Bu araştırma, UCI (AR ve SP) Lisans Araştırma Fırsatlar Programı hibe ve hibe Devlet California Alzheimer Hastalığı Girişimi ve hayır, Ulusal Sağlık hibe Enstitüleri tarafından da desteklenmiştir. HD38466 ve Alzheimer Hastalığı Araştırma Merkezi hiçbir hibe. AG16573 (JB)

1. Kortikal Doku Blokları, Kriyoprezervasyon Malzeme Hazırlığı <ol><li> 10X stok solüsyonu steril su (1:9) seyreltilmesi 1X Hank Tamponlu Tuz Çözeltisi (HBSS) hazırlayın. 4oC saklayın HBSS. </li><li> HBSS (1:9) DMSO seyreltilmesi ile% 10 DMSO dondurma orta hazırlayın. Dondurma orta kriyoprezervasyon önce taze, soğutulmuş kadar yapılan ve 4oC saklanan olmalıdır. </li><li> Çelik tıraş bıçağı, doku sistematik doğramak için kullanılır. Kullanmadan önce, tıraş bıçağı, 2 saat için% 70 etanol içinde boğulma yolu ile sterilize edilmiştir. Doku işleme hemen önce tıraş bıçağı, 3 kez steril su ile durulayın. Oksidasyon eğilimli olduğu gibi, bir zaman aşırı miktarda steril su jilet bırakarak kaçının. </li><li> Bir Nalgene dondurma kabı cryovials (2.5 mL) ile yüklenir ve daha sonra steril bir biyolojik kabin içine getirilir. Her flakon 1 ml soğutulmuş dondurma orta eklenir. Dondurma kabı sonra en az 2 saat için 4oC yerleştirilir. </li></ol> Temizleme, Doğrama ve Donma <ol><li> Meningeal membran ve kan damarlarının donmuş gibi beyin dokusu temizlenir. Bir buz paketi üzerinde çalışırken, doku dikkatle enkaz kaldırmak için steril iğne ipuçlarını kullanın. Temizlenmiş doku hafifçe soğuk HBSS ile durulanır ve doğrama için yeni bir Petri kabı transfer edilmelidir. </li><li> Bir buz paketi üstünde çalışarak, yaklaşık 1 mm 3 blok halinde hızla doku chop steril bir jilet kullanın. Temizlenir doku küçük porsiyonlar, daha düzgün blok boyutları, kesme işlemi üzerinde daha iyi kontrol bir zaman sonuçları ile çalışma. </li><li> HBSS 50 ml 50 ml konik tüp içine doğranmış dokusu yavaş yavaş ekleyin. HBSS ile Petri kabında kalan herhangi bir doku blokları toplamak için nazikçe yıkayın. Gevşekçe paketlenmiş bir doku blok pelet oluşturmak doku blokları, tüpün dibine inmek için izin verin. </li><li> Doku yerleşme iken, biyolojik güvenlik kabininin içine önceden soğutulmuş dondurma kabı ve cryovials getirmek. Doku ekleme süreci hızlandırmak için bütün cryovials şapkasını çıkarmak. </li><li> Tüm doku blokları yerleştikten sonra, yavaşça, pelet yukarıda medya çok ince bir tabaka bırakarak aşırı HBSS aspirat. Doku blokları birbirine yapışır neden olacaktır Santrifüj, donma verimliliği önemli ölçüde azalan önerilmez. </li><li> 200 mcL geniş orifisleri (steril makas ile ucu kesim) pipet kullanarak gevşek doku blok pelet alttan yavaş yavaş topluyoruz. Cryovial bir malzeme transferi ve pelet alttan sonraki tekrar toplanması doku geçmek. Tüm doku tahsis usulü dondurma konteyner başına 3-4 dk daha fazla olmadığını esastır. Bu doku, dondurmadan önce zaman sadece kısa bir süre için DMSO maruz kaldığı sağlar. Şişeleri doku aktardıktan sonra, en az 4 saat süreyle bir-80oC dondurucu dondurma kabı yerleştirin. Alternatif olarak, dondurma kabı -80 oC bir