Name: levator auris longus preparation for examination of mammalian neuromuscular transmission under voltage clamp conditions
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ありがとう博士マーク ・ m ・ リッチとダニエル ・ ミランダ編集コメント、アフマド ・ Khedraki (A.A.V. にスタートアップ資金) の金融支援この手法、およびライト州立大学の確立を助けるため。

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準備および神経筋伝達電流または電圧クランプ条件下での測定のためマウス ラル筋肉の使用は、ここで説明。ラルを解剖するために考慮すべきいくつかの重要なポイントがあります。電極と電極串刺しの刑で筋肉エイズから過剰な結合組織のクリーニングは結合組織串刺しの刑にそれらを配置する場合ことができます暗礁。しかし、離れて撮影することができます結合組織を削除簡単に筋肉...

シナプス機能を検査するためのエクセレント モデルの動的神経や骨格筋のシステム関係に洞察力を提供するいますと、神経筋接合部のシナプス伝達を勉強します。オーリスの挙筋(ラル) は薄い筋肉、神経筋接合簡単に可視化することを可能にします。以前のレポートは、シナプスの薬物や毒素を調べるとラル1,2の骨格筋線維型の特性を特徴とした、ラルを使用しての利便性を説明しています。数多くの研究は、神経筋生理学3,4,5,6,7、8を調べる、ラルを使用しています。電気生理学、簡単にラルの神経筋接合部を観察する能力を運動終板に電極を正確に配置可能し、シナプス伝達を記録容量クランプの問題が大幅に減少します。電流クランプ記録膜時定数 (τm) 入力抵抗 (Rで) などの筋膜特性が容易に得られます。さらに、これらのプロパティは、同じの筋線維が筋膜特性にシナプス機能の直接比較を可能にする、神経筋伝達を記録するために使用から測定できます。これらのデータ分析は、多くの神経筋疾患と変更されたアクティビティの状態の物理的なメカニズムに重要な洞察を提供できます。
ここで説明する手法の重要な側面は、クランプ電圧の非線形電流クランプで検出された対象ではない、筋膜特性の独立してシナプスの録音用です。神経筋伝達を調べる現在のクランプではなく電圧クランプを使用する利点は、1950 年代の9での努力を開拓によって設立されました。電流クランプの下で 10-15 mV の振幅を超えるエップスは mEPP 振幅9の線形製品ではありません。たとえば、平均 mEPP は 1 mV、5 の EPP mV 5 mEPPs (5 の QC); の製品といえます一方、40 の EPP mV 以上 40 mEPPs の製品になります。この非直線性大きいエップスでは、膜電位と平衡電位のアセチルコリン受容体の違いは、EPP の原動力 (~-10 mV)、大きいエップスの間に大幅に減少します。電圧クランプ実験中に筋膜電位が変化しないために、この問題は電圧クランプ実験で避けます。欠点は、電圧クランプ実験電流クランプ記録よりも完了までに技術的により困難なことです。これを念頭において、マクラクランとマーティンは、エップス10電流クランプ記録の非線形性の簡単な数学的な補正を開発しました。修正は11,12,13をうまくが、重要なは、筋膜特性が乱れていないと仮定します。
筋膜特性、特に条件または筋肉を混乱させる病気の状態を勉強して場合を考慮する重要です。たとえば、ハンチントン病の R6/2 トランスジェニック モデルからの骨格筋は、安静時塩化カリウム電流14,15で進歩的な減少による脱です。結果として、mEPPs、エップスは R6/2 骨格筋で増幅されます。確かに、付加的な要因は、mEPPs とエップスを変更できます。変更は SNARE タンパク質8に関連しているように見えたエップス、ハンチントン病マウス (R6/1) の別のモデルで動作します。変更された神経筋伝達を引き起こすメカニズムを評価するためには、電圧クランプを使用して変更された筋膜特性の影響を除去するために有益となります。最近の研究では、ここで説明する手法を使用して両方の電流と電圧クランプ条件下で R6/2 神経筋伝達を調べた。モーターの常数全体だった電圧クランプと少ない 1% 誤差より終板16の長さの定数内で 2 つの電極を配置することによってそれはその電圧クランプと R6/2 筋の神経筋伝達の対照的な測定値が得られた電流クランプ レコードを修正.これは筋膜プロパティが変更された場合、非線形性のエップスを修正することができないことを強調表示し、筋膜特性の独立した電圧クランプ記録を得ることの利点を示しています。ここに提示されたプロトコルは、条件またはシナプスとシナプス後膜の特性に影響を与える病気の状態を調べることに最適です。

