01:08Optional Surgical Trachea and Carotid Artery Preparation
03:06Surgical Cremaster Muscle Preparation
04:44Intravital Microscopy
05:38Results: Representative Post-Capillary Venule Identification, Rolling Leukocyte Recruitment Patterns, and Hemodynamic and Microvascular Parameter Assessment
Here, we show how to perform intravital microscopy on post-capillary venules of the mouse cremaster muscle. Commonly applied to different models of inflammation and sepsis, particularly those induced by chemokines and cytokines, we highlight its relevance in the study of muscolopathies involving exaggerated muscular leukocyte infiltration.