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CHAPTER 1 - WIRE MYOGRAPH OVERVIEW

Figure 1.1 Wire Myograph with close-up of chamber

Micropositioner

Allen screws for fine

alignment of the

myograph jaws

Connection to Myo-Interface

Force transducer pin

Supports

Myograph jaw connected to force transducer

Myograph jaw connected to micropositioner

Figure 2.3 Chamber cover

For drug application

Temperature probe

Funnel

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Страница 1: ...USER GUIDE MYOGRAPH SYSTEM 630MA ...

Страница 2: ...AUTOMATED MULTI WIRE MYOGRAPH SYSTEM ...

Страница 3: ...3 5 Endothelium function 25 3 6 In vitro experiment 1 Noradrenaline contractile response 26 3 7 In vitro experiment 2 Acetylcholine relaxation curve 28 CHAPTER 4 CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE 30 4 1 Cleaning the 630MA Myograph system 30 4 2 Maintenance of the force transducer 32 4 3 Maintenance of the linear slides 36 APPENDIX 1 BUFFER RECIPES 37 Physiological Saline Solution PSS 37 High potassium Phys...

Страница 4: ...r Micropositioner Allen screws for fine alignment of the myograph jaws Connection to Myo Interface Force transducer pin Supports Myograph jaw connected to force transducer Myograph jaw connected to micropositioner Figure 2 3 Chamber cover For drug application Temperature probe Funnel ...

Страница 5: ...djustments Changing and adjustment of the supports is performed using the following step by step procedure 2 1 1 CHANGING THE MOUNTING SUPPORTS FIGURE 2 1 1 Use the micrometer to separate the supports as far apart as possible 2 Use the small screwdriver provided to gently loosenscrewDonthesupportattachedonthe transducer side using the small screwdriver Screw D is the screw on the transducer side s...

Страница 6: ... is the screw on the transducer side support that is furthest away from the transducer NOTE Number the supports with the number of the chamber they were removed from using some kind of permanent marker Store the supports in the provided plastic case Numbering the supports will save time when the supports are changed again limiting the amount of adjustments needed after each change Figure 2 1 Illus...

Страница 7: ... 1 3 FINE ADJUSTING THE JAWS FOR SMALL VESSELS FIGURE 2 2 AND FIGURE 2 3 1 TighteningScrew D willmovethemicrometer side jaw downward and to the left 2 Tightening both screws D and B will move the micrometer side jaw straight down 3 Tightening both screws C and A will move the micrometer side jaw straight up Figure 2 2 Fine adjustments of the jaws in the Wire Myograph chamber A B C D ...

Страница 8: ...ly 4 Loosen screws D and E to align the heights of the pins vertically Micrometer Transducer house A B C D 2 2 CALIBRATION OF THE FORCE TRANSDUCER As a part of the general maintenance of the Wire Myograph DMT recommends that the Wire Myograph is force calibrated at least once a month The Wire Myograph should also be force calibrated every time the interface has been moved Although lab benches are ...

Страница 9: ... µm after they have touched is sufficient to hold the wires clamped 3 1 1 MOUNTING STEP ONE Cut lengths of 40 μm wire 2 2 cm long Mount one wire on left hand jaw of the Wire Myograph as follows Holding wire at far end place center of wire between jaws and screw jaws together so that the wire is clamped figure 3 1 A Bend the far end of the wire towards the left and wrap it around under fixing screw...

Страница 10: ...h the lumen open blood streaming out is a good sign 2 Hold excised vessel about 3 mm from the cut end with one set of forceps and use the other forceps to squeeze the blood remaining in lumen out through the cut end Pull the proximal end of the excised vessel segment along the wire such that the vessel segment acts as its own feeder to be feed into the wire into the vessel figure 3 2 A C Be carefu...

Страница 11: ... with the for ceps move the jaws together to clamp the wire and in one movement secure the wire under the near fixing screw on the left hand jaw Again in a clockwise direction so that tightening the screw also tightens the wire figure 3 3 B Figure 3 3 A and B Mounting step 3 3 1 4 MOUNTING STEP THREE Using forceps gently rub the vessel segment on the far side of the jaw to separate any excess vess...

