저자는 뛰어난 기술 지원을 마유미 Sakuraba과 레베카 Foehring 감사하고 싶습니다. 또한, 우리는 DRS 감사하고 싶습니다. transfection에 대한 cDNA 구성으로 우리를 제공할 organotypic 슬라이스 문화와 biolistic transfection 프로토콜 및 박사 진 Nerbonne 구현에 도움을 로드리고 안드레 이드. NINDS (RCF)를에서 NS044163 :이 작품은 NIH 교부금에 의해 지원되었다.

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관심 없음 충돌 선언하지 않습니다.

우리는 쥐를 네크로 텍스 (4, 9-11)에서 피라미드 뉴런의 전압 - 문이 칼륨 채널의 표현과 기능적 역할을 공부했습니다. 때문에이 채널에 대한 특정 약리 대리인의 부족, 우리는 채널 표현 (1,14,15,17-19)를 조작을위한 유전자 접근 방법을 사용합니다. 세포 형태학 및 피질의 판상 패턴을 유지하기 위해 Stoppini 외 (16)의 접근에서 수정. 우리는 organotypic 문화 준비 (12,13,15-22,, 5-8 2,3) 활용. 우?...

외과 / transfection / 문화 : <ol><li> 브레인 슬라 이서 : 캠덴 Vibroslice # MA572 세계 정밀 계측기, 사라소타, 플로리다, 미국 </li><li> 진 건 시스템 : 바이오 래드는 # 165-2431을 (바이오 - 래드 연구소, 1000 알프레드 노벨 드라이브, 헤라클레스, CA 94547) 편 <ul><li> 진 총, 레귤레이터, 튜브 준비 스테이션 (# 165-2418), 주사기 키트, Tefzel 관, 튜브 커터, 최적화 키트 (# 165-2424), 튜브 커터와 헬륨 호스 어셈블리를 : ​​포함 </li><li> 바이오 래드 헬륨 조정기 (# 165-2413) </li><li> 에 대한 일회용 용품 바이오 래드에서 헬리 우스 : <ul><li> 1.6 μm의 골드 Microcarriers : # 165-2264 </li><li> Tefzel 관 : # 165-2441 </li></ul></li></ul></li><li> 인큐베이터 : 견적 과학적 모델 # 3110 (온습 과학 (866) 984-3766). </li></ol> 미디어 : <ol><li> 호스 세럼 : Hyclone 기증자 에콰인 # SH 30074. (HyClone, 925 웨스트 1800 사우스, 로건, UT 84321) </li><li> HMEM (최소 필수 미디어 플러스 HBSS와 HEPES, 아니 글루타민 : Lonza BioWhittaker 카탈로그 # 12 - 137F) : GIBCO / INVITROGEN (800) 955-6288, 옵션 1. </li><li> HBSS (GIBCO 행크스가 # 24020-117를 호수 버퍼) : GIBCO / INVITROGEN (800) 955-6288, 옵션 1. </li><li> 멤 (GIBCO 최소한의 필수적인 매체, # 12360-038), GIBCO / INVITROGEN (800) 955-6288, 옵션 1. </li><li> 250 ML Millipore 0.2 μm의 필터 : # SC6PU02RE </li><li> 플라스틱 전송 pipettes : 피셔 # 13-711-20. </li><li> 50 ML Millipore steriflip 0.22 μm의 필터 (# SCGP00525) </li></ol> 피셔 과학, 1,241 대사 블러 바드, PO 상자 14989, 세인트 루이스, MO 63132 : 얻은 항목 6-8. 녹음 : <ol><li> Pipet 유리 : 하버드 GC150TF - 10 : 하버드 장치, 84 옥토버 힐로드, 홀리스튼, 매사 추세츠 01,746 </li><li> 서터 P - 87 수평 전극 풀러 : 서터 악기 회사, 하나 디지털 드라이브, 노바토, CA 94949 </li><li> 액슨 인스 트루먼 트의 Multiclamp 700B 앰프 : 분자 디바이스 주식 회사 1311 뉴올리언스 드라이브, 서니 베일, CA 94089-1136 </li><li> 분자 디바이스, 주식 회사, 1311 올리언즈 드라이브, 서니 베일, CA 94089-1136 : 10 데이터 수집 소프트웨어를 PClamp </li><li> 서터 악기 회사, 하나 디지털 드라이브, 노바토, CA 94949 : lectrode 위치는 셔터 교전 - 200 manipulators와 PC - 200 컨트롤러와 제어됩니다. </li><li> 현미경 : IR - DIC 광학과 올림푸스 BX - 50WI 똑바로 현미경 </li><li> IR - 민감한 카메라 OLY - 150 (올림푸스) 또는 DAGE - MTI (DAGE - MTI, 46360 IN 01 노스 Roeske 애비뉴, 미시건 시티). </li></ol>

