この作業は、神経疾患や脳卒中のNIH国立研究所（NINDS）（NS049442）によってサポートされていました。&gt;

再懸濁β-アミロイドペプチド始める前には用意しておいてください。 <ul><li> Aβ1-42（凍結乾燥粉末） </li><li> 1,1,1,3,3,3 - ヘキサフルオロ-2 - プロパノール（HFIP） </li><li>低結合ポリプロピレン製微量遠心チューブ（1.5 ml）を</li><li>テフロンのプランジストップ付気密ハミルトンシリンジ（250μl）を</li><li>ジメチルスルホキシド（DMSO） </li></ul><ol><li>凍結乾燥Aβ1-42は、ペプチドバイアルを開くときに結露を避けるために、30分間室温で平衡させる。 </li><li>ヒュームフードの下で、1 mM溶液と数秒間ボルテックス解を得るために、氷冷HFIPにAβ1-42ペプチドを再サスペンド。 </li><li>テフロンプラグ付ガラス気密ハミルトンシリンジを使用して、迅速に等しくthreeポリプロピレンバイアルにAβ1-42 / HFIPソリューションを分割し、バイアルを密封する。 </li><li>バイアルは、Aβmonomerizationを可能にするために2時間インキュベートする。次に、バイアルを開いて、明確なペプチド膜がバイアルの底部に観察されるまでSpeedVac遠心分離機（800グラム、室温）を用いて真空下でAβ1-42 / HFIPのソリューションを集中する。 （最大25 ° C）ペプチド分解を避けるために、Speed​​Vac遠心分離機内部に慎重に温度を確認してください。 </li><li>バイアルを密封し、-80アリコート℃にて保存してください。 Aβフィルムは、6ヶ月間保存することができます。 </li><li> 5mMのAβ1-42までの濃度を得るためにDMSOを添加して1フィルムを再懸濁する。再懸濁を完全に保証するために10分間水浴中に超音波処理。 </li><li>ポリプロピレン製バイアルに分注しこの5mMのAβ1-42のソリューション。すべてのバイアルを密封し、-20℃で保管しますアリコートを解凍は1回限りです。冷凍庫内の水の結露について。溶液中のペプチドは、非常に容易に低下する。 </li></ol>オリゴマー化始める前には用意しておいてください。 <ul><li> Aβ1-42 / DMSO（5mm）で</li><li>滅菌リン酸緩衝液</li><li>低結合ポリプロピレン製微量遠心チューブ（1.5 ml）を</li><li>低結合ポリプロピレン遠心チューブ（50ml）を</li></ul><ol><li>滅菌リン酸緩衝液（最大100μl）を、得られた5mMのAβ1-42 / DMSOのアリコートを希釈する。 </li><li>その後30秒間ボルテックスし、4℃で12時間インキュベート° C </li></ol>海馬スライスの治療海馬スライスを治療する際に、それはビーカー、灌流チューブの表面、および記録室への非特異的ペプチドの付着を回避することが重要です。優先的に低結合ポリプロピレンチューブと容器を使用してください。ガラスまたはプラスチック製のウェアのジェネリックの使用は避けてください。潅流媒体は、血清またはアルブミンフリーでなければなりません。 Aβ灌流始める前には用意しておいてください。 <ul><li>オリゴマーAβ1-42 </li><li>録音バッファ（mMで：124のNaCl、4.4 KClを、1のNa 2 HPO 4、25のNaHCO 3、2のCaCl 2、2のMgCl 2、および10グルコース） </li><li>インタフェースのチャンバーとセットアップ電気生理学的記録</li><li>少なくとも90分後の解剖のために酸素を記録バッファー中でインキュベート横海馬スライス（T = 29℃、一定の血流速度は= 2ml /分） </li></ul><ol><li>実験の直前に、事前に酸素記録バッファとポリプロピレンチューブに適切な作業の濃度（200nMのまたはそれ以上）にオリゴマーAβ1-42アリコートを希釈する。 </li><li>シナプス可塑性の誘導の前にスライス〜20分間、Aβ1-42のソリューションを灌流。 </li></ol>可塑性の誘導とフォローアップ<ol><li>通常は、シナプス可塑性の最も広く使用されているモデルはLTPです。それは、海馬内の特定のシナプスのテタヌス刺激によって誘導することができる。我々は、シェイファーの担保の予測と地層のradiatumのCA1錐体ニューロン間のシナプスからフィールドの応答を記録。私たちのテタヌス刺激は15秒間隔で区切られた3列車を含むシータバースト刺激で構成されています。各列車は、各バーストは、100Hzで5パルスを伴う5Hzで10バーストで構成されています。オリゴマーAβの血流が完了した直後にテタヌス刺激を適用します。 </li><li>すぐにテタヌス刺激後に通常の録画用緩衝液で灌流に戻ります。実験期間を通じて一定の灌流速度、記録室の温度と適切な酸素化を維持する。 </li></ol>代表的な成果と可能性のある問題スタインらcollの古典的なプロトコル。1に記載のオリゴマーAβは、Aβモノマーとの様々な異なるサイズのオリゴマーを生成するS（二量体、三量体、など）オリゴマーの血流制御のスライスと比較してAβ処理のスライスに減少LTPにAβ1-42リード。コントロールのスライスでLTPの値が存在するあいだは3〜5ヶ月のC57BL/6J雄性マウスを使用している我々の実験条件の下で、LTPは200 nMでAβ処理のスライスは、テタヌス刺激後2時間におけるベースライン値の平均150パーセントになりますbaseline2の平均200から250パーセントで。いくつかのケースでは、Aβによる治療は、海馬LTPを減らすために失敗することがあります。発生する可能性のあるいくつかの重大なエラーは、Aβ濃度と不完全なオリゴマー化の間に乾燥過度のフィルムが含まれています。海馬切片におけるAβ灌流は、懸念のためにプラスチックに非特異的な接着が起こりやすいソリューションのAβペプチドの物理化学的性質の別のソースかもしれません。これらの問題のトラブルシューティングについては後述する。

