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Jamieson BB, Cano-Ferrer X, Konstantinou G, de Launoit E, Renier N, Imbert A, Kohl J. A low-cost device for cryoanesthesia of neonatal rodents. HARDWAREX 2023; 14:e00417. [PMID: 37102068 PMCID: PMC10123246 DOI: 10.1016/j.ohx.2023.e00417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
Abstract
Studying the development of neural circuits in rodent models requires surgical access to the neonatal brain. Since commercially available stereotaxic and anesthetic equipment is designed for use in adults, reliable targeting of brain structures in such young animals can be challenging. Hypothermic cooling (cryoanesthesia) has been used as a preferred anesthesia approach in neonates. This commonly involves submerging neonates in ice, an approach that is poorly controllable. We have developed an affordable, simple to construct device - CryoPup - that allows for fast and robust cryoanesthesia of rodent pups. CryoPup consists of a microcontroller controlling a Peltier element and a heat exchanger. It is capable of both cooling and heating, thereby also functioning as a heating pad during recovery. Importantly, it has been designed for size compatibility with common stereotaxic frames. We validate CryoPup in neonatal mice, demonstrating that it allows for rapid, reliable and safe cryoanesthesia and subsequent recovery. This open-source device will facilitate future studies into the development of neural circuits in the postnatal brain.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bradley B. Jamieson
- State-dependent Neural Processing Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Rd, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- Making STP, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Rd, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- Sorbonne Université, Paris Brain Institute - ICM, INSERM, CNRS, AP-HP, Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Paris Brain Institute - ICM, INSERM, CNRS, AP-HP, Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Making STP, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Rd, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- State-dependent Neural Processing Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Rd, London NW1 1AT, UK
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Mohammadshirazi A, Apicella R, Zylberberg BA, Mazzone GL, Taccola G. Suprapontine Structures Modulate Brainstem and Spinal Networks. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2023:10.1007/s10571-023-01321-z. [PMID: 36732488 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-023-01321-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Several spinal motor output and essential rhythmic behaviors are controlled by supraspinal structures, although their contribution to neuronal networks for respiration and locomotion at birth still requires better characterization. As preparations of isolated brainstem and spinal networks only focus on local circuitry, we introduced the in vitro central nervous system (CNS) from neonatal rodents to simultaneously record a stable respiratory rhythm from both cervical and lumbar ventral roots (VRs).Electrical pulses supplied to multiple sites of brainstem evoked distinct VR responses with staggered onset in the rostro-caudal direction. Stimulation of ventrolateral medulla (VLM) resulted in higher events from homolateral VRs. Stimulating a lumbar dorsal root (DR) elicited responses even from cervical VRs, albeit small and delayed, confirming functional ascending pathways. Oximetric assessments detected optimal oxygen levels on brainstem and cortical surfaces, and histological analysis of internal brain structures indicated preserved neuron viability without astrogliosis. Serial ablations showed precollicular decerebration reducing respiratory burst duration and frequency and diminishing the area of lumbar DR and VR potentials elicited by DR stimulation, while pontobulbar transection increased the frequency and duration of respiratory bursts. Keeping legs attached allows for expressing a respiratory rhythm during hindlimb stimulation. Trains of pulses evoked episodes of fictive locomotion (FL) when delivered to VLM or to a DR, the latter with a slightly better FL than in isolated cords.In summary, suprapontine centers regulate spontaneous respiratory rhythms, as well as electrically evoked reflexes and spinal network activity. The current approach contributes to clarifying modulatory brain influences on the brainstem and spinal microcircuits during development. Novel preparation of the entire isolated CNS from newborn rats unveils suprapontine modulation on brainstem and spinal networks. Preparation views (A) with and without legs attached (B). Successful fictive respiration occurs with fast dissection from P0-P2 rats (C). Decerebration speeds up respiratory rhythm (D) and reduces spinal reflexes derived from both ventral and dorsal lumbar roots (E).
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- Atiyeh Mohammadshirazi
- Neuroscience Department, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Via Bonomea 265, 34136, Trieste, Italy.,Applied Neurophysiology and Neuropharmacology Lab, Istituto di Medicina Fisica e Riabilitazione (IMFR), Via Gervasutta 48, Udine, UD, Italy
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- Neuroscience Department, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Via Bonomea 265, 34136, Trieste, Italy.,Applied Neurophysiology and Neuropharmacology Lab, Istituto di Medicina Fisica e Riabilitazione (IMFR), Via Gervasutta 48, Udine, UD, Italy
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Medicina Traslacional (IIMT)-CONICET - Universidad Austral, Av. Pte. Perón 1500, Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Medicina Traslacional (IIMT)-CONICET - Universidad Austral, Av. Pte. Perón 1500, Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Neuroscience Department, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Via Bonomea 265, 34136, Trieste, Italy. .,Applied Neurophysiology and Neuropharmacology Lab, Istituto di Medicina Fisica e Riabilitazione (IMFR), Via Gervasutta 48, Udine, UD, Italy.