gecede terk edilebilir. Kalan herhangi bir dondurma kapları için bu işlemi tekrarlayın. </li><li> Donma konteyner (ler), uzun süreli depolama için bir sıvı nitrojen tankı cryobox ve yer cryovials aktarın. </li></ol> 2. Dondurulmuş Kortikal Doku Blokları Çözülme ve ekimi Malzeme Hazırlığı <ol><li> Bir gün önce çözülme doku örnekleri, poli-L-lizin kaplı Petri kutularına / lamelleri hazırlanmıştır. Genel olarak, kortikal nöronların için 500 mcg / mL veya 1 mg / ml ile kaplı yemekleri hazırlamak. Tam çanak alt kapağı için yeterli poli-L-lisin çözüm (borat tamponu yapılan) ekleyin. Cam lamelleri gerekiyorsa, poli-L-lisin çözümü tamamen altında kalmış olduğundan emin olun. En az 12 saat süreyle inkübe edin. Kullanmadan önce iyice liberal bir miktarda steril su ile 3 kez, her biri 5 dakika bulaşıkları yıkayın. </li><li> Sıcak HBSS çözülmüş dokusunun yanı sıra doku hücre süspansiyonları ayırmak temizlemek için kullanılır. Gerekli HBSS hacmi çözülmüş olması doku miktarına bağlı olarak değişir, ancak tipik olarak 1 cryovial HBSS 50 ml seyreltik ve 10 ml HBSS ayrışmış olacak. </li><li> Dulbecco&#39;nun Modifiye Kartal Orta% 10 demir takviye sığır buzağı serumu (EBS) ve% 1 / antibiyotik antimikotik (AA) karışımı (37 ° C su banyosunda DMEM (++)) konulmalıdır. </li><li> Kaplama orta (NB (+++)) kullanımdan önce taze yapılmalıdır. Bu ortam, antibiyotik% 1 / antimikotik artı B27 ve N2 takviyeleri ekleyerek hazırlanır. </li></ol> Not: Medya isimleri çarpılar (+) ile eklenen katkı maddeleri de dahil medya baz bileşimi göstermektedir. Bu metinde, DMEM (+) gösterir DMEM artı 10% EBS artı% 1 AA ise NB (+++) gösterir NB plbize% 1 AA artı B27 artı N2. Çözülme ve Kültürleme <ol><li> Sıvı nitrojen tankı cryovials çıkarın ve hızlı bir şekilde 37 Çözülme ° C su banyosu, sadece küçük bir buz pelet kadar flakon içeriği içinde gözlenir. </li><li> Hafifçe konik bir tüp içerisinde 50 ml sıcak HBSS flakon içerik aktarmak. Cryovial sıkışıp kalan doku blokları nazikçe çıkarmak için geniş bir orifis ucu kullanın. Tüp 3-4 kez çevirin ve dokusu yavaş yavaş alt toplamak için izin verir. Doku hızlı bir şekilde çözmek gerekir, ama bloklar çok küçük, bu tavsiye edilir santrifüj (~ 200 x g) oluşur ve ışık olmayabilir. </li><li> Aşırı HBSS aspire. </li><li> Doku pelet ve 300% 0.25 tripsin ve DNAase 50 mcL mcL sıcak HBSS 10 ml ekleyin. Orbital çalkalayıcı 5 dakika sonra, yer için 37 ° C su banyosunda inkübe ek bir 5 dakika için 80 ° C rpm ve 37 olarak ayarlayın. </li><li> Bu dönemden sonra, biyolojik güvenlik kabini içine doku blokları getirmek ve bulutlu bir hücre süspansiyon oluşuncaya kadar dikkatlice doku blokları karıştırma 10 ml pipet kullanın. 