Optogenetic cardiac pacing in cultured mouse embryos under imaging guidance

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The mouse embryo is an established model for investigation of regulatory mechanisms controlling cardiac development and congenital heart defects in humans. Since cultured mouse embryos are very sensitive to any manipulations and environmental fluctuations, controlled alterations in mouse embryonic cardiac function are extremely challenging, which is a major hurdle in mammalian cardiac biomechanics research. This manuscript presents first optogenetic manipulation of cardiodynamics and hemodynamics in cultured mouse embryos. Optogenetic pacing was combined with 4D (3D + time) optical coherence tomography structural and Doppler imaging, demonstrating that embryonic hearts under optogenetic pacing can function efficiently and produce strong blood flows. This study demonstrates that the presented method is a powerful tool giving quick, consistent, reversible control over heart dynamics and blood flow under real time visualization, enabling various live cardiac biomechanics studies toward better understanding of normal cardiogenesis and congenital heart defects in humans.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Journal of biophotonics - 13(2020), 11 vom: 30. Nov., Seite e202000223

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lopez, Andrew L [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Shang [VerfasserIn]
Larina, Irina V [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Embryo
Heart
Journal Article
Mouse
Optical coherence tomography
Optogenetics
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 23.06.2021

Date Revised 11.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/jbio.202000223

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM312691270