La théorie standard de la consolidation postule que l’information est initialement encodée dans le réseau hippocampo-cortical, créant une trace mnésique au sein de l’hippocampe (HIP). Au cours du temps, la trace est transférée au cortex préfrontal médian (CPFm), et notamment au cortex cingulaire antérieur (CCA). À la suite de lésion des noyaux reuniens et rhomboide (ReRh), réciproquement connectés à l’HIP et au CPFm, le souvenir spatial se forme normalement mais ne persiste pas dans le temps. Ainsi, nous avons évalué l’impact de la lésion ReRh sur la plasticité structurale sous-tendant la persistance du souvenir spatial. Des rats lésés ReRh ont été entraînés en piscine de Morris et testés pour un rappel récent (5j) ou ancien (25j). La plasticité structurale a été évaluée par coloration de Golgi dans l’HIP et le CPFm. La lésion ReRh n'avait aucun effet sur l’apprentissage et le souvenir récent, mais a altéré celui du souvenir ancien. Dans le CA1 des rats Sham, le nombre d'épines dendritiques a été augmenté aux deux délais (5 et 25j) post-acquisition comparé au niveau basal. Après la lésion, cette augmentation n’a pas persisté entre 5 et 25j. Dans le CCA des rats Sham, le nombre d'épines dendritiques a été augmenté uniquement à 25j comparé au niveau de base, une modification non observée chez les rats lésés. Ainsi, à la lésion des noyaux ReRh perturbe la plasticité structurale sous-tendant le souvenir spatial ancien indiquant un rôle crucial de ces noyaux dans l’établissement d’un souvenir persistant. / The standard model of systemic consolidation posits that information is initially encoded in the hippocampo-neocortical network, the memory trace being first created in the sole hippocampus (HIP). Over time, the trace is progressively transferred to modules of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), particularly to the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). Following lesions of the thalamic reuniens and rhomboid nuclei (ReRh), which are reciprocally connected with both the Hipp and mPFC, a spatial memory forms normally but does not persist (Loureiro et al 2012). Therefore, we assessed the impact of ReRh lesions on structural plasticity underlying spatial memory persistence. Male Long-Evans rats subjected to NMDA lesions of the ReRh nuclei were trained in the Morris Water Maze and tested for retrieval of recent (5 days) or remote (25 days) memory. Structural plasticity was assessed on Golgi-stained material in the HIP and CPFm. ReRh lesions had no effect on learning and recent memory, but altered remote memory. In the HIP (CA1) of sham-operated rats, the spine number was increased at both 5 and 25 days post-acquisition vs baseline. After ReRh lesion, the increase did not persist from 5 to 25 days. In the mPFC (ACC) of sham-operated rats, the spine number was increased only at 25 days vs baseline, a modification not observed in ReRh lesioned rats. Thus, following lesion of ReRh nuclei, structural plasticity underlying remote spatial memory formation does not operate correctly in the mPFC and Hip, pointing to a crucial role of ReRh in memory persistence.

Today,   most traditional method used in the research of immune cells, such as flow   cytometry and microscopy, are based on average values of cell responses.   However, immune cells are heterogeneous and respond differently to a given   stimuli. There is also a risk that important, but rare, behaviors of   individual cells are missed when a larger population of immune cells is   analyzed. Also, flow cytometry and microscopy do not allow long-term survival   of cells; these methods lack the ability to do dynamic long-term analysis of   motile immune cells, i.e. studies of cell-cell interactions, morphology and proliferation.   In a   patient who is affected by cancer, the cell heterogeneity contributes to the   ability to battle various types of cancer or virus infections. In an   outbreak, immune cells recognize and kill tumor cells. However, the number of   specific immune cells is sometimes too few to kill all the tumor cells in a   successful way. One way to help these patients is to isolate, select out and   cultivate the active immune cells with capacity to kill tumor cells.   The   Cell Physic Laboratory (a part of the department of Applied Physics) at the   Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) has developed a method for single-cell   analysis where the immune cells are trapped in microwells in a silicon chip.   The immune cells are then studied by using fluorescence microscopy in an   inverted setup. The method enables high-throughput experiments due to the   parallelization. Furthermore, since the immune cells survive long periods in   the chip, the cells can be analyzed over several days up to weeks. The   research group has also developed a semi-automatic ‘cell-picker’. The   cell-picker will be used in combination with the developed method for   single-cell analysis, which enables picking of cells of interest. In this report, experiments for the characterization and evaluation of the biocompatibility of two generations of the cell-picker will be presented. The experiments include development of a protocol for the cell-picking process, studies of the survival time of transferred cells for both generation of the cell-picker and studies of surface coating in the chip in order to increase the biocompatibility. The preliminary results indicate that the cell-picker has potential to be used as a selection tool for immune cells of interest.