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Tagawa M, Terasaki M, Mii A, Toda E, Kajimoto Y, Kunugi S, Terasaki Y, Shimizu A. The reduced number of nephrons with shortening renal tubules in mouse postnatal adverse environment. Pediatr Res 2022:10.1038/s41390-022-02332-0. [PMID: 36302857 DOI: 10.1038/s41390-022-02332-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND The intrauterine adverse environment during nephrogenesis reduces the nephron number, probably associates with impaired ureteric bud (UB) branching. METHODS The kidneys in C57/BL6 mice were irradiated with a single dose of 10 gray (10 Gy) as adverse environment on postnatal day 3 (irradiated PND3 kidneys) after UB branching ceased. The renal functions and pathological findings of irradiated PND3 kidneys were compared with those of non-irradiated control and 10 Gy irradiation on PND14 (irradiated PND14 kidney) from 1 to 18 months. RESULTS The number and density of glomeruli in irradiated PND3 kidneys were reduced by 1 month with renal dysfunction at 6 months. The morphologically incomplete glomeruli with insufficient capillaries were involuted by 1 month in the superficial cortex. Reduced tubular numbers and developmental disability with shortening renal tubules occurred in irradiated PND3 kidneys with impaired urine concentration at 6 months. Hypertrophy of glomeruli developed, and occasional sclerotic glomeruli appeared in the juxtamedullary cortex with hypertension and albuminuria at 12 to 18 months. CONCLUSIONS The reduced number of nephrons with shortening renal tubules occurred with impaired renal functions in a postnatal adverse environment after cessation of UB branching, and glomerular hypertrophy with occasional glomerulosclerosis developed accompanied with hypertension and albuminuria in the adulthood. IMPACT The reduced number of nephrons with shortening renal tubules occurred with impaired renal functions in a postnatal adverse environment after cessation of ureteric bud branching. The reduced number of glomeruli were associated with not only the impaired formation of glomeruli but also involution of morphologically small incomplete glomeruli after an adverse environment. The insufficiently developed nephrons were characterized by the shortening renal tubules with impaired urine concentration. In addition, glomerular hypertrophy and occasional glomerulosclerosis developed with hypertension and albuminuria in adulthood. The present study can help to understand the risk of alternations of premature nephrons in preterm neonates.
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- Masako Tagawa
- Department of Analytic Human Pathology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Analytic Human Pathology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Analytic Human Pathology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Analytic Human Pathology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Analytic Human Pathology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Analytic Human Pathology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.,Division of Pathology, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Analytic Human Pathology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
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Trnski S, Nikolić B, Ilic K, Drlje M, Bobic-Rasonja M, Darmopil S, Petanjek Z, Hranilovic D, Jovanov-Milosevic N. The Signature of Moderate Perinatal Hypoxia on Cortical Organization and Behavior: Altered PNN-Parvalbumin Interneuron Connectivity of the Cingulate Circuitries. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:810980. [PMID: 35295859 PMCID: PMC8919082 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.810980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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This study was designed in a rat model to determine the hallmarks of possible permanent behavioral and structural brain alterations after a single moderate hypoxic insult. Eighty-two Wistar Han (RccHan: WIST) rats were randomly subjected to hypoxia (pO2 73 mmHg/2 h) or normoxia at the first postnatal day. The substantially increased blood lactate, a significantly decreased cytochrome-C-oxygenase expression in the brain, and depleted subventricular zone suggested a high vulnerability of subset of cell populations to oxidative stress and consequent tissue response even after a single, moderate, hypoxic event. The results of behavioral tests (open-field, hole-board, social-choice, and T-maze) applied at the 30–45th and 70–85th postnatal days revealed significant hyperactivity and a slower pace of learning in rats subjected to perinatal hypoxia. At 3.5 months after hypoxic insult, the histochemical examination demonstrated a significantly increased number of specific extracellular matrix—perineuronal nets and increased parvalbumin expression in a subpopulation of interneurons in the medial and retrosplenial cingulate cortex of these animals. Conclusively, moderate perinatal hypoxia in rats causes a long-lasting reorganization of the connectivity in the cingulate cortex and consequent alterations of related behavioral and cognitive abilities. This non-invasive hypoxia model in the rat successfully and complementarily models the moderate perinatal hypoxic injury in fetuses and prematurely born human babies and may enhance future research into new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for perinatal medicine.
