| Antibodies |
|
| Insulin (1:500) |
Dako |
Cat# A-0546 |
| Glucagon (1:2000) |
Sigma |
Cat# G2654 |
| Somatostatin (1:200) |
Millipore |
Cat# MAB354 |
| AlexaFluor® 488 goat anti-guineapig (1:500) |
Invitrogen |
Cat# A11073 |
| AlexaFluor® 546 goat anti-rat (1:500) |
Thermo Fisher |
Cat# A11077 |
| AlexaFluor® 647 goat anti-mouse (1:500) |
Thermo Fisher |
Cat# A21235 |
|
| Biological samples |
|
| Human pancreas slices |
nPOD |
www.jdrfnpod.org |
| Human isolated islets |
Prodo Laboratories |
|
|
| Chemicals, peptides, and recombinant proteins |
|
| Alanine |
Sigma |
Cat# A7627 |
| Aprotinin |
Sigma |
Cat# A1153 |
| Arginine |
Sigma |
Cat# A5006 |
| Bovine berum albumin |
Sigma |
Cat# 9048-46-8 |
| Calbryte 520 AM |
AAT Bioquest |
Cat# 20651 |
| Calcium chloride |
Sigma |
Cat# C4901 |
| Epinephrine |
Sigma |
Cat# E4375 |
| Fluo4-AM |
Invitrogen |
Cat# F14201
|
| Glutamic acid |
Tocris |
Cat# 0218 |
| Glutamine |
Sigma |
Cat# G3126 |
| Hepes |
Sigma |
Cat# 7365-45-9 |
| Kainic acid |
Tocris |
Cat# 0222 |
| Low melting point agarose |
Sigma |
Cat# A9414 |
| Magnesium chloride |
Millipore |
Cat# M8266 |
| Potassium chloride |
Sigma |
Cat# P9541 |
| Sodium chloride |
Millipore |
Cat# 567440 |
|
| Critical commercial assays |
|
| Insulin ELISA (human) |
Mercodia |
Cat# 10-1113-01 |
| Glucagon ELISA (human kit) |
Mercodia |
Cat# 10-1271-01 |
| Glucagon ELISA 10 μL (for animal samples) |
Mercodia |
Cat# 10-1281-01 |
|
| Experimental models: Organisms/strains |
|
| C57Bl6J (mouse, male, 8–16 weeks) |
The Jackson Laboratory |
Stock #000664 |
| Gcg/tm 1.1(icre)Gkg/J (mouse, female, 8–16 weeks) |
The Jackson Laboratory |
Stock #030663 |
| B6.Cg-Gt(ROSA)26Sor(tm38(CAG-GCaMP3)HZE) (mouse, male, 8–16 weeks) |
The Jackson Laboratory |
Stock #029043 |
|
| Software and algorithms |
|
| Prism 6 |
GraphPad |
Prism 9 |
| Fiji |
Schindelin et al.2
|
https://fiji.sc/ |
| Matlab |
MathWorks |
R2019a |
|
| Other |
|
| Semi-automatic vibratome VT1200S, |
Leica |
Cat#14048142066 |
| SP5 upright laser-scanning confocal microscope |
Leica |
|
| Perifusion system with automated tray handling |
Biorep Technologies |
PERI4-02-230-FA |
| Pancreas slice chamber |
Biorep Technologies |
PERI-PSC-001 |
| Pancreas slice chamber extender kit |
Biorep Technologies |
PERI-PSC-EXT |
| Pancreas slice chamber perforated plate |
Biorep Technologies |
PERI-PSC-PP |