In addition to classical adhesion structures like filopodia or focal adhesions, dendritic cells similar to macrophages and osteoclasts assemble highly dynamic F-actin structures called podosomes. They are involved in cellular processes such as extracellular matrix degradation, bone resorption by osteoclasts, and trans-cellular diapedesis of lymphocytes. Besides adhesion and migration, podosomes enable dendritic cells to degrade connective tissue by matrix metalloproteinases. SWAP-70 interacts with RhoGTPases and F-actin and regulates migration of dendritic cells. SWAP-70 deficient osteoclasts are impaired in F-actin-ring formation and bone resorption. In the present study, we demonstrate that SWAP-70 is not required for podosome formation and F-actin turnover in dendritic cells. Furthermore, we found that toll-like receptor 4 ligand induced podosome disassembly and podosome-mediated matrix degradation is not affected by SWAP-70 in dendritic cells. Thus, podosome formation and function in dendritic cells is independent of SWAP-70.

Die vorliegende Arbeit liefert einen Beitrag zum Verständnis der elektrochemischen Prozesse an der Elektrodengrenzfläche und im Festkörper graphitischer Anoden für Lithium-Ionen-Batterien. Der Zusammenhang zwischen den intrinsischen Eigenschaften des Aktivmaterials und den resultierenden Eigenschaften von Kompositelektroden stand dabei im Fokus der Untersuchungen. Die Temperaturabhängigkeit von Materialeigenschaften (Diffusionskoeffizient, Austauschstromdichte) und Elektrodeneigenschaften (Verhalten unter Strombelastung) wurde in einem Bereich von 40 °C bis -10 °C erfasst. Dazu werden elektrochemische Charakterisierungsmethoden aus der Literatur vorgestellt und hinsichtlich ihrer Gültigkeit für die Anwendung an realen Elektroden evaluiert. Die elektrochemisch aktive Oberfläche wurde bestimmt und stellte sich als ausschlaggebender Parameter für die Bewertung der Elektrodenprozesse heraus. Auf Basis korrigierter Elektrodenoberflächen konnten Austauschstromdichten für die konkurrierenden Prozesse Lithium-Interkalation und -Abscheidung ermittelt werden. Zusammen mit Kennwerten zur Keimbildungsüberspannung für Lithium-Abscheidung flossen die ermittelten Kennwerte in eine theoretische Berechnung des Zellstroms ein. Es konnte gezeigt werden, dass die Lithium-Abscheidung kinetisch deutlich gegenüber der Lithium-Interkalation bevorzugt ist, nicht nur bei niedriger Temperatur. Die Übertragbarkeit wissenschaftlicher Grundlagenexperimente auf kommerzielle Systeme war bei allen Versuchen Gegenstand der Untersuchungen. In einem separaten Beispiel einer Oberflächenmodifikation mit Zinn wurde diese Problematik besonders verdeutlicht. Zusätzlich wurde die parasitäre Abscheidung von Lithium auf graphitischen Anoden hinsichtlich der Nachweisbarkeit und Quantifizierung evaluiert. Hierfür wurde eine neue Untersuchungsmethode im Bereich der Lithium-Ionen-Batterie zur besseren Detektion von Lithium-Abscheidung und Grenzflächen-Morphologie mittels Elektronenmikroskopie entwickelt. Die Osmiumtetroxid (OsO4) Färbung ermöglichte eine deutliche Verbesserung des Materialkontrasts und erlaubte somit eine gezielte Untersuchung von graphitischen Anoden nach erfolgter Lithium-Abscheidung. Darüber hinaus konnte die selektive Reaktion des OsO4 für eine genauere Betrachtung der Solid Electrolyte Interphase genutzt werden. Eine Stabilisierung der Proben an Luft und im Elektronenstrahl konnte erreicht werden. / This work sheds light on the electrochemical processes occurring at commercially processed graphitic anodes. It raises the question whether values published in literature for mostly ideal electrode systems can be readily taken for simulation and design of real electrodes in high-energy cells. A multiple step approach is given, evaluating different methods to determine electrode and material properties independently. The electrochemically active surface area was shown to be a crucial parameter for the calculation of electrode kinetics. Using exchange current densities corrected for the electrode surface area, the overall charging current in a cell could be calculated. The resulting part of lithium deposition in the charging process is strikingly high, not only at low temperatures. To further investigate lithium deposition in terms of morphology and quantity, a method was developed for graphitic anodes. Osmium tetroxide (OsO4) staining serves well as a tool to strongly increase material contrast in electron microscopy. Thus lithium dendrites could be made visible in an unprecedented manner. Furthermore, the selective chemical reaction of osmium tetroxide allows for a better investigation of the multi-layer solid electrolyte interphase as was shown in transmission electron microscopy. Using the staining method, a stabilization of the sample under air and in the electron beam could be achieved.