<table><tbody><tr><td>Olympus Compound Microscope</td><td>Olympus</td><td>BX51WI</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10x Objective</td><td>Olympus</td><td>UMPLFLN10XW</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>40x Objective</td><td>Olympus</td><td>LUMPLFLN40XW</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Borosilicate Glass</td><td>Sutter Instruments</td><td>BF150-86-7.5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>CCD Camera</td><td>Santa Barbara Instruments Group</td><td>ST-7XMEI</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mater-9 Pulse Generator</td><td>AMPI</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Iso-flex Stimulus Isolator</td><td>AMPI</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>pCLAMP 10 Data Acquisition and Analysis Software</td><td>Molecular Devices</td><td>1-2500-0180</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Concentric Bipolar Electrode</td><td>FHC</td><td>CBDSH75</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ball-joint Manipulator</td><td>Narishige&amp;nbsp;</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Non-metalic Syringes 34 Gauge</td><td>World Precision Instruments</td><td>MF34G-5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nikon Stereomicroscope</td><td>Nikon</td><td>SMZ800N</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>No. 5 Forceps</td><td>Fine Science Tools</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Spring Scissors</td><td>Fine Science Tools</td><td>15006-09</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>No. 2 Forceps</td><td>Roboz</td><td>RS-5Q41</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Microdissecting Scissors</td><td>Roboz</td><td>RS-5912SC</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sylgard 184 Silicone Elastomer Kit</td><td>Dow Corning</td><td>2404019862</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hair Removal Cream</td><td>Nair</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Grass SD9 Stimulator</td><td>Grass Medical</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Model P-1000 Micropipette Puller</td><td>Sutter Instruments</td><td>P-1000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Axon Digidata 1550 Low-noise Data Acuisition System</td><td>Molecular Devices</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Low Pass Bessell Filter</td><td>Warner Instrument Corp.</td><td>LPF-8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Left-handed Micromanipulator</td><td>Siskiyou Corp.</td><td>MX1641/45DL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Right-handed Micromanipulator</td><td>Siskiyou Corp.</td><td>MX1641/45DR</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Single Motion Controler</td><td>Siskiyou Corp.</td><td>MC100e</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Crossed Roller Micromanipulator</td><td>Siskiyou Corp.</td><td>MX1641R</td><td>This was added to the Z-axis of the Left and Right-handed micromanipulators to allow the z axis to be motorized. This custom set-up is cheaper and less bulky than buying a 4-axis motorized micromanipulator. It also allows us to control both micromanipulators with one controller</td></tr><tr><td>All chemicals were orded from Fisher except,</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>BTS</td><td>Toronto Research Chemicals</td><td>B315190</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>CTX</td><td>Alomone Labs</td><td>C-270</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4-Di-2-Asp</td><td>Molecular Probes</td><td></td><td>Molecular probes is no longer a company. Now ordered through Fisher</td></tr></tbody></table>

levator auris longus preparation for examination of mammalian neuromuscular transmission under voltage clamp conditions

