WO2012161143A1 - 生物材料用透明化試薬、及びその利用 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a clearing reagent for biological materials and use thereof.
- a pretreatment (clearing treatment) using a clearing reagent is performed.
- a tissue-clearing-method is known as a typical one. All of these are used for the purpose of observing fluorescent substances present in the tissue by making the tissue transparent.
- an organic solvent is indispensable as an active ingredient for the clarification treatment, so that it is difficult to use it in a living tissue, and there is a problem that the application target is limited to an immobilized sample. In addition, there is a problem that the biological material to be transparentized can be contracted.
- urea is a component with excellent biocompatibility
- the above problem can be solved by using urea or a urea derivative as an effective component for the clarification treatment.
- the inventors of the present application have further started the problem of developing a transparent treatment method that can further reduce the risk of tissue deformation or the like even with a weak tissue using urea or a urea derivative.
- the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a novel biomaterial clarification reagent using urea or a urea derivative as an active ingredient, and use thereof.
- the inventors of the present application have conducted intensive studies. As a result, by allowing glycerol having a predetermined concentration or more to coexist in a solution containing urea or a urea derivative as an active ingredient for the clarification treatment, it becomes possible to more reliably suppress tissue deformation and the like even for fragile tissue. I found out. As a result, the present invention has been conceived.
- the biological material clarification reagent according to the present invention contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of urea and urea derivatives within the range of 1 M or more and 8.5 M or less. It is characterized by being a solution containing a concentration and containing glycerol at a concentration in the range of 25 (w / v)% to 35 (w / v)%.
- the clearing reagent for biological material according to the present invention is a solution containing urea as the above compound on the premise of the above configuration.
- the biological material clearing reagent according to the present invention is an aqueous solution on the premise of the above configuration.
- the clearing reagent for biological material according to the present invention contains a surfactant on the premise of any one of the above structures.
- the surfactant is a nonionic surfactant.
- the nonionic surfactant is at least selected from the group consisting of TritonX (registered trademark), Tween (registered trademark), and NP-40 (trade name). It is a kind.
- the biological material clearing reagent according to the present invention further includes a water-soluble polymer compound on the premise of any of the above-described configurations.
- the water-soluble polymer compound is at least one selected from the group consisting of Percoll (registered trademark), Ficoll (registered trademark), polyethylene glycol, and polyvinylpyrrolidone. .
- the clarification reagent for biological material according to the present invention contains glycerol at a concentration in the range of 27 (w / v)% to 33 (w / v)% on the premise of any one of the above structures.
- the clearing reagent for biological material according to the present invention is based on any one of the above-described configurations, and urea is a concentration within the range of 3 M or more and 5 M or less, and the surfactant is 0.025 (w / v)% or more. And at a concentration within the range of 5 (w / v)% or less.
- the clearing reagent for biological material clears a multicellular animal other than a tissue or organ derived from a multicellular animal, or a human, on the premise of any of the above-described configurations.
- a biological material clarification treatment system comprises any one of the above-described clarification reagents for biological materials and an isolated biological material, and the biological material is transparent.
- the biomaterial clearing reagent is infiltrated into the inside of the biomaterial in order to convert the biomaterial.
- the biological material clarification method according to the present invention infiltrates any one of the above-described biological material clarification reagents into the isolated biological material, thereby transparentizing the biological material.
- the process characterized by including.
- the biological material clarification treatment kit according to the present invention includes any one of the above-described clarification reagents for biological material.
- the present invention can provide a biomaterial clarification reagent using urea or a urea derivative as an active ingredient, which can more reliably suppress tissue deformation due to a clarification treatment, and use thereof. There is an effect.
- the “clearing reagent for biological material” is a solution containing “urea” as an essential active ingredient for clarifying biological material.
- the “biological material clearing reagent” is a solution containing “urea derivative” as an essential active ingredient for clearing the biological material.
- the type of the urea derivative is not particularly limited, but specifically, for example, various ureins or compounds represented by the following general formula (1).
- a part of uraine is contained in the compound shown in General formula (1).
- the biological material clearing reagent according to the present invention may contain at least one compound selected from the group consisting of urea and urea derivatives as an active ingredient, and it is more preferable that urea is contained among them. .
- R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each independently a hydrogen atom (however, when all of R1 to R4 are hydrogen atoms, they are excluded because they correspond to urea itself), halogen An atom or a hydrocarbon group, and when there are a plurality of carbon atoms constituting the hydrocarbon group, a part of the carbon atom may be substituted with a heteroatom such as a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom. Good.
- the hydrocarbon group include a chain hydrocarbon group and a cyclic hydrocarbon group.
- Examples of the chain hydrocarbon group include a chain alkyl group, a chain alkenyl group, and a chain alkynyl group.
- the number of carbon atoms constituting the chain hydrocarbon group is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a straight chain or branched chain having 6 or less, preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms.
- the chain hydrocarbon group may have a substituent such as a halogen atom, for example.
- Examples of chain alkyl groups include methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, iso-butyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, hexyl, octyl and the like.
- Examples of the cyclic hydrocarbon group include a cycloalkyl group and a cycloalkenyl group.
- the cyclic hydrocarbon group may have a substituent such as a halogen atom.
- Examples of the cycloalkyl group include those having 3 or more carbon atoms, preferably 6 or less, such as a cyclopropyl group, a cyclobutyl group, a cyclopentyl group, and a cyclohexyl group.
- Examples of the cycloalkenyl group include those having 3 or more carbon atoms, preferably 6 or less, such as a cyclohexenyl group.
- halogen atom examples include a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, and an iodine atom.
- urea derivative represented by the general formula (1) are as shown in the following 1) to 2).
- Any three groups selected from R1 to R4 are hydrogen atoms, and the remaining one group is a halogen atom or a chain hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. More preferably, the remaining one group is an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or 1 to 2 carbon atoms.
- Any two groups selected from R1 to R4 are hydrogen atoms, and the remaining two groups are each independently a halogen atom or a chain hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. More preferably, the remaining two groups are each an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or 1 to 2 carbon atoms.
- it is more preferable that one of the two groups to be a hydrogen atom is selected from any of R1 and R2, and the other is selected from any of R3 and R4.
- the “clearing reagent for biological material” contains at least one kind of the above compound selected from the group consisting of urea and urea derivatives at a concentration in the range of 1 M to 8.5 M.
- the concentration of the compound is preferably 3M or more and 5M or less, more preferably 3.5M or more and 4.5M or less, and further preferably 3.7M or more and 4.3M or less. Within range.
