M-V.G-S. is supported by a BrightFocus Foundation Alzheimer's Disease Research Fellowship Award (A2015309F) and an Alzheimer's Association, California Southland Chapter Young Investigator Award. T.M.W. is supported by an ARCS Foundation and John Douglas French Alzheimer's Foundation Maggie McKnight Russell-JDFAF Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship. This work was supported by the National Institute on Neurologic Disorders and Stroke (1R01NS076794-01, to T.T.), an Alzheimer's Association Zenith Fellows Award (ZEN-10-174633, to T.T.), and an American Federation of Aging Research/Ellison Medical Foundation Julie Martin Mid-Career Award in Aging Research (M11472, to T.T.). We are grateful for startup funds from the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, which helped to make this work possible. &#8195;

Statement of research ethics: All experiments involving animals detailed herein were approved by the University of Southern California Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and performed in strict accordance with National Institutes of Health guidelines and recommendations from the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International.
1. Rodent Brain Isolation and Preparation for Immunostaining
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The authors have nothing to disclose.

The protocol that we describe in this report for true 3D quantitation of A&#946; phagocytosis in vivo by mononuclear phagocytes relies on specific labeling of cellular and subcellular compartments as well as A&#946; deposits. Specifically, we use Iba1 (Ionized-calcium Binding Adaptor molecule 1), a protein that is involved in membrane ruffling and phagocytosis upon cell activation18,19, to stain cerebral mononuclear phagocytes. While Iba1+ cells are generally regarded ...

Alzheimer&#39;s Disease (AD), the most common age-related dementia1, is characterized by cerebral amyloid-&#946; (A&#946;) accumulation as &#34;senile&#34; &#946;-amyloid plaques, chronic low-level neuroinflammation, tauopathy, neuronal loss, and cognitive disturbance2. In AD patient brains, neuroinflammation is earmarked by reactive astrocytes and mononuclear phagocytes (referred to as microglia, although their central vs. peripheral origin remains unclear) surrounding A&#946; deposits3. As the innate immune sentinels of the CNS, microglia are centrally positioned to clear brain A&#946;. However, microglial recruitment to A&#946; plaques is accompanied by very little, if any, A&#946; phagocytosis4,5. One hypothesis is that microglia are initially neuroprotective by phagocytozing small assemblies of A&#946;. However, eventually these cells become neurotoxic as overwhelming A&#946; burden and/or age-related functional decline, provokes microglia into a dysfunctional proinflammatory phenotype, contributing to neurotoxicity and cognitive decline6.
Recent Genome-wide Association Studies (GWAS) have identified a cluster of AD risk alleles belonging to core innate immune pathways7 that modulate phagocytosis8-11. Consequently, the immune response to cerebral amyloid deposition has become a major area of interest, both in terms of understanding AD etiology and for developing new therapeutic approaches12-14. Yet, there is a vital need for methodology to evaluate A&#946; phagocytosis in vivo. To address this unmet need, we have developed quantitative 3D in silico modeling (q3DISM) to enable true 3D quantitation of cerebral A&#946; phagocytosis by mononuclear phagocytes in rodent models of Alzheimer-like disease.
Limited only by the extent to which they recapitulate disease, animal models have proven invaluable for understanding AD pathoetiology and for evaluating experimental therapeutics. Owing to the fact that mutations in the Presenilin&#160;(PS) and Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) genes independently cause autosomal dominant AD, these mutant transgenes have been extensively used to generate transgenic rodent models. Transgenic APP/PS1 mice simultaneously coexpressing &#34;Swedish&#34; mutant human APP (APPswe) and &#916; exon 9 mutant human presenilin 1 (PS1&#916;E9) present with accelerated cerebral amyloidosis and neuroinflammation15,16. Further, we have generated bi-transgenic rats coinjected with APPswe and PS1&#916;E9 constructs (line TgF344-AD, on a Fischer 344 background). Unlike transgenic mouse models of cerebral amyloidosis, TgF344-AD rats develop cerebral amyloid that precedes tauopathy, apoptotic loss of neurons, and behavioral impairment17.
In this report, we describe a protocol for immunostaining microglia, phagolysosomes and A&#946; deposits in brain sections from APP/PS1 mice and TgF344-AD rats, and acquisition of large z-dimensional confocal images. We detail in silico generation and analysis of true 3D reconstructions from confocal datasets allowing quantitation of A&#946; uptake into microglial phagolysosomes. More broadly, the methodology that we detail here can be used to quantify virtually any form of phagocytosis in vivo.