このプロトコルは、電流クランプとクランプ電圧条件下で神経筋接合部からレコードのシナプス伝達に手法を説明します。オーリスの挙筋(ラル) の前のヴィヴォ準備は、薄い筋肉の運動神経終板に電極を串刺し神経筋接合部の簡単な可視化を提供するために使用されます。このメソッドは、運動終板の膜特性と同様に自発ミニチュア終板電位と電流 (mEPPs と mEPCs)、神経誘発神経終板電位と電流 (エップスおよび Epc) の録音できます。このメソッドから得られた結果を含める素量 (QC)、小胞リリース サイト (n) の数、小胞の放出 (prel)、シナプス促通、うつ病と筋膜時定数 (τ の確率m) 入力抵抗とします。このテクニックの人間の病気のマウス ・ モデルへの適用は、病気の状態でキーの病態を強調表示し、新規治療戦略の特定できます。完全に電圧遮断単一シナプス、によってこのメソッドは、シナプス伝達の現在利用可能な最も詳細な分析の 1 つを提供します。

図 8は、12 週齢野生型 R6/2 マウスから電流パルス (図 8 a) と電流クランプの下の 1 つのラール繊維から電圧応答 (図 8 b) の例を示します。MEPPs の存在は、これらのレコードに運動終板から撮影されたことを示します。レコードは、通常の生理食塩液で得られました。これらの電流クランプのレコードは?...

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オーリスの挙筋哺乳類の神経筋伝達電圧クランプ条件下での試験のための準備

本稿で説明されたプロトコルは、神経筋接合部で自然を記録するマウス挙オーリス長(ラル) 筋とシナプス後電位の神経誘発 (電流クランプ) と電流 (電圧クランプ) を使用します。この手法の使用は、正常と病気の条件の下でのシナプス伝達のメカニズムに重要な洞察を提供できます。

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Levator Auris Longus Preparation for Examination of Mammalian Neuromuscular Transmission Under Voltage Clamp Conditions

9.3K ビュー.  Wright State University. 本稿で説明されたプロトコルは、神経筋接合部で自然を記録するマウス挙オーリス長(ラル) 筋とシナプス後電位の神経誘発 (電流クランプ) と電流 (電圧クランプ) を使用します。この手法の使用は、正常と病気の条件の下でのシナプス伝達のメカニズムに重要な洞察を提供できます。

ビデオ: Levator Auris Longus Preparation for Examination of Mammalian Neuromuscular Transmission Under Voltage Clamp Conditions

Patch Clamp Recordings on Intact Dorsal Root Ganglia from Adult Rats

Patch clamp studies from dorsal root ganglia (DRGs) neurons have increased our understanding of the peripheral nervous system. Currently, the majority of recordings are conducted on dissociated DRG neurons, which is a standard preparation for most laboratories. Neuronal properties, however, can be altered by axonal injury resulting from enzyme digestion used in acquiring dissociated neurons. Further, dissociated neuron preparations cannot fully represent the microenvironment of the DRG since loss of contact with satellite glial cells that surround the primary sensory neurons is an unavoidable consequence of this method. To overcome the limitations in using conventional dissociated DRG neurons for patch clamp recordings, in this report we describe a method to prepare intact DRGs and conduct patch clamp recordings on individual primary sensory neurons ex vivo. This approach permits the fast and straightforward preparation of intact DRGs, mimicking in vivo conditions by keeping DRG neurons associated with their surrounding satellite glial cells and basement membrane. Furthermore, the method avoids axonal injury from manipulation and enzyme digestion such as when dissociating DRGs. This ex vivo preparation can additionally be used to study the interaction between primary sensory neurons and satellite glial cells.

This manuscript describes how to prepare intact dorsal root ganglia for patch clamp recordings. This preparation maintains the microenvironment for neurons and satellite glial cells, thus avoiding the phenotypic and functional changes seen using dissociated DRG neurons.

成体ラットから無傷の後根神経節上のパッチクランプ記録

Patch clamp studies from dorsal root ganglia (DRGs) neurons have increased our understanding of the peripheral nervous system. Currently, the majority of ...