- Urea is a component derived from a living body having extremely low toxicity. Therefore, the “clearing reagent for biological material” according to the present invention can be used not only for 1) immobilized biological material, but also for clarification of non-immobilized (live) biological material. 2) Urea has relatively little damage to the fluorescent protein and disappearance of the fluorescence, and it can be applied to observation of biological materials using the fluorescent protein. 3) Urea is extremely inexpensive and easily available, and is excellent in handleability, so that it can be transparentized at a very low cost and with a simple procedure.
- the white matter layer which has been a barrier for deep observation until now, can be made transparent, and the region located deeper than the white matter layer (for example, the corpus callosum) can be observed.
- the clearing treatment with the reagent of the present invention is reversible. Specifically, it is possible to return to the state before the clearing treatment only by immersing the biological material after the clearing treatment in the balanced salt solution. Since the antigenicity of the protein and the like is preserved before and after the clearing treatment, analysis using a normal tissue staining and immunostaining technique is possible.
- the “clearing reagent for biological material” contains “glycerol” as an essential component.
- the “clearing reagent for biological material” contains glycerol at a concentration in the range of 25 (w / v)% to 35 (w / v)%.
- Glycerol is usually used as a drying inhibiting component, and in that case, a sufficient effect is exhibited at a concentration of 20 (w / v)% or less.
- glycerol at a concentration of 25 (w / v)% or more, it is possible to more reliably suppress the deformation or the like of the biological material subjected to the clearing treatment.
- the concentration of glycerol is set within a range of 35 (w / v)% or less.
- the concentration of glycerol is preferably in the range of 25 (w / v)% to 33 (w / v)%, more preferably 27 (w / v)% to 33 (w / v)%. Is within the range.
- the “clearing reagent for biological material” preferably has a concentration of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of urea and urea derivatives of 3 M or more and 5 M or less. Within a range, more preferably within a range of 3.5M or more and 4.5M or less, and further preferably within a range of 3.7M or more and 4.3M or less.
- concentration of glycerol and the concentration of urea or the like are within the above ranges, particularly, the speed of the clearing treatment and the effect of suppressing deformation of the biological material are compatible.
- glycerol has a relatively low rejection due to an immune response, and traps by the reticulated system are relatively unlikely to occur, and the possibility of accumulation in the liver, kidney, etc. is relatively low. Therefore, there exists an advantage that the said "clearing reagent for biological materials" is easy to apply to the biological body as a biological material. Furthermore, glycerol has the advantage of being relatively inexpensive.
- the “clearing reagent for biological material” may contain a surfactant as necessary.
- a nonionic surfactant is preferable because it gradually improves the penetration of the reagent into a biological tissue.
- Nonionic surfactants such as polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate, and polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate; fatty acid systems such as polyvinyl alcohol Higher alcohol type; alkylphenol type surfactants such as polyoxyethylene octylphenyl ether.
- TritonX® series such as TritonX-100 and TritonX-140
- Tween® series such as Tween-20, Tween-40, Tween-60, and Tween-80
- NP -40 trade name
- two or more kinds of surfactants can be mixed and used as necessary.
- the “clearing reagent for biological material” preferably contains a surfactant.
- the said surfactant can improve the permeability
- the “clearing reagent for biological material” according to the present invention may further contain a water-soluble polymer compound as necessary.
- the polymer compound has a molecular weight of, for example, about 50,000 to 60,000 or more and does not substantially enter the cell.
- the polymer compound is preferably one that does not cause denaturation of biological materials.
- Specific examples of water-soluble polymer compounds include, for example, cross-linked sucrose polymer materials, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, or percoll (trade name: polymer material obtained by coating colloidal silica with a polyvinyl pyrrolidone film). Is mentioned.
- cross-linked sucrose polymer substance specifically, a polymer substance having a weight average molecular weight of about 70,000 obtained by cross-linking (copolymerizing) sucrose with epichlorohydrin, such as Ficoll PM70 (trade name). Etc.
- water-soluble polymer compounds unlike urea and urea derivatives, do not enter the cells and are water-soluble, and thus are thought to contribute to the adjustment of the osmotic pressure difference inside and outside the cells. Therefore, it contributes to the maintenance of the prototype of the biological material to be transparentized, and in particular to the prevention of the expansion of the biological material.
- the reagent preferably contains these water-soluble polymer compounds.
- the “clearing reagent for biological material” contains, as necessary, at least one compound selected from carboxyvinyl polymer, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, propylene glycol, and macrogol as a “drying inhibiting component”. Can do.
- the drying inhibitory component prevents the drying of the biological material to be subjected to the clearing treatment.
- the reagent of the present invention contains the above-mentioned drying inhibiting component. It is preferable to contain.
- the “clearing reagent for biological material” contains a predetermined concentration of glycerol as an essential component, but glycerol also has a drying inhibiting action. Therefore, the biomaterial clarification reagent has an appropriate drying suppression effect even if the drying suppression component is not included separately.
- the “clearing reagent for biological material” includes, for example, a pH adjuster, In addition, additives such as an osmotic pressure adjusting agent may be included as necessary.
- the “clearing reagent for biological material” is a solution containing a solvent in which urea is soluble.
- the type of the solvent is not particularly limited as long as urea is soluble, but it is preferable to use water as the main solvent, and it is particularly preferable to use only water as the solvent.
- “use water as the main solvent” means that the proportion of the volume of water in the total solvent used is the largest compared to other solvents, and preferably the total solvent used. The amount of water used is more than 50% and not more than 100% of the total volume.
- a “biological material clearing reagent” prepared using water as a main solvent is referred to as a “biological material clearing reagent” as an aqueous solution.
- DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide
- water for example, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)
- DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide
- effects such as improvement of the permeability of the reagent to the biological material and promotion of the clearing treatment of the tissue having a keratinous surface are expected.
- Main advantages of using water as a solvent are as follows. 1) Since urea, which is an active ingredient of the “clearing reagent for biological material” according to the present invention, is excellent in solubility in water, the preparation of the clearing reagent for biological material is easy and inexpensive. 2) Compared with the case where an organic solvent is used as the main solvent, the biological material to be treated is not dehydrated during the clarification treatment. Therefore, the problem that the biological material contracts can be suppressed. 3) Compared with the case where an organic solvent is used as the main solvent, the possibility of damaging the fluorescent protein is significantly reduced. Therefore, the biological material that has undergone the clearing treatment can be observed using the fluorescent protein. 4) It is not limited to the fixed material, but can be applied to the transparent treatment of the raw material. 5) As will be described later, the clearing treatment becomes reversible, and the biological sample after the clearing treatment can be returned to the state before the clearing treatment as necessary. 6) The handling safety is higher than when an organic solvent is used as the main solvent.
