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. 2009 Nov;50(6):487-94.
doi: 10.1269/jrr.09043. Epub 2009 Aug 13.

Live imaging of radiation-induced apoptosis by yolk injection of Acridine Orange in the developing optic tectum of medaka

Takako Yasuda  1 , Shoji Oda, Yuji Ishikawa, Tomomi Watanabe-Asaka, Masayuki Hidaka, Hiroshi Yasuda, Kazunori Anzai, Hiroshi Mitani
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Live imaging of radiation-induced apoptosis by yolk injection of Acridine Orange in the developing optic tectum of medaka

Takako Yasuda et al. J Radiat Res. 2009 Nov.
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Abstract

To observe the sequential radiation-induced apoptosis in a living embryo, we injected Acridine Orange (AO) solution into the yolk of embryo and visualized radiation-induced apoptosis in developing optic tectum (OT). Medaka embryos at stage 28, when neural cells proliferate rapidly in the OT, were irradiated with 5 Gy X-rays which is a non-lethal dose for irradiated embryos at hatching. The irradiated embryos hatched normally without morphological abnormalities in their brains, even though a large number of apoptotic cells were induced transiently in OT. By yolk injection, apoptotic cells in OT were distinguished as AO-positive small nuclei at 3 h after irradiation. At 8-10 h after irradiation, AO-positive rosette-shaped clusters were obviously distinguished in marginal tectal regions of OT where cells are proliferating intensely. The AO-positive clusters became bigger and more obvious, but the number did not increase up to 24 h after irradiation and completely disappeared up to 49 h after irradiation. This characteristic appearance of the AO-positive nuclei/clusters is in good agreement with our previous results, based on the examination of fixed specimens stained with AO by injection into the peri-vitelline space, suggesting that the AO-yolk injection method is highly reliable for detecting apoptotic cells in living embryos. The live imaging of apoptotic cells in developing Medaka embryos by AO-yolk injection method is expected to reveal more of the details of the dynamics of apoptotic responses in the irradiated brain and other tissues.

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