10 ml sıcak DMEM ekleyerek tripsin devre dışı bırakın (+ +) hücre süspansiyonu. </li><li> 5 dakika boyunca 1200 x g ayrışmış hücreleri santrifüjleyin. Süpernatantı aspire ve atın, 10 ml sıcak DMEM hücre pelletini tekrar süspansiyon (+ +) ve hemasitometre kullanarak hücre sayısı belirlenir. </li><li> Poli-L-lisin kaplı yemekler Plaka hücreleri. Tipik olarak, bir 60 mm çanak 1x10 6 hücreleri ile kaplı olacaktır. </li><li> Hücrelerin doku kültürü inkübatörde yaklaşık 1 saat için çanak / lamelleri eklemek için izin ver. Bu etkili ek görülmektedir kadar her 10 dakikada bir tabak eki ilerlemeyi izlemek için tavsiye edilir. Sonra, yavaşça orta yerine taze DMEM (++). </li><li> 24 saat sonra, DMEM replace (+) sıcak NB (+++). Kısmi orta değişiklikler (% 50), taze NB (+++). ile her 5 günde bir yapılmaktadır Sağlıklı kültürler genellikle 24 saat sonra farklılaşma ve büyüme süreçleri belirtilerini gösteriyor. Bu koşullar altında, her 4-5 günde kısmi orta değişiklikleri gerçekleştirirken, kültürleri, 4-6 hafta kadar zaman uzun süre muhafaza edilebilir. </li><li> Nöronal prekürsör hücreler (NPC) üretimi için de benzer bir protokol santrifüj sonra, EBS olmadan DMEM olduğunu haricinde kullanılır. Hücreler neuropheres oluşumuna izin B27 ve EGF (20 ng / ml) ile desteklenmiş DMEM/F12 (1:3), T-25 şişeler kaplanmıştır. NPC&#39;ler ayırt etmek için, neurospheres laminin (10 ug / ml), DMEM/F12 (1:3) N2 ile desteklenmiş orta kaplamalı lamelleri kaplanmıştır. </li></ol> 3. Temsilcisi Sonuçlar Sağlıklı kültürler, 5 gün post-çözülme sonra, önemli bir büyüme ve farklılaşma gösterecek ve genellikle 10 gün (Şekil 1) büyüme stabilize edecek. Bu kültürlerin Immuncocytochemical boyanması ortaya koyan ve sayısız astrositler (Şekil 2A), hem insan ve fare primer nöronal kültürler için nöronlar (Şekil 2B). Bu protokol aynı zamanda serbest yüzen neurospheres (Şekil 3A), ayırt koşulları altında, yüksek kalitede karışık kültürler (Şekil 3B, C) sonuç olarak NPC&#39;ler üretimi için uygundur. <img src="/files/ftp_upload/2384/2384fig1.jpg" alt="Şekil 1" /> Şekil 1. Donmuş insan kortikal doku hücre kültürleri Dondurulmuş insan kortikal doku blokları çözülmüş ve poli-lizin kaplı lamelleri kaplama ve 10 gün boyunca yetişen. Geçen gün 5 hücre genişleme görülür ve gündüz 10 confluency elde edilir. Ölçek çubuğu: 100 mm. <img src="/files/ftp_upload/2384/2384fig2.jpg" alt="Şekil 2" /> Şekil 2. Hücre kültürlerinin İmmünositokimyasal boyama (A) Kültürler glial marker glial fibriller asidik protein (GFAP, kalın oklar) ile boyandı. (B) Nöronlar nöronal belirteç beta-tubulin III (TIII ince oklar) ile tespit edildi. (C) Her ikisi de insan ve sıçan kültürleri kültür 10 gün sonra bol glia ve nöronlar göstermektedir. İlköğretim antikorlar: fare anti-GFAP (1:1000) ve tavşan anti-TIII (1:1000). İkincil antikorlar anti-fare Alexa 594 (1:500) ve anti-tavşan Alexa 488 (1:500). Çekirdekler boyama: Hoestch mavi (1:1000). Ölçek çubuğu: 50 mm. <img src="/files/ftp_upload/2384/2384fig3.jpg" alt="Şekil 3" /> Şekil 3. Neurospheres nesil (A) Dondurulmuş doku, yukarıda açıklandığı ve neurospheres yaymak için izin olarak işlendi . (B) Neurospheres neurosphere uzak göç hücreleri, farklılaşan koşullar altında cam lamelleri kaplama ve 10 gün için yetiştirilir. (C), her ikisi de ayırt neurosphere genişleyen saçak nöronlar ve astrositler mevcut. Nükleer counterstaining, Şekil 2 olarak kullanılan birincil ve ikincil antikorlar.