- the “clearing reagent for biological material” according to the present invention may be a buffer solution capable of maintaining a pH suitable for the biological material to be subjected to the clearing treatment. Furthermore, the “clearing reagent for biological material” according to the present invention further suppresses the deformation of the biological material to be transparentized, and the osmotic pressure is such that urea sufficiently penetrates into the biological material. It may be adjusted.
- the content of “urea” in the “clearing reagent for biological material” according to the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is within the range of 1 M or more and 8.5 M or less.
- the upper limit of the content of “urea” is determined by the solubility of urea in the solvent used.
- the treatment time is lengthened, and the urea content is relatively high. The required transparency can be performed by shortening the processing time.
- the “surfactant” when used, its content is not particularly limited, but it is preferably contained at a concentration in the range of 0.025 (w / v)% to 5 (w / v)%. , 0.05 (w / v)% or more and 0.5 (w / v)% or less, and more preferably 0.05 (w / v)% or more and 0.2 (w / V) It is particularly preferred to contain at a concentration within the range of% or less.
- the unit (w / v)% is a percentage of the weight (w (gram)) of the surfactant to be used with respect to the volume (v (milliliter)) of the “clearing reagent for biological material”.
- the “water-soluble polymer compound” when used, its content is not particularly limited, but it is contained at a concentration in the range of 2.5 (w / v)% to 40 (w / v)%. It is preferable.
- the content is a concentration in the range of 5 (w / v)% to 25 (w / v)%. More preferably, it is contained at a concentration in the range of 10 (w / v)% or more and 20 (w / v)% or less, more preferably 10 (w / v)% or more and 15 (w / v).
- the unit (w / v)% is a percentage of the weight (w (gram)) of the “water-soluble polymer compound” to be used with respect to the volume (v (milliliter)) of the “clearing reagent for biological material”. It is.
- the content thereof is not particularly limited, but it is preferably included at a concentration in the range of more than 0 (w / v)% to 10 (w / v)%, More preferably, it is contained at a concentration in the range of 1 (w / v)% to 7 (w / v)%, and more preferably in the range of 2.5 (w / v)% to 5 (w / v)%. It is particularly preferred to contain at a concentration within the range.
- the unit (w / v)% is a percentage of the weight (w (gram)) of the “drying suppression component” to be used with respect to the volume (v (milliliter)) of the “clearing reagent for biological material”.
- the type of biological material to be subjected to the clearing treatment using the “clearing reagent for biological material” of the present invention is not particularly limited, but plant-derived materials or animal-derived materials are preferable, and fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds Or materials derived from animals such as mammals (mammals) are more preferred, and materials derived from mammals are particularly preferred.
- the type of mammal is not particularly limited, but laboratory animals such as primates excluding mice, rats, rabbits, guinea pigs and humans; pets such as dogs and cats (pets); domestic animals such as cows and horses; humans; Is mentioned.
- the biological material may be an individual itself (excluding a living human individual itself) or an organ, tissue, or cell obtained from an individual of a multicellular organism. Since the “clearing reagent for biological material” of the present invention has an excellent clearing ability, the biological material is a tissue or organ derived from a multicellular animal (for example, the whole brain or a part thereof), or a human body. The clearing treatment can be applied even to a cell animal individual (for example, an embryo or the like) itself.
- the “biological material clearing reagent” of the present invention is particularly suitable for clearing fragile biological materials because it has an extremely large effect of suppressing deformation of biological materials.
- fragile biological materials include cells excluding plant cells, animal embryos in the early stages of development, stem cells, primary cultured cells, and cells that have been grown three-dimensionally in a special culture environment (spheroid, neurosphere, cell aggregates etc.).
- the biological material may be a material that has been fixed for microscopic observation, or may be a material that has not been fixed.
- an immobilized material it is preferable to perform a treatment that is sufficiently immersed in a 20 (v / w)% sucrose-PBS solution (for example, 24 hours or more) after the immobilization treatment.
- the material is preferably embedded in OCT compund, frozen in liquid nitrogen, thawed in PBS, and fixed again with 4 (v / w)% PFA (paraformaldehyde) -PBS solution.
- the biological material is, for example, a biological tissue injected with a fluorescent chemical substance, a biological tissue stained with a fluorescent chemical substance, a biological tissue transplanted with cells expressing a fluorescent protein, or a fluorescent protein expressed It may be a living tissue of a genetically modified animal.
- compositions of the “clearing reagent for biological material” are as follows. These clearing reagents are particularly suitable for the purpose of clearing embryos in the early stages of development in mammals such as mice.
- Clearing reagent for biological materials (1): An aqueous solution in which urea is dissolved in water at a concentration in the range of 3M to 5M and glycerol is contained in a concentration in the range of 25 (w / v)% to 35 (w / v)%. .
- ⁇ Clearing reagent for biological materials (2) In water, the concentration of urea is 3M or more and 5M or less, and nonionic surfactant (for example, TritonX-100) is 0.05 (w / v)% or more and 0.2 (w / v). ) An aqueous solution comprising a concentration of glycerol within a range of not more than 25% and further containing glycerol at a concentration of not less than 25 (w / v)% and not more than 35 (w / v)%.
- nonionic surfactant for example, TritonX-100
- An aqueous solution comprising a concentration of glycerol within a range of not more than 25% and further containing glycerol at a concentration of not less than 25 (w / v)% and not more than 35 (w / v)%.
- ⁇ Clearing reagent for biological materials (3) In water, the concentration of urea is 3M or more and 5M or less, and nonionic surfactant (for example, TritonX-100) is 0.05 (w / v)% or more and 0.2 (w / v). ) At a concentration in the range of not more than 25%, glycerol in a concentration not less than 25 (w / v)% and not more than 35 (w / v)%, An aqueous solution comprising a concentration of 2.5 (w / v)% to 5 (w / v)%.
- nonionic surfactant for example, TritonX-100
- ⁇ Clearing reagent for biological materials (4) In water, the concentration of urea is 3 M or more and 5 M or less, and a nonionic surfactant (for example, Triton X-100) is 0.05 (w / v)% or more to 0.2 (w / v). ) Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) at a concentration within the range of 8% or less and glycerol at a concentration within the range of 12 (w / v)% or less and 25 (w / v)% or more An aqueous solution comprising a concentration within the range of 35 (w / v)% or less.
