Courtney Clark, Amir Barzegar Behrooz, Marco Cordani, Shahla Shojaei, Saeid Ghavami
{"title":"Assessing Autophagy Flux in Glioblastoma Temozolomide Resistant Cells.","authors":"Courtney Clark, Amir Barzegar Behrooz, Marco Cordani, Shahla Shojaei, Saeid Ghavami","doi":"10.1007/7651_2024_571","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/7651_2024_571","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Autophagy is a critical cellular process involved in the degradation and recycling of cytoplasmic components, playing a dual role in cancer by either promoting cell survival or facilitating cell death. In glioblastoma (GB), autophagy has been implicated in resistance to the chemotherapeutic agent temozolomide (TMZ). This study presents a novel method to accurately measure autophagy flux in TMZ-resistant glioblastoma cells, combining advanced imaging techniques with biochemical assays. By quantifying key autophagy markers such as LC3-II and SQSTM1, our approach provides detailed insights into the dynamic processes of autophagosome formation and clearance under therapeutic stress. This method advances our understanding of autophagy in GB chemoresistance and has significant implications for the development of autophagy-targeted therapies. The ability to monitor and manipulate autophagy flux in real time offers a promising avenue for monitoring and understanding TMZ resistance and improving patient outcomes in glioblastoma treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":18490,"journal":{"name":"Methods in molecular biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142349689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spontaneous Efficient Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells (hPSC) Upon Co-culture of hPSCs with Human Neonatal Foreskin Fibroblasts in 3D.","authors":"Muhammad Nihad, Sudheer Shenoy P, Bipasha Bose","doi":"10.1007/7651_2024_569","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/7651_2024_569","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) form well-formed embryoid bodies (EBs) in 3D culture. These EBs are formed in culture media lacking leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) or basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in mouse and human PSCs, respectively. EBs are excellent technical tools for understanding developmental biology and inducing controlled differentiation in succeeding experimental steps. Technically speaking, EBs are spontaneously differentiated PSCs in 3D and exhibit all three lineages in a time-point/sequential manner. For example, ectoderm will form first, followed by mesoderm and endoderm. We have attempted to co-culture human neonatal foreskin-derived fibroblast cells in our laboratory with the PSCs first in 2D conditions followed by the induction of EBs (PSC+fibroblasts co-cultured) in low attachment dishes. We also performed spontaneous differentiation of such EBs (co-cultured with fibroblasts). We checked the presence of markers of various lineages, namely, ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm in days 6, 10, and 12 day EBs. We have also compared the fibroblast co-cultured EBs, along with control EBs (derived from only PSCs). This co-culture system mimics the natural conditions of uterine implantation and the role of the endometrial fibroblasts in the induction of further embryonic development. The fibroblast co-cultured iPSC EBs had better roundness scores than the normal iPSC EBs and had a higher expression of lineage-specific markers.</p>","PeriodicalId":18490,"journal":{"name":"Methods in molecular biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142308110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Felipe Tadeu Galante Rocha de Vasconcelos, Brandow Willy Souza, Lucas Santos Souza, Mariz Vainzof
{"title":"Tubular Aggregates as a Marker of Aging in Skeletal Muscle.","authors":"Felipe Tadeu Galante Rocha de Vasconcelos, Brandow Willy Souza, Lucas Santos Souza, Mariz Vainzof","doi":"10.1007/7651_2024_567","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/7651_2024_567","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tubular aggregates (TA) are skeletal muscle structures that arise from the progressive accumulation of sarcoplasmic reticulum proteins, mainly with aging. Muscle regeneration plays a role in TA formation. TA quantification may aid in the evaluation of muscle aging and genetic muscle degeneration. TA form over time, appears in aging in normal murine muscles. TA reduction in injured conditions may be due to the degeneration-regeneration process in muscles, with loss of damaged muscle fibers and formation of new fibers that do not present protein aggregation. These new regenerated fibers do not improve the function capacity of the aged muscle. Here, we present a methodology for labeling and identifying tubular aggregates in muscle fibers and also the standardization of its quantification.</p>","PeriodicalId":18490,"journal":{"name":"Methods in molecular biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142308111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Natalia Skinder, Christina Pitsillidou, Alessandra Roberto, Gerald de Haan
