The embryonic mouse hindbrain as a qualitative and quantitative model for studying the molecular and cellular mechanisms of angiogenesis.

The mouse embryo hindbrain is a robust and adaptable model for studying sprouting angiogenesis. It permits the spatiotemporal analysis of organ vascularization in normal mice and in mouse strains with genetic mutations that result in late embryonic or perinatal lethality. Unlike postnatal models suc...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fantin, A, Vieira, J, Plein, A, Maden, C, Ruhrberg, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013
_version_ 1797103873352007680
author Fantin, A
Vieira, J
Plein, A
Maden, C
Ruhrberg, C
author_facet Fantin, A
Vieira, J
Plein, A
Maden, C
Ruhrberg, C
author_sort Fantin, A
collection OXFORD
description The mouse embryo hindbrain is a robust and adaptable model for studying sprouting angiogenesis. It permits the spatiotemporal analysis of organ vascularization in normal mice and in mouse strains with genetic mutations that result in late embryonic or perinatal lethality. Unlike postnatal models such as retinal angiogenesis or Matrigel implants, there is no requirement for the breeding of conditional knockout mice. The unique architecture of the hindbrain vasculature allows whole-mount immunolabeling of blood vessels and high-resolution imaging, as well as easy quantification of angiogenic sprouting, network density and vessel caliber. The hindbrain model also permits the visualization of ligand binding to blood vessels in situ and the analysis of blood vessel growth within a natural multicellular microenvironment in which endothelial cells (ECs) interact with non-ECs to refine the 3D organ architecture. The entire procedure, from embryo isolation to imaging and through to results analysis, takes approximately 4 d.
first_indexed 2024-03-07T06:26:11Z
format Journal article
id oxford-uuid:f4612478-f213-4c25-94ae-1417b85bbfb9
institution University of Oxford
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-07T06:26:11Z
publishDate 2013
record_format dspace
spelling oxford-uuid:f4612478-f213-4c25-94ae-1417b85bbfb92022-03-27T12:19:19ZThe embryonic mouse hindbrain as a qualitative and quantitative model for studying the molecular and cellular mechanisms of angiogenesis.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:f4612478-f213-4c25-94ae-1417b85bbfb9EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2013Fantin, AVieira, JPlein, AMaden, CRuhrberg, CThe mouse embryo hindbrain is a robust and adaptable model for studying sprouting angiogenesis. It permits the spatiotemporal analysis of organ vascularization in normal mice and in mouse strains with genetic mutations that result in late embryonic or perinatal lethality. Unlike postnatal models such as retinal angiogenesis or Matrigel implants, there is no requirement for the breeding of conditional knockout mice. The unique architecture of the hindbrain vasculature allows whole-mount immunolabeling of blood vessels and high-resolution imaging, as well as easy quantification of angiogenic sprouting, network density and vessel caliber. The hindbrain model also permits the visualization of ligand binding to blood vessels in situ and the analysis of blood vessel growth within a natural multicellular microenvironment in which endothelial cells (ECs) interact with non-ECs to refine the 3D organ architecture. The entire procedure, from embryo isolation to imaging and through to results analysis, takes approximately 4 d.
spellingShingle Fantin, A
Vieira, J
Plein, A
Maden, C
Ruhrberg, C
The embryonic mouse hindbrain as a qualitative and quantitative model for studying the molecular and cellular mechanisms of angiogenesis.
title The embryonic mouse hindbrain as a qualitative and quantitative model for studying the molecular and cellular mechanisms of angiogenesis.
title_full The embryonic mouse hindbrain as a qualitative and quantitative model for studying the molecular and cellular mechanisms of angiogenesis.
title_fullStr The embryonic mouse hindbrain as a qualitative and quantitative model for studying the molecular and cellular mechanisms of angiogenesis.
title_full_unstemmed The embryonic mouse hindbrain as a qualitative and quantitative model for studying the molecular and cellular mechanisms of angiogenesis.
title_short The embryonic mouse hindbrain as a qualitative and quantitative model for studying the molecular and cellular mechanisms of angiogenesis.
title_sort embryonic mouse hindbrain as a qualitative and quantitative model for studying the molecular and cellular mechanisms of angiogenesis
work_keys_str_mv AT fantina theembryonicmousehindbrainasaqualitativeandquantitativemodelforstudyingthemolecularandcellularmechanismsofangiogenesis
AT vieiraj theembryonicmousehindbrainasaqualitativeandquantitativemodelforstudyingthemolecularandcellularmechanismsofangiogenesis
AT pleina theembryonicmousehindbrainasaqualitativeandquantitativemodelforstudyingthemolecularandcellularmechanismsofangiogenesis
AT madenc theembryonicmousehindbrainasaqualitativeandquantitativemodelforstudyingthemolecularandcellularmechanismsofangiogenesis
AT ruhrbergc theembryonicmousehindbrainasaqualitativeandquantitativemodelforstudyingthemolecularandcellularmechanismsofangiogenesis
AT fantina embryonicmousehindbrainasaqualitativeandquantitativemodelforstudyingthemolecularandcellularmechanismsofangiogenesis
AT vieiraj embryonicmousehindbrainasaqualitativeandquantitativemodelforstudyingthemolecularandcellularmechanismsofangiogenesis
AT pleina embryonicmousehindbrainasaqualitativeandquantitativemodelforstudyingthemolecularandcellularmechanismsofangiogenesis
AT madenc embryonicmousehindbrainasaqualitativeandquantitativemodelforstudyingthemolecularandcellularmechanismsofangiogenesis
AT ruhrbergc embryonicmousehindbrainasaqualitativeandquantitativemodelforstudyingthemolecularandcellularmechanismsofangiogenesis