- DMSO Dimethyl sulfoxide
- glycerol Dimethyl sulfoxide
- An aqueous solution comprising a concentration within the range of 35 (w / v)% or less.
- the concentration of glycerol is preferably in the range of 25 (w / v)% to 33 (w / v)%, Preferably, it is in the range of 27 (w / v)% or more and 33 (w / v)% or less.
- the concentration of urea is preferably in the range of 3.5 M or more and 4.5 M or less, more preferably 3.7 M or more. It is within the range of 4.3M or less.
- the biological material clarification reagent (1) to (4) is used by using the urea derivative or the like at the same concentration as the above urea. ) May be prepared.
- the preparation method of “clearing reagent for biological material” according to the present invention includes “urea and / or urea derivative”, “glycerol”, and “surfactant”, “water-soluble polymer compound” used as necessary. ”,“ Drying inhibiting component ”and the like are prepared by dissolving in a solvent.
- the procedure for dissolving or mixing in the solvent is not particularly limited.
- the biological material clearing treatment method using the “biological material clearing reagent” includes a step of infiltrating the “biological material clearing reagent” into the above “biological material” (clearing treatment step). ). More specifically, the “biological material clearing reagent” is infiltrated into the above “biological material” in the container for the clearing treatment.
- the order of storing the “biological material clearing reagent” and the “biological material” in the clearing treatment container is not particularly limited, but first, the “biological material clearing reagent” It is preferred to store and then store the “biological material” (ie, put the biological material into the clearing reagent for biological material).
- the treatment temperature at which the above-described transparent treatment step is performed is not particularly limited, but is preferably in the range of 15 ° C. or higher and 45 ° C. or lower.
- the treatment time for performing the clearing treatment is not particularly limited, but is preferably within a range of 2 hours or longer and within 6 months, and more preferably within a range of 72 hours or longer and within 21 days.
- the pressure which performs a transparency process is not specifically limited.
- the processing container storing the biological material subjected to the transparent processing used in the above-described transparent processing step may be stored, for example, at room temperature or in a low temperature environment until it is subjected to an observation step described later (transparentization). Sample storage step).
- observation process of transparent biological material The biological material that has been subjected to the clearing treatment is then subjected to an observation step using an optical microscope, for example. If necessary, the biological material to be subjected to the observation process may be subjected to a visualization process such as staining or marking before the transparentization process or after the transparentization process and before the observation process. .
- the fluorescent protein gene is introduced into a living biological material before the transparentization processing step to express the fluorescent protein.
- a visualization process step when the injection of a fluorescent chemical substance (excluding fluorescent protein) into a biological material or the staining of a biological material using a fluorescent chemical substance, the above transparentization process step is performed in advance. Although it is preferable to carry out, it can also carry out after the said transparentization process process. Furthermore, as a visualization process step, staining using a chemical substance other than the fluorescent chemical substance can be performed.
- the observation process can be performed using any kind of optical microscope.
- the observation step can be performed by applying a three-dimensional super-resolution microscope technique (for example, STED, 3D PALM, FPALM, 3D STROM, and SIM).
- the observation step is preferably performed by applying a multiphoton excitation type (generally, a two-photon excitation type) optical microscope technique.
- transparency means that the biological material before treatment and the biological material after treatment are compared, and the light transmittance (particularly visible light) is improved after treatment. This is one index.
- the clearing treatment using the “biological material clearing reagent” according to the present invention is reversible. Therefore, the biological material subjected to the clearing treatment can be returned to the state before the clearing treatment by removing the components of the biological material clearing reagent by, for example, immersing in a balanced salt solution.
- the balanced salt solution specifically refers to, for example, a balanced salt solution buffered with a phosphate such as PBS or HBSS; a balanced salt solution (TBS) buffered with Tris hydrochloride; an artificial cerebrospinal fluid. (ACSF); basal media for cell culture such as MEM, DMEM, and Ham's F-12;
- the protein contained in the biological material is denatured. do not do. Therefore, the antigenicity of proteins and the like contained in biological materials is preserved without change. Therefore, for example, after making a biological material transparent and observing it with an optical microscope, the biological material is returned to the state before the transparent treatment and a detailed analysis using a general tissue staining or immunostaining technique is performed. It can also be done.
- another aspect of the present invention is to clarify the biological material by infiltrating an equilibrium salt solution with respect to the biological material that has been clarified by the clarification treatment using the above-described “clearing reagent for biological material”.
- a method for restoring a biological material comprising a step of returning to a previous state.
- the “clearing treatment kit for biological material” includes the above-described “clearing reagent for biological material”.
- the “clearing treatment kit for biological material” further includes a “processing container”, a “biological material gripping device (tweezers, etc.)” used in the above-described transparentizing process, and a biological material after the transparentizing treatment before the transparentizing treatment. You may provide at least one selected from the "balance salt solution” which returns to a state, and the "instruction manual of a kit.”
- the instruction manual of the kit describes, for example, the procedure of the clearing treatment method as described in the above column (an example of the clearing treatment method using the biological material clearing reagent). .
- the biological material clarification treatment system comprises the “clarification reagent for biological material” according to the present invention and the isolated “biological material”, and clarifies the “biological material”. Therefore, the “biological material clearing reagent” has infiltrated into the “biological material”. That is, the said processing system is a concept including the processing system containing the biological material in the middle stage of a transparentization process, or the processing system containing the biological material which the transparentization process was completed for example.
- Example 1 Observation of brain section
- Six-week old wild type (non-genetically modified) normal C57BL6 male mice were perfused with ice-cold PBS from the left ventricle using a peristaltic pump, and then ice-cold fixative (4% paraformaldehyde-PBS, pH 7. 4) was perfused to completely fix the whole body of the mouse.
- mice skull was then removed and the entire brain was carefully removed.
- the removed brain was immersed in an ice-cold fixative (4% paraformaldehyde-PBS, pH 7.4) overnight at 4 ° C.
- the brain was then transferred into a 20% sucrose-PBS solution and gently shaken in an environment of 4 ° C. for 24 hours.
- the brain was completely replaced with 20% sucrose-PBS solution, embedded in OCT-compound, and frozen with liquid nitrogen. Then, the frozen brain was transferred into PBS and thawed at room temperature. The thawed brain was again fixed again in 4% paraformaldehyde-PBS for 1 hour.
- coronal slices (thickness 3 mm) containing the hippocampus were prepared from the refixed brain.
- the coronal slice was cut into a right hemisphere slice and a left hemisphere slice at the center line.
