Name: A Stably Established Two-Point Injection of Lysophosphatidylcholine-Induced Focal Demyelination Model in Mice (Video) | JoVE Journal
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Description: Learn a two-point LPC injection method to create a stable focal demyelination model in mice using stereotaxic surgery. This protocol enables reproducible study of multiple sclerosis mechanisms and therapeutic interventions.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants: 82071380, 81873743).

All animal procedures were approved by the Institute of Animal Care Committee of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China. Adult C57BL/6 male and female mice (wild type, WT; 20-25 g; 8-10 weeks old) were used for the present study. The mice were obtained from commercial sources (see Table of Materials). Mice were housed in a specific pathogen-free (SPF) animal facility with water and food supplied ad libitum. They were kept in an alternating 12 h period of light and dark cycle in the standard conditions of 22 &#176;C temperature and relative humidity of 55%-60%.
1. LPC solution preparation
<ol>
	<li>Dissolve 25 mg of LPC powder (see Table of Materials) with 250 &#181;L of chloroform and methanol mixed solution (1:1) to make a 10% LPC solution and transfer it to a 500 &#181;L centrifuge tube. 
	NOTE: If the LPC is not completely dissolved, place the centrifuge tube in an ultrasonic cleaner and ultrasonicate at 40 kHz for ~1 h to obtain a uniform solution.</li>
	<li>Divide the solution into 3 &#181;L/tube and store at &#8722;80 &#176;C. 
	NOTE: The solution can be stored for ~2 years.</li>
	<li>Before surgery, dilute the solution (step 1.2.) with 27 &#181;L of 0.9% NaCl solution, and keep the solution in a constant temperature water bath at 37 &#176;C. 
	&#8203;NOTE: Prepare the solution just before starting the injection.</li>
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2. Surgical preparation
<ol>
	<li>Use a 32 G, 2 in needle to connect to a 5 &#181;L syringe (see Table of Materials). Ensure that the microliter syringe is unobstructed. Withdraw 5 &#181;L of LPC solution for preparation of the injection.</li>
	<li>Anesthetize the mouse in an induction chamber connected to an isoflurane vaporizer with 3% isoflurane mixed with 100% oxygen at a rate of about 0.3 L/min.</li>
	<li>Confirm the depth of anesthesia by the lack of toe-pinch reflex while the breathing is smooth.</li>
	<li>Shave the head of the mouse between the ears using an&#160;electric shaver. Apply lubricating eye drops to prevent corneal dryness during the procedure.</li>
	<li>Then, position the mouse in a stereotaxic frame (see Table of Materials) with the dorsal side up, and secure the head with a nose cone and tooth clamp. Maintain anesthesia with 1.2%-1.6% isoflurane through its nose. 
	&#8203;NOTE: Isoflurane concentration can be adjusted according to the respiratory status of the mice.</li>
</ol>
3. Surgical procedure
NOTE: Animals are placed on a heating pad during all procedures.
<ol>
	<li>Fix the mouse to the stereotaxic apparatus with bilateral ear bars. Ensure that the ear bars are level and the head is horizontal and stable.</li>
	<li>Disinfect the skin on the head&#160;by wiping several times with iodophor followed by alcohol in circular motion. Then use a scalpel&#160;to cut a small incision of about 1.5 cm along the midline of the scalp to expose the skull.</li>
	<li>Wipe the skull with a cotton swab dipped in 1% hydrogen peroxide until the bregma, lambda, and posterior fontanelle are exposed. Place the syringe on the stereotaxic apparatus. 
	NOTE: Use hydrogen peroxide with care and avoid touching the surrounding tissues.</li>
	<li>Ensure horizontal positioning of the animal&#39;s head (both front and rear and left and right).
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		<li>Adjust the Z-axis knob of the stereotaxic frame so that the needle tip and the skull just touch without bending, then measure the Z-axis coordinate. Check the Z coordinates of bregma and posterior fontanelle.</li>
