A novel method to isolate retinal and brain microvessels from individual rats: Microscopic and molecular biological characterization and application in hyperglycemic animals.

Abstract:

:Alterations in the retinal microvessel (RMV) compartment occurring in systemic disease states such as diabetes may eventually contribute to blindness. To specifically address the pathophysiological role of the microvasculature we developed a new method for RMV bulk isolation from individual rats. The extraction procedure performed in the cold throughout takes less than one hour. Slight modifications enable isolation of brain microvessels (BMVs) for comparison. Microscopically, RMVs and BMVs consisted mainly of capillaries of good structural integrity. The endothelial cell/pericyte ratio was approximately 1.8 in RMVs and 2.7 in BMVs, well in agreement with data from intact vascular beds. Total RNA extracted from individual rats amounted to approximately 7 ng in RMVs, 50 ng in BMVs, and 155 ng in pial arteries (which were also isolated) with highly preserved integrity throughout. Measurements using microfluidic card methodology revealed segregation of RMVs, BMVs, and pial arteries in distinct clusters based on principal component analysis. In all three vascular compartments endothelial cell-specific markers were significantly enriched. Similarly, pericyte-specific markers displayed accumulation in RMVs, BMVs, and pial arteries, the latter probably reflecting the common ontogenetic origin of pericytes and smooth muscle cells. Isolation of RMVs, BMVs, and pial arteries from rats suffering from 8-weeks hyperglycemia yielded expression patterns of endothelial cell- and pericyte-specific marker genes largely comparable to those obtained in control rats. Our newly developed protocols allow for selective studies of RMVs from individual rats to characterize reactive pathways, in comparison with the ontogenetically closely related BMVs. Moreover, our protocols with inclusion of pial arteries enable comparative studies of the macro- and microvasculature from the same organ.

journal_name

Vascul Pharmacol

journal_title

Vascular pharmacology

authors

Li Y,Lapina N,Weinzierl N,Bonde L,Boedtkjer E,Schubert R,Moshage H,Wohlfart P,Schilling L

doi

10.1016/j.vph.2018.07.001

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-11-01 00:00:00

pages

24-30

eissn

1537-1891

issn

1879-3649

pii

S1537-1891(18)30086-7

journal_volume

110

pub_type

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