Article ; Online: Mixed Primary Cultures of Murine Small Intestine Intended for the Study of Gut Hormone Secretion and Live Cell Imaging of Enteroendocrine Cells.
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE
2017 , Issue 122
Abstract: The gut is the largest endocrine organ of the body, with hormone-secreting enteroendocrine cells located along the length of the gastrointestinal epithelium. Despite their physiological importance, enteroendocrine cells represent only a small fraction of ...
Abstract | The gut is the largest endocrine organ of the body, with hormone-secreting enteroendocrine cells located along the length of the gastrointestinal epithelium. Despite their physiological importance, enteroendocrine cells represent only a small fraction of the epithelial cell population and in the past, their characterization has presented a considerable challenge resulting in a reliance on cell line models. Here, we provide a detailed protocol for the isolation and culture of mixed murine small intestinal cells. These primary cultures have been used to identify the signaling pathways underlying the stimulation and inhibition of gut peptide secretion in response to a number of nutrients and neuropeptides as well as pharmacological agents. Furthermore, in combination with the use of transgenic fluorescent reporter mice, we have demonstrated that these primary cultures become a powerful tool for the examination of fluorescently-tagged enteroendocrine cells at the intracellular level, using methods such as patch clamping and single-cell calcium and cAMP-FRET imaging. |
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MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Bombesin/pharmacology ; Cell Culture Techniques/instrumentation ; Cell Culture Techniques/methods ; Enteroendocrine Cells/cytology ; Enteroendocrine Cells/drug effects ; Enteroendocrine Cells/metabolism ; Gastrointestinal Hormones/metabolism ; Glucagon-Like Peptide 1/metabolism ; Intestine, Small/cytology ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Mice, Transgenic ; Potassium Chloride/pharmacology |
Chemical Substances | Gastrointestinal Hormones ; Potassium Chloride (660YQ98I10) ; Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 (89750-14-1) ; Bombesin (PX9AZU7QPK) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2017-04-20 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Video-Audio Media |
ZDB-ID | 2259946-0 |
ISSN | 1940-087X ; 1940-087X |
ISSN (online) | 1940-087X |
ISSN | 1940-087X |
DOI | 10.3791/55687 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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