		<li>Adjust the ear bar so that the difference between the Z coordinates of bregma and posterior fontanelle is no more than 0.02 mm. Then, follow the same method to measure the Z coordinates of the corresponding positions on the left and right sides of the midline. Adjust the ear bar to ensure the left and right are at the same level.</li>
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	</li>
	<li>Locate the corpus callosum. Set the XYZ origin to bregma. 
	NOTE: The first injection site is 1.0 mm lateral to the bregma, 2.4 mm deep, and 1.1 mm anterior. The second injection site is 1.0 mm lateral to the bregma, 2.1 mm deep, and 0.6 mm anterior. For example, the coordinate of the bregma is (0,0,0). Measure the Z coordinate of the corresponding location marked as (-1, 1.1, X) and (-1, 0.6, Y). It can be determined the first injection site coordinate of the corpus callosum is (-1, 1.1, &#8722;[X + 2.4]), and the second injection site is (-1, 0.6, &#8722;[Y + 2.1]).</li>
	<li>Once the injection site is determined, make a mark with a sterile marker on the skull and record the coordinates.</li>
	<li>Gently drill the marked site with a skull drill (see Table of Materials). Take care to avoid any bleeding.</li>
	<li>Slowly move the needle to the given coordinates and start the injection. To induce corpus callosum demyelination, inject 2 &#181;L of LPC solution (step 1.) at each injection site (step 3.5.) at a rate of 0.4 &#181;L/min.</li>
	<li>After injection, keep the needle in each site for an additional 10 min. 
	&#8203;NOTE: Ensure that the interval of two injections is no more than 20 min.</li>
	<li>Suture the skin with a 4-0 suture and wait for the animal to wake up within 10 min. Administer analgesics&#160;postoperatively in accordance with institutional animal care regulations. 
	NOTE: The recommended time for euthanasia can be determined according to the purpose of the experiment.&#160;</li>
</ol>
4. Sample extraction for focal demyelination
NOTE: For details regarding this step, please see the previously published report14.
<ol>
	<li>Dissolve neutral red dye (see Table of Materials) in a 1% solution in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS).</li>
	<li>hours before sacrificing the mice (for details, see previous reference10), inject 500 &#181;L of 1% neutral red dye in PBS by intraperitoneal injection for each mouse.</li>
	<li>Perform cardiac perfusion12 with 30 mL of 0.1% PBS precooled at 4 &#176;C.</li>
	<li>Slice the brain into 1 mm with a brain mold (see Table of Materials).</li>
	<li>Visualize the lesion stained with neutral red under the microscope and dissociate the lesion. 
	&#8203;NOTE: Remove as much surrounding normal tissue as possible to improve the accuracy of subsequent analysis. The lesion tissue can be examined with RT-PCR, electron microscopy, and western blot analyses.</li>
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5. Histological staining and immunofluorescence
<ol>
	<li>For histologic staining and immunofluorescence12, after cardiac perfusion (step 4.3.), remove the brain10, fix in 4% PFA overnight (at 4 &#176;C), and completely dehydrate in 30% sucrose.</li>
	<li>Cut into 20 mm coronal brain sections using a frozen slicer10 at constant temperature (&#8722;20 &#176;C).</li>
	<li>Use the slices for Luxol fast blue (LFB) staining, immunofluorescence, and western blot10.</li>
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MS, a chronic demyelinating disease of the CNS, is one of the most common causes of neurological dysfunction in young adults20. Clinically, approximately 60%-80% of MS patients experience the cycle of relapses and remissions before developing a secondary-progressive MS21,22, and it eventually leads to cumulative movement impairments and cognitive deficits over time23. Currently, no single experimental model covers t...

