Led by landmarks – Retrieval of inflamed skin venules using correlative intravital light- and electron microscopy

  • Date: Apr 4, 2023
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Rebekka Stegmeyer
  • Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, Department of Vascular Cell Biology
  • Location: web-talk
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network - Spotlight Talks
 Led by landmarks – Retrieval of inflamed skin venules using correlative intravital light- and electron microscopy
https://gwdg.zoom.us/j/89602652875?pwd=cXI4b01VVy9XU0xmeWkvQlZBS2xxdz09

Rebekka Stegmeyer will talk about the following paper:

Landmark-based retrieval of inflamed skin vessels enabled by 3D correlative intravital light and volume electron microscopy

Abstract

The nanometer spatial resolution of electron microscopy imaging remains an advantage over light microscopy, but the restricted field of view that can be inspected and the inability to visualize dynamic cellular events are definitely drawbacks of standard transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Several methods have been developed to overcome these limitations, mainly by correlating the light microscopical image to the electron microscope with correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM) techniques. Since there is more than one method to obtain the region of interest (ROI), the workflow must be adjusted according to the research question and biological material addressed. Here, we describe in detail the development of a three-dimensional CLEM workflow for mouse skin tissue exposed to an inflammation stimulus and imaged by intravital microscopy (IVM) before fixation. Our aim is to relocate a distinct vessel in the electron microscope, addressing a complex biological question: how do cells interact with each other and the surrounding environment at the ultrastructural level? Retracing the area over several preparation steps did not involve any specific automated instruments but was entirely led by anatomical and artificially introduced landmarks, including blood vessel architecture and carbon-coated grids. Successful retrieval of the ROI by electron microscopy depended on particularly high precision during sample manipulation and extensive documentation. Further modification of the TEM sample preparation protocol for mouse skin tissue even rendered the specimen suitable for serial block-face scanning electron microscopy (SBF-SEM).

Landmark-based retrieval of inflamed skin vessels enabled by 3D correlative intravital light and volume electron microscopy

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