Страница 12: ...wire end through the near end of the lumen Once the wire has successfully passed through the lumen of the vessel segment place the wire in a position which ensures sufficient length for the wire to be secured both at the near and far fixing screws on the right hand jaw Figure 3 5 A B and C Mounting step 5 3 1 6 MOUNTING STEP SIX Carefully move the jaws together while ensuring that the second mount...

Страница 13: ...remove excessive tissue using a forceps as described in mounting step four A better method for the skilled operator is to move the jaws slightly apart and use scissors to make a small slit in the vessel wall where the vessel is clamped Figure 3 7 A and B Mounting step 7 3 1 8 MOUNTING STEP EIGHT Adjust the two wires in a way that the two wires will bump into each other and not will go beneath or o...

Страница 14: ...s In correctpositionofthetwowires Bluecolor Hereonewireiscompletely above the other wire Correct the wires as shown in first example before continuing This is a side view of the two wires on the two The artery is now mounted correctly and can moved back onto the 630MA interface with the heat turned on When the buffer in the chamber have reached 37 C replace the buffer in the chamber with fresh wel...

Страница 15: ... Jaws with Pins see chapter 2 1 With the 630MA system a box with 4 sets of 200µm pins is delivered For really large arteries pins with 250µm 300µm or 400µm pins can be purchased from DMT 3 2 1 MOUNTING STEP ONE First make sure that the mounting pins is placed correctly across each other in the chambers as shown below Pins from top view Pins from side view ...

Страница 16: ...rned ON When the buffer in the chamber have reached 37C replace the buffer in the chamber with fresh well gassed warm buffer Wait 5 min and start the Automated Normalization as described in Chapter 3 3 5 NOTE For large arteries in could be necessary to add a small tension 1 2mN to the mounted artery on the pins to avoid that the artery falls of the pins during heating and replacement of the buffer...

Страница 17: ...nists is dependent on the amount of stretch 3 The active response of a preparation is dependent on the extent of stretch which makes it important to set the preparation to an internal circumference giving maximal response The aim of the normalization procedure is to stretch the segment to a so called normalized internal circumference IC1 defined as a set fraction of the internal circumference IC10...

Страница 18: ... multiplying a factor the Norm Factor giving an internal circumference at which the active force production as well as the sensitivity to agonists of the segment is maximal For rat mesenteric arteries the Norm Factor is 0 9 but both this factor as well as the transmural pressure has to be optimized for each particular segment The normalized internal diameter is calculated by dividing IC1 with 3 3 ...

Страница 19: ...ease CH1 1000 um ENTER SELECT NEXT SELECT SELECT SELECT Norm Pressure 13 3 KPa Norm Factor 0 9 Eyepicece cal 0 40 mm div ENTER BACK CH1 NORM PARAMETERS 2 4 Enter the values for the Norm Time Wire Pin diameter DMT have the following wire and Pin products Steel Wire 40µm in diameter Tungsten wires 25µm 15µm and 10µm in diameter Pins 200µm 250µm 300µm and 400µm in diameter 5 Press NEXT to go into the...

Страница 20: ... Norm Factor is 0 9 but for mouse mesenteric arteries the Norm Pressure is 13 3kPa and the Norm Factor 1 1 To find the Norm factor for your specific artery and specie please read DMT Normalization Guide 7 Go into the Mounting Artery 8 Select the appropriate Chamber MOUNT ON CHAMBER NO SELECT SELECT SELECT SELECT CHAMBER 1 ENTER SELECT SELECT CHAMBER 2 SELECT CHAMBER 3 SELECT CHAMBER 4 IMPORTANT Th...

Страница 21: ...0 mN ENTER START NORM Segment Length 0 4 mm 11 Enter the Eyepiece values of the artery mounted in the given chamber When the a1 and a2 values have been entered the 630MA will calculate the artery Segment Length based on the a1 a2 and Eyepiece Cal values Check if the segment length is approx correct The gap in the jaws are 2 00 mm shown with red arrows in the figure to the right 12 Enter the Norm F...