whole cell recording from an organotypic slice preparation of neocortex

우리는 쥐 네크로 텍스의 피라미드 뉴런의 전압 - 문이 칼륨 채널의 표현과 기능적 역할을 공부했습니다. 때문에이 채널에 대한 특정 약리 대리인의 부족, 우리는 채널 표현을 조작하는 유전자 접근 방식을 촬영했습니다. 우리는 세포 형태학 및 피질의 판상 패턴을 유지하기 위해 organotypic 문화 준비 (16)를 사용합니다. 우리는 일반적으로 출생 후의 일 8-10에서 급성 neocortical 조각을 분리하고 3~7일에 대한 문화의 슬라이스를 유지합니다. 이것은 우리가 급성 슬라이스와 함께 우리의 일을 사람들에게 비슷한 나이에 신경을 공부 수 있으며 통에 풍부한 흥분성의 연결의 개발을 최소화합니다. 우리는 전류 또는 전압 클램프의 전체 세포 패치 클램프와 함께 적외선 조명 (IR -)와 차동 간섭 대비 현미경 (DIC)를 사용하여 레이어 II / III 또는 V에서 시각 식별 피라미드 뉴런에서 기록합니다. 우리는 그들의 기능을 연구하기 위해 채널의 표현을 조작하는 야생 형식이나 돌연변이 칼륨 채널의 DNA biolistic (진 총) transfection을 사용합니다. transfected 세포는 쉽게 녹색 형광 단백질 (GFP)의 cDNA와 함께 공동 transfection 후 epifluorescence 현미경으로 식별됩니다. 우리는 동일한 슬라이스에서 동일한 레이어에 인접해 untransfected 뉴런에 transfected 세포의 음반을 비교합니다.

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Whole Cell Recording from an Organotypic Slice Preparation of Neocortex

이것은 피라미드 뉴런에서 전기 레코딩을 만드는 목적 organotypic 문화 neocortical 슬라이스 준비를 준비하고 유지하는 프로토콜입니다.

네크로 텍스의 Organotypic 슬라이스 준비에서 전체 셀 녹음

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14.1K 조회수.  University of Tennessee Health Science Center. 이것은 피라미드 뉴런에서 전기 레코딩을 만드는 목적 organotypic 문화 neocortical 슬라이스 준비를 준비하고 유지하는 프로토콜입니다.

비디오: Whole Cell Recording from an Organotypic Slice Preparation of Neocortex

The Organotypic Hippocampal Slice Culture Model for Examining Neuronal Injury

Organotypic hippocampal slice culture is an in vitro method to examine mechanisms of neuronal injury in which the basic architecture and composition of the hippocampus is relatively preserved 1. The organotypic culture system allows for the examination of neuronal, astrocytic and microglial effects, but as an ex vivo preparation, does not address effects of blood flow, or recruitment of peripheral inflammatory cells. To that end, this culture method is frequently used to examine excitotoxic and hypoxic injury to pyramidal neurons of the hippocampus, but has also been used to examine the inflammatory response. Herein we describe the methods for generating hippocampal slice cultures from postnatal rodent brain, administering toxic stimuli to induce neuronal injury, and assaying and quantifying hippocampal neuronal death.

The organoptypic hippocampal slice culture model is an in vitro model used to examine neuronal injury in a variety of paradigms. In this article, we describe the methods for generating slice cultures and quantifying neuronal injury.

의 연결을 부상을 검사에 대한 Organotypic Hippocampal 슬라이스 문화 모델

Organotypic hippocampal slice culture is an in vitro method to examine mechanisms of neuronal injury in which the basic architecture and composition of ...