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quantitative 3d in silico modeling (q3dism) of cerebral amyloid-beta phagocytosis in rodent models of alzheimer's disease

Neuroinflammation is now recognized as a major etiological factor in neurodegenerative disease. Mononuclear phagocytes are innate immune cells responsible for phagocytosis and clearance of debris and detritus. These cells include CNS-resident macrophages known as microglia, and mononuclear phagocytes infiltrating from the periphery. Light microscopy has generally been used to visualize phagocytosis in rodent or human brain specimens. However, qualitative methods have not provided definitive evidence of in vivo phagocytosis. Here, we describe quantitative 3D in silico modeling (q3DISM), a robust method allowing for true 3D quantitation of amyloid-&#946; (A&#946;) phagocytosis by mononuclear phagocytes in rodent Alzheimer&#39;s Disease (AD) models. The method involves fluorescently visualizing A&#946; encapsulated within phagolysosomes in rodent brain sections. Large z-dimensional confocal datasets are then 3D reconstructed for quantitation of A&#946; spatially colocalized within the phagolysosome. We demonstrate the successful application of q3DISM to mouse and rat brains, but this methodology can be extended to virtually any phagocytic event in any tissue.

Using the multi-stage methodology for q3DISM detailed above, we are able to quantify A&#946; uptake into monocyte phagolysosomes in the brains of APP/PS1 mice (Figure 1) and TgF344-AD rats (Figure 2). Therefore, the q3DISM methodology has enabled analysis of mononuclear phagocytes in mouse and rat models of AD. Interestingly, the volume occupied by CD68+ phagolysosomes is significantly increased in Iba1+ mononuclear phagocytes associ...

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Quantitative 3D In Silico Modeling q3DISM of Cerebral Amyloid-beta Phagocytosis in Rodent Models of Alzheimer&#039;s Disease

We developed a methodology for quantitative 3D in silico modeling (q3DISM) of cerebral amyloid-&#946; (A&#946;) phagocytosis by mononuclear phagocytes in rodent models of Alzheimer&#39;s disease. This method can be generalized for the quantitation of virtually any phagocytic event in vivo.

Quantitative 3D In Silico Modeling (q3DISM) of Cerebral Amyloid-beta Phagocytosis in Rodent Models of Alzheimer's Disease

Neuroinflammation is now recognized as a major etiological factor in neurodegenerative disease. Mononuclear phagocytes are innate immune cells responsible ...