生化学

Electrophysiological Methods for Recording Synaptic Potentials from the NMJ of Drosophila Larvae

In this video, we describe the electrophysiological methods for recording synaptic transmission at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) of Drosophila larva. The larval neuromuscular system is a model synapse for the study of synaptic physiology and neurotransmission, and is a valuable research tool that has defined genetics and is accessible to experimental manipulation. Larvae can be dissected to expose the body wall musculature, central nervous system, and peripheral nerves. The muscles of Drosophila and their innervation pattern are well characterized and muscles are easy to access for intracellular recording. Individual muscles can be identified by their location and orientation within the 8 abdominal segments, each with 30 muscles arranged in a pattern that is repeated in segments A2 - A7. Dissected drosophila larvae are thin and individual muscles and bundles of motor neuron axons can be visualized by transillumination1. Transgenic constructs can be used to label target cells for visual identification or for manipulating gene products in specific tissues. In larvae, excitatory junction potentials (EJP&#8217;s) are generated in response to vesicular release of glutamate from the motoneurons at the synapse. In dissected larvae, the EJP can be recorded in the muscle with an intracellular electrode. Action potentials can be artificially evoked in motor neurons that have been cut posterior to the ventral ganglion, drawn into a glass pipette by gentle suction and stimulated with an electrode. These motor neurons have distinct firing thresholds when stimulated, and when they fire simultaneously, they generate a response in the muscle. Signals transmitted across the NMJ synapse can be recorded in the muscles that the motor neurons innervate. The EJP&#8217;s and minature excitatory junction potentials (mEJP&#8217;s) are seen as changes in membrane potential. Electrophysiological responses are recorded at room temperature in modified minimal hemolymph-like solution2 (HL3) that contains 5 mM Mg2+ and 1.5 mM Ca2+. Changes in the amplitude of evoked EJP&#8217;s can indicate differences in synaptic function and structure. Digitized recordings are analyzed for EJP amplitude, mEJP frequency and amplitude, and quantal content.

Here we describe electrophysiological methods for measuring synaptic transmission at the neuromuscular junction of Drosophila larva. Evoked release is initiated artificially by stimulating the motor neuron axons, and transmission through the NMJ can be measured by the postsynaptic response evoked in the muscle.

ショウジョウバエの幼虫のNMJからシナプス電位を記録するための電気生理学的方法

In this video, we describe the electrophysiological methods for recording synaptic transmission at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) of Drosophila larva. ...

生物学

Dissecting and Recording from The C. Elegans Neuromuscular Junction

Neurotransmission is the process by which neurons transfer information via chemical signals to their post-synaptic targets, on a rapid time scale. This complex process requires the coordinated activity of many pre- and post-synaptic proteins to ensure appropriate synaptic connectivity, conduction of electrical signals, targeting and priming of secretory vesicles, calcium sensing, vesicle fusion, localization and function of postsynaptic receptors and finally, recycling mechanisms. As neuroscientists it is our goal to elucidate which proteins function in each of these steps and understand their mechanisms of action. Electrophysiological recordings from synapses provide a quantifiable read out of the underlying electrical events that occur during synaptic transmission. By combining this technique with the powerful array of molecular and genetic tools available to manipulate synaptic proteins in C. elegans, we can analyze the resulting functional changes in synaptic transmission. 
The C. elegans NMJs formed between motor neurons and body wall muscles control locomotion, therefore, mutants with uncoordinated locomotory phenotypes (known as unc s) often perturb synaptic transmission at these synapses 1. Since unc mutants are maintained on a rich supply of a bacterial food source, they remain viable as long as they retain some pharyngeal pumping ability to ingest food. This, together with the fact that C. elegans exist as hermaphrodites, allows them to pass on mutant progeny without the need for elaborate mating behaviors. These attributes, coupled with our recent ability to record from the worms NMJs 2,3,7 make this an excellent model organism in which to address precisely how unc mutants impact neurotransmission. 
The dissection method involves immobilizing adult worms using a cyanoacrylic glue in order to make an incision in the worm cuticle exposing the NMJs. Since C. elegans adults are only 1 mm in length the dissection is performed with the use of a dissecting microscope and requires excellent hand-eye coordination. NMJ recordings are made by whole-cell voltage clamping individual body wall muscle cells and neurotransmitter release can be evoked using a variety of stimulation protocols including electrical stimulation, light-activated channel-rhodopsin-mediated depolarization 4 and hyperosmotic saline, all of which will be briefly described.