{"title":"Polychromatic Flow Cytometry to Identify Rare Aged Hematopoietic Stem Cell Subpopulations.","authors":"Natalia Skinder, Christina Pitsillidou, Alessandra Roberto, Gerald de Haan","doi":"10.1007/7651_2024_570","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/7651_2024_570","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Flow cytometry enables the identification and characterization of markers present on the cell membrane as well as those that manifest intracellularly. With the increasing number of available reagents for targeting the markers of interest and evolving technology, it has become possible to detect an increasing number of markers expressed by single cells during one single analysis. This provides the possibility of investigating cell-to-cell patterns, variations, and correlations. Here, we describe a method to identify rare subpopulations of aged murine hematopoietic stem cell through polychromatic flow cytometry.</p>","PeriodicalId":18490,"journal":{"name":"Methods in molecular biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142308109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Raiane Oliveira Ferreira, Amanda Faria Assoni, Monize Valéria Ramos da Silva, Letícia Alves da Rocha, Mateus Vidigal de Castro, Débora Bertola, Mayana Zatz
{"title":"Immunocompetent Brain Organoids with Microglia Allow Advanced Aging Research.","authors":"Raiane Oliveira Ferreira, Amanda Faria Assoni, Monize Valéria Ramos da Silva, Letícia Alves da Rocha, Mateus Vidigal de Castro, Débora Bertola, Mayana Zatz","doi":"10.1007/7651_2024_565","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/7651_2024_565","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aging is a complex and multifactorial process that significantly affects brain function and health, since it is commonly associated with the emergence of neurodegenerative diseases. Recent advances in stem cell technology have facilitated the development of brain organoids, three-dimensional structures that mimic key aspects of brain architecture and functionality. By incorporating microglia, the resident monocyte-derived immune cells of the central nervous system, immunocompetent brain organoids can provide a more physiologically relevant model for studying brain aging. This chapter explores the methodology of immunocompetent brain organoids for advanced aging research, detailing protocols for their generation from a co-culture of neural stem cells and primitive macrophage progenitors.</p>","PeriodicalId":18490,"journal":{"name":"Methods in molecular biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142308108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mrunmayee Kulkarni, Karan Selarka, Bhupendra V Shravage
{"title":"Correction to: Monitoring Autophagy During Drosophila Oogenesis.","authors":"Mrunmayee Kulkarni, Karan Selarka, Bhupendra V Shravage","doi":"10.1007/7651_2024_572","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/7651_2024_572","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18490,"journal":{"name":"Methods in molecular biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142290822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emma Højmose Kromann, Geraldine M Jowett, Joana F Neves
{"title":"Expansion and Maturation of Innate Lymphoid Cell Precursors Using Human iPSC-Derived Intestinal Organoids.","authors":"Emma Højmose Kromann, Geraldine M Jowett, Joana F Neves","doi":"10.1007/7651_2024_568","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/7651_2024_568","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Innate lymphoid cells (ILC) are enriched at mucosal barrier sites where they play critical roles in development and disease. Mucosal organoids offer a robust platform for the simultaneous differentiation and expansion of all subsets of mature ILC from a shared peripheral blood precursor. Critically, organoid identity drives tissue-specific imprinting of the culture-derived mature innate lymphoid cells, allowing for the study of bidirectional interactions between, e.g., intestinal organoids and intestine-specific ratios and populations of ILC. This protocol reduces the need for feeder cell lines and complex cytokine cocktails used to mature and maintain ILC, instead relying on a native niche of protein signals provided by mucosal epithelial cells. This protocol details the generation of human intestinal organoids (HIO) from human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC), and the subsequent establishment of co-cultures between HIO and ILC precursors for expansion and maturation. This approach has extensive applications for mechanistic studies of fundamental biological processes and as a potential GMP-compatible source of ILC for future cell therapies.</p>","PeriodicalId":18490,"journal":{"name":"Methods in molecular biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142109159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Antonio Fernando Ribeiro Junior, Brandow Willy Souza, Mariz Vainzof