Trabalho prospectivo estudando a matriz extracelular da parede vesical em pacientes com extrofia vesical comparados ao grupo controle, pela microscopia óptica comum e luz polarizada com morfometria, quantificando-se as fibras colágenas e reticulínicas. Estudou-se 17 pacientes de ambos os sexos, biopsiando-se toda a parede vesical e empregando colorações HE, PS e Reticulina. Diferenças estatisticamente significantes foram notadas na análise quantitativa de fibras colágenas e reticulínicas o número de fibras colágenas foi significativamente maior e o número de fibras reticulínicas foi menor no grupo de pacientes com extrofia vesical quando comparado ao grupo controle. / A prospective study was done to evaluate the detrusor muscle\'s extracellular matrix in classical bladder exstrophy in comparison to a control group, by use of light microscopy and polarization method with morphometry, to quantify collagen and reticular fibers. Seventeen patients from both sexes were analysed and samples were obtained from the bladder and stained with Haematoxylin-eosin, Picrosirius red and the silver impregnation method. There were significant differences when comparing the quantity of collagen and reticular fibers. The collagen fibers were more abundant in the exstrophy bladders compared to controls, while the reticular fibers were present in smaller amounts.

In addition to classical adhesion structures like filopodia or focal adhesions, dendritic cells similar to macrophages and osteoclasts assemble highly dynamic F-actin structures called podosomes. They are involved in cellular processes such as extracellular matrix degradation, bone resorption by osteoclasts, and trans-cellular diapedesis of lymphocytes. Besides adhesion and migration, podosomes enable dendritic cells to degrade connective tissue by matrix metalloproteinases. SWAP-70 interacts with RhoGTPases and F-actin and regulates migration of dendritic cells. SWAP-70 deficient osteoclasts are impaired in F-actin-ring formation and bone resorption. In the present study, we demonstrate that SWAP-70 is not required for podosome formation and F-actin turnover in dendritic cells. Furthermore, we found that toll-like receptor 4 ligand induced podosome disassembly and podosome-mediated matrix degradation is not affected by SWAP-70 in dendritic cells. Thus, podosome formation and function in dendritic cells is independent of SWAP-70.

The cardiovascular system of bilaterians developed from a common ancestor. However, no endothelial cells exist in invertebrates demonstrating that primitive cardiovascular tubes do not require this vertebrate-specific cell type in order to form. This raises the question of how cardiovascular tubes form in invertebrates? Here we discovered that in the invertebrate cephalochordate amphioxus, the basement membranes of endoderm and mesoderm line the lumen of the major vessels, namely aorta and heart. During amphioxus development a laminin-containing extracellular matrix (ECM) was found to fill the space between the basal cell surfaces of endoderm and mesoderm along their anterior-posterior (A-P) axes. Blood cells appear in this ECM-filled tubular space, coincident with the development of a vascular lumen. To get insight into the underlying cellular mechanism, we induced vessels in vitro with a cell polarity similar to the vessels of amphioxus. We show that basal cell surfaces can form a vascular lumen filled with ECM, and that phagocytotic blood cells can clear this luminal ECM to generate a patent vascular lumen. Therefore, our experiments suggest a mechanism of blood vessel formation via basal cell surfaces in amphioxus and possibly in other invertebrates that do not have any endothelial cells. In addition, a comparison between amphioxus and mouse shows that endothelial cells physically separate the basement membranes from the vascular lumen, suggesting that endothelial cells create cardiovascular tubes with a cell polarity of epithelial tubes in vertebrates and mammals.