Application of electrophysiology to accessible synapses provides a quantifiable measure of synaptic activity, useful in analyzing synaptic mutants. This article describes a dissection method used to expose the neuromuscular junctions (NMJ) of Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) and briefly discusses some of the uses to which this preparation can be applied.

解離性とC. elegansの神経筋接合部から録音する

Neurotransmission is the process by which neurons transfer information via chemical signals to their post-synaptic targets, on a rapid time scale.   This ...

Electrophysiological Recording in the Drosophila Embryo

Drosophila is a premier genetic model for the study of both embryonic development and functional neuroscience. Traditionally, these fields are quite isolated from each other, with largely independent histories and scientific communities. However, the interface between these usually disparate fields is the developmental programs underlying acquisition of functional electrical signaling properties and differentiation of functional chemical synapses during the final phases of neural circuit formation. This interface is a critically important area for investigation. In Drosophila, these phases of functional development occur during a period of &lt;8 hours (at 25&deg;C) during the last third of embryogenesis. This late developmental period was long considered intractable to investigation owing to the deposition of a tough, impermeable epidermal cuticle. A breakthrough advance was the application of water-polymerizing surgical glue that can be locally applied to the cuticle to enable controlled dissection of late-stage embryos. With a dorsal longitudinal incision, the embryo can be laid flat, exposing the ventral nerve cord and body wall musculature to experimental investigation. Whole-cell patch-clamp techniques can then be employed to record from individually-identifiable neurons and somatic muscles. These recording configurations have been used to track the appearance and maturation of ionic currents and action potential propagation in both neurons and muscles. Genetic mutants affecting these electrical properties have been characterized to reveal the molecular composition of ion channels and associated signaling complexes, and to begin exploration of the molecular mechanisms of functional differentiation. A particular focus has been the assembly of synaptic connections, both in the central nervous system and periphery. The glutamatergic neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is most accessible to a combination of optical imaging and electrophysiological recording. A glass suction electrode is used to stimulate the peripheral nerve, with excitatory junction current (EJC) recordings made in the voltage-clamped muscle. This recording configuration has been used to chart the functional differentiation of the synapse, and track the appearance and maturation of presynaptic glutamate release properties. In addition, postsynaptic properties can be assayed independently via iontophoretic or pressure application of glutamate directly to the muscle surface, to measure the appearance and maturation of the glutamate receptor fields. Thus, both pre- and postsynaptic elements can be monitored separately or in combination during embryonic synaptogenesis. This system has been heavily used to isolate and characterize genetic mutants that impair embryonic synapse formation, and thus reveal the molecular mechanisms governing the specification and differentiation of synapse connections and functional synaptic signaling properties.

Electrophysiological Recording in the Drosophila Embryo

Electrophysiological recordings from Drosophila embryos allow analyses of developing muscle and neuron electrical properties, as well as characterization of functional synaptogenesis at the glutamatergic neuromuscular junction and central cholinergic and GABAergic synapses.

の電気生理学的記録ショウジョウバエ胚

Drosophila is a premier genetic model for the study of both embryonic development and functional neuroscience. Traditionally, these fields are quite ...

Implementing Dynamic Clamp with Synaptic and Artificial Conductances in Mouse Retinal Ganglion Cells

