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Immunofluorescent Staining of Neuronal Populations in the Embryonic Murine Gastrointestinal Tract
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2025
This video demonstrates the immunostaining of the embryonic murine gastrointestinal tract to visualize and analyze the neuronal population distribution using immunofluorescence and confocal microscopy.
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RNA Isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Colonizing the Murine Gastrointestinal Tract
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2011
A reliable method for the RNA isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa recovered from murine cecums is described. The RNA recovered is of sufficient quantity and quality for subsequent qPCR, transcription profiling, and RNA Seq experiments. This technique can be adapted for RNA isolation of other intestinal microbes.
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Generating Urinary Tract Infection Model: A Technique to Administer Uropathogenic Bacteria in Mouse to Develop Urinary Tract Infection Model
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2025
In this video, we describe the technique for the intravesical administration of uropathogenic bacteria to generate a urinary tract infection model in mice. This model can be used to understand the spread of uropathogenic bacterial infection within the urinary system and the mechanisms that determine UTI susceptibility.
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Visualization of Candida albicans in the Murine Gastrointestinal Tract Using Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization
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2019
The purpose of this protocol is to visualize Candida albicans cell shape and localization in the mammalian gastrointestinal tract.
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Isolation of Lymphocytes from Mouse Genital Tract Mucosa
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2012
An efficient way to isolate lymphocytes from mouse genital tract is described. This method takes advantage of enzyme digestion and Percoll gradient separation to allow efficient isolation. This technique is also adaptable to for use in other...
FAQs
The epithelial lining regulates what crosses intestinal tissue, while mucus and antimicrobial factors add local protection. Innate immune cells can respond to microbes, and adaptive lymphocytes contribute more specialized responses. Considering these layers together helps explain how the murine GI tract can limit invasion while coordinating mucosal inflammation.
Resident microbiota influence colonization and immune activity rather than acting as a passive background. Their interaction with epithelial defenses, antimicrobial factors, and immune cells can shape whether microbes remain controlled or are associated with inflammation. This makes the murine GI tract useful for studying host-microbe relationships during health and infection.
Studying innate immune cells alongside adaptive lymphocytes allows investigators to examine how mucosal responses are organized during infection. This paired perspective connects microbial exposure with host immune responses and inflammation, helping clarify whether observed effects involve cellular defenses, lymphocyte activity, or their relationship within intestinal tissues.
Investigators can examine pathogen entry into intestinal tissues, subsequent dissemination, resident microbiota, and mucosal immune responses. Assessing these features together links the initial host-microbe interaction with tissue-level and broader infection consequences. The resulting view is broader than analyzing a pathogen or immune response in isolation, supporting integrated infection research.
Researchers use this model to examine how vaccines or therapeutics perform in the setting of intestinal tissues, resident microbiota, mucosal immunity, and infection. Such studies can connect intervention exposure with pathogen-related and host-response outcomes. The model is therefore relevant for testing approaches aimed at changing infection or immune responses before translational investigation.
Murine results require careful interpretation because mouse anatomy and immune organization can differ from those of humans. A finding involving intestinal tissues, microbiota-associated responses, or mucosal immunity may therefore not transfer directly to human disease. Murine studies support translational investigation, but they do not replace studies designed to evaluate human relevance.