Страница 22: ...is successful a parameter screen is shown and the mounted artery is ready for use with the optimal pre load tension Norm Pressure 13 3 kPa Norm Factor IC1 IC100 0 9 Norm Time 60 sec Norm Force 1 5 mN Wire diameter 40um Eyepiece cal 0 40mm div Eyepiece a1 0 5 Eyepiece a2 2 5 Segement Length 0 800 mm r 0 98445 Xo 0 00 um Yo 37 44mN Normalized lumen Dia 397 26 um Motor pos 458 80 um CH1 NORM RESULTS ...

Страница 23: ... of the next artery segment on chamber 2 CH1 NORMALIZATION Step no 15 Time 0 Xo 0 00 um Yo 48 13 mN Force 53 14 mN GO BACK To many steps to normalize GO BACK and check parameter NOTE It is ONLY possible to perform the automated normalization on one chamber at a time 19 Therefore the working process should be Mount chamber 1 and start the automated normalization Mount chamber 2 and start the automa...

Страница 24: ...fore use Instructions for making the necessary solutions are described in appendix 1 Stimulus 1 2 KPSS 10 μM NA Stimulate for 3 minutes Wash out 4 x with PSS Wait 5 minutes Stimulus 3 PSS 10 μM NA Stimulate for 3 minutes Wash out 4 x with PSS Wait 5 minutes Stimulus 4 KPSS Stimulate for 3 minutes Wash out 4 x with PSS Wait 5 minutes Stimulus 5 KPSS 10 μM NA Stimulate for 3 minutes Wash out 4 x wit...

Страница 25: ...r vessel types 3 5 1 PRINCIPLES OF CHECKING ENDOTHELIUM FUNCTION Stimulating a vessel segment with acetylcholine causes a release of nitric oxide NO also known as EDRF from the endothelium cells and subsequent relaxation of the vascular smooth muscle cells If the endothelium is undamaged by the dissection and mounting procedures then a substantial relaxation will occur With complete removal or dam...

Страница 26: ...at mesenteric arteries are densely innervated by sympathetic nerves which have a highly efficient re uptake mechanism that removes noradrenaline from the neuromuscular junction The re uptake mechanism will create a concentration gradient between the solution around the vessel segment and the receptors on the smooth muscle To correctly determine the sensitivity to noradrenaline it is necessary to e...

Страница 27: ... table below as a guideline Wait for a stable contractile response or a standard time such as 2 minutes between each application NA in chamber µM Volume of stock solution to add to chamber 0 1 5 μL of 10 4 M 0 3 1 μL of 10 3 M 0 5 1 μL of 10 3 M 1 2 5 μL of 10 3 M 1 3 1 5 μL of 10 3 M 1 5 1 μL of 10 3 M 3 7 5 μL of 10 3 M 5 1 μL of 10 2 M 10 2 5 μL of 10 2 M In calculating the NA in the Wire Myogr...

Страница 28: ...aline needs to be optimized since a too low concentration makes it impossible to evaluate the relaxation On the other hand it may be difficult to relax super maximally contracted arteries which may lead to an underestimation of the sensitivity to acetylcholine Therefore it is recommended to apply a concentration of noradrenaline inducing 60 70 of maximal contraction response In practice this conce...

Страница 29: ...f acetylcholine to the chamber using the table below as a guideline Wait for a stable contractile response or a standard time such as two minutes between each application 3 7 2 PROTOCOL Prepare the following stock solutions Acetylcholine 10 4 10 3 10 2 M Noradrenaline 10 2 M ACh in chamber µM Volume of stock solution to add to chamber 0 1 5 μL of 10 4 M 0 3 1 μL of 10 3 M 0 5 1 μL of 10 3 M 1 2 5 ...

Страница 30: ...lled water 6 If acids such as 1M HCl and 3M HNO3 are used to clean the chambers make sure ALL surfaces are thoroughly dried after copious washes with double distilled water Any residual acid will cause corrosion of the stainless steel jaws and pins CHAPTER 4 CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE 4 1 CLEANING THE 630MA MYOGRAPH SYSTEM At the end of each experiment use the following procedure to clean the Wire M...

Страница 31: ...b stick 12 Wash the chamber and supports several times with double distilled water 13 Dry the surfaces using absorbent paper i e Kim Wipes or cotton tip applicators If red or brown discolorations appear on the chamber sides or on the supports the following cleaning procedure will work in most cases IMPORTANT Be very careful using HCl or HNO3 because these acids may cause extreme damage to the stai...