Ganglion cells are the output neurons of the retina and their activity reflects the integration of multiple synaptic inputs arising from specific neural circuits. Patch clamp techniques, in voltage clamp and current clamp configurations, are commonly used to study the physiological properties of neurons and to characterize their synaptic inputs. Although the application of these techniques is highly informative, they pose various limitations. For example, it is difficult to quantify how the precise interactions of excitatory and inhibitory inputs determine response output. To address this issue, we used a modified current clamp technique, dynamic clamp, also called conductance clamp 1, 2, 3 and examined the impact of excitatory and inhibitory synaptic inputs on neuronal excitability. This technique requires the injection of current into the cell and is dependent on the real-time feedback of its membrane potential at that time. The injected current is calculated from predetermined excitatory and inhibitory synaptic conductances, their reversal potentials and the cell's instantaneous membrane potential. Details on the experimental procedures, patch clamping cells to achieve a whole-cell configuration and employment of the dynamic clamp technique are illustrated in this video article. Here, we show the responses of mouse retinal ganglion cells to various conductance waveforms obtained from physiological experiments in control conditions or in the presence of drugs. Furthermore, we show the use of artificial excitatory and inhibitory conductances generated using alpha functions to investigate the responses of the cells.

This video article illustrates the set-up, the procedures to patch cell bodies and how to implement dynamic clamp recordings from ganglion cells in whole-mount mouse retinae. This technique allows the investigation of the precise contribution of excitatory and inhibitory synaptic inputs, and their relative magnitude and timing to neuronal spiking.

マウスの網膜神経節細胞におけるシナプスと人工コンダクタンスによるダイナミッククランプの実装

Ganglion cells are the output neurons of the  retina and their activity reflects the integration of multiple synaptic inputs  arising from specific neural ...

神経科学

An In Vitro Adult Mouse Muscle-nerve Preparation for Studying the Firing Properties of Muscle Afferents

Muscle sensory neurons innervating muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs encode length and force changes essential to proprioception. Additional afferent fibers monitor other characteristics of the muscle environment, including metabolite buildup, temperature, and nociceptive stimuli. Overall, abnormal activation of sensory neurons can lead to movement disorders or chronic pain syndromes. We describe the isolation of the extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscle and nerve for in vitro study of stretch-evoked afferent responses in the adult mouse. Sensory activity is recorded from the nerve with a suction electrode and individual afferents can be analyzed using spike sorting software. In vitro preparations allow for well controlled studies on sensory afferents without the potential confounds of anesthesia or altered muscle perfusion. Here we describe a protocol to identify and test the response of muscle spindle afferents to stretch. Importantly, this preparation also supports the study of other subtypes of muscle afferents, response properties following drug application and the incorporation of powerful genetic approaches and disease models in mice.

An In Vitro Adult Mouse Muscle-nerve Preparation for Studying the Firing Properties of Muscle Afferents

Muscle sensory neurons are involved in proprioceptor signaling and also report on metabolic state and injury related events. We describe an adult mouse in vitro muscle-nerve preparation for studies on stretch-activated muscle afferents.

アン<em&gt;体外</em筋求心性神経の焼成特性を研究するための&gt;成体マウス筋肉神経の準備

Muscle sensory neurons innervating muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs encode length and force changes essential to proprioception. Additional ...

In Vivo Electrophysiological Measurement of the Rat Ulnar Nerve with Axonal Excitability Testing

Electrophysiology enables the objective assessment of peripheral nerve function in vivo. Traditional nerve conduction measures such as amplitude and latency detect chronic axon loss and demyelination, respectively. Axonal excitability techniques &#34;by threshold tracking&#34; expand upon these measures by providing information regarding the activity of ion channels, pumps and exchangers that relate to acute function and may precede degenerative events. As such, the use of axonal excitability in animal models of neurological disorders may provide a useful in vivo measure to assess novel therapeutic interventions. Here we describe an experimental setup for multiple measures of motor axonal excitability techniques in the rat ulnar nerve.
The animals are anesthetized with isoflurane and carefully monitored to ensure constant and adequate depth of anesthesia. Body temperature, respiration rate, heart rate and saturation of oxygen in the blood are continuously monitored. Axonal excitability studies are performed using percutaneous stimulation of the ulnar nerve and recording from the hypothenar muscles of the forelimb paw. With correct electrode placement, a clear compound muscle action potential that increases in amplitude with increasing stimulus intensity is recorded. An automated program is then utilized to deliver a series of electrical pulses which generate 5 specific excitability measures in the following sequence: stimulus response behavior, strength duration time constant, threshold electrotonus, current-threshold relationship and the recovery cycle.
Data presented here indicate that these measures are repeatable and show similarity between left and right ulnar nerves when assessed on the same day. A limitation of these techniques in this setting is the effect of dose and time under anesthesia. Careful monitoring and recording of these variables should be undertaken for consideration at the time of analysis.