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Kriyoprezervasyon gelecekte kullanılmak üzere banka değerli beyin doku örnekleri için bir fırsat sunuyor. Burada nöron zengin kültürleri ve nöronal prekürsör hücreler dondurulmuş beyin dokusu blokları oluşturmak için basit ama etkili bir protokol açıklar. Bu ekonomik prosedürü hız kontrollü dondurucular daha pahalı kullanan geleneksel kriyoprezervasyon teknikleri maliyetlerini ortadan kaldırır. Hızlı ama etkili bir araç sağlayarak doku blokları donma-çözülme sonrası canlı nöronal kültürlerin üretimi için protokol sağlar. Tüm dondurma işlemi en az 20 dakika sürebilir. Primer nöronal kültürlerin yanı sıra, bu yöntemi doku blokları kullanarak serbest dalgalı neurospheres olarak yetiştirilen NPC&#39;ler oluşturmak için çözülmüş olabilir. Bu bağlamda, bizim dondurma orta serum eksikliği hücreleri farklılaşmamış bir devlet korunmuş olmasını sağlar. Neurospheres farklılaşan koşullar altında, dondurulmuş doku gösterisi genişleme ve taze doku elde neurospheres çok karşılaştırılabilir farklılaşma oranları üretti.

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<td>Bovine calf serum supplemented</td>
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<td>HYCLONE</td>
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<td>Neurobasal-A Medium (1X), liquid</td>
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<td>DMSO</td>
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cryopreservation of cortical tissue blocks for the generation of highly enriched neuronal cultures

Bu çalışmada, biz, başarılı bir şekilde dondurulması ve zenginleştirilmiş nöronal kültürlerini oluşturmak için kortikal beyin dokusu blokları çözülme için standart bir protokol özetlemektedir. Bu protokolü için kullanılan donma orta Hank Tamponlu Tuz Çözeltisi (HBSS) seyreltilmiş% 10 dimetil sülfoksit (DMSO). Kortikal doku blokları, donma orta içeren cryovials transfer ve yavaş yavaş -1 ° C / dak hızı kontrollü bir dondurma kabı dondurulur. Post-çözülme işleme ve sürekli olarak 10 gün içinde ilk 5 günü kültür ve nöron ağının önemli bir genişleme sırasında hızlı nöritik büyüme sergiledi zenginleştirilmiş nöronal kültürlerin dondurulmuş doku blokları ayrılma. Astrositik marker glial fibriller asidik protein (GFAP) ve nöronal belirteç beta-tubulin sınıf III, İmmünositokimyasal boyanması kültürlerin astrositler nöronlar ve yüksek sayıda ortaya çıkardı. Doku blok disosiasyon sonra nöral prekürsör hücre kültürlerinde üretilmesi hızla farklılaşan koşullar altında çok sayıda nöron ve astrosit neurospheres genişleyen sonuçlandı. Bu basit kriyoprezervasyon protokolü kortikal beyin dokusu blokları, nöronal astrosit ve nöronal prekürsör hücre kültürlerinin sonraki nesil için daha fazla esneklik hibe hızlı, verimli ve ucuz korunması, sağlar.

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Cryopreservation of Cortical Tissue Blocks for the Generation of Highly Enriched Neuronal Cultures

Burada, biz verimli dondurulması için bir yöntem tarif ve zenginleştirilmiş nöronal kültürlerini oluşturmak için kortikal beyin dokusu blokları çözülme. Bu basit protokol, nöronal astrosit ve nöronal prekürsör hücre kültürlerinin sonraki nesil için esneklik sağlar.

Yüksek zenginleştirilmiş Nöronal Kültürlerin Üretimi için Kortikal Doku Blokları, Kriyoprezervasyon

In this study, we outline a standardized protocol for the successful cryopreservation and thawing of cortical brain tissue blocks to generate highly ...

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13.6K Görüntüleme.  University of California, Irvine. Burada, biz verimli dondurulması için bir yöntem tarif ve zenginleştirilmiş nöronal kültürlerini oluşturmak için kortikal beyin dokusu blokları çözülme. Bu basit protokol, nöronal astrosit ve nöronal prekürsör hücre kültürlerinin sonraki nesil için esneklik sağlar.

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Organotypic Cerebellar Cultures: Apoptotic Challenges and Detection

Organotypic cultures of neuronal tissue were first introduced by Hogue in 1947 1,2 and have constituted a major breakthrough in the field of neuroscience. Since then, the technique was developed further and currently there are many different ways to prepare organotypic cultures. The method presented here was adapted from the one described by Stoppini et al. for the preparation of the slices and from Gogolla et al. for the staining procedure 3,4.
A unique feature of this technique is that it allows you to study different parts of the brain such as hippocampus or cerebellum in their original structure, providing a big advantage over dissociated cultures in which all the cellular organization and neuronal networks are disrupted. In the case of the cerebellum it is even more advantageous because it allows the study of Purkinje cells, extremely difficult to obtain as dissociated primary culture. This method can be used to study certain developmental features of the cerebellum in vitro, as well as for electrophysiological and pharmacological experiments in both wild type and mutant mice.
The method described here was designed to study the effect of apoptotic stimuli such as Fas ligand in the developing cerebellum, using TUNEL staining to measure apoptotic cell death. If TUNEL staining is combined with cell type specific markers, such as Calbindin for Purkinje cells, it is possible to evaluate cell death in a cell population specific manner. The Calbindin staining also serves the purpose of evaluating the quality of the cerebellar cultures.