- One hemispherical slice was immersed in SCALE-A2 reagent for 48 hours and shaken at room temperature for clearing treatment.
- the other hemispherical slice was immersed in the biological material clearing reagent U for 48 hours, and shaken at room temperature for clearing treatment.
- a coronal slice having a thickness of 1.5 mm including the hippocampus was cut out from these coronal slices. The coronal slice obtained in this way was subjected to an observation process.
- the SCALE-A2 reagent is an aqueous solution obtained by dissolving 4M urea, 0.1% (w / v) Triton X-100, 10% (w / v) glycerol in pure water.
- the biological material clearing reagent U is an aqueous solution in which 4M urea, 0.1% (w / v) concentration Triton X-100, and 30% (w / v) concentration glycerol are dissolved in pure water.
- a transmission spectrum of light in the wavelength range of 300 nm to 920 nm of the above-mentioned coronal slice having a thickness of 1.5 mm was measured using a spectrophotometer (manufactured by Hitachi, product name: U-3310 Spectrophotometer).
- a coronal slice (thickness 3 mm) containing the hippocampus was prepared from the refixed brain. Next, the coronal slice was cut into a right hemisphere slice and a left hemisphere slice at the center line. One hemispherical slice was immersed in PBS for 48 hours and shaken at room temperature, and a 1.5 mm thick coronal slice containing hippocampus was prepared.
- SCALE-A2 reagent biological material clearing reagent U, PBS, and water have almost the same transmission spectrum of light in the wavelength range of 300 nm to 920 nm.
- Example 2 Clearing treatment of mouse fetus
- Transgenic mice expressing Fucci-S-Green (Fucci-S / G 2 / M) and Fucci-G 1 -RED (Fucci-G 1 ) (RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Cell Function Search Technology) 13.
- a mouse produced by the development team was able to self-breed, [Reference: Sakaue-Sawano et al., Cell, 132 (3): 487-98, 2008.] embryonic day 11.5, and 13.
- the fetuses on the 5th day were fixed with 4 (v / w)% PFA-PBS for 2 days, then immersed in a 20 (v / w)% sucrose-PBS solution, and once frozen, thawed and then thawed again.
- the mice were fixed with 4 (v / w)% PFA-PBS for 1 hour, and the transgenic mice expressed Fucci-S / G 2 / M expressing line # 504 and Fucci-G 1 Is obtained by crossing the line # 596
- the cells green fluorescence in S / G 2 / M phase of the cell in the G 1 phase emits red fluorescence.
- the line ⁇ 504 and line ⁇ 596, are those described in the above references Available to third parties.
- the SCALE-A2 reagent contains urea as an active ingredient for the clarification treatment, like the biological material reagent U used in Examples 1 and 2.
- Rabbit-derived anti-GFAP polyclonal antibody (Sigma) that recognizes intermediate filament GFAP (glial fibrillary acidic protein) was used as a primary antibody, reacted at 24C for 24 hours, and then rinsed with PBS.
- anti-PSA-NCAM monoclonal antibody is an anti-mouse IgM antibody (Invitrogen, Molecular Probes) labeled with Alexa Fluor 546
- GFAP polyclonal antibody is an anti-rabbit IgG antibody labeled with Alexa Fluor 633.
- Immunohistochemical staining was performed by reacting at room temperature for 3 hours as Invitrogen (Molecular Probes). Since the fluorescence of these slices was not attenuated during this period, a triple fluorescence image including the fluorescence of GFP or YFP was obtained. The observation was performed with an 20 ⁇ objective lens (UplanApo20, Olympus) using an inverted confocal laser microscope (FV500, Olympus).
- the pre-SCALE-A2 treatment (Before SCALE in the figure) and after treatment (After Recovery in the figure) were treated with an anti-PSA-NCAM monoclonal antibody and the juvenile present in the hippocampal dentate gyrus. Nerve cells and mossy fibers extending from the cells to the CA3 region were stained without substantial problems. Similarly, astroglia was stained without any problem with the anti-GFAP polyclonal antibody.
- Example 3 Clearing treatment of mouse fetus
- the embryo of day 14.5 of the same kind of transgenic mouse used in Example 2 is immersed in PBS, biomaterial clearing reagent U, and SCALE-A2 reagent, and shaken at room temperature for 7 days. Incubated.
- the biological material clearing reagent U and SCALE-A2 reagent have the same composition as that used in Example 1.
- FIG. A in FIG. 4 is a diagram comparing fetuses incubated with each solution by shaking at room temperature for 7 days.
- the fetus When treated with PBS, the fetus was not almost transparent.
- the clarification of the background other than the liver progressed and the background pattern was transmitted, and there was almost no difference in volume compared to the case of treatment with PBS.
- SCALE-A2 reagent the clarification was slightly advanced, but it was swollen as compared with the treatment with PBS and the clarification reagent U for biological material.
- B in FIG. 4 is a graph quantifying the degree of fetal swelling.
- To measure the volume of the fetus add a fixed amount of solution to a container of the same shape and size, and immerse the fetus as a specimen one by one in the container. The fetal volume was measured using a micropipette. This was initial (measured by immersing each fetus in PBS in PBS), and immediately after the first volume measurement, immersed in fresh PBS, biological material clearing reagent U or SCALE-A2 reagent, 3 days later, 7 days later At each time point, the fetus was immersed after being replaced with a constant amount of a new solution, and the volume increased by the above method was measured. Each value was expressed as an average value of two fetuses used in each solution, with the volume at the time of Initial (0 day) as 100% and the volume at each time point relative to that value was calculated as a relative value.
- the volume at the 7th day after the start of immersion in each solution was 98.0% of the initial for PBS, 125.3% of the initial for SCALE-A2 reagent, and cleared for biological materials.
- Reagent U it changed to 106.1% of Initial. That is, it was confirmed that the volume change rate of the mouse embryo on day 14.5 of the embryo was smaller than that of the SCALE-A2 reagent by using the biological material clearing reagent U, and the clearing was also progressing. confirmed.
- Example 4 Clarification treatment of cerebral slice of mouse
- a slice containing a hippocampal region with a thickness of 3 mm was prepared using an acrylic brain slicer (Muromachi Kikai).
- an acrylic brain slicer Moromachi Kikai
- the position of 3 mm toward the front of the cerebrum was cut across both hemispheres with the last part of the left and right center lines as the reference position.
- the four cerebral slices obtained from substantially the same position including the hippocampal region of the four individuals were divided almost equally to the left and right with respect to the center line to obtain eight slices.