In Vivo Electrophysiological Measurement of the Rat Ulnar Nerve with Axonal Excitability Testing

Axonal excitability techniques provide a powerful tool to examine pathophysiology and biophysical changes that precede irreversible degenerative events. This manuscript demonstrates the use of these techniques on the ulnar nerve of anesthetized rats.

生体内で軸索興奮性のテストでラットの尺骨神経の電気生理学的測定

Electrophysiology enables the objective assessment of peripheral nerve function in vivo. Traditional nerve conduction measures such as amplitude and ...

Preparations and Protocols for Whole Cell Patch Clamp Recording of Xenopus laevis Tectal Neurons

The Xenopus tadpole retinotectal circuit, comprised of the retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in the eye which form synapses directly onto neurons in the optic tectum, is a popular model to study how neural circuits self-assemble. The ability to carry out whole cell patch clamp recordings from tectal neurons and to record RGC-evoked responses, either in vivo or using a whole brain preparation, has generated a large body of high-resolution data about the mechanisms underlying normal, and abnormal, circuit formation and function. Here we describe how to perform the in vivo preparation, the original whole brain preparation, and a more recently developed horizontal brain slice preparation for obtaining whole cell patch clamp recordings from tectal neurons. Each preparation has unique experimental advantages. The in vivo preparation enables the recording of the direct response of tectal neurons to visual stimuli projected onto the eye. The whole brain preparation allows for the RGC axons to be activated in a highly controlled manner, and the horizontal brain slice preparation allows recording from across all layers of the tectum.

Preparations and Protocols for Whole Cell Patch Clamp Recording of Xenopus laevis Tectal Neurons

In this paper, we discuss three brain preparations used for whole cell patch clamp recording to study the retinotectal circuit of Xenopus laevis tadpoles. Each preparation, with its own specific advantages, contributes to the experimental tractability of the Xenopus tadpole as a model to study neural circuit function.

準備やアフリカツメガエルの視蓋ニューロンの全体セル パッチ ・ クランプ記録のためのプロトコル

The Xenopus tadpole retinotectal circuit, comprised of the retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in the eye which form synapses directly onto neurons in the optic ...

Registration of Calcium Transients in Mouse Neuromuscular Junction with High Temporal Resolution using Confocal Microscopy

Estimation of the presynaptic calcium level is a key task in studying synaptic transmission since calcium entry into the presynaptic cell triggers a cascade of events leading to neurotransmitter release. Moreover, changes in presynaptic calcium levels mediate the activity of many intracellular proteins and play an important role in synaptic plasticity. Studying calcium signaling is also important for finding ways to treat neurodegenerative diseases. The neuromuscular junction is a suitable model for studying synaptic plasticity, as it has only one type of neurotransmitter. This article describes the method for loading a calcium-sensitive dye through the cut nerve bundle into the mice's motor nerve endings. This method allows the estimation of all parameters related to intracellular calcium changes, such as basal calcium level and calcium transient. Since the influx of calcium from the cell exterior into the nerve terminals and its binding/unbinding to the calcium-sensitive dye occur within the range of a few milliseconds, a speedy imaging system is required to record these events. Indeed, high-speed cameras are commonly used for the registration of fast calcium changes, but they have low image resolution parameters. The protocol presented here for recording calcium transient allows extremely good spatial-temporal resolution provided by confocal microscopy.

The protocol describes the method of loading a fluorescent calcium dye through the cut nerve into mouse motor nerve terminals. In addition, a unique method for recording fast calcium transients in the peripheral nerve endings using confocal microscopy is presented.

共焦点顕微鏡を用いたマウス神経筋接合部におけるカルシウム過渡現象の高時間分解能による登録

Estimation of the presynaptic calcium level is a key task in studying synaptic transmission since calcium entry into the presynaptic cell triggers a ...