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Organotypic Slice Culture of GFP-expressing Mouse Embryos for Real-time Imaging of Peripheral Nerve Outgrowth

For many purposes, the cultivation of mouse embryos ex vivo as organotypic slices is desirable. For example, we employ a transgenic mouse line (tauGFP) in which the enhanced version of the green fluorescent protein (EGFP) is exclusively expressed in all neurons of the developing central and peripheral nervous system1, allowing the possibility to both film the innervation of the forelimb and to manipulate this process with pharmacological and genetic techniques2. The most critical parameter in the successful cultivation of such slice cultures is the method by which the slices are prepared. After extensive testing of a variety of methods, we have found that a vibratome is the best possible device to slice the embryos such that they routinely result in a culture that demonstrates viability over a period of several days, and most importantly, develops in an age-specific manner. For mid-gestation embryos, this includes the normal outgrowth of spinal nerves from the spinal cord and the dorsal root ganglia to their targets in the periphery and the proper determination of skeletal and muscle tissue. 
In this work, we present a method for processing whole embryos of embryonic day (E) E10 to E12 into 300 - 400 micrometer slices for cultivation in a standard tissue culture incubator, which can be studied for up to two days after slice preparation. Critical for the success of this approach is the use of a vibratome to slice each agarose-embedded embryo. This is followed by the cultivation of the slices upon Millicell culture membrane inserts placed upon a small volume of medium, resulting in an interface culture technique. One litter with an average of 7 embryos routinely produces at least 14 slices (2-3 slices of the forelimb region per embryo), which varies slightly due to the age of the embryos as well as to the thickness of the slices. About 80% of the cultured slices show nerve outgrowth, which can be measured througout the culturing period2. Representative results using the tauGFP mouse line are demonstrated.

We present a method to prepare organotypic slices of mid-gestation mouse embryos for the cultivation and time-lapse imaging of peripheral nerve outgrowth.

의 Organotypic 슬라이스 문화 GFP - 표현 주변 신경 가지의 실시간 이미징을위한 마우스 배아를

For many purposes, the cultivation of mouse embryos ex vivo as organotypic slices is desirable. For example, we employ a transgenic mouse line (tauGFP) in ...

Slice Preparation, Organotypic Tissue Culturing and Luciferase Recording of Clock Gene Activity in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus

A central circadian (~24 hr) clock coordinating daily rhythms in physiology and behavior resides in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) located in the anterior hypothalamus. The clock is directly synchronized by light via the retina and optic nerve. Circadian oscillations are generated by interacting negative feedback loops of a number of so called "clock genes" and their protein products, including the Period (Per) genes. The core clock is also dependent on membrane depolarization, calcium and cAMP 1. The SCN shows daily oscillations in clock gene expression, metabolic activity and spontaneous electrical activity. Remarkably, this endogenous cyclic activity persists in adult tissue slices of the SCN 2-4. In this way, the biological clock can easily be studied in vitro, allowing molecular, electrophysiological and metabolic investigations of the pacemaker function.
The SCN is a small, well-defined bilateral structure located right above the optic chiasm 5. In the rat it contains ~8.000 neurons in each nucleus and has dimensions of approximately 947 &mu;m (length, rostrocaudal axis) x 424 &mu;m (width) x 390 &mu;m (height) 6. To dissect out the SCN it is necessary to cut a brain slice at the specific level of the brain where the SCN can be identified. Here, we describe the dissecting and slicing procedure of the SCN, which is similar for mouse and rat brains. Further, we show how to culture the dissected tissue organotypically on a membrane 7, a technique developed for SCN tissue culture by Yamazaki et al. 8. Finally, we demonstrate how transgenic tissue can be used for measuring expression of clock genes/proteins using dynamic luciferase reporter technology, a method that originally was used for circadian measurements by Geusz et al. 9. We here use SCN tissues from the transgenic knock-in PERIOD2::LUCIFERASE mice produced by Yoo et al. 10. The mice contain a fusion protein of PERIOD (PER) 2 and the firefly enzyme LUCIFERASE. When PER2 is translated in the presence of the substrate for luciferase, i.e. luciferin, the PER2 expression can be monitored as bioluminescence when luciferase catalyzes the oxidation of luciferin. The number of emitted photons positively correlates to the amount of produced PER2 protein, and the bioluminescence rhythms match the PER2 protein rhythm in vivo 10. In this way the cyclic variation in PER2 expression can be continuously monitored real time during many days. The protocol we follow for tissue culturing and real-time bioluminescence recording has been thoroughly described by Yamazaki and Takahashi 11.

The procedure of preparing slices containing the adult mouse hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), and a rapid way to culture the SCN tissue in organotypic culture condition, are reported. Further, the measurement of oscillatory clock gene protein expression using dynamic luciferase reporter technology is described.