The overall goal of this quantitative 3-D in silico modeling, or q3DISM technique, is to quantify the uptake of amyloid-beta by mononuclear phagocytes in the brains of rodent models of Alzheimer's disease. This method addresses a pressing need in the field of Alzheimer's research for quantifying the clearance of amyloid-beta that is deposited in the brains of Alzheimer's patients forming senile plaques. For the first time, this technique enables true 3-D reconstruction and quantitation of amyloid-beta by macrophages in vivo We began to use cued 3-Dism to study amyloid-beta deposition because we needed a robust tool to visualize and quantify microphage phagocytosis in vivo.This technique may prove useful in testing experimental Alzheimer's disease therapeutics to assess which drugs stimulate macrophages for the efficient clearance of amyloid-beta. When the tissue samples are ready for immunostaining fill the hydrophobic barrier pen-encircled tissue region with blocking buffer for a one hour incubation at room temperature in a humidified chamber. At the end of incubation, replace the blocking buffer with the first primary antibody of interest overnight at 4 degrees Celsius in the humidified chamber.The next morning, wash the samples in three five-minute PBS baths at room temperature with light agitation. After the third wash, incubate the slides with the appropriate fluorescent secondary antibody at room temperature protected from light. After one hour, wash the sections three more times in PBS protected from light.Then label the cells with the other tissue-appropriate primary and secondary antibodies of interest over the next two to four days as just demonstrated. To efficiently stain cellular and supercellular compartments and amyloid-beta deposits, it is crucial to label with only one primary antibody at a time followed by the corresponding secondary antibody. A time-consuming but result-optimizing process.Following the last wash of the secondary antibody staining, allow the sections to dry completely overnight at room temperature in the dark. Then, cover the dried specimens with a cover slip sealed by fluorescent mounting medium containing DAPI. To image the samples by confocal microscopy, select the 60x microscope objective and add immersion oil to the lens.Place the sample onto the microscope stage slide holder and raise the objective until the oil makes contact with the slide. Using epifluorescent illumination, adjust the focal plane to locate the amyloid plaques in the hippocampus or cerebral cortex. Then, acquire confocal images of the activated mononuclear phagocytes surrounding the amyloid deposits in the hippocampus or the cortex.For qualitative 3-D in silico modeling, first analyze the confocal datasets with scientific 3-D image processing in an analysis software colocalization module for spatial proximity of the activated macrophage marker staining in all Z planes simultaneously. Create colocalization channels that correspond to the phagolysosome staining within the activated mononuclear phagocytes. Select TRITC for Channel A, and FITC for Channel B.In the Mode Check window, select Threshold.For the colocalization intensities, select Source Channels. Click Edit to select the colocalization color. Then adjust the thresholds of each channel independently to include the specific staining and to exclude the background and nonspecific signals.The colocalized voxels will appear in the selected colocalization color in all z-stacks simultaneously. Next, click Build Colocalization Channel. The created colocalizaton channel will appear in the Display Adjustment window.Click on the colocalization channel to open the channel statistics. The percentage of volume material A above threshold colocalized represents the monocyte volume occupied by the phagolysosomes. Using the Colocalization Module, analyze the colocalization channel for spatial proximity with the amyloid-beta signals to quantify the amyloid-beta encapsulated within the phagolysosomes.Select the Channel A colocalization data set and Cy5 for Channel B and build a colocalization channel as just demonstrated. Click on the colocalization channel to open the channel statistics again. The percentage of volume material A above threshold colocalized represents the phagolysosomal volume occupied by the amyloid-beta.Using the Surpass Module, reconstruct the confocal image stacks and generate 3-D models of the encapsulated amyloid-beta within the monocyte phagolysosomes. In the Display Adjustment window, select TRITC to show only the macrophage staining, and click add new surface"in the volume properties. Under Settings, in step one of five, algorithm, select Surface.In color, select the color type of interest and adjust the transparency as appropriate. Then check the select region of interest box and click next. In step two of five, region of interest, adjust the X, Y, and Z coordinates to draw a window around the cell of interest and click next.In step three of five, source channel, select the TRITC source channel and check the Smooth box. Set the surface area detail level to 0.4 microns and click next. In step four of five, threshold, adjust the threshold so that the created volume overlaps perfectly with the TRITC channel signal and click next.Finally, in step five of five, classify surfaces, in the Filter Types section, select the objects depending on their size to be included or excluded from the volumes to be created. Repeat the same steps to create 3-D surfaces for phagolysosomes with the FITC channel and amyloid-beta with the Cy5 channel. After qualitative 3-D in silico modeling, as just demonstrated, amyloid-beta uptake into the monocyte phagolysosomes in the brains of transgenic mice and rats can be analyzed.Interestingly, the volume occupied by CD68 positive phagolysosomes is significantly increased in Iba1 positive mononuclear phagocytes, associated with, compared to distant from plaques, in both mice and rats, demonstrating that the mononuclear phagocytes near plaques are poised for phagocytosis, compared to the cells located away from the plaques. It is also noteworthy that plaque-associated mononuclear phagocytes exhibit an increased amyloid-beta uptake in transgenic mice compared to cells distant from plaques whereas in transgenic rats a very modest uptake of amyloid-beta fibrils is observed overall, with no apparent change in amyloid-beta fibril phagocytosis as a function of the distance from the plaques. While attempting this procedure, it's important to remember that the quality of the confocal images is crucial and that similar thresholds should be applied for all channels during the colocalization analysis.Since its development, this technique has paved the way for researchers in the field of neuroinflammation to explore phagocytic events in the brains of rodent models of Alzheimer's disease. After watching this video, you should have a good understanding of how to label rodent brain sections for mononuclear phagocytes, phagolysosome, and amyloid-beta. To quantify the phagocytosis of cerebral amyloid-beta in 3-D in vivo.

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7.8K Görüntüleme.  University of Southern California (USC). The overall goal of this quantitative 3-D in silico modeling, or q3DISM technique, is to quantify the uptake of amyloid-beta by mononuclear phagocytes in the brains of rodent models of Alzheimer's disease. This method addresses a pressing need in the field of Alzheimer's research for quantifying the clearance of amyloid-beta that is deposited in the brains of Alzheimer's patients forming senile plaques. For the first time, this technique enables true 3-D reconstruction and quantitation of amy...