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Stereomicroscopy and 3D-target myeloperoxidase intestinal phenotyping following a fecal flora homogenization protocol
Alexander Rodriguez-Palacios
Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
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We recently described a unique phenotyping protocol based on stereomicroscopy (SM) to comprehensively characterize the intestinal mucosal topography in healthy and diseased mice (3D-SMAPgut). Such stereoscopic enterophenotyping approach has allowed the elucidation of novel pathophysiological mechanisms to explain three-dimensional (3D)-inflammatory structure patterns (stereoenterotypes) in the intestinal tract. Here we describe a step-wise protocol to assess the inflammatory reactivity of intestinal tissues using an improved cost-effective myeloperoxidase activity (96-well dianisidine) assay on SM-microdissected lesions harvested from intestinal specimens according to 3D-SM appearance. In addition, we emphasize the importance of controlling for gut flora effects by describing a laboratory protocol to harvest fecal and soiled bedding material from experimental mouse groups; the goal of this (‘inter-subject Pre-experimental Fecal flora Homogenization ‘IsPreFeH’) is to expose all investigational subjects to a composite of fecal material prior to experimentation as an alternative to cohousing which may not be always feasible with males and in all strains. Together, this methodology has enabled documenting the relevance of SM profiling of inflammatory 3D-structures in the gut while controlling for the cage effects of gut flora variability.
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stereomicroscopy, focal pathologies, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, mouse models, cobblestone lesions
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Method Article
Stereomicroscopy and 3D-target myeloperoxidase intestinal phenotyping following a fecal flora homogenization protocol
Alexander Rodriguez-Palacios
Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
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We recently described a unique phenotyping protocol based on stereomicroscopy (SM) to comprehensively characterize the intestinal mucosal topography in healthy and diseased mice (3D-SMAPgut). Such stereoscopic enterophenotyping approach has allowed the elucidation of novel pathophysiological mechanisms to explain three-dimensional (3D)-inflammatory structure patterns (stereoenterotypes) in the intestinal tract. Here we describe a step-wise protocol to assess the inflammatory reactivity of intestinal tissues using an improved cost-effective myeloperoxidase activity (96-well dianisidine) assay on SM-microdissected lesions harvested from intestinal specimens according to 3D-SM appearance. In addition, we emphasize the importance of controlling for gut flora effects by describing a laboratory protocol to harvest fecal and soiled bedding material from experimental mouse groups; the goal of this (‘inter-subject Pre-experimental Fecal flora Homogenization ‘IsPreFeH’) is to expose all investigational subjects to a composite of fecal material prior to experimentation as an alternative to cohousing which may not be always feasible with males and in all strains. Together, this methodology has enabled documenting the relevance of SM profiling of inflammatory 3D-structures in the gut while controlling for the cage effects of gut flora variability.
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