슬라이스 준비, Organotypic 조직 Culturing과 Suprachiasmatic 핵의 시계 유전자 활동의 루시페라제 녹음

A central circadian (~24 hr) clock coordinating daily rhythms in physiology and behavior resides in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) located in the ...

Organotypic Hippocampal Slice Cultures

The hippocampus, a component of the limbic system, plays important roles in long-term memory and spatial navigation 1. Hippocampal neurons can modify the strength of their connections after brief periods of strong activation. This phenomenon, known as long-term potentiation (LTP) can last for hours or days and has become the best candidate mechanism for learning and memory 2. In addition, the well defined anatomy and connectivity of the hippocampus 3 has made it a classical model system to study synaptic transmission and synaptic plasticity4.
As our understanding of the physiology of hippocampal synapses grew and molecular players became identified, a need to manipulate synaptic proteins became imperative. Organotypic hippocampal cultures offer the possibility for easy gene manipulation and precise pharmacological intervention but maintain synaptic organization that is critical to understanding synapse function in a more naturalistic context than routine culture dissociated neurons methods.
Here we present a method to prepare and culture hippocampal slices that can be easily adapted to other brain regions. This method allows easy access to the slices for genetic manipulation using different approaches like viral infection 5,6 or biolistics 7. In addition, slices can be easily recovered for biochemical assays 8, or transferred to microscopes for imaging 9 or electrophysiological experiments 10.

We describe a method to prepare organotypic hippocampal slices that can be easily adapted to other brain regions. Brain slices are laid on porous membranes and culture media is allowed to form an interface. This method preserves the gross architecture of the hippocampus for up to 2 weeks in culture.

Organotypic Hippocampal 슬라이스 문화

The hippocampus, a component of the limbic system, plays important roles in long-term memory and spatial navigation 1. Hippocampal neurons can modify the ...

The Analysis of Purkinje Cell Dendritic Morphology in Organotypic Slice Cultures

Purkinje cells are an attractive model system for studying dendritic development, because they have an impressive dendritic tree which is strictly oriented in the sagittal plane and develops mostly in the postnatal period in small rodents 3. Furthermore, several antibodies are available which selectively and intensively label Purkinje cells including all processes, with anti-Calbindin D28K being the most widely used. For viewing of dendrites in living cells, mice expressing EGFP selectively in Purkinje cells 11 are available through Jackson labs. Organotypic cerebellar slice cultures cells allow easy experimental manipulation of Purkinje cell dendritic development because most of the dendritic expansion of the Purkinje cell dendritic tree is actually taking place during the culture period 4. We present here a short, reliable and easy protocol for viewing and analyzing the dendritic morphology of Purkinje cells grown in organotypic cerebellar slice cultures. For many purposes, a quantitative evaluation of the Purkinje cell dendritic tree is desirable. We focus here on two parameters, dendritic tree size and branch point numbers, which can be rapidly and easily determined from anti-calbindin stained cerebellar slice cultures. These two parameters yield a reliable and sensitive measure of changes of the Purkinje cell dendritic tree. Using the example of treatments with the protein kinase C (PKC) activator PMA and the metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 (mGluR1) we demonstrate how differences in the dendritic development are visualized and quantitatively assessed. The combination of the presence of an extensive dendritic tree, selective and intense immunostaining methods, organotypic slice cultures which cover the period of dendritic growth and a mouse model with Purkinje cell specific EGFP expression make Purkinje cells a powerful model system for revealing the mechanisms of dendritic development.

We present a protocol that permits to view and to quantitatively asses the morphology of the dendritic tree of individual Purkinje cells grown in organotypic cerebellar slice cultures. This protocol is intended to promote studies on the mechanisms of Purkinje cell dendritic development.

Organotypic 슬라이스 문화의 Purkinje 세포 수지상의 형태학의 분석

Purkinje cells are an attractive model system for studying dendritic development, because they have an impressive dendritic tree which is strictly ...

