DIAMOND model: Western diet with glucose-fructose sugar water-induced NASH in B6/129 mouse
Male isogenic B6/129 mice placed on a Western diet (approximately 40 kcal percent fat with 0.1 percent cholesterol) combined with ad-libitum glucose-fructose sugar water sequentially develop obesity, insulin resistance and dyslipidaemia, followed by fatty liver, true steatohepatitis with classical hepatocellular ballooning and Mallory-Denk bodies, and progressive fibrosis advancing to early nodule formation and hepatocellular cancer when feeding is extended to 52 weeks. Parent-strain comparisons show that pure C57BL/6J mice on the same diet develop extensive steatosis but relatively less fibrosis and no tumours, whereas pure 129S1/SvImJ mice remain insulin sensitive with lower steatosis and fibrosis scores.
研究设计
石蜡包埋组织切片的天狼星红胶原染色。按源方案完成脱蜡水化、可选磷钨酸预处理、可选 Weigert 苏木素核染色、天狼星红/饱和苦味酸染色、乙酸分化、脱水透明与树脂封片;染色时间和分化程度按具体组织优化。样本来源、分组与切片数量按各研究设计确定。
结局指标
明场下胶原纤维呈红色,骨呈红色,肌肉、上皮和红细胞呈黄色,细胞核呈棕黑色;偏振光下胶原与骨呈双折射。结果用于胶原的定性或半定量观察;本方案不包含完整的纤维化面积、分期或 I/III 型胶原亚型定量。
获得可供光学显微镜观察的 H&E 染色组织切片:细胞核蓝紫色、细胞质与结缔组织纤维粉红色,用于观察组织中细胞的整体结构与形态细节。本方案本身不产出病理评分数值,也不提供特定分子标志物的定量结果。
实验动物
- 年龄
- as reported in cited studies
- 组织
- liver
- 年龄
- as reported in cited studies
- 组织
- liver
实验步骤
脱蜡与水化 Dewax and rehydrate tissue sections 磷钨酸预处理 Incubate in 0.2% phosphotungstic acid (PTA) solution PTA solution: 0.2 g PTA in 100 ml distilled water Phosphotungstic acid hydrate Merck MilliporeSigma (Sigma-Aldrich) Catalog #P4006 This PTA pre-treatment prevents non-specific nuclear staining in PSR, thereby enhancing the distinction between collagen and cellular staining. Elimination of the non-specific staining is particularly beneficial if performing automated digital image analysis, improving rigour of the method. 磷钨酸预处理 Rinse with distilled water 磷钨酸预处理 Rinse with distilled water 磷钨酸预处理 Rinse with distilled water 核染色 Stain in Weigert’s Haematoxylin (combine solution A & B immediately before use) Solution A: 1 g Haematoxylin in 100 ml of 95% Ethanol Solution B: 1.6 g Ferric chloride hexahydrate (Iron III chloride; FeCl3.6H2O) + 95 ml distilled water + 1 ml concentrated HCl Haematoxylin Fronine Laboratory Supplies Catalog #JL555S Ethanol Hurst Scientific Catalog #EIMS95-5L Iron (III) chloride hexahydrate Merck MilliporeSigma (Sigma-Aldrich) Catalog #F2877 Hydrochloric Acid Banksia Scientific Company (AJAX FineChem) Catalog #AJA256 核染色 Wash with running tap water to remove excess stain 核染色 Differentiate with acid alcohol (5-10 dips) to clear the slides [1% Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) in 70% Ethanol] Hydrochloric Acid Banksia Scientific Company (AJAX FineChem) Catalog #AJA256 Ethanol POCD Scientific Catalog #ETHABS70WV5 核染色 Wash with running tap water It is important to ensure that the slide is completely cleared of excess Weigert's Haematoxylin at this point. If there is carryover into the PSR solution, it becomes contaminated with the ferric chloride, resulting in non-specific red background staining. 