This method describes the generation of organotypic cerebellar cultures and the effect of certain apoptotic stimuli on the viability of different cerebellar cell types.

Organotipik Serebellar Kültürler: Apoptotik Zorluklar ve Tayin

Organotypic cultures of neuronal tissue were first introduced by Hogue in 1947 1,2 and have constituted a major breakthrough in the field of neuroscience. ...

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Generation of Neural Stem Cells from Discarded Human Fetal Cortical Tissue

Neural stem cells (NSCs) reside along the ventricular zone neuroepithelium during the development of the cortical plate. These early progenitors ultimately give rise to intermediate progenitors and later, the various neuronal and glial cell subtypes that form the cerebral cortex. The capacity to generate and expand human NSCs (so called neurospheres) from discarded normal fetal tissue provides a means with which to directly study the functional aspects of normal human NSC development 1-5. This approach can also be directed toward the generation of NSCs from known neurological disorders, thereby affording the opportunity to identify disease processes that alter progenitor proliferation, migration and differentiation 6-9. We have focused on identifying pathological mechanisms in human Down syndrome NSCs that might contribute to the accelerated Alzheimer's disease phenotype 10,11. Neither in vivo nor in vitro mouse models can replicate the identical repertoire of genes located on human chromosome 21. 
Here we use a simple and reliable method to isolate Down syndrome NSCs from aborted human fetal cortices and grow them in culture. The methodology provides specific aspects of harvesting the tissue, dissection with limited anatomical landmarks, cell sorting, plating and passaging of human NSCs. We also provide some basic protocols for inducing differentiation of human NSCs into more selective cell subtypes.

A simple and reliable method on isolation and culture of neural stem cells from discarded human fetal cortical tissue is described. Cultures derived from known human neurological disorders can be used for characterization of pathological cellular and molecular processes, as well as provide a platform to assess pharmacological efficacy.

Atılan İnsan Fetal Kortikal Doku Sinir Kök Hücre Üretimi

Neural stem cells (NSCs) reside along the ventricular zone neuroepithelium during the development of the cortical plate. These early progenitors ...

Multi-electrode Array Recordings of Neuronal Avalanches in Organotypic Cultures

The cortex is spontaneously active, even in the absence of any particular input or motor output. During development, this activity is important for the migration and differentiation of cortex cell types and the formation of neuronal connections1. In the mature animal, ongoing activity reflects the past and the present state of an animal into which sensory stimuli are seamlessly integrated to compute future actions. Thus, a clear understanding of the organization of ongoing i.e. spontaneous activity is a prerequisite to understand cortex function. 
Numerous recording techniques revealed that ongoing activity in cortex is comprised of many neurons whose individual activities transiently sum to larger events that can be detected in the local field potential (LFP) with extracellular microelectrodes, or in the electroencephalogram (EEG), the magnetoencephalogram (MEG), and the BOLD signal from functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The LFP is currently the method of choice when studying neuronal population activity with high temporal and spatial resolution at the mesoscopic scale (several thousands of neurons). At the extracellular microelectrode, locally synchronized activities of spatially neighbored neurons result in rapid deflections in the LFP up to several hundreds of microvolts. When using an array of microelectrodes, the organizations of such deflections can be conveniently monitored in space and time. 
Neuronal avalanches describe the scale-invariant spatiotemporal organization of ongoing neuronal activity in the brain2,3. They are specific to the superficial layers of cortex as established in vitro4,5, in vivo in the anesthetized rat 6, and in the awake monkey7. Importantly, both theoretical and empirical studies2,8-10 suggest that neuronal avalanches indicate an exquisitely balanced critical state dynamics of cortex that optimizes information transfer and information processing.
In order to study the mechanisms of neuronal avalanche development, maintenance, and regulation, in vitro preparations are highly beneficial, as they allow for stable recordings of avalanche activity under precisely controlled conditions. The current protocol describes how to study neuronal avalanches in vitro by taking advantage of superficial layer development in organotypic cortex cultures, i.e. slice cultures, grown on planar, integrated microelectrode arrays (MEA; see also 11-14).