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上述したように、オリゴマーAβの準備にはいくつかの問題が健常LTPになることがあります。 Aβ分解またはAβオリゴマー化の欠如が発生した可能性がありますかどうかを評価する一つの方法は、トリス - トリシンPAGE /ウエスタンブロット分析および分析超遠心を（このプロトコールに記載されていません）を使用してAβの準備を評価することです。ウェスタンブロッティングのサンプルがnon-de...

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preparation of oligomeric &beta;-amyloid1-42 and induction of synaptic plasticity impairment on hippocampal slices

シナプス結合の減損は、アルツハイマー病（AD）の初期段階で発生する微妙な健忘の変化の根底にある可能性があります。 β-アミロイド（Aβ）、ADで多量に生産さペプチドは、細胞が学習と記憶の相関長期増強（LTP）を、減少させることが知られている。確かに、Aβに起因するLTPの障害は、ADのモデルで、そのようなシナプス障害を軽減または復帰が可能なスクリーニング薬のシナ​​プス機能障害を研究するための有用な実験パラダイムである。研究は、Aβがそのオリゴマーフォームを経由して優先的にLTP混乱をもたらすことが示されている。ここでは、オリゴマー合成の灌流による急性海馬スライスにAβ1- 42ペプチドを損なうLTPの詳細なプロトコルを提供しています。このビデオでは、我々はオリゴマーAβの調製のためのステップバイステップの手順を概説<sub&gt; 1から42まで</sub&gt;。その後、我々は、LTPがオリゴマーAβに曝露した海馬スライスに低減されている個々の実験に従ってください<sub&gt; 1から42まで</sub&gt;無Aβ対照実験でスライスと比較して<sub&gt; 1から42まで</sub&gt;露出が発生していた。

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Preparation of Oligomeric &amp;#946;-amyloid1-42 and Induction of Synaptic Plasticity Impairment on Hippocampal Slices

アルツハイマー病の特徴のひとつは、Aβの上昇です。<sub&gt; 1から42まで</sub&gt;ペプチド。ここでは合成Aβを製造するためのプロトコルを提供<sub&gt; 1から42まで</sub海馬長期増強、記憶の相関、細胞を損なう&gt;オリゴマー、。この手順では、Aβ誘発性病態と薬剤スクリーニングのメカニズムを調べるのに便利です。

β-アミロイドオリゴマーの調製 1から42まで</sub海馬スライスでのシナプス可塑性の減損の>と誘導

Impairment of synaptic connections is likely to underlie the subtle amnesic changes occurring at the early stages of Alzheimer s Disease (AD). ...