胶原染色 Stain with picrosirius red solution Solution: 0.1 g Sirius Red F3BA + 100 ml saturated aqueous picric acid 1.3 Mass Percent, in distilled water Sirius red F3BA BDH Chemicals Ltd Poole England Catalog #34149 CI: 35780 Picric acid May & Baker LTD Sirius red is also known as "Direct Red 80" Solution can be re-used many times. Lasts 20 years. Picric acid is an unstable explosive when dry, where it becomes highly sensitive to shock, heat and friction. Ensure it remains hydrated at all times. Picric acid reacts with metals to form unstable picrate salts which are more explosive. Do not use metal containers, lids or racks. Picric acid is toxic if swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through the skin. Consult the MSDS and follow all recommended safety precautions. 天狼星红分化 Differentiate the PSR staining with 2 changes of a 0.5% acetic acid solution, 5-10 dips each. The timing of this differentiation (or number of dips) should be optimised for each specific tissue. Use a microscope to check that collagen is stained red and cells are stained yellow. Solution: 0.5 ml glacial acetic acid + 99.5 ml distilled water Glacial acetic acid Ajax Finechem (ThermoFisher Scientific) Catalog #AJA1-500ML 天狼星红分化 Drain acetic acid solution from the slides as much as possible 脱水、透明与封片 100% ethanol Note: If you want to maintain the yellow cytoplasmic staining, ensure the dehydration is quick. 10 dips per ethanol step is usually sufficient. Ethanol POCD Scientific Catalog #ETHABS20M 脱水、透明与封片 100% ethanol Ethanol POCD Scientific Catalog #ETHABS20M 脱水、透明与封片 100% ethanol Note: ensure whole slide and slide rack is fully immersed in ethanol to remove all traces of water, preventing water contamination of the xylene Ethanol POCD Scientific Catalog #ETHABS20M 脱水、透明与封片 100% Xylene Xylene POCD Scientific Catalog #XYL5P 脱水、透明与封片 100% Xylene Xylene POCD Scientific Catalog #XYL5P 脱水、透明与封片 Coverslip with a resinous mounting medium, such as DPX DPX Mountant for histology Merck MilliporeSigma (Sigma-Aldrich) Catalog #06522 结果 Collagen: Red Bone: Red Muscle: Yellow Epithelium: Yellow Erythrocytes: Yellow Nuclei: Brown - Black Note - collagen and bone stained specifically with Sirius Red are birefringent, enabling identification and quantification under polarised light microscopy. [GAA_no W 10x 2.jpeg]]( [GAA_no W 10x 2_Pol.jpeg]]( [GAA_W 20x.jpeg]]( [GAA_W 20x_Pol.jpeg]](
脱蜡(Dewaxing) 石蜡切片置于二甲苯中脱蜡 3 次,每次 00:03:00。 复水(Rehydration) 石蜡切片依次置于 100% 乙醇中 3 次、每次 00:03:00,再置于 95% 乙醇中 1 次、00:03:00,随后用水漂洗。 苏木素核染色(Hematoxylin staining) 石蜡切片以苏木素染液染色 00:00:20,随后在流水下冲洗 00:01:00。 分化与返蓝(Differentiation and bluing) 石蜡切片置于返蓝液中 00:01:00,随后在流水下冲洗 00:01:00;此步使细胞核呈现蓝色。 伊红染色(Eosin staining) 石蜡切片以伊红复染 00:00:10;此步使细胞质成分与结缔组织纤维呈现粉红色。 脱水与透明(Dehydration and Clearing) 石蜡切片依次置于 95% 乙醇中 00:02:00、100% 乙醇中 2 次、每次 00:02:00,随后置于二甲苯中 2 次、每次 00:02:00。 封片(Mounting) 石蜡切片以 Permount 封片介质加盖玻片封固。
模型身份
- 模型名称
- DIAMOND model: Western diet with glucose-fructose sugar water-induced NASH in B6/129 mouse
- 物种
- mouse
- NCBI Taxonomy ID
- 10090
- 品系
- B6/129 (C57BL/6J x 129S1/SvImJ isogenic cross)
- 遗传背景
- C57BL/6J and 129S1/SvImJ isogenic cross
生物学特性
- 表型出现阶段
- Male B6/129 mice are started on the diet and sugar-water regimen at 8 to 12 weeks of age and followed longitudinally up to 52 weeks, with steatohepatitis and fibrosis readouts typically collected at 16 to 22 weeks and hepatocellular cancer endpoints beyond 40 weeks.