{"title":"Quantifying Muscle Regeneration: Activated Muscle Satellite Cells and New Regenerated Myofibers in Chronic and Acute Degeneration Models.","authors":"Antonio Fernando Ribeiro Junior, Brandow Willy Souza, Mariz Vainzof","doi":"10.1007/7651_2024_564","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/7651_2024_564","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Regeneration is a remarkable characteristic of the skeletal muscle. Triggered by common lesions, regeneration is stimulated resulting in muscle fiber repair and restoration of muscle homeostasis in normal muscle. In genetic dystrophic muscle, the cycle of degeneration/regeneration is an endless loop that leads to impaired regeneration and substitution of muscle fibers by connective and adipose tissue, causing muscle weakness. Identification and characterization of muscle regeneration steps can help discover potential therapy targets for muscle diseases and aging. Muscle regeneration markers such as the number of satellite cells in the muscle, the proportion of activated satellite cells, and the quantity of regenerating muscle fiber can be quantified using immunolabeling.Here we are presenting a quantitative method to measure muscle regeneration that can be applied to different proposals. To demonstrate the protocol applicability, we used models for acute and chronic muscle injuries. As model of acute degeneration, a wild-type C57BL6 mice with muscle injury induced by electroporation was used, and the muscle was analyzed after 5 and 10 days post-injury. DMD<sup>mdx</sup> mouse muscle was used as a model of chronic degeneration. The methodologies presented here are among the gold standard methodologies for muscle regeneration analysis and can be easily applied to any type of muscle regeneration study.</p>","PeriodicalId":18490,"journal":{"name":"Methods in molecular biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142004591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mrunmayee Kulkarni, Karan Selarka, Bhupendra V Shravage
{"title":"Monitoring Autophagy During Drosophila Oogenesis.","authors":"Mrunmayee Kulkarni, Karan Selarka, Bhupendra V Shravage","doi":"10.1007/7651_2024_563","DOIUrl":"10.1007/7651_2024_563","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Macroautophagy (autophagy hereafter) is an evolutionarily conserved mechanism that maintains the health of cells by degrading toxic proteins and damaged organelles within the lysosomes. Tissues like ovary are made up of heterogeneous cell types and each cell type has distinct levels of autophagy. Studying autophagy in a cell-type specific manner helps better understand the role of autophagy during oogenesis. Here, we describe assays for monitoring autophagy during oogenesis in Drosophila using the two protein markers, Atg8a and Ref(2)P.</p>","PeriodicalId":18490,"journal":{"name":"Methods in molecular biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141907046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Chorioallantoic Membrane (CAM) Assay for the Analysis of Starvation-Induced Autophagy.","authors":"Nazlı Şevval Menemenli, Özün Özcan, H Hazal Hüsnügil, Aliye Ezgi Güleç Taşkıran, Göksu Oral, Aytekin Akyol, Sreeparna Banerjee","doi":"10.1007/7651_2024_562","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/7651_2024_562","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During avian development, the chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) is generated around 4 days after fertilization following the fusion of the allantois and the chorion. The CAM develops rapidly over the next several days and gets heavily vascularized and therefore has been explored widely as a tool for the study of angiogenesis. Additionally, being immunodeficient, the CAM can be used for tumor growth of human origin and its metastasis. Of note, the CAM assay is minimally invasive for the chicken embryo and lacks innervation, which gives this in vivo model a low ethical burden. Here, we describe the protocol for the generation of microtumors from human colorectal cancer cell lines on the CAM, incubated in a nutrient-deficient medium for the activation of autophagy. We show that pre-inoculation markers of autophagy induced through nutrient deficiency are retained in the microtumors generated on the CAM.</p>","PeriodicalId":18490,"journal":{"name":"Methods in molecular biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141907047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}