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Preparation of Oligomeric &beta;-amyloid1-42 and Induction of Synaptic Plasticity Impairment on Hippocampal Slices

23.0K ビュー.  Columbia University. アルツハイマー病の特徴のひとつは、Aβの上昇です。 1から42までペプチド。ここでは合成Aβを製造するためのプロトコルを提供 1から42までオリゴマー、。この手順では、Aβ誘発性病態と薬剤スクリーニングのメカニズムを調べるのに便利です。

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Preparation of Acute Hippocampal Slices from Rats and Transgenic Mice for the Study of Synaptic Alterations during Aging and Amyloid Pathology

The rodent hippocampal slice preparation is perhaps the most broadly used tool for investigating mammalian synaptic function and plasticity. The hippocampus can be extracted quickly and easily from rats and mice and slices remain viable for hours in oxygenated artificial cerebrospinal fluid. Moreover, basic electrophysisologic techniques are easily applied to the investigation of synaptic function in hippocampal slices and have provided some of the best biomarkers for cognitive impairments. The hippocampal slice is especially popular for the study of synaptic plasticity mechanisms involved in learning and memory. Changes in the induction of long-term potentiation and depression (LTP and LTD) of synaptic efficacy in hippocampal slices (or lack thereof) are frequently used to describe the neurologic phenotype of cognitively-impaired animals and/or to evaluate the mechanism of action of nootropic compounds. This article outlines the procedures we use for preparing hippocampal slices from rats and transgenic mice for the study of synaptic alterations associated with brain aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD)1-3. Use of aged rats and AD model mice can present a unique set of challenges to researchers accustomed to using younger rats and/or mice in their research. Aged rats have thicker skulls and tougher connective tissue than younger rats and mice, which can delay brain extraction and/or dissection and consequently negate or exaggerate real age-differences in synaptic function and plasticity. Aging and amyloid pathology may also exacerbate hippocampal damage sustained during the dissection procedure, again complicating any inferences drawn from physiologic assessment. Here, we discuss the steps taken during the dissection procedure to minimize these problems. Examples of synaptic responses acquired in "healthy" and "unhealthy" slices from rats and mice are provided, as well as representative synaptic plasticity experiments. The possible impact of other methodological factors on synaptic function in these animal models (e.g. recording solution components, stimulation parameters) are also discussed. While the focus of this article is on the use of aged rats and transgenic mice, novices to slice physiology should find enough detail here to get started on their own studies, using a variety of rodent models.

This article outlines procedures for preparing hippocampal slices from rats and transgenic mice for the study of synaptic alterations associated with brain aging and age-related neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer&#x2019;s disease.

老化とアミロイド病理の間にシナプス変化の研究のためのラットおよびトランスジェニックマウスからの急性海馬スライスの準備

The rodent hippocampal slice preparation is perhaps the most broadly used tool for investigating mammalian synaptic function and plasticity. The ...

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Vibrodissociation of Neurons from Rodent Brain Slices to Study Synaptic Transmission and Image Presynaptic Terminals

Mechanical dissociation of neurons from the central nervous system has the advantage that presynaptic boutons remain attached to the isolated neuron of interest. This allows for examination of synaptic transmission under conditions where the extracellular and postsynaptic intracellular environments can be well controlled. A vibration-based technique without the use of proteases, known as vibrodissociation, is the most popular technique for mechanical isolation. A micropipette, with the tip fire-polished to the shape of a small ball, is placed into a brain slice made from a P1-P21 rodent. The micropipette is vibrated parallel to the slice surface and lowered through the slice thickness resulting in the liberation of isolated neurons. The isolated neurons are ready for study within a few minutes of vibrodissociation. This technique has advantages over the use of primary neuronal cultures, brain slices and enzymatically isolated neurons including: rapid production of viable, relatively mature neurons suitable for electrophysiological and imaging studies; superior control of the extracellular environment free from the influence of neighboring cells; suitability for well-controlled pharmacological experiments using rapid drug application and total cell superfusion; and improved space-clamp in whole-cell recordings relative to neurons in slice or cell culture preparations. This preparation can be used to examine synaptic physiology, pharmacology, modulation and plasticity. Real-time imaging of both pre- and postsynaptic elements in the living cells and boutons is also possible using vibrodissociated neurons. Characterization of the molecular constituents of pre- and postsynaptic elements can also be achieved with immunological and imaging-based approaches.

