title: Measurement of smooth muscle function in the isolated tissue bath-applications to pharmacology research.
abstract: Isolated tissue bath assays are a classical pharmacological tool for evaluating concentration-response relationships in a myriad of contractile tissues. While this technique has been implemented for over 100 years, the versatility, simplicity and reproducibility of this assay helps it to remain an indispensable tool for pharmacologists and physiologists alike. Tissue bath systems are available in a wide array of shapes and sizes, allowing a scientist to evaluate samples as small as murine mesenteric arteries and as large as porcine ileum - if not larger. Central to the isolated tissue bath assay is the ability to measure concentration-dependent changes to isometric contraction, and how the efficacy and potency of contractile agonists can be manipulated by increasing concentrations of antagonists or inhibitors. Even though the general principles remain relatively similar, recent technological advances allow even more versatility to the tissue bath assay by incorporating computer-based data recording and analysis software. This video will demonstrate the function of the isolated tissue bath to measure the isometric contraction of an isolated smooth muscle (in this case rat thoracic aorta rings), and share the types of knowledge that can be created with this technique. Included are detailed descriptions of aortic tissue dissection and preparation, placement of aortic rings in the tissue bath and proper tissue equilibration prior to experimentation, tests of tissue viability, experimental design and implementation, and data quantitation. Aorta will be connected to isometric force transducers, the data from which will be captured using a commercially available analog-to-digital converter and bridge amplifier specifically designed for use in these experiments. The accompanying software to this system will be used to visualize the experiment and analyze captured data.
authors: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University.
authors: Brian
authors: B
authors: Jespersen
authors: Department of Pharmacology, University of Vermont College of Medicine.
authors: Nathan R
authors: NR
authors: Tykocki
authors: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University; wattss@msu.edu.
authors: Stephanie W
authors: SW
authors: Watts
authors: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University.
authors: Peter J
authors: PJ
authors: Cobbett
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor / Q000379:methods*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques / Q000379:methods; D007537:Isometric Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D046509:Tissue Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods*
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