Страница 32: ...ducers As a part of daily maintenance inspect the grease around the transducer pin extending from the transducer housing pinhole before starting any experiment see figure 4 1 Insufficient grease in this area will allow buffer and water to enter the transducer housing and causing damage to the force transducer IMPORTANT DMT recommends that the high vacuum grease sealing the transducer pinhole is ch...

Страница 33: ...d by ground of the system using the ground Connection on the back side of the 630MA system During the new calibration monitor the relative force reading values in the Force Calibration sub menu on the Multi Interface The normal operating values for the force transducer during calibration should be between 3000 and 3500 If the value is 0 a single digit or a three digit number the force transducer i...

Страница 34: ...ansducer connector marked with the blue box in figure 4 4 5 Lift carefully the broken transducer and discard it Figure 4 4 6 The replacement transducer will be shipped with the new transducer inside a new transducer house 7 Place a small amount of vacuum grease clear or whitish grease around the bottom of the transducer housing to seal when set back in place 8 Drag the transducer connector through...

Страница 35: ... 4 3 The 8 screws that secure the transducer house to the chamber Figure 4 4 Inside the transducer housing and close up of transducer pin The orange arrows in the dashed frame indicates the place that the vacuum grease needs to be applied to prevent water and buffer from damaging the transducer ...

Страница 36: ...the black covers for grease at least once a week In case of insufficient lubrication grease the slides with the Grease for Linear Slides included with your system See figure 4 5 below Figure 4 5 Myograph unit screws for changing supports and coarse adjustment of the jaws ...

Страница 37: ...erilized solution can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 months 2 Dissolve all the chemicals except the CaCl2 in approximately 80 of the desired final volume of double distilled H2 O while being constantly stirred For example if 1 liter of PSS is to be made then dissolve all the chemicals in 800mL of double distilled H2 O 3 Add the appropriate volume of 1 0M CaCl2 for the total volume of PS...

Страница 38: ...approximately 80 of the desired final volume of double distilled H2 O while being constantly stirred For example if 1 liter of PSS is to be made then dissolve all the chemicals in 800mL of double distilled H2 O 3 Add the appropriate volume of 1 0M CaCl2 for the total volume of PSS being made for example 1 6mL of 1 0M CaCl2 for 1 liter of buffer Continue to stir the PSS while the CaCl2 is being add...

Страница 39: ...lized solution can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 months 2 Dissolve all the chemicals except the CaCl2 in approximately 80 of the desired final volume of double distilled H2 O while being constantly stirred For example if 1 liter of PSS is to be made then dissolve all the chemicals in 800mL of double distilled H2 O 3 Add the appropriate volume of 1 0M CaCl2 for the total volume of PSS b...

Страница 40: ...ely zero Then given that tension on the vessel is equal to force divided by wall length the wall tension at the i th micrometer reading is calculated by where δ is the microscope eyepiece reticule calibration factor in mm per division and a measuring the length of the mounted vessel segment The internal circumference of the mounted vessel at the i th reading is calculated by ICi IC0 2 Xi X0 where ...

Страница 41: ...g to 100 mmHg is used to calculate the IC100 value from the point of interception between the function of the exponential curve and the function of the 100 mmHg isobar The normalized internal circumference IC1 is calculated by multiplying the internal circumference corresponding to 100 mmHg IC100 by a factor k The factor is for rat mesenteric arteries 0 9 Again this value should be optimized for t...

Страница 42: ...ch 5th line is marked by a longer line and a number designating the length in mm Each division below the horizontal line is placed between each 1 mm mark scale above the horizontal line and represents 0 5 mm Thimble scale The thimble is divided into 50 equal parts and one complete rotation of the thimble is indicated by the smallest division on the sleeve which equals 0 5 mm Each division on the t...

Страница 43: ...ontal line on the sleeve A Reading on sleeve B One additional mark visible C Thimble reading Total reading Figure A2 3 Example 2 reading 16780 µm 16000 µm 500 µm 280 µm 16780 µm Example 1 1 Note that the thimble has stopped at a point beyond 10 on the sleeve indicating 10000 µm 10 mm 2 Note that there is no mark completely visible between the 10 mm mark and the thimble 3 Read the value on the thim...

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