This report demonstrates a technique for mechanical isolation of individual viable neurons retaining attached presynaptic boutons. Vibrodissociated neurons have the advantages of rapid production, excellent pharmacological control and improved space-clamp without influence from neighboring cells. This method can be used for imaging of synaptic elements and patch-clamp recording.

シナプス伝達とイメージシナプス前終末を研究するために齧歯類の脳スライスからの神経細胞のVibrodissociation

Mechanical dissociation of neurons from the central nervous system has the advantage that presynaptic boutons remain attached to the isolated neuron of ...

Lateral Diffusion and Exocytosis of Membrane Proteins in Cultured Neurons Assessed using Fluorescence Recovery and Fluorescence-loss Photobleaching

Membrane proteins such as receptors and ion channels undergo active trafficking in neurons, which are highly polarised and morphologically complex. This directed trafficking is of fundamental importance to deliver, maintain or remove synaptic proteins.
Super-ecliptic pHluorin (SEP) is a pH-sensitive derivative of eGFP that has been extensively used for live cell imaging of plasma membrane proteins1-2. At low pH, protonation of SEP decreases photon absorption and eliminates fluorescence emission. As most intracellular trafficking events occur in compartments with low pH, where SEP fluorescence is eclipsed, the fluorescence signal from SEP-tagged proteins is predominantly from the plasma membrane where the SEP is exposed to a neutral pH extracellular environment. When illuminated at high intensity SEP, like every fluorescent dye, is irreversibly photodamaged (photobleached)3-5. Importantly, because low pH quenches photon absorption, only surface expressed SEP can be photobleached whereas intracellular SEP is unaffected by the high intensity illumination6-10. 
FRAP (fluorescence recovery after photobleaching) of SEP-tagged proteins is a convenient and powerful technique for assessing protein dynamics at the plasma membrane. When fluorescently tagged proteins are photobleached in a region of interest (ROI) the recovery in fluorescence occurs due to the movement of unbleached SEP-tagged proteins into the bleached region. This can occur via lateral diffusion and/or from exocytosis of non-photobleached receptors supplied either by de novo synthesis or recycling (see Fig. 1). The fraction of immobile and mobile protein can be determined and the mobility and kinetics of the diffusible fraction can be interrogated under basal and stimulated conditions such as agonist application or neuronal activation stimuli such as NMDA or KCl application8,10. 
We describe photobleaching techniques designed to selectively visualize the recovery of fluorescence attributable to exocytosis. Briefly, an ROI is photobleached once as with standard FRAP protocols, followed, after a brief recovery, by repetitive bleaching of the flanking regions. This 'FRAP-FLIP' protocol, developed in our lab, has been used to characterize AMPA receptor trafficking at dendritic spines10, and is applicable to a wide range of trafficking studies to evaluate the intracellular trafficking and exocytosis.

This report describes the use of live cell imaging and photobleach techniques to determine the surface expression, transport pathways and trafficking kinetics of exogenously expressed, pH-sensitive GFP-tagged proteins at the plasma membrane of neurons.

培養神経細胞における膜タンパク質の側方拡散とエキソサイトーシスは、蛍光回復と蛍光損失光退色を用いて評価

Membrane proteins such as receptors and ion channels undergo active trafficking in neurons, which are highly polarised and morphologically complex. This ...

