Chapter 9. Intravital videomicroscopy in angiogenesis research. 2008

Ian C MacDonald, and Ann F Chambers
Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.

Experimental studies on angiogenesis are clarifying many aspects of this important process and are leading to new approaches to use this information clinically. Histology of fixed tissues is a commonly used "gold standard" for assessing development of tumor vasculature during disease progression or changes in vasculature in response to genetic manipulation or therapy. However, histology provides only a static snapshot-in-time of vascular status, and can provide only limited information about vessel function or dynamics. Here we describe microscopy techniques and image processing approaches for using intravital video microscopy (IVVM) for the study of normal and tumor vascular morphology and function. IVVM provides powerful, high-resolution approaches for observing the vasculature in multiple organs or experimental animals. In addition to providing informative images, IVVM combined with video postprocessing and image analysis approaches can be used to extract valuable quantitative information from video images. This information includes morphological parameters such as vascular diameter, density, branching, and three-dimensional vascular geometry, as well as functional and physiological information such as the identification of vessels that are perfused with red blood cells (RBCs) or plasma, rate of RBC flow, and oxygen status of RBCs. An added strength of IVVM is the ability to provide longitudinal information, looking at changes in vascular morphology and function over time in individual animals. In this chapter, we describe methods and analytical approaches for using IVVM to study vascular morphology and dynamics.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009369 Neoplasms New abnormal growth of tissue. Malignant neoplasms show a greater degree of anaplasia and have the properties of invasion and metastasis, compared to benign neoplasms. Benign Neoplasm,Cancer,Malignant Neoplasm,Tumor,Tumors,Benign Neoplasms,Malignancy,Malignant Neoplasms,Neoplasia,Neoplasm,Neoplasms, Benign,Cancers,Malignancies,Neoplasias,Neoplasm, Benign,Neoplasm, Malignant,Neoplasms, Malignant
D009389 Neovascularization, Pathologic A pathologic process consisting of the proliferation of blood vessels in abnormal tissues or in abnormal positions. Angiogenesis, Pathologic,Angiogenesis, Pathological,Neovascularization, Pathological,Pathologic Angiogenesis,Pathologic Neovascularization,Pathological Angiogenesis,Pathological Neovascularization
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D018715 Microscopy, Video Microscopy in which television cameras are used to brighten magnified images that are otherwise too dark to be seen with the naked eye. It is used frequently in TELEPATHOLOGY. Video Microscopy,Videomicrography,Videomicroscopy,Microscopies, Video,Video Microscopies,Videomicrographies,Videomicroscopies
D018919 Neovascularization, Physiologic The development of new BLOOD VESSELS during the restoration of BLOOD CIRCULATION during the healing process. Angiogenesis, Physiologic,Angiogenesis, Physiological,Neovascularization, Physiological,Physiologic Angiogenesis,Physiologic Neovascularization,Physiological Angiogenesis,Physiological Neovascularization

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