ChOP-CT: quantitative morphometrical analysis of the Hindbrain Choroid Plexus by X-ray micro-computed tomography

0585323 - ÚŽFG 2025 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Parobková, V. - Kompaníková, P. - Lázňovský, J. - Kavková, M. - Hampl, Marek - Buchtová, Marcela - Zikmund, T. - Kaiser, J. - Bryja, Vítězslav
ChOP-CT: quantitative morphometrical analysis of the Hindbrain Choroid Plexus by X-ray micro-computed tomography.
Fluids and Barriers of the CNS. Roč. 21, č. 1 (2024), č. článku 9. ISSN 2045-8118. E-ISSN 2045-8118
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA21-05146S; GA MŠMT LX22NPO5102
Institutional support: RVO:67985904 ; RVO:68081707
Keywords : Hindbrain choroid plexus * X-ray micro-computed tomography * 3D visualization * morphometrics
OECD category: Genetics and heredity (medical genetics to be 3)
Impact factor: 7.3, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
https://fluidsbarrierscns.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12987-023-00502-8

The Hindbrain Choroid Plexus is a complex, cerebrospinal fluid-secreting tissue that projects into the 4th vertebrate brain ventricle. Despite its irreplaceability in the development and homeostasis of the entire central nervous system, the research of Hindbrain Choroid Plexus and other Choroid Plexuses has been neglected by neuroscientists for decades. One of the obstacles is the lack of tools that describe the complex shape of the Hindbrain Choroid Plexus in the context of brain ventricles. Here we introduce an effective tool, termed Ch(O)P-CT, for the noninvasive, X-ray micro-computed tomography-based, three-dimensional visualization and subsequent quantitative spatial morphological analysis of developing mouse Hindbrain Choroid Plexus. Ch(O)P-CT can reliably quantify Hindbrain Choroid Plexus volume, surface area, length, outgrowth angle, the proportion of the ventricular space occupied, asymmetries and general shape alterations in mouse embryos from embryonic day 13.5 onwards. We provide evidence that Ch(O)P-CT is suitable for the unbiased evaluation and detection of the Hindbrain Choroid Plexus alterations within various mutant embryos. We believe, that thanks to its versatility, quantitative nature and the possibility of automation, Ch(O)P-CT will facilitate the analysis of the Hindbrain Choroid Plexus in the mouse models. This will ultimately accelerate the screening of the candidate genes and mechanisms involved in the onset of various Hindbrain Choroid Plexus-related diseases.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0353033