Post-embedding Immunogold Labeling of Synaptic Proteins in Hippocampal Slice Cultures

Immunoelectron microscopy is a powerful tool to study biological molecules at the subcellular level. Antibodies coupled to electron-dense markers such as colloidal gold can reveal the localization and distribution of specific antigens in various tissues1. The two most widely used techniques are pre-embedding and post-embedding techniques. In pre-embedding immunogold-electron microscopy (EM) techniques, the tissue must be permeabilized to allow antibody penetration before it is embedded. These techniques are ideal for preserving structures but poor penetration of the antibody (often only the first few micrometers) is a considerable drawback2. The post-embedding labeling methods can avoid this problem because labeling takes place on sections of fixed tissues where antigens are more easily accessible. Over the years, a number of modifications have improved the post-embedding methods to enhance immunoreactivity and to preserve ultrastructure3-5.
Tissue fixation is a crucial part of EM studies. Fixatives chemically crosslink the macromolecules to lock the tissue structures in place. The choice of fixative affects not only structural preservation but also antigenicity and contrast. Osmium tetroxide (OsO4), formaldehyde, and glutaraldehyde have been the standard fixatives for decades, including for central nervous system (CNS) tissues that are especially prone to structural damage during chemical and physical processing. Unfortunately, OsO4 is highly reactive and has been shown to mask antigens6, resulting in poor and insufficient labeling. Alternative approaches to avoid chemical fixation include freezing the tissues. But these techniques are difficult to perform and require expensive instrumentation. To address some of these problems and to improve CNS tissue labeling, Phend et al. replaced OsO4 with uranyl acetate (UA) and tannic acid (TA), and successfully introduced additional modifications to improve the sensitivity of antigen detection and structural preservation in brain and spinal cord tissues7. We have adopted this osmium-free post-embedding method to rat brain tissue and optimized the immunogold labeling technique to detect and study synaptic proteins.
We present here a method to determine the ultrastructural localization of synaptic proteins in rat hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons. We use organotypic hippocampal cultured slices. These slices maintain the trisynaptic circuitry of the hippocampus, and thus are especially useful for studying synaptic plasticity, a mechanism widely thought to underlie learning and memory. Organotypic hippocampal slices from postnatal day 5 and 6 mouse/rat pups can be prepared as described previously8, and are especially useful to acutely knockdown or overexpress exogenous proteins. We have previously used this protocol to characterize neurogranin (Ng), a neuron-specific protein with a critical role in regulating synaptic function8,9 . We have also used it to characterize the ultrastructural localization of calmodulin (CaM) and Ca2+/CaM-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII)10. As illustrated in the results, this protocol allows good ultrastructural preservation of dendritic spines and efficient labeling of Ng to help characterize its distribution in the spine8. Furthermore, the procedure described here can have wide applicability in studying many other proteins involved in neuronal functions.

The localization and distribution of proteins provide important information for understanding their cellular functions. The superior spatial resolution of electron microscopy (EM) can be used to determine the subcellular localization of a given antigen following immunohistochemistry. For tissues of the central nervous system (CNS), preserving structural integrity while maintaining antigenicity has been especially difficult in EM studies. Here, we adopt a procedure that has been used to preserve structures and antigens in the CNS to study and characterize synaptic proteins in rat hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons.

海馬スライス培養におけるシナプス蛋白のポストエンベディング免疫金ラベリング

Immunoelectron microscopy is a powerful tool to study biological molecules at the subcellular level. Antibodies coupled to electron-dense markers such as ...

Improved Preparation and Preservation of Hippocampal Mouse Slices for a Very Stable and Reproducible Recording of Long-term Potentiation

Long-term potentiation (LTP) is a type of synaptic plasticity characterized by an increase in synaptic strength and believed to be involved in memory encoding. LTP elicited in the CA1 region of acute hippocampal slices has been extensively studied. However the molecular mechanisms underlying the maintenance phase of this phenomenon are still poorly understood. This could be partly due to the various experimental conditions used by different laboratories. Indeed, the maintenance phase of LTP is strongly dependent on external parameters like oxygenation, temperature and humidity. It is also dependent on internal parameters like orientation of the slicing plane and slice viability after dissection.
The optimization of all these parameters enables the induction of a very reproducible and very stable long-term potentiation. This methodology offers the possibility to further explore the molecular mechanisms involved in the stable increase in synaptic strength in hippocampal slices. It also highlights the importance of experimental conditions in in vitro investigation of neurophysiological phenomena.

