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db/db mouse on methionine-choline-deficient diet

The db/db mouse carrying the homozygous Lepr^db mutation has baseline type-2-diabetes traits including hyperglycaemia, insulin resistance and dyslipidaemia. When maintained on a methionine- and choline-deficient (MCD) diet for 4 to 8 weeks, these mice develop hallmark NASH histopathology comprising hepatic steatosis, lobular inflammation and hepatocyte ballooning; interventions with candidate therapeutics in this setting are typically scored against ALT elevation and histological NAS components.

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

天狼星红(Picrosirius red)胶原染色
年龄
as reported in cited studies
组织
liver
Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) staining for histopathology
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
db/db mouse on methionine-choline-deficient diet
物种
mouse
NCBI Taxonomy ID
10090
品系
db/db (C57BL/KsJ)
遗传背景
C57BL/KsJ
基因型/合子状态
db/db (homozygous Lepr^db mutation)
等位基因
Lepr^db

生物学特性

表型出现阶段
Adult male mice, typically starting at 2 months of age, are placed on MCD diet for 4 to 8 weeks to induce steatohepatitis on top of the pre-existing db/db metabolic phenotype.
适用研究问题
The model has been used to test whether small-molecule or peptide therapeutics, including conophylline, polydatin and exenatide, can attenuate MCD-driven steatohepatitis on a type-2-diabetes background, with readouts of hepatic steatosis, lobular inflammation, ballooning, ALT and pyroptosis or autophagy pathways.
模型局限
The MCD diet produces weight loss and hepatic lipid peroxidation but does not induce obesity or peripheral insulin resistance beyond the underlying Lepr^db phenotype, so the combination cannot be claimed to reproduce the full human metabolic-syndrome-associated NASH. Fibrosis beyond the 4 to 8 week window and long-term progression to cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma are not consistently documented in the corpus.

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

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  8. Epredia Signature Series Bluing Reagent (7301), 产品信息页, Fisher Scientific
  9. Epredia Signature Series Eosin Y (7111), 产品信息页, Fisher Scientific
  10. Xylene, Fisherbrand HistoPrep (HC7001GAL), 产品信息页, Fisher Scientific
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