analyzing neural activity in primary murine spiral ganglion neurons using multielectrode arrays

Analyzing Neural Activity in Primary Murine Spiral Ganglion Neurons Using Multielectrode Arrays

After a collective 18 days of culture, wash the MEA culture with the extracellular solution prepared earlier at room temperature. Then, dry the contacts of the MEA chip with a piece of tissue, and mount the MEAs on the MEA holder. Finally, install the MEA on the recording setup.
Afterward, add 300 microliters of the extracellular solution, and wait for 10 minutes to allow the system to stabilize before recording. Now, record the spontaneous activity for two minutes from all electrodes, and identify the active electrodes. Then, identify the electrodes responding to stimulation.
To exclude the stimulation artifact, stimulate from the same electrode 10 times. If the culture responds at least eight out of 10 times, it can be assumed as a positive response upon electrode-induced stimulation. To identify background noise, apply TTX to the culture at a concentration of one micromolar to block the voltage-gated sodium channels, and then record for two minutes.

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All procedures involving animal samples have been reviewed and approved by the appropriate animal ethical review committee.
1. Electrophysiological Recordings to Investigate Spontaneous and Electrode Stimulation Dependent Activity
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	<li>Wash the multielectrode array (MEA) culture with extracellular solution, at room temperature (RT).</li>
	<li>Dry the contacts with a tissue and mount the MEA on the MEA setup. 
	NOTE: To keep the culture humid during the mounting, add a small drop of extracellular solution to the culture.</li>
	<li>Add 300 &#181;l of extracellular solution and wait for 10 min before recording, to allow the system to stabilize.</li>
	<li>Record spontaneous activity for 2 min from all electrodes by pressing on the record/acquire button of the software and identify recording electrodes.</li>
	<li>MEA electrode stimulation: Select the amplitude/duration/shape of the stimulus on the appropriate software and apply it to several electrodes consecutively. Select the electrodes based on the ones showing spontaneous activity (as in step 1.4). Record from all the remaining electrodes.</li>
	<li>To exclude stimulation artifact, stimulate from the same electrode 10 times. If the culture responds at least 8 out of 10 times, it can be assumed as a positive response upon electrode induced stimulation.</li>
	<li>To identify background noise, apply Tetrodotoxin (TTX) to the culture at a concentration of 1 &#181;M, to block voltage-gated sodium channels and record for 2 min. Use this to perform spike detection (2.1 and 2.2).</li>
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2. Data analysis
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	<li>Using the appropriate software detect spontaneous activity for each electrode employing a detector based on standard deviations and a subsequent discriminator. Activity appears as fast voltage transients (&#60;5 msec).</li>
	<li>Choose a threshold that results in no activity when analyzing the TTX treated samples. Adapt the threshold value for each experiment to discriminate between false positive and false negative detections.</li>
	<li>Using appropriate software observe the detected neuronal activity of each electrode as a raster plot according to standard procedures (see Figure 1A-C).</li>
	<li>Determine and display the total network activity by summing up all detected events within a sliding window of 10 msec, shifted by 1 msec steps.</li>
	<li>Detect stimulation-induced activity by displaying the raw data using appropriate analysis software. Identify the single spikes offline manually. Single spikes appear as fast voltage transients, occurring after the stimulation artifact (arrowhead in Figure 1E). An example is shown in Figure 1E.</li>
	<li>Depending on the experiment, analyze the number of responding electrodes, the threshold needed to achieve a response, number of action potential per electrodes and other parameters of interest.</li>
</ol>

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			<td>Extracellular solution (pH 7.4)</td>
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			<td>NaCl</td>
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			<td>145 mM</td>
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			<td>KCl</td>
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			<td>4 mM</td>
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			<td>MgCl2</td>
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			<td>1 mM</td>
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			<td>CaCl2</td>
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			<td>2 mM</td>
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			<td>HEPES</td>
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			<td>5 mM</td>
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			<td>Na-pyruvate</td>
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			<td>2 mM</td>
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			<td>Glucose</td>
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			<td>5 mM</td>
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			<td>Materials</td>
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			<td>MEA electrodes</td>
			<td>Qwane Biosciences</td>
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			<td>(Lausanne, Switzerland)</td>
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			<td>Software</td>
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			<td>Labview</td>
			<td>National Instruments</td>
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			<td>Switzerland</td>
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			<td>IgorPro</td>
			<td>WaveMetrics</td>
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			<td>Lake Oswega, USA</td>
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Source: Hahnewald, S., et al. <a href="https://app.jove.com/v/54538">Spiral Ganglion Neuron Explant Culture and Electrophysiology on Multi Electrode Arrays.</a> J. Vis. Exp. (2016).
This video demonstrates the recording of spontaneous and stimulation-dependent neural activity from primary murine spiral ganglion neuron (SGN) cultures on a multielectrode array (MEA). It involves washing and preparing the MEA, recording spontaneous neural activity, and applying controlled electrical stimuli to identify stimulation-dependent neuronal activity.

<img alt="Figure 1" src="/files/ftp_upload/22706/22706_Figure1.jpg" /> 
Figure 1. Data recordings on MEA. (A) Traces of original recordings of six out of 63 electrodes showing spontaneous activity. (B) Raster plot of the six electrodes of Figure 1A after spike detection. Each bar represents one action potential. (C) Raster plot including all electrodes (as in A and B...

All procedures involving animal samples have been reviewed and approved by the appropriate animal ethical review committee.
1. Electrophysiological ...

Begin with a spiral ganglion neuron culture on a multielectrode array, or MEA.
The MEA consists of recording electrodes connected to contacts via a circuit.
Wash the MEA to remove media and dry the contacts to avoid moisture-induced noise during recording.
Mount the MEA on its holder and install it in the recording setup.
The MEA contacts align with the holder connectors that transmit electrical signals to the recording setup.
Add an extracellular environment-mimicking solution, allowing normal physiological activity in the neurons.
Begin recording. The electrodes detect spontaneous signals or action potentials generated by the neurons, visualized as spikes on the software interface.
Now, apply an electrical pulse to one electrode exhibiting spontaneous activity.
The pulse generates an electric field, stimulating the neurons on neighboring electrodes.
Record the stimulation-dependent activity.
Finally, add a neurotoxin that blocks voltage-gated ion channels, preventing action potential generation.
Record the signal to identify background noise.

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