激光显微切割联合功能分类表达谱芯片技术在脑缺血研究中的应用

目的探讨激光捕获显微切割分离大鼠脑微血管和神经元联合功能分类表达谱cDNA芯片技术在脑缺血研究的应用。方法激光捕获显微切割获取脑切片微血管和神经元,微量RNA提取试剂盒提取总RNA,线性扩增mRNA,紫外分光光度计定量所得aRNA(antisense RNA)扩增效率,基因特异性引物进行cDNA探针合成,进行芯片杂交反应。结果微血管和神经元各自捕获的总点数大约为8000~10000,T7线性扩增所得aRNA的量约为500~1000ng,探针合成效率高,杂交反应格局清晰良好。结论激光捕获显微切割,结合T7RNA线性扩增及基因特异性引物线性扩增技术,可成功的应用于功能分类表达谱cDNA芯片的分析研究。

Laser capture microdissection combined with functional grouping cDNA microarray analysis in cerebral ischemia

Objective To develop a method to analyze functional grouping cDNA microarray gene expression in microvessels and neurons from rat brain using laser capture microdissection(LCM). Methods Microvessels and neurons were captured using the PixCell ⅡLCM instrument. The total RNA was extracted from the LCM samples according to the manufacturer's protocol of RNAqueous-Micro kit. The total RNA were processed for one round of T7-based RNA amplification; cDNA probe were synthesized using gene-specific primer and labeled for cDNA microarray analysis. Results Amplified RNA from microvessels and neurons allowed us to measure 96 gene expression in functional grouping cDNA microarray. Conclusion LCM allowed us to harvest pure microvessels and neurons from their native tissue environment, combined with methods of T7 RNA amplification and gene-specific primer amplification so that we can analyze functional grouping cDNA profiling in LCM samples.