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Extraction of Hemocytes from Drosophila melanogaster Larvae for Microbial Infection and Analysis
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Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 00:45Ex Vivo Infection
- 01:48Hemolymph Extraction
- 03:11In Vivo Infection
- 04:08Hemolymph Extraction and Hemocyte Plating
- 04:35Confocal Imaging
- 05:443D Model Reconstruction
- 06:58Results: Dynamic Visualization of Drosophila Hemocytes
- 08:09Conclusion
This method demonstrates how to visualize pathogen invasion into insect cells with three-dimensional (3D) models. Hemocytes from Drosophila larvae were infected with viral or bacterial pathogens, either ex vivo or in vivo. Infected hemocytes were then fixed and stained for imaging with a confocal microscope and subsequent 3D cellular reconstruction.
