the tissue is cut off. As a result, ischemic tissue eventually necrotizes, though the rate varies depending on the tissue. Hence, restoring the blood supply may help to mitigate the damage. However, it has been observed, in some cases, that reperfusion causes more tissue damage than ischemia alone does6,7,8. Therefore, understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms of ischemia-reperfusion is required to develop an effective therapeutic intervention. Currently, no effective treatment for I/R injuries is known. This disparity has prompted the creation of new experimental models, ranging from in vitro to in vivo models, to address the existing problem9,10,11,12,13.
Chick embryos (Gallus gallus domesticus) are widely used in research because of their ease of access, ethical acceptability, relatively large size (compared to other embryos), low cost, and rapid growth14. We used a chick embryo at 72 h of development to create an in ovo I/R by occluding and releasing the right vitelline artery with the assistance of a spinal needle. We named it the Hook-I/R ischemia-reperfusion model (Figure 1). The model utilized in this study is capable of accurately simulating all downstream processes, including oxidative and inflammatory pathways, which are frequently associated with I/R damage15,16,17.
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The Institutional Animal Ethical Committee at Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital issued a written waiver stating that no formal approval was required to conduct these experiments in accordance with the Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA). However, Standard Operating Procedures were followed to minimize any potential for embryonic distress.
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The Doppler Blood Flow Imaging technique was used to evaluate the effectiveness of our model. In short, we compared the data from the control group with the data from the RVA group to determine the success of our creation. Figure 4A depicts a typical flux associated with the control animal, while Figure 4B depicts the results obtained from an RVA. The numeric 1-8 represents the various events associated with I/R phases. In brief, numeric 1-3 correspond to the ph...
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The goal of ischemia-reperfusion research is to create therapeutic strategies that prevent cell death and promote recovery29,30. To overcome current constraints in I/R research, we designed a Hook I/R chick embryo model to produce a reliable and reproducible I/R model. To our knowledge, ours is the first I/R model ever created in a 3-day chick embryo for routine I/R experiments, besides studying stress signals (e.g., oxidative and inflammatory stress). Given...
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The authors declare no competing interests.
We want to express our gratitude to Hari Shankar for his critical inputs during videography and editing, Mr. Baqer Hussain for voice-over, Mr. Asghar Rizvi for video editing, Mr. Mohammad Haider for video shoots, Mr. Mohammad Danish Siddiqui for assistance during the experiments.
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| Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| (-80°C) freezer | Haier, China | - | |
| 1.5mL Centrifuge tube | TARSONS, India | 500010X | |
| 100mm Petri dish (sterile) | Tarsons, India | 460050 | |
| 18G Needle (18G×1.5 (1.25×38mm) | Ramsons, India | 13990 | |
| 1mL Syringe | DISPO VAN | - | |
| 26G Needle (26G×1/2 (10.45x13mm) | DISPO VAN, india | 30722D | |
| 37°C egg incubator with adjustable percentage humidity | Gentek, India | GL-100 | |
| 37°C laboratory incubator | SCIENCE TECH, India | CB 101-14 | |
| 3-Methyladenine (3-MA) | Sigma Aldrich, USA | M9281 | |
| 3mL Pasture Pipette | TARSONS, India | 940050 | |
| 50mL Beaker | TARSONS, India | - | |
| 5mL Syringe | DISPO VAN, India | IP53 | |
| 70% ethanol | Merck Millipore, United States | 64-17-5 | |
| Adhesive tape/Cello tape | Sunrise, India | - | |
| Ambra1 primers | Applied Biosystems, Foster city, USA | Hs00387943_m1 | |
| Anti-mouse IgG | Cell Signaling Technology, USA | 7076S | |
| Anti-Rabbit IgG | Jackson Immuno Research Laboratories, USA | 711-035-152 | |
| Atg7 | R&D Systems, USA | MAB6608 | |
| Atg7 primers | Applied Biosystems, Foster city, USA | Hs00893766_m1 | |
| Autoclave Bag | Tarsons, India | 550022 | |
| Autoclave Machine | Local made, Lucknow, India | - | |
| Beclin-1 | Proteintech, USA | 66665-1-Ig | |
| Beta Actin | ImmunoTag, USA | ITT07018 | |
| Bovine Serum Albumin | Himedia, Mumbai, India | TC194 | |
| Calcium Chloride | Himedia, Mumbai, India | GRM534 | |
| Catalase | ImmunoTag, USA | ITT5155 | |
| Cleaning wipes | Kimberly-Clark, India | 370080 | |
| Cleaved Caspase3 | ImmunoTag, USA | ITT07022 | |
| di-Sodium hydrogen phosphate heptahydrate | Himedia, Mumbai, India | GRM39611 | |
| Doppler blood flowmeter | Moors instrument, United Kingdom | moorVMS-LDF1 | |
| Egg rack | - | - | |
| Egg rack | - | - | |
| GAPDH | ImmunoTag, USA | M1000110 | |
| GAPDH primers | Applied Biosystems, Foster city, USA | Hs02758991_g1 | |
| Glycine | Himedia, Mumbai, India | MB013 | |
| Kidney tray | HOSPITO | - | |
| LC3A/B | Cell Signaling Technology, USA | 4108S | |
| Methanol | Rankem laboratories, Mumbai, India | M0252 | |
| Micromanipulator | Narishige, Japan | M-152 | |
| N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) | Sigma Aldrich, USA | A7250 | |
| Naringenin | Sigma Aldrich, USA | 67604-48-2 | |
| NF-kβ | Thermo Fisher Scientific, USA | 51-0500 | |
| NLRP3 | ImmunoTag, USA | ITT07438 | |
| Nose plier | Local made, Lucknow, India | - | |
| Ocular forceps | Stoelting, Germany | 52106-40 | |
| Ocular iris | Tufft Surgical Instruments, Jaipur, India | Hard Age Vannas Micro Scissors Angled 8CM / 3 1/8" | |
| OHP marker pen | Camlin, India | - | |
| ORP-150 | ImmunoTag, USA | ITT08329 | |
| Pointed sharp edge scissor | Stoelting, Germany | 52132-11 | |
| Potassium Chloride | Himedia, Mumbai, India | MB043 | |
| Potassium phosphate monobasic anhydrous | Himedia, Mumbai, India | MB050 | |
| Protease Inhibitor | Abcam, United States | Ab65621 | |
| SOD-1 | ImmunoTag, USA | ITT4364 | |
| Sodium Chloride | Fisher Scientific, Mumbai, India | 27605 | |
| Sodium dodecyl sulphate | Himedia, Mumbai, India | GRM886 | |
| Spinal needle 25GA; 3.50 IN (90.51 X 90mm) | Ramson, India | GS-2029 | |
| Stereo Zoom surgical microscope | Olympus, Japan | SZ2-STU3 | |
| Syringe discarder | BIOHAZARD | 882210 | |
| Toothed forceps | Stoelting, Germany | 52102-30 | |
| Tris Base | G Biosciences, United States | RC1217 | |
| Tris Hydrochloric Acid | Himedia, Mumbai, India | MB030 | |
| Tween 20 | G Biosciences, United States | RC1227 | |
| White Leghorn Chicken 0-day eggs | - | - | |
| Z-Val-Ala-Asp(OMe)-FMK | MP Biomedicals, LLC, USA | FK009 |
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