- 适用研究问题
- The DIAMOND model was developed to provide a rigorously validated diet-induced mouse model that faithfully recapitulates the human NAFLD spectrum, from simple steatosis through ballooning and fibrosis to hepatocellular cancer, and to benchmark human transcriptome concordance for preclinical efficacy studies.
- 模型局限
- The model requires a custom isogenic B6/129 strain that is not widely available, and the full tumour endpoint requires up to 52 weeks of dietary intervention, which limits throughput. The evidence base within this corpus is confined to a single original study with supporting review commentary, so strain-specific behaviours may not generalise to other colonies or to wild-type C57BL/6J without cross-fostering.
实验方法
实验方案
- 天狼星红(Picrosirius red)胶原染色
本方案采用 protocols.io 的天狼星红组织学染色 v1。石蜡包埋组织切片经脱蜡水化、可选磷钨酸预处理与 Weigert 苏木素核染色后,用 0.1% 天狼星红 F3BA/饱和苦味酸溶液染胶原,再经乙酸分化、脱水透明和封片。胶原在明场呈红色并在偏振光下呈双折射;本方案描述染色与显微观察,不把染色本身表述为完整的纤维化面积或分期定量。
- Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) staining for histopathology
本方案用于固定、石蜡包埋组织切片(4 μm)的苏木素-伊红(H&E)染色:经脱蜡、复水、苏木素核染、返蓝、伊红复染、脱水透明与封片七个步骤,使细胞核呈蓝紫色、细胞质与结缔组织纤维呈粉红色,供光学显微镜下观察组织中细胞与整体结构形态。
配套试剂与材料
- 自来水(组织学染色用)
冲洗
- 1% 盐酸乙醇分化液(acid alcohol)
分化
- 自来水(组织学染色用)
去除多余染液
- Weigert 苏木素染色液(A/B 现配)
细胞核染色
- 蒸馏水(aqua dest,组织学染色用)
冲洗
- 蒸馏水(aqua dest,组织学染色用)
冲洗
- 蒸馏水(aqua dest,组织学染色用)
冲洗
- 0.2% 磷钨酸溶液(PTA)
抑制非特异核染色
- 组织学二甲苯(混合异构体)
脱蜡
- 蒸馏水(aqua dest,组织学染色用)
复水
- 95% 乙醇溶液
梯度乙醇复水
- 70%乙醇
梯度乙醇复水
- Ethanol
梯度乙醇复水
- Permount 组织学封片剂(Fisher SP15)
封片
- 组织学二甲苯(混合异构体)
透明
- 组织学二甲苯(混合异构体)
透明
- Ethanol
脱水
- Ethanol
脱水
- Ethanol
脱水
- 0.5% 乙酸分化液
天狼星红分化
- 天狼星红染液
胶原染色
- 组织学二甲苯(混合异构体)
脱蜡剂
- Ethanol
复水梯度溶剂(去除二甲苯)
- 95% 乙醇溶液
复水梯度溶剂
- 自来水(组织学染色用)
复水后漂洗用水(后续各流水冲洗共用)
- Epredia Signature Series 苏木素染液(7221)
细胞核染色
- Epredia Signature Series 返蓝液(7301)
返蓝(使细胞核转蓝)
- Epredia Signature Series 伊红 Y 染液(7111)
细胞质与结缔组织纤维复染
- Permount 组织学封片剂(Fisher SP15)
封片介质
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- Epredia Signature Series Hematoxylin (7221), 产品信息页, Fisher Scientific
- Epredia Signature Series Bluing Reagent (7301), 产品信息页, Fisher Scientific
- Epredia Signature Series Eosin Y (7111), 产品信息页, Fisher Scientific
- Xylene, Fisherbrand HistoPrep (HC7001GAL), 产品信息页, Fisher Scientific
- Fisher Chemical Permount Mounting Medium (SP15 产品族), 产品信息页, Fisher Scientific
- Ethanol (CID 702, CAS 64-17-5), PubChem 化合物标准记录
- ARRIVE 2.0 官方规范