- the biological material clearing reagent U1 is an aqueous solution in which 4M urea, 0.1% (w / v) Triton X-100, and 25% (w / v) glycerol are dissolved in pure water. .
- a result is shown to (a) in FIG.
- it is expressed as an image in which the direction of both hemispheres is aligned by inverting the direction of the right hemisphere image on the left side of the image after shooting. did.
- the clarification reagent U2 for biological material is an aqueous solution in which 6M urea, 0.1% (w / v) Triton X-100, and 25% (w / v) glycerol are dissolved in pure water.
- the clarification reagent U3 for biological material is an aqueous solution in which 6M urea, 0.1% (w / v) Triton X-100, and 15% (w / v) glycerol are dissolved in pure water. The results are shown in the upper part of (b) in FIG.
- the clarification reagent U4 for biological material is an aqueous solution in which 8M urea, 0.1% (w / v) Triton X-100, and 25% (w / v) glycerol are dissolved in pure water.
- the clarification reagent U5 for biological material is an aqueous solution in which 8 M concentration urea, 0.1% (w / v) concentration Triton X-100, and 15% (w / v) concentration glycerol are dissolved in pure water. The results are shown in the lower part of (b) in FIG.
- the present invention can provide a novel biomaterial clarification reagent using a component having higher bioaffinity as an active ingredient, and use thereof.
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本発明にかかる「生物材料用透明化試薬」とは、生物材料を透明化する必須の有効成分として「尿素」を含む、溶液である。
1)R1~R4より選択される任意の3つの基が水素原子であり、残りの1つの基がハロゲン原子、又は炭素数1~6以下の鎖状炭化水素基である。より好ましくは残りの1つの基が、炭素数1~3、又は炭素数が1~2のアルキル基である。
2)R1~R4より選択される任意の2つの基が水素原子であり、残りの2つの基が互いに独立にハロゲン原子、又は炭素数1~6以下の鎖状炭化水素基である。より好ましくは残りの2つの基が何れも、炭素数1~3、又は炭素数が1~2のアルキル基である。なお、水素原子となる2つの基の一方はR1、R2の何れかから選ばれ、他方はR3、R4の何れかから選ばれることがより好ましい。
尿素は、毒性が極めて低い生体由来の成分である。そのため、本発明に係る「生物材料用透明化試薬」は、1)固定化された生物材料はもとより、固定化されていない(生きた)生物材料の透明化にも用いうるものとなる。2)また、尿素は、蛍光タンパク質へのダメージ、及びその蛍光の消失が比較的少なく、蛍光タンパク質を用いた生物材料の観察にも適用しうるものとなる。3)尿素は、極めて安価で入手容易でもあり、かつ取扱い性に優れるため、極めて低コストかつ簡単な手順で透明化処理を行いうるものとなる。
本発明にかかる「生物材料用透明化試薬」は、必須の成分として「グリセロール」を含む。「生物材料用透明化試薬」は、グリセロールを、25(w/v)%以上で35(w/v)%以下の範囲内の濃度で含む。グリセロールは通常は乾燥抑制成分として用いられ、その場合には20(w/v)%以下の濃度で充分な効果を示す。しかし、グリセロールを25(w/v)%以上の濃度で含むことにより、透明化処理を受ける生物材料の変形等がより確実に抑制可能となる。その結果、生物材料が極めて脆弱な組織であったとしてもその損傷及び変形を抑制しつつ透明化処理を行いうる。また、透明化処理を迅速に行う観点では、グリセロールの濃度を35(w/v)%以下の範囲内とする。グリセロールの濃度は好ましくは、25(w/v)%以上で33(w/v)%以下の範囲内であり、より好ましくは27(w/v)%以上で33(w/v)%以下の範囲内である。グリセロールがこれらの濃度範囲の場合、本発明にかかる「生物材料用透明化試薬」は、尿素及び尿素誘導体からなる群から選択される少なくとも一種の上記化合物の濃度は好ましくは3M以上で5M以下の範囲内であり、より好ましくは3.5M以上で4.5M以下の範囲内であり、さらに好ましくは3.7M以上で4.3M以下の範囲内である。グリセロールの濃度と、尿素等の濃度とがいずれも上記範囲内にある場合は、特に、透明化処理のスピードと生物材料の変形抑制の効果とが両立する。
本発明に係る「生物材料用透明化試薬」は、必要に応じて界面活性剤を含んでいてもよい。界面活性剤は、生物組織への本試薬の侵入を緩やかに向上させるという理由から、非イオン性の界面活性剤が好ましい。非イオン性の界面活性剤として、ポリオキシエチレンソルビタンモノラウレート、ポリオキシエチレンソルビタンモノパルミテート、ポリオキシエチレンソルビタンモノステアレート、及びポリオキシエチレンソルビタンモノオレエート等の脂肪酸系;ポリビニルアルコール等の高級アルコール系;ポリオキシエチレンオクチルフェニルエーテル等のアルキルフェノール系の界面活性剤が挙げられる。具体的には、例えば、TritonX-100、及びTritonX-140等のTritonX(登録商標)シリーズ;Tween-20、Tween-40、Tween-60、及びTween-80等のTween(登録商標)シリーズ;NP-40(商品名);からなる群より選択される少なくとも一種が挙げられる。界面活性剤は、必要に応じて、二種以上を混合して使用することもできる。