Simultaneous Whole-cell Recordings from Photoreceptors and Second-order Neurons in an Amphibian Retinal Slice Preparation

One of the central tasks in retinal neuroscience is to understand the circuitry of retinal neurons and how those connections are responsible for shaping the signals transmitted to the brain. Photons are detected in the retina by rod and cone photoreceptors, which convert that energy into an electrical signal, transmitting it to other retinal neurons, where it is processed and communicated to central targets in the brain via the optic nerve. Important early insights into retinal circuitry and visual processing came from the histological studies of Cajal1,2 and, later, from electrophysiological recordings of the spiking activity of retinal ganglion cells - the output cells of the retina3,4.
A detailed understanding of visual processing in the retina requires an understanding of the signaling at each step in the pathway from photoreceptor to retinal ganglion cell. However, many retinal cell types are buried deep in the tissue and therefore relatively inaccessible for electrophysiological recording. This limitation can be overcome by working with vertical slices, in which cells residing within each of the retinal layers are clearly visible and accessible for electrophysiological recording.
Here, we describe a method for making vertical sections of retinas from larval tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum). While this preparation was originally developed for recordings with sharp microelectrodes5,6, we describe a method for dual whole-cell voltage clamp recordings from photoreceptors and second-order horizontal and bipolar cells in which we manipulate the photoreceptor's membrane potential while simultaneously recording post-synaptic responses in horizontal or bipolar cells. The photoreceptors of the tiger salamander are considerably larger than those of mammalian species, making this an ideal preparation in which to undertake this technically challenging experimental approach. These experiments are described with an eye toward probing the signaling properties of the synaptic ribbon - a specialized synaptic structure found in a only a handful of neurons, including rod and cone photoreceptors, that is well suited for maintaining a high rate of tonic neurotransmitter release7,8 - and how it contributes to the unique signaling properties of this first retinal synapse.

We describe the preparation of thin retinal slices from aquatic tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum) and explain how we use these slices to study synaptic processing in the retina by obtaining dual whole-cell voltage clamp recordings from photoreceptors and second-order horizontal and bipolar cells.

양서류 망막 슬라이스 준비 광수와 2 차 신경 세포에서 동시에 전체 세포 녹음

One of the central tasks in retinal neuroscience  is to understand the circuitry of retinal neurons and how those connections are  responsible for shaping ...

Organotypic Slice Cultures to Study Oligodendrocyte Dynamics and Myelination

NG2 expressing cells (polydendrocytes, oligodendrocyte precursor cells) are the fourth major glial cell population in the central nervous system. During embryonic and postnatal development they actively proliferate and generate myelinating oligodendrocytes. These cells have commonly been studied in primary dissociated cultures, neuron cocultures, and in fixed tissue. Using newly available transgenic mouse lines slice culture systems can be used to investigate proliferation and differentiation of oligodendrocyte lineage cells in both gray and white matter regions of the forebrain and cerebellum. Slice cultures are prepared from early postnatal mice and are kept in culture for up to 1 month. These slices can be imaged multiple times over the culture period to investigate cellular behavior and interactions. This method allows visualization of NG2 cell division and the steps leading to oligodendrocyte differentiation while enabling detailed analysis of region-dependent NG2 cell and oligodendrocyte functional heterogeneity. This is a powerful technique that can be used to investigate the intrinsic and extrinsic signals influencing these cells over time in a cellular environment that closely resembles that found in vivo.

A technique to study NG2 cells and oligodendrocytes using a slice culture system of the forebrain and cerebellum is described. This method allows examination of the dynamics of proliferation and differentiation of cells within the oligodendrocyte lineage where the extracellular environment can be easily manipulated while maintaining tissue cytoarchitecture.

Organotypic 슬라이스는 문화 희소 돌기 아교 세포 역학 및 수초화을 공부하기

NG2 expressing cells (polydendrocytes, oligodendrocyte precursor cells) are the fourth major glial cell population in the central nervous system. During ...

Paired Whole Cell Recordings in Organotypic Hippocampal Slices

Pair recordings involve simultaneous whole cell patch clamp recordings from two synaptically connected neurons, enabling not only direct electrophysiological characterization of the synaptic connections between individual neurons, but also pharmacological manipulation of either the presynaptic or the postsynaptic neuron. When carried out in organotypic hippocampal slice cultures, the probability that two neurons are synaptically connected is significantly increased. This preparation readily enables identification of cell types, and the neurons maintain their morphology and properties of synaptic function similar to that in native brain tissue. A major advantage of paired whole cell recordings is the highly precise information it can provide on the properties of synaptic transmission and plasticity that are not possible with other more crude techniques utilizing extracellular axonal stimulation. Paired whole cell recordings are often perceived as too challenging to perform. While there are challenging aspects to this technique, paired recordings can be performed by anyone trained in whole cell patch clamping provided specific hardware and methodological criteria are followed. The probability of attaining synaptically connected paired recordings significantly increases with healthy organotypic slices and stable micromanipulation allowing independent attainment of pre- and postsynaptic whole cell recordings. While CA3-CA3 pyramidal cell pairs are most widely used in the organotypic slice hippocampal preparation, this technique has also been successful in CA3-CA1 pairs and can be adapted to any neurons that are synaptically connected in the same slice preparation. In this manuscript we provide the detailed methodology and requirements for establishing this technique in any laboratory equipped for electrophysiology.

