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One-Stop Method to Measure Multiple Cardiac Performance Endpoints in Daphnia and Zebrafish by Kymograph

Version 1 : Received: 21 October 2020 / Approved: 21 October 2020 / Online: 21 October 2020 (09:31:42 CEST)

How to cite: Kurnia, K.A.; Saputra, F.; Roldan, M.J.M.; Castillo, A.L.; Huang, J.; Chen, K.H.; Lai, H.; Hsiao, C. One-Stop Method to Measure Multiple Cardiac Performance Endpoints in Daphnia and Zebrafish by Kymograph. Preprints 2020, 2020100424. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202010.0424.v1 Kurnia, K.A.; Saputra, F.; Roldan, M.J.M.; Castillo, A.L.; Huang, J.; Chen, K.H.; Lai, H.; Hsiao, C. One-Stop Method to Measure Multiple Cardiac Performance Endpoints in Daphnia and Zebrafish by Kymograph. Preprints 2020, 2020100424. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202010.0424.v1

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of death worldwide. This condition resulted in huge research on CVD increasing the need for animal models suitable for the in vivo research. Daphnia and Zebrafish are good animal models for cardiovascular research due to their relative body transparency and easy culture property. Several methods have been developed to conduct cardiac performance measurement in Daphnia and Zebrafish. However, most of the methods only able to obtain heartbeat rate. The other important cardiac endpoints like stroke volume, ejection fraction, fraction shortening, cardiac output and heartbeat regularity must use other programs for measurement. To overcome this limitation, in this study, we successfully developed a one-stop ImageJ-based method using kymograph macros language that able to obtain multiple cardiac performance endpoints simultaneously for the first time. To validate its utility, we incubate Daphnia magna at different ambient temperatures and exposed zebrafish with astemizole to detect the corresponding cardiac performance alterations. In summary, the kymograph method reported in this study provides a new, easy to use, and inexpensive one-stop method on obtaining multiple cardiac performance endpoints with high accuracy and convenience.

Keywords

ImageJ; Kymograph; Cardiac Performance; Zebrafish; Daphnia

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Anatomy and Physiology

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