This paper presents a complete methodology to prepare and preserve in vitro acute hippocampal slices from adult mice. This protocol allows the recording of very stable long-lasting long-term potentiation (LTP) for more than 8 hours with a success rate of 95%.

長期増強の非常に安定しており、再現性録音のための改良された準備と海馬マウススライスの保全

Long-term potentiation (LTP) is a type of synaptic plasticity characterized by an increase in synaptic strength and believed to be involved in memory ...

Stereotaxic Infusion of Oligomeric Amyloid-beta into the Mouse Hippocampus

Alzheimer&#8217;s disease is a neurodegenerative disease affecting the aging population. A key neuropathological feature of the disease is the over-production of amyloid-beta and the deposition of amyloid-beta plaques in brain regions of the afflicted individuals. Throughout the years scientists have generated numerous Alzheimer&#8217;s disease mouse models that attempt to replicate the amyloid-beta pathology. Unfortunately, the mouse models only selectively mimic the disease features. Neuronal death, a prominent effect in the brains of Alzheimer&#8217;s disease patients, is noticeably lacking in these mice. Hence, we and others have employed a method of directly infusing soluble oligomeric species of amyloid-beta - forms of amyloid-beta that have been proven to be most toxic to neurons - stereotaxically into the brain. In this report we utilize male C57BL/6J mice to document this surgical technique of increasing amyloid-beta levels in a select brain region. The infusion target is the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus because this brain structure, along with the basal forebrain that is connected by the cholinergic circuit, represents one of the areas of degeneration in the disease. The results of elevating amyloid-beta in the dentate gyrus via stereotaxic infusion reveal increases in neuron loss in the dentate gyrus within 1 week, while there is a concomitant increase in cell death and cholinergic neuron loss in the vertical limb of the diagonal band of Broca of the basal forebrain. These effects are observed up to 2 weeks. Our data suggests that the current amyloid-beta infusion model provides an alternative mouse model to address region specific neuron death in a short-term basis. The advantage of this model is that amyloid-beta can be elevated in a spatial and temporal manner.

Here, we present a protocol for direct stereotaxic brain infusion of amyloid-beta. This methodology provides an alternative in vivo mouse model to address the short-term effects of amyloid-beta on brain neurons.

マウス海馬にオリゴマーアミロイドベータの定位注入

Alzheimer&#8217;s disease is a neurodegenerative disease affecting the aging population. A key neuropathological feature of the disease is the ...

Investigation of Synaptic Tagging/Capture and Cross-capture using Acute Hippocampal Slices from Rodents

Synaptic tagging and capture (STC) and cross-tagging are two important mechanisms at cellular level that explain how synapse-specificity and associativity is achieved in neurons within a specific time frame. These long-term plasticity-related processes are the leading candidate models to study the basis of memory formation and persistence at the cellular level. Both STC and cross-tagging involve two serial processes: (1) setting of the synaptic tag as triggered by a specific pattern of stimulation, and (2) synaptic capture, whereby the synaptic tag interacts with newly synthesized plasticity-related proteins (PRPs). Much of the understanding about the concepts of STC and cross-tagging arises from the studies done in CA1 region of the hippocampus and because of the technical complexity many of the laboratories are still unable to study these processes. Experimental conditions for the preparation of hippocampal slices and the recording of stable late-LTP/LTD are extremely important to study synaptic tagging/cross-tagging. This video article describes the experimental procedures to study long-term plasticity processes such as STC and cross-tagging in the CA1 pyramidal neurons using stable, long-term field-potential recordings from acute hippocampal slices of rats.

This video article describes experimental procedures to study long-term plasticity and its associative processes such as synaptic tagging, capture and cross-tagging in the CA1 pyramidal neurons using acute hippocampal slices from rodents.

げっ歯類からの急性海馬スライスを用いて、シナプスタグ付け/キャプチャとクロス捕獲調査

Synaptic tagging and capture (STC) and cross-tagging are two important mechanisms at cellular level that explain how synapse-specificity and associativity ...