Pair recordings are simultaneous whole cell patch clamp recordings from two synaptically connected neurons, enabling precise electrophysiological and pharmacological characterization of the synapses between individual neurons. Here we describe the detailed methodology and requirements for establishing this technique in organotypic hippocampal slice cultures in any laboratory equipped for electrophysiology.

해마의 Organotypic 조각의 쌍으로 전체 셀 녹음

Pair recordings involve simultaneous whole cell patch clamp recordings from two synaptically connected neurons, enabling not only direct ...

Organotypic Hippocampal Slice Cultures As a Model to Study Neuroprotection and Invasiveness of Tumor Cells

In organotypic hippocampal slice cultures (OHSC), the morphological and functional characteristics of both neurons and glial cells are well preserved. This model is suitable for addressing different research questions that involve studies on neuroprotection, electrophysiological experiments on neurons, neuronal networks or tumor invasion. The hippocampal architecture and neuronal activity in multisynaptic circuits are well conserved in OHSC, even though the slicing procedure itself initially lesions and leads to formation of a glial scar. The scar formation alters presumably the mechanical properties and diffusive behavior of small molecules, etc. Slices allow the monitoring of time dependent processes after brain injury without animal surgery, and studies on interactions between various brain-derived cell types, namely astrocytes, microglia and neurons under both physiological and pathological conditions. An ambivalent aspect of this model is the absence of blood flow and immune blood cells. During the progression of the neuronal injury, migrating immune cells from the blood play an important role. As those cells are missing in slices, the intrinsic processes in the culture may be observed without external interference. Moreover, in OHSC the composition of the medium-external environment is precisely controlled. A further advantage of this method is the lower number of sacrificed animals compared to standard preparations. Several OHSC can be obtained from one animal making simultaneous studies with multiple treatments in one animal possible. For these reasons, OHSC are well suited to analyze the effects of new protective therapeutics after tissue damage or during tumor invasion. 
The protocol presented here describes a preparation method of OHSC that allows generating highly reproducible, well preserved slices that can be used for a variety of experimental research, like neuroprotection or tumor invasion studies.

Organotypic hippocampal slice cultures (OHSC) represent an in vitro model that simulates the in vivo situation very well. Here we describe a vibratome-based improved slicing protocol to obtain high quality slices for use in assessing the neuroprotective potential of novel substances or the biological behavior of tumor cells.

Organotypic Hippocampal 슬라이스 문화 연구 Neuroprotection 및 종양 세포의 침입을 모델로

In organotypic hippocampal slice cultures (OHSC), the morphological and functional characteristics of both neurons and glial cells are well preserved. ...

Preparation of Acute Spinal Cord Slices for Whole-cell Patch-clamp Recording in Substantia Gelatinosa Neurons

Recent whole-cell patch-clamp studies from substantia gelatinosa (SG) neurons have provided a large body of information about the spinal mechanisms underlying sensory transmission, nociceptive regulation, and chronic pain or itch development. Implementations of electrophysiological recordings together with morphological studies based on the utility of acute spinal cord slices have further improved our understanding of neuronal properties and the composition of local circuitry in SG. Here, we present a detailed and practical guide for the preparation of spinal cord slices and show representative whole-cell recording and morphological results. This protocol permits ideal neuronal preservation and can mimic in vivo conditions to a certain extent. In summary, the ability to obtain an in vitro preparation of spinal cord slices enables stable current- and voltage-clamp recordings and could thus facilitate detailed investigations into the intrinsic membrane properties, local circuitry and neuronal structure using diverse experimental approaches.

Here, we describe the essential steps for whole-cell patch-clamp recordings made from substantia gelatinosa (SG) neurons in the in vitro spinal cord slice. This method allows the intrinsic membrane properties, synaptic transmission and morphological characterization of SG neurons to be studied.

급성 척수 조각 Substantia Gelatinosa 신경에 있는 전체 셀 패치 클램프 기록에 대 한 준비

Recent whole-cell patch-clamp studies from substantia gelatinosa (SG) neurons have provided a large body of information about the spinal mechanisms ...