本発明に係る「生物材料用透明化試薬」は、必要に応じて水溶性の高分子化合物をさらに含んでいてもよい。ここで、高分子化合物とは、分子量が例えば5万~6万程度以上の大きさであって、細胞内に実質的に侵入しないものである。また、高分子化合物は、生物材料の変性等を引き起こさないものが好ましい。水溶性の高分子化合物として、具体的には、例えば、架橋型シュークロース高分子物質、ポリエチレングリコール、ポリビニルピロリドン、又はパーコール(商品名。コロイド状シリカをポリビニルピロリドン皮膜で被覆した高分子物質)等が挙げられる。架橋型シュークロース高分子物質として、具体的には例えば、フィコール(Ficoll)PM70(商品名))のような、シュークロースをエピクロルヒドリンで架橋(共重合)した重量平均分子量約7万の高分子物質等が挙げられる。
本発明に係る「生物材料用透明化試薬」は、必要に応じて、カルボキシビニルポリマー、ヒドロキシプロピルメチルセルロース、プロピレングリコール、ならびにマクロゴールから選択される少なくとも一種の化合物を「乾燥抑制成分」として含むことができる。乾燥抑制成分は、透明化処理の対象となる生物材料の乾燥を防止する。とりわけ、透明化処理後に光学顕微鏡による観察に供されるまでの時間が比較的長い場合、或いは、光学顕微鏡による長時間観察に供される場合には、本発明の試薬は、上記の乾燥抑制成分を含むことが好ましい。なお、本発明に係る「生物材料用透明化試薬」は、所定濃度のグリセロールを必須の成分として含むが、グリセロールは乾燥抑制作用も有する。したがって、当該生物材料用透明化試薬は、上記乾燥抑制成分を別途含まなくとも相応以上の乾燥抑制効果を有している。
本発明に係る「生物材料用透明化試薬」は、尿素が可溶な溶媒を含む溶液である。溶媒の種類は、尿素が可溶な限り特に限定されないが、水を主溶媒として用いることが好ましく、水のみを溶媒として用いることが特に好ましい。なお、本発明において、「水を主溶媒として用いる」とは、使用される全溶媒に占める水の体積の割合が他の溶媒と比較して最も多いことを指し、好ましくは使用される全溶媒の体積の合計の50%を超え100%以下の量の水を用いることを指す。また、水を主溶媒として用いて調製された「生物材料用透明化試薬」を、水溶液としての「生物材料用透明化試薬」と称する。
本発明に係る「生物材料用透明化試薬」における「尿素」の含有量は、1M以上で8.5M以下の範囲内であれば特に限定されない。なお、「尿素」の含有量の上限は、使用する溶媒に対する尿素の溶解度により決定される。対象とする生物材料の種類にも依存するが、例えば、「生物材料用透明化試薬」における尿素の含有量が比較的少ない場合には処理時間を長くし、尿素の含有量が比較的多い場合には処理時間を短くすることで必要な透明化処理を行うことができる。
本発明の「生物材料用透明化試薬」を用いた透明化処理の対象となる生物材料の種類は特に限定されないが、植物由来の材料又は動物由来の材料が好ましく、魚類、両生類、爬虫類、鳥類又は哺乳類(哺乳動物)等の動物由来の材料がより好ましく、哺乳動物由来の材料が特に好ましい。また、哺乳動物の種類は特に限定されないが、マウス、ラット、ウサギ、モルモット、ヒトを除く霊長類等の実験動物;イヌ、ネコ等の愛玩動物(ペット);ウシ、ウマ等の家畜;ヒト;が挙げられる。
本発明にかかる「生物材料用透明化試薬」の特に好適な組成の例示は以下の通りである。これらの透明化試薬は、特に、マウス等の哺乳動物の発生初期段階の胚を透明化処理する目的で、極めて好適である。
・生物材料用透明化試薬(1):
水に、尿素を3M以上で5M以下の範囲内の濃度で溶解し、かつ、グリセロールを25(w/v)%以上で35(w/v)%以下の範囲内の濃度で含んでなる水溶液。
・生物材料用透明化試薬(2):
水に、尿素を3M以上で5M以下の範囲内の濃度で、非イオン性の界面活性剤(例えば、TritonX-100)を0.05(w/v)%以上で0.2(w/v)%以下の範囲内の濃度で、さらにグリセロールを25(w/v)%以上で35(w/v)%以下の範囲内の濃度で含んでなる水溶液。
・生物材料用透明化試薬(3):
水に、尿素を3M以上で5M以下の範囲内の濃度で、非イオン性の界面活性剤(例えば、TritonX-100)を0.05(w/v)%以上で0.2(w/v)%以下の範囲内の濃度で、グリセロールを25(w/v)%以上で35(w/v)%以下の範囲内の濃度で、さらに「水溶性の高分子化合物(例えば、Ficoll)」を2.5(w/v)%以上で5(w/v)%以下の範囲内の濃度で含んでなる水溶液。
・生物材料用透明化試薬(4):
水に、尿素を3M以上で5M以下の範囲内の濃度で、非イオン性の界面活性剤(例えば、TritonX-100)を0.05(w/v)%以上で0.2(w/v)%以下の範囲内の濃度で、ジメチルスルホキシド(DMSO)を8(w/v)%以上で12(w/v)%以下の範囲内の濃度で、グリセロールを25(w/v)%以上で35(w/v)%以下の範囲内の濃度で含んでなる水溶液。
本発明にかかる「生物材料用透明化試薬」の調製方法は、「尿素及び/又は尿素誘導体」、「グリセロール」、並びに、必要に応じて用いる「界面活性剤」、「水溶性の高分子化合物」、及び「乾燥抑制成分」等を、溶媒中に溶解することで調製される。溶媒中に溶解、又は混合する手順は特に限定されない。
本発明にかかる「生物材料用透明化試薬」を用いた生物材料の透明化処理方法は、上記の「生物材料」に対して「生物材料用透明化試薬」を浸潤させる工程(透明化処理工程)を含む方法である。より具体的には、透明化処理用の容器内で、上記の「生物材料」に対して「生物材料用透明化試薬」を浸潤させる。
透明化処理された生物材料は、次いで、例えば、光学顕微鏡による観察工程に供される。観察工程に供される生物材料は、必要に応じて、上記透明化処理工程の事前に、又は透明化処理工程後で観察工程前に、染色或いはマーキング等の可視化処理工程が施されてもよい。
本発明に係る「生物材料用透明化試薬」を用いた透明化処理は可逆的である。そのため、透明化処理された生物材料は、例えば、平衡塩類溶液に浸漬することにより、生物材料透明化試薬の成分を取り除き、透明化処理前の状態に戻すことが可能である。ここで、平衡塩類溶液とは、具体的には例えば、PBS、HBSSなどリン酸塩によって緩衝液化された平衡塩類溶液;トリス塩酸塩によって緩衝液化された平衡塩類溶液(TBS);人工脳脊髄液(ACSF);MEM, DMEM, 及びHam’s F-12などの細胞培養用の基礎培地;等が挙げられる。
本発明にかかる「生物材料用透明化処理キット」は、上記の「生物材料用透明化試薬」を備える。「生物材料用透明化処理キット」は、さらに、上記の透明化処理工程で用いる「処理容器」、「生物材料把持器具(ピンセット等)」、透明化処理後の生物材料を透明化処理前の状態に戻す「平衡塩類溶液」、及び「キットの取扱説明書」から選択される少なくとも一つを備えていてもよい。なお、キットの取扱説明書には、例えは、上記(生物材料用透明化試薬を用いた透明化処理法の一例)欄に記載したような、透明化処理方法の手順等が記載されている。