A robust way to study neuronal avalanches, i.e. scale-invariant spatio-temporal activity bursts, indicative of critical state dynamics in cortex. Avalanches emerge spontaneously in developing superficial layers of cultured cortex which allows for long-term measurements of the activity with planar integrated multi-electrode arrays (MEA) under precisely controlled conditions.

Organotipik Kültürleri nöronal Çığ Çok elektrot Dizi Kayıtlar

The cortex is spontaneously active, even in the absence of any particular input or motor output.  During development, this activity is important for the ...

Derivation of Enriched Oligodendrocyte Cultures and Oligodendrocyte/Neuron Myelinating Co-cultures from Post-natal Murine Tissues

Identifying the molecular mechanisms underlying OL development is not only critical to furthering our knowledge of OL biology, but also has implications for understanding the pathogenesis of demyelinating diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Cellular development is commonly studied with primary cell culture models. Primary cell culture facilitates the evaluation of a given cell type by providing a controlled environment, free of the extraneous variables that are present in vivo. While OL cultures derived from rats have provided a vast amount of insight into OL biology, similar efforts at establishing OL cultures from mice has been met with major obstacles. Developing methods to culture murine primary OLs is imperative in order to take advantage of the available transgenic mouse lines. 
Multiple methods for extraction of OPCs from rodent tissue have been described, ranging from neurosphere derivation, differential adhesion purification and immunopurification 1-3. While many methods offer success, most require extensive culture times and/or costly equipment/reagents. To circumvent this, purifying OPCs from murine tissue with an adaptation of the method originally described by McCarthy &amp; 
de Vellis 2 is preferred. This method involves physically separating OPCs from a mixed glial culture derived from neonatal rodent cortices. The result is a purified OPC population that can be differentiated into an OL-enriched culture. This approach is appealing due to its relatively short culture time and the unnecessary requirement for growth factors or immunopanning antibodies. 
While exploring the mechanisms of OL development in a purified culture is informative, it does not provide the most physiologically relevant environment for assessing myelin sheath formation. Co-culturing OLs with neurons would lend insight into the molecular underpinnings regulating OL-mediated myelination of axons. For many OL/neuron co-culture studies, dorsal root ganglion neurons (DRGNs) have proven to be the neuron type of choice. They are ideal for co-culture with OLs due to their ease of extraction, minimal amount of contaminating cells, and formation of dense neurite beds. While studies using rat/mouse myelinating xenocultures have been published 4-6, a method for the derivation of such OL/DRGN myelinating co-cultures from post-natal murine tissue has not been described. Here we present detailed methods on how to effectively produce such cultures, along with examples of expected results. These methods are useful for addressing questions relevant to OL development/myelinating function, and are useful tools in the field of neuroscience.

This article describes methods to derive enriched populations of murine oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) in primary culture, which differentiate to produce mature oligodendrocytes (OLs). In addition, this report describes techniques to produce murine myelinating co-cultures by seeding mouse OPCs onto a neurite bed of mouse dorsal root ganglion neurons (DRGNs).

Post-natal murin Dokular Co-kültürler Myelinating zenginleştirilmiş oligodendrosit Kültürleri ve oligodendrosit / Nöron türetilmesi

Identifying the molecular mechanisms underlying OL development is not only critical to furthering our knowledge of OL biology, but also has implications ...

A Fully Automated and Highly Versatile System for Testing Multi-cognitive Functions and Recording Neuronal Activities in Rodents

We have developed a fully automated system for operant behavior testing and neuronal activity recording by which multiple cognitive brain functions can be investigated in a single task sequence. The unique feature of this system is a custom-made, acoustically transparent chamber that eliminates many of the issues associated with auditory cue control in most commercially available chambers. The ease with which operant devices can be added or replaced makes this system quite versatile, allowing for the implementation of a variety of auditory, visual, and olfactory behavioral tasks. Automation of the system allows fine temporal (10 ms) control and precise time-stamping of each event in a predesigned behavioral sequence. When combined with a multi-channel electrophysiology recording system, multiple cognitive brain functions, such as motivation, attention, decision-making, patience, and rewards, can be examined sequentially or independently.

In this report, we present a fully automated and highly versatile system capable of simultaneously testing multi-cognitive behaviors and recording neuronal activities for rodents.