<meta charset="utf8"></head><body>マウス長耳挙筋におけるエレクトロポレーションと神経損傷

Combined In Vivo Electroporation and Short&#45;Term Reinnervation of the Cranial Levator Auris Longus Skeletal Muscle

The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is the peripheral synapse controlling the contraction of skeletal muscle fibers to allow the coordinated movement of many organisms. At the NMJ, a presynaptic motor axon terminal contacts a muscle postsynaptic domain and is covered by terminal Schwann cells. The integrity and function of the NMJ is compromised under several conditions, including aging, neuromuscular diseases, and traumatic injuries. To analyze the potential contribution of muscle-derived proteins to NMJ maintenance and regeneration, an in vivo gene transfer strategy has been combined with the denervation of the cranial levator auris longus (LAL) muscle after mechanical nerve injury. Previous findings showed that the forced expression of control fluorescent proteins does not alter NMJ organization or neurotransmission. This procedure aims to describe a detailed method of in vivo electroporation of the LAL muscle followed by transection or crushing of the specific branch of the facial nerve innervating cranial muscles, leading to NMJ denervation and reinnervation, respectively. The combination of these experimental strategies in the convenient LAL muscle constitutes an efficient method to study the potential contribution of muscle protein overexpression or silencing in the context of short-term NMJ reinnervation.

<meta charset="utf8"></head><body>著者スポットライト:神経損傷後の神経筋接合部における筋タンパク質の再生的役割

Here, we present a protocol that combines in vivo electroporation and denervation of the cranial levator auris longus (LAL) muscle. This procedure enables the study of the potential role of muscle-derived proteins in the regeneration of the neuromuscular synapse.

頭蓋挙筋長耳骨格筋の In vivo エレクトロポレーションと短期再神経支配の組み合わせ

The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is the peripheral synapse controlling the contraction of skeletal muscle fibers to allow the coordinated movement of many ...

オーリスの挙筋哺乳類の神経筋伝達電圧クランプ条件下での試験のための準備

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成体ラットから無傷の後根神経節上のパッチクランプ記録

ショウジョウバエの幼虫のNMJからシナプス電位を記録するための電気生理学的方法

解離性とC. elegansの神経筋接合部から録音する

の電気生理学的記録ショウジョウバエ胚

マウスの網膜神経節細胞におけるシナプスと人工コンダクタンスによるダイナミッククランプの実装

アン

生体内で軸索興奮性のテストでラットの尺骨神経の電気生理学的測定

準備やアフリカツメガエルの視蓋ニューロンの全体セルパッチ・クランプ記録のためのプロトコル

共焦点顕微鏡を用いたマウス神経筋接合部におけるカルシウム過渡現象の高時間分解能による登録

頭蓋挙筋長耳骨格筋の In vivo エレクトロポレーションと短期再神経支配の組み合わせ

オーリスの挙筋哺乳類の神経筋伝達電圧クランプ条件下での試験のための準備

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成体ラットから無傷の後根神経節上のパッチクランプ記録

ショウジョウバエの幼虫のNMJからシナプス電位を記録するための電気生理学的方法

解離性とC. elegansの神経筋接合部から録音する

の電気生理学的記録ショウジョウバエ胚

マウスの網膜神経節細胞におけるシナプスと人工コンダクタンスによるダイナミッククランプの実装

アン

生体内で軸索興奮性のテストでラットの尺骨神経の電気生理学的測定

準備やアフリカツメガエルの視蓋ニューロンの全体セル パッチ ・ クランプ記録のためのプロトコル

共焦点顕微鏡を用いたマウス神経筋接合部におけるカルシウム過渡現象の高時間分解能による登録

頭蓋挙筋長耳骨格筋の In vivo エレクトロポレーションと短期再神経支配の組み合わせ

準備やアフリカツメガエルの視蓋ニューロンの全体セルパッチ・クランプ記録のためのプロトコル