本発明に係る生物材料透明化処理システムは、本発明に係る「生物材料用透明化試薬」と、単離された上記「生物材料」とを含んでなり、この「生物材料」を透明化するために当該「生物材料」の内部に「生物材料用透明化試薬」が浸潤したものである。すなわち、当該処理システムとは、例えば、透明化処理の途中段階にある生物材料を含む処理システム、又は、透明化処理が完了した生物材料を含む処理システムを包含する概念である。
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生後6週齢の野生型(非遺伝子改変)の正常C57BL6系統雄マウスを用い、ペリスタポンプを用いて左心室より氷冷PBSを灌流した後、氷冷固定液(4% パラホルムアルデヒド-PBS, pH7.4)を灌流してマウスの全身を完全に固定した。
次いで、マウスの頭蓋骨を除去して、脳全体を注意深く摘出した。そして、摘出した脳を氷冷固定液(4% パラホルムアルデヒド-PBS, pH7.4)に一晩、4℃の環境下で浸漬した。その後、この脳を、20% シュークロース-PBS溶液中に移し24時間、4℃の環境下で緩やかに振盪した。
最後に、再固定した脳から海馬を含む冠状断スライス(厚さ3mm)を作成した。次いで、この冠状断スライスを、中央線で右半球側スライスと左半球側スライスとに切断した。そして一方の半球側スライスをSCALE-A2試薬で48時間、浸漬し、室温で振盪して透明化処理を行なった。また、他方の半球側スライスを生物材料用透明化試薬Uで48時間、浸漬し、室温で振盪して透明化処理を行なった。次いで、これらの冠状断スライスから、海馬を含む厚さ1.5mmの冠状断スライスを切り出した。このようにして得た冠状断スライスを観察工程に供した。
Fucci-S-Green(Fucci-S/G2/M)とFucci-G1-RED(Fucci-G1)とを発現するトランスジェニックマウス(理化学研究所・脳科学総合研究センター・細胞機能探索技術開発チームが作製したマウスを自家繁殖し得たもの。[参考文献: Sakaue-Sawano et al., Cell, 132(3): 487-98, 2008.]の胎生11.5日目、及び13.5日目の胎仔を、4(v/w)% PFA-PBSで2日固定後に20(v/w)%ショ糖-PBS溶液に浸漬し、一旦凍結後に解凍を行った。この後、再び4(v/w)%PFA-PBSで1時間固定を行った。上記トランスジェニックマウスは、Fucci-S/G2/Mを発現しているライン♯504と、Fucci-G1を発現しているライン♯596とを交配して得たものであり、細胞周期のS/G2/M期にある細胞が緑色蛍光を、G1期にある細胞が赤色蛍光を発する。なお、ライン♯504とライン♯596とは、上記参考文献に記載されたものであり、第三者が入手可能である。
GFPトランスジェニックマウスおよびYFPトランスジェニックマウス(GFP-M lineおよびYFP-H line, 米国ハーバード大学Josh Sanes教授より供与されたもの)の海馬より2.5 mm厚のスライスを作製し、一旦SCALE-A2試薬(実施例1参照)による透明化処理を5日間行って透明化した後、PBSで3回リンスして不透明状態の組織に戻した際の免疫染色性を、SCALE-A2試薬による透明化処理前のものと比較した。
実施例2で用いたものと同種のトランスジェニックマウスの胎生14.5日目の胎仔を、PBS、生物材料用透明化試薬U、及びSCALE-A2試薬中に浸漬し、室温で7日間振盪することでインキュベーションした。なお、生物材料用透明化試薬U、及びSCALE-A2試薬は、実施例1で用いたものと同一組成である。
まず、8週齢の野生型C57BL6/J系統マウス(日本エスエルシーより購入)4匹を用いて、アクリル製のbrain slicer(室町機械製)により、厚さ3mmの海馬領域を含むスライスを作製した。この際、左右の中心線の最後部を基準位置として大脳の前方向に向かって3mmの位置を両半球にわたって切断した。次いで、この4つの個体の海馬領域を含むほぼ同位置から得られた4枚の大脳スライスを中心線を基準に左右にほぼ均等に分断して8つのスライスとした。
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- 尿素及び尿素誘導体からなる群から選択される少なくとも一種の化合物を1M以上で8.5M以下の範囲内の濃度で含み、かつ、グリセロールを25(w/v)%以上で35(w/v)%以下の範囲内の濃度で含む、溶液であることを特徴とする生物材料用透明化試薬。
- 上記化合物として尿素を含む、溶液であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の生物材料用透明化試薬。
- 水溶液であることを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の生物材料用透明化試薬。
- 界面活性剤を含むことを特徴とする請求項1から3の何れか一項に記載の生物材料用透明化試薬。
- 上記界面活性剤が非イオン性の界面活性剤であることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の生物材料用透明化試薬。
- 上記非イオン性の界面活性剤が、TritonX(登録商標)、Tween(登録商標)、及びNP-40(商品名)からなる群より選択される少なくとも一種であることを特徴とする請求項5に記載の生物材料用透明化試薬。
- 水溶性の高分子化合物をさらに含むことを特徴とする請求項3から6の何れか一項に記載の生物材料用透明化試薬。
- 水溶性の上記高分子化合物が、パーコール(登録商標)、フィコール(登録商標)、ポリエチレングリコール、及びポリビニルピロリドンからなる群より選択される少なくとも一種であることを特徴とする請求項7に記載の生物材料用透明化試薬。
- グリセロールを27(w/v)%以上で33(w/v)%以下の範囲内の濃度で含むことを特徴とする請求項1から8の何れか一項に記載の生物材料用透明化試薬。
- 尿素を3M以上で5M以下の範囲内の濃度で、上記界面活性剤を0.025(w/v)%以上で5(w/v)%以下の範囲内の濃度でそれぞれ含むことを特徴とする請求項4から9の何れか一項に記載の生物材料用透明化試薬。
- 多細胞動物由来の組織又は器官、或いはヒトを除く多細胞動物を透明化するものであることを特徴とする請求項1から10の何れか一項に記載の生物材料用透明化試薬。
- 請求項1から10の何れか一項に記載の生物材料用透明化試薬と、単離された生物材料とを含んでなり、当該生物材料を透明化するために生物材料の内部に生物材料用透明化試薬が浸潤していることを特徴とする生物材料透明化処理システム。
- 請求項1から10の何れか一項に記載の生物材料用透明化試薬を、単離された生物材料中に浸潤して、当該生物材料を透明化する工程、を含むことを特徴とする生物材料の透明化方法。
- 請求項1から10の何れか一項に記載の生物材料用透明化試薬を含むことを特徴とする生物材料用透明化処理キット。
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