Multi-bilişsel işlevler Test ve Kemirgenler Nöronal Etkinlikler kayıt için Tam Otomatik ve Çok Yönlü Sistemi

We have developed a fully automated system for operant behavior testing and neuronal activity recording by which multiple cognitive brain functions can be ...

Fast Micro-iontophoresis of Glutamate and GABA: A Useful Tool to Investigate Synaptic Integration

One of the fundamental interests in neuroscience is to understand the integration of excitatory and inhibitory inputs along the very complex structure of the dendritic tree, which eventually leads to neuronal output of action potentials at the axon. The influence of diverse spatial and temporal parameters of specific synaptic input on neuronal output is currently under investigation, e.g. the distance-dependent attenuation of dendritic inputs, the location-dependent interaction of spatially segregated inputs, the influence of GABAergig inhibition on excitatory integration, linear and non-linear integration modes, and many more.
With fast micro-iontophoresis of glutamate and GABA it is possible to precisely investigate the spatial and temporal integration of glutamatergic excitation and GABAergic inhibition. Critical technical requirements are either a triggered fluorescent lamp, light-emitting diode (LED), or a two-photon scanning microscope to visualize dendritic branches without introducing significant photo-damage of the tissue. Furthermore, it is very important to have a micro-iontophoresis amplifier that allows for fast capacitance compensation of high resistance pipettes. Another crucial point is that no transmitter is involuntarily released by the pipette during the experiment.
Once established, this technique will give reliable and reproducible signals with a high neurotransmitter and location specificity. Compared to glutamate and GABA uncaging, fast iontophoresis allows using both transmitters at the same time but at very distant locations without limitation to the field of view. There are also advantages compared to focal electrical stimulation of axons: with micro-iontophoresis the location of the input site is definitely known and it is sure that only the neurotransmitter of interest is released. However it has to be considered that with micro-iontophoresis only the postsynapse is activated and presynaptic aspects of neurotransmitter release are not resolved. In this article we demonstrate how to set up micro-iontophoresis in brain slice experiments.

In this article we introduce fast micro-iontophoresis of neurotransmitters as a technique to investigate integration of postsynaptic signals with high spatial and temporal precision.

Glutamat ve GABA hızlı Micro-iyontoforez: Synaptic Entegrasyon Araştırma yararlı bir araç

One of the fundamental interests in neuroscience is to understand the integration of excitatory and inhibitory inputs along the very complex structure of ...

A Procedure for Implanting Organized Arrays of Microwires for Single-unit Recordings in Awake, Behaving Animals

In vivo electrophysiological recordings in the awake, behaving animal provide a powerful method for understanding neural signaling at the single-cell level. The technique allows experimenters to examine temporally and regionally specific firing patterns in order to correlate recorded action potentials with ongoing behavior. Moreover, single-unit recordings can be combined with a plethora of other techniques in order to produce comprehensive explanations of neural function. In this article, we describe the anesthesia and preparation for microwire implantation. Subsequently, we enumerate the necessary equipment and surgical steps to accurately insert a microwire array into a target structure. Lastly, we briefly describe the equipment used to record from each individual electrode in the array. The fixed microwire arrays described are well-suited for chronic implantation and allow for longitudinal recordings of neural data in almost any behavioral preparation. We discuss tracing electrode tracks to triangulate microwire positions as well as ways to combine microwire implantation with immunohistochemical techniques in order to increase the anatomical specificity of recorded results.

Implanting organized arrays of microwires for use in single-unit electrophysiological recordings presents a number of technical challenges.&#160;Methods for performing this technique and the equipment necessary are described.&#160;Also, the beneficial use of organized microwire arrays to record from distinct neural subregions with high spatial selectivity is discussed.

Hayvanlar davranmak, Awake Tek-birim Recordings Microwires Organize Dizileri implantasyon için Usulü

In vivo electrophysiological recordings in the awake, behaving animal provide a powerful method for understanding neural signaling at the single-cell ...

Preparation of Neuronal Co-cultures with Single Cell Precision

Microfluidic embodiments of the Campenot chamber have attracted great interest from the neuroscience community. These interconnected co-culture platforms can be used to investigate a variety of questions, spanning developmental and functional neurobiology to infection and disease propagation. However, conventional systems require significant cellular inputs (many thousands per compartment), inadequate for studying low abundance cells, such as primary dopaminergic substantia nigra, spiral ganglia, and Drosophilia melanogaster neurons, and impractical for high throughput experimentation. The dense cultures are also highly locally entangled, with few outgrowths (&#60;10%) interconnecting the two cultures. In this paper straightforward microfluidic and patterning protocols are described which address these challenges: (i) a microfluidic single neuron arraying method, and (ii) a water masking method for plasma patterning biomaterial coatings to register neurons and promote outgrowth between compartments. Minimalistic neuronal co-cultures were prepared with high-level (&#62;85%) intercompartment connectivity and can be used for high throughput neurobiology experiments with single cell precision.

