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Calcium Imaging and Analysis in Beta Cells in Acute Mouse Pancreas Tissue Slices

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Specialty Molecular Biology
Date 2024 Oct 12
PMID 39395109
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Ca ions play a central role in the stimulus-secretion coupling cascade of pancreatic beta cells. The use of confocal microscopy in conjunction with the acute pancreas tissue slice technique offers valuable insights into changes in the intracellular calcium concentration following stimulation by secretagogues. This allows the study of beta cells on a single cell level, as well as their behavior on a multicellular scale within an intact environment. With the use of advanced analytical tools, this approach offers insight into how single cells contribute to the functional unit of islets of Langerhans and processes underlying insulin secretion. Here we describe a comprehensive protocol for the preparation and utilization of acute pancreas tissue slices in mice, the use of high-resolution confocal microscopy for observation of glucose-stimulated calcium dynamics in beta cells, and the computational analysis for objective evaluation of calcium signals.

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