/
/
Intravital Widefield Fluorescence Microscopy of Pulmonary Microcirculation in Experimental Acute Lung Injury Using a Vacuum-Stabilized Imaging System
A subscription to JoVE is required to view this content. Sign in or start your free trial.
1Department of Physiology and Biophysics,Dalhousie University, 2Department of Microbiology and Immunology,Dalhousie University, 3Department of Neuroscience,Dalhousie University, 4Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management, and Perioperative Medicine,Dalhousie University, 5Live Cell Imaging Center,University of Calgary, 6Department of Physiology and Pharmacology,University of Calgary, 7Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,University of Calgary, 8Department of Pharmacology,Dalhousie University
Chapters
- 00:04Introduction
- 00:36Preparation of the Vacuum-Stabilized Lung Imaging System
- 01:10Intubation
- 01:57Ventilation
- 02:47Thoracotomy
- 05:10Microscopy
- 06:56Results: Leukocyte Trafficking and Capillary Perfusion in the Pulmonary Microcirculation
- 08:48Conclusion
Intravital fluorescence microscopy can be utilized to study leukocyte-endothelial interactions and capillary perfusion in real-time. This protocol describes methods to image and quantify these parameters in the pulmonary microcirculation using a vacuum-stabilized lung imaging system.