Protocols for single neuron microfluidic arraying and water masking for the in-chip plasma patterning of biomaterial coatings are described. Highly interconnected co-cultures can be prepared using minimal cell inputs.

Tek Hücre Hassas Nevronik Co-kültürler hazırlanması

Microfluidic embodiments of the Campenot chamber have attracted great interest from the neuroscience community. These interconnected co-culture platforms ...

Prolonged Incubation of Acute Neuronal Tissue for Electrophysiology and Calcium-imaging

Acute neuronal tissue preparations, brain slices and retinal wholemount, can usually only be maintained for 6 - 8 h following dissection. This limits the experimental time, and increases the number of animals that are utilized per study. This limitation specifically impacts protocols such as calcium imaging that require prolonged pre-incubation with bath-applied dyes. Exponential bacterial growth within 3 - 4 h after slicing is tightly correlated with a decrease in tissue health. This study describes a method for&#160;limiting the proliferation of bacteria in acute preparations to maintain viable neuronal tissue for prolonged periods of time (&#62;24 h) without the need for antibiotics, sterile procedures, or tissue culture media containing growth factors. By cycling the extracellular fluid through UV irradiation and keeping the tissue in a custom holding chamber at 15 - 16 &#176;C, the tissue shows no difference in electrophysiological properties, or calcium signaling through intracellular calcium dyes at &#62;24 h postdissection. These methods will not only extend experimental time for those using acute neuronal tissue, but will reduce the number of animals required to complete experimental goals, and will set a gold standard for acute neuronal tissue incubation.

Once removed from the body, neuronal tissue is greatly affected by environmental conditions, leading to eventual degradation of the tissue after 6 - 8 h. Using a unique incubation method, which closely monitors and regulates the extracellular environment of the tissue, tissue viability can be significantly extended for &#62;24 h.

Elektrofizyoloji ve Kalsiyum-görüntüleme için akut nöronal Doku Uzamış İnkübasyon

Acute neuronal tissue preparations, brain slices and retinal wholemount, can usually only be maintained for 6 - 8 h following dissection. This limits the ...

Time-dependent Increase in the Network Response to the Stimulation of Neuronal Cell Cultures on Micro-electrode Arrays

Micro-electrode arrays (MEAs) can be used to investigate drug toxicity, design paradigms for next-generation personalized medicine, and study network dynamics in neuronal cultures. In contrast with more traditional methods, such as patch-clamping, which can only record activity from a single cell, MEAs can record simultaneously from multiple sites in a network, without requiring the arduous task of placing each electrode individually. Moreover, numerous control and stimulation configurations can be easily applied within the same experimental setup, allowing for a broad range of dynamics to be explored. One of the key dynamics of interest in these in vitro studies has been the extent to which cultured networks display properties indicative of learning. Mouse neuronal cells cultured on MEAs display an increase in response following training induced by electrical stimulation. This protocol demonstrates how to culture neuronal cells on MEAs; successfully record from over 95% of the plated dishes; establish a protocol to train the networks to respond to patterns of stimulation; and sort, plot, and interpret the results from such experiments. The use of a proprietary system for stimulating and recording neuronal cultures is demonstrated. Software packages are also used to sort neuronal units. A custom-designed graphical user interface is used to visualize post-stimulus time histograms, inter-burst intervals, and burst duration, as well as to compare the cellular response to stimulation before and after a training protocol. Finally, representative results and future directions of this research effort are discussed.

Mouse neuronal cells cultured on multi-electrode arrays display an increase in response following electrical stimulation. This protocol demonstrates how to culture neurons, how to record activity, and how to establish a protocol to train the networks to respond to patterns of stimulation.

Mikro Elektrod Dizilerinde Nöronal Hücre Kültürlerinin Uyarılmasına Ağ Yanıtına Zamana Bağlı Artış

Micro-electrode arrays (MEAs) can be used to investigate drug toxicity, design paradigms for next-generation personalized medicine, and study network ...