Receptor-mediated lysophospholipid signaling involves diverse physiological processes of almost all organ systems1. In the central nervous system (CNS), this signaling plays a critical role in the pathogenies of autoimmune neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS). Multiple sclerosis is a chronic immune-mediated disorder characterized by pathological demyelination and inflammatory response, causing neurologic dysfunction and cognitive impairment2,3. After continuous relapsing and remitting during the early disease, most patients eventually progress to the secondary-progressive stage, which could cause irreversible damage to the brain and resulting disability4. It is believed that the pathological hallmark of the secondary-progressive course is demyelinating plaques caused by inflammatory lesions5. Existing treatments for MS can significantly reduce the risk of relapse. However, there is still no effective therapy for long-term demyelinating damage caused by progressive MS6. Thus, a stably established and easily reproducible model is required to study preclinical therapeutics that focus on white matter degeneration.
Demyelination and remyelination are two major pathological processes in developing multiple sclerosis. Demyelination is the loss of myelin sheath around axons induced by microglia with pro-inflammatory phenotypes7, and it leads to slow conduction of nerve impulses and results in the loss of neurons and neurological disorders. Remyelination is an endogenous repair response mediated by oligodendrocytes, where disorders could lead to neurodegeneration and cognitive impairment8. The inflammatory response is crucial to the whole process, affecting both the degree of myelin damage and repair.
Therefore, a stable animal model of persistent inflammatory demyelination is meaningful for further exploration of therapeutic strategies for MS. Due to the complexity of MS, various types of animal models have been established to mimic demyelinating lesions in vivo, including experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), toxic-demyelinating models, cuprizone (CPZ), and lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC)9. LPC is an endogenous lysophospholipid associated with inflammation, and it could induce rapid damage with toxicity to myelin lipids, leading to focal demyelination. Based on previous reports and research10,11, a detailed protocol of two-point injection with some modifications is provided. Generally, the classic one-point LPC injection model only produces local demyelination at the injection site and is often accompanied by spontaneous remyelination12,13. However, the two-point injection LPC model can demonstrate that the LPC can directly induce demyelination in the mouse corpus callosum and cause more durable demyelination with little myelin regeneration.

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a stably established two-point injection of lysophosphatidylcholine-induced focal demyelination model in mice

A Stably Established Two-Point Injection of Lysophosphatidylcholine-Induced Focal Demyelination Model in Mice

Receptor-mediated lysophospholipid signaling contributes to the pathophysiology of diverse neurological diseases, especially multiple sclerosis (MS). Lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) is an endogenous lysophospholipid associated with inflammation, and it could induce rapid damage with toxicity to myelin lipids, leading to focal demyelination. Here, a detailed protocol is presented for stereotactic two-point LPC injection that could directly cause severe demyelination and replicate the experimental demyelination injury quickly and stably in mice by surgical procedure. Thus, this model is highly relevant to demyelination diseases, especially MS, and it can contribute to the related advancing clinically-relevant research. Also, immunofluorescence and Luxol fast blue staining methods were used to depict the time course of demyelination in the corpus callosum of mice injected with LPC. In addition, the behavioral method was used to evaluate the cognitive function of mice after modeling. Overall, the two-point injection of lysophosphatidylcholine via a stereotaxic frame is a stable and reproducible method to generate a demyelination model in mice for further study.

Two-point injection of the LPC resulted in a more durable demyelination 
LPC mainly leads to rapid damage with toxicity to myelin and cleavage of the axon integrity15. The day of injection was regarded as day 0. Mice were kept for a period of 10-28 days (10 dpi and 28 dpi). Luxol fast blue (LFB) staining10 was used to evaluate the area of demyelination in mice at these time points. In the two-point injection model, there was significant demyelination on ...

The present protocol describes a two-point injection of lysophosphatidylcholine via a stereotaxic frame to generate a stable and reproducible demyelination model in mice.

Receptor-mediated lysophospholipid signaling contributes to the pathophysiology of diverse neurological diseases, especially multiple sclerosis (MS). ...

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