Measuring Synaptic Vesicle Endocytosis in Cultured Hippocampal Neurons

During endocytosis, fused synaptic vesicles are retrieved at nerve terminals, allowing for vesicle recycling and thus the maintenance of synaptic transmission during repetitive nerve firing. Impaired endocytosis in pathological conditions leads to decreases in synaptic strength and brain functions. Here, we describe methods used to measure synaptic vesicle endocytosis at the mammalian hippocampal synapse in neuronal culture. We monitored synaptic vesicle protein endocytosis by fusing a synaptic vesicular membrane protein, including synaptophysin and VAMP2/synaptobrevin, at the vesicular lumenal side, with pHluorin, a pH-sensitive green fluorescent protein that increases its fluorescence intensity as the pH increases. During exocytosis, vesicular lumen pH increases, whereas during endocytosis vesicular lumen pH is re-acidified. Thus, an increase of pHluorin fluorescence intensity indicates fusion, whereas a decrease indicates endocytosis of the labelled synaptic vesicle protein. In addition to using the pHluorin imaging method to record endocytosis, we monitored vesicular membrane endocytosis by electron microscopy (EM) measurements of Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) uptake by vesicles. Finally, we monitored the formation of nerve terminal membrane pits at various times after high potassium-induced depolarization. The time course of HRP uptake and membrane pit formation indicates the time course of endocytosis.

Synaptic vesicle endocytosis is detected by light microscopy of pHluorin fused with synaptic vesicle protein and by electron microscopy of vesicle uptake.

培養海馬神経細胞のシナプス小胞エンドサイトーシスを測定

During endocytosis, fused synaptic vesicles are retrieved at nerve terminals, allowing for vesicle recycling and thus the maintenance of synaptic ...

Recording Synaptic Plasticity in Acute Hippocampal Slices Maintained in a Small-volume Recycling-, Perfusion-, and Submersion-type Chamber System

Even though experiments on brain slices have been in use since 1951, problems remain that reduce the probability of achieving a stable and successful analysis of synaptic transmission modulation when performing field potential or intracellular recordings. This manuscript describes methodological aspects that might be helpful in improving experimental conditions for the maintenance of acute brain slices and for recording field excitatory postsynaptic potentials in a commercially available submersion chamber with an outflow-carbogenation unit. The outflow-carbogenation helps to stabilize the oxygen level in experiments that rely on the recycling of a small buffer reservoir to enhance the cost-efficiency of drug experiments. In addition, the manuscript presents representative experiments that examine the effects of different carbogenation modes and stimulation paradigms on the activity-dependent synaptic plasticity of synaptic transmission.

This protocol describes the stabilization of the oxygen level in a small volume of recycled buffer and methodological aspects of recording activity-dependent synaptic plasticity in submerged acute hippocampal slices.

少量循環、血流 - と水没型チャンバー システムで管理急性海馬スライスにおけるシナプス可塑性を記録

Even though experiments on brain slices have been in use since 1951, problems remain that reduce the probability of achieving a stable and successful ...

Evaluation of Synapse Density in Hippocampal Rodent Brain Slices

In the brain, synapses are specialized junctions between neurons, determining the strength and spread of neuronal signaling. The number of synapses is tightly regulated during development and neuronal maturation. Importantly, deficits in synapse number can lead to cognitive dysfunction. Therefore, the evaluation of synapse number is an integral part of neurobiology. However, as synapses are small and highly compact in the intact brain, the assessment of absolute number is challenging. This protocol describes a method to easily identify and evaluate synapses in hippocampal rodent slices using immunofluorescence microscopy. It includes a three-step procedure to evaluate synapses in high-quality confocal microscopy images by analyzing the co-localization of pre- and postsynaptic proteins in hippocampal slices. It also explains how the analysis is performed and gives representative examples from both excitatory and inhibitory synapses. This protocol provides a solid foundation for the analysis of synapses and can be applied to any research investigating the structure and function of the brain.

A protocol for accurately identifying and analyzing synapses in hippocampal slices using immunofluorescence is outlined in this article.

海馬の齧歯動物の脳スライスにおけるシナプス密度の評価

In the brain, synapses are specialized junctions between neurons, determining the strength and spread of neuronal signaling. The number of synapses is ...

β-アミロイドオリゴマーの調製 1から42までと誘導

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