VALIDERING AV MAY-GRÜNWALD GIEMSA VID FÄRGNING AV CYTOLOGIPROVEROPTIMERING AV IN VITRO-DIAGNOSTIK, MED ANLEDNING AV NYA EU-KRAVKARIN SVANTESSONSvantesson, K. Validering av May-Grünewald Giemsa vid färgning av cytologiprover. Optimering av in vitro-diagnostik, med anledning av nya EU-krav. Examensarbete i biomedicinsk laboratorievetenskap, 15 högskolepoäng. Malmö Universitet: Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle, institutionen för Biomedicinsk vetenskap, 2023.Cancer uppstår vid onormal celldelning, men uppkommer även vid kronisk inflammation. För att kunna konstatera om patienten har cancer krävs olika typer av diagnostik, där cytologidiagnostik ingår. Med hjälp av olika färglösningar kan cancerceller i serösa vätskor färgas för att upptäckas, således kan den cancerdrabbade patienten behandlas. May-Grünwald Giemsa (MGG) ingår i Romanowsky-färgningsteknikerna och har använts sedan 1800-talet.Färglösningen ger en högkvalitativ visualisering av cellernas morfologi. Färgen används inom histologi-, hematologi- och cytologidiagnostiken. Laboratorier som arbetar med in vitro-diagnostik (IVD) måste arbeta med märkta produkter som är reglerade för IVD. År 2017 fastställdes att inom fem år skall alla laboratorier i Europeiska unionen (EU) som utför IVD, arbeta med in vitro-diagnostik reglerade (IVDR) produkter för att uppnå EU-direktiven. Syftet med studien var att optimera en ny färgblandning av MGG vid färgning av cytologiprover, så att IVDR-kraven uppfylls på Patologen i Skövde. Studien omfattade flera försök för att fastställa vilket av färgprotokollen som gav bästa kvalité på cellerna i cytologiska preparat. Under studiens gång har det även visats att olika faktorer, exempelvis färskheten av provet kan påverka infärgningens kvalité av preparatet. Gammalt eller felhanterat provmaterial kan leda till försämrad infärgning av cellerna. Resultat från studien visade att färgprotokollet Histo Lab (HL) gav goda resultat efter en modifiering av sammansättningen och tiden vid infärgning. / VALIDATION OF MAY-GRÜNWALD GIEMSA IN THE STAINING OF CYTOLOGY SAMPLESOPTIMIZATION OF IN VITRO-DIAGNOSTICS, DUE TO NEW EU REQUIREMENTSKARIN SVANTESSONSvantesson, K. Validation of May-Grünwald Giemsa in the staining of cytology samples. Optimization of in vitro-diagnostics, due to new EU requirements. Degree project in biomedical laboratory science, 15 higher education credits. Malmö University: Faculty of Health and Society, Department of Biomedical Sciences, 2023.Cancer is caused by abnormal cell division, but also occurs by chronic inflammation. In order to determine whether the patient has cancer, different types of diagnostics are required, where cytology diagnostics are included. With thehelp of different dye solutions, cancer cells in serous fluids can be stained and detected, allowing for diagnosis and treatment. May-Grünwald Giemsa (MGG) is part of the Romanowsky staining techniques and has been used since the 19th century. The dye solution provides a high-quality visualization of the cells' morphology and is used in histology-, hematology- and cytology diagnostics.Laboratories that work with in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) must use products that are in vitro-diagnostics regulated (IVDR). In 2017 it was determined that within five years all laboratories in the European Union (EU) performing IVD must work with IVDR labeled products to achieve EU directives. The aim of the study was to optimize a new dye stain of MGG for cytology samples, so that the IVDR requirements are achieved at the pathology laboratory in Skövde. The study included several attempts to determine which of the staining protocols produced the best quality of the cells in cytology preparations. During the study, it has also been shown that various factors can negatively affect the results. If sample material is too old or mishandled, it can lead to poor staining of the cells. Results from the study showed that the Histo Lab (HL) staining protocol gave goodresults after modification of the composition and time of staining.

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Histological slides are an important tool in the diagnosis of tumors as well as of other diseases that affect cell shapes and distributions. Until now, the research concerning an optimal staining time has been mainly done empirically. In experimental investigations, it is often not possible to stain an already-stained slide with another stain to receive further information. To overcome these challenges, in the present paper a continuum-based model was developed for conducting a virtual (re-)staining of a scanned histological slide. This model is capable of simulating the staining of cell nuclei with the dye hematoxylin (C.I. 75,290). The transport and binding of the dye are modeled (i) along with the resulting RGB intensities (ii). For (i), a coupled diffusion–reaction equation is used and for (ii) Beer–Lambert’s law. For the spatial discretization an approach based on the finite element method (FEM) is used and for the time discretization a finite difference method (FDM). For the validation of the proposed model, frozen sections from human liver biopsies stained with hemalum were used. The staining times were varied so that the development of the staining intensity could be observed over time. The results show that the model is capable of predicting the staining process. The model can therefore be used to perform a virtual (re-)staining of a histological sample. This allows a change of the staining parameters without the need of acquiring an additional sample. The virtual standardization of the staining is the first step towards universal cross-site comparability of histological slides.