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- Sara Trnski
- Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- Department of Neuroimaging, BRAIN Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- Department of Biology, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- Department of Anatomy and Clinical Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- Department of Anatomy and Clinical Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- Department of Biology, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- *Correspondence: Natasa Jovanov-Milosevic,
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Wang H, Wisneski A, Imbrie-Moore AM, Paulsen MJ, Wang Z, Xuan Y, Lopez Hernandez H, Hironaka CE, Lucian HJ, Shin HS, Anilkumar S, Thakore AD, Farry JM, Eskandari A, Williams KM, Grady F, Wu MA, Jung J, Stapleton LM, Steele AN, Zhu Y, Woo YJ. Natural cardiac regeneration conserves native biaxial left ventricular biomechanics after myocardial infarction in neonatal rats. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2022; 126:105074. [PMID: 35030471 PMCID: PMC8899021 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
After myocardial infarction (MI), adult mammals exhibit scar formation, adverse left ventricular (LV) remodeling, LV stiffening, and impaired contractility, ultimately resulting in heart failure. Neonatal mammals, however, are capable of natural heart regeneration after MI. We hypothesized that neonatal cardiac regeneration conserves native biaxial LV mechanics after MI. Wistar rat neonates (1 day old, n = 46) and adults (8-10 weeks old, n = 20) underwent sham surgery or permanent left anterior descending coronary artery ligation. At 6 weeks after neonatal MI, Masson's trichrome staining revealed negligible fibrosis. Echocardiography for the neonatal MI (n = 15) and sham rats (n = 14) revealed no differences in LV wall thickness or chamber diameter, and both groups had normal ejection fraction (72.7% vs 77.5%, respectively, p = 0.1946). Biaxial tensile testing revealed similar stress-strain curves along both the circumferential and longitudinal axes across a full range of physiologic stresses and strains. The circumferential modulus (267.9 kPa vs 274.2 kPa, p = 0.7847), longitudinal modulus (269.3 kPa vs 277.1 kPa, p = 0.7435), and maximum shear stress (3.30 kPa vs 3.95 kPa, p = 0.5418) did not differ significantly between the neonatal MI and sham groups, respectively. In contrast, transmural scars were observed at 4 weeks after adult MI. Adult MI hearts (n = 7) exhibited profound LV wall thinning (p < 0.0001), chamber dilation (p = 0.0246), and LV dysfunction (ejection fraction 45.4% vs 79.7%, p < 0.0001) compared to adult sham hearts (n = 7). Adult MI hearts were significantly stiffer than adult sham hearts in both the circumferential (321.5 kPa vs 180.0 kPa, p = 0.0111) and longitudinal axes (315.4 kPa vs 172.3 kPa, p = 0.0173), and also exhibited greater maximum shear stress (14.87 kPa vs 3.23 kPa, p = 0.0162). Our study is the first to show that native biaxial LV mechanics are conserved after neonatal heart regeneration following MI, thus adding biomechanical support for the therapeutic potential of cardiac regeneration in the treatment of ischemic heart disease.
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- Hanjay Wang
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
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James JL, Tongpob Y, Srinivasan V, Crew RC, Bappoo N, Doyle B, Gerneke D, Clark AR, Wyrwoll CS. Three-dimensional visualisation of the feto-placental vasculature in humans and rodents. Placenta 2021; 114:8-13. [PMID: 34418753 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2021.08.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Adequate development of the feto-placental circulation is critical for placental exchange function and healthy fetal growth. Understanding the structure of this circulation and how it informs fetal outcomes is important both in the human placenta, and the rodent, a purported comparative experimental model. Vascular casting and micro-CT imaging approaches enable detailed quantification of the complex vascular relationships in the feto-circulation, and provide detailed data to parameterise in silico models. Here, to assist researchers to apply these technically challenging methods we provide detailed approaches to cast and image; 1) human placentas at the cotyledon-level, and 2) whole rodent placentas.
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- J L James
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia; Faculty of Medical Science, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia; Vascular Engineering Laboratory, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre and the UWA Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, WA, Australia; School of Engineering, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- Vascular Engineering Laboratory, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre and the UWA Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, WA, Australia; School of Engineering, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia; Australian Research Council Centre for Personalised Therapeutics Technologies, Australia; Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The University of Edinburgh, UK
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
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Navarro KL, Huss M, Smith JC, Sharp P, Marx JO, Pacharinsak C. Mouse Anesthesia: The Art and Science. ILAR J 2021; 62:238-273. [PMID: 34180990 PMCID: PMC9236661 DOI: 10.1093/ilar/ilab016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
There is an art and science to performing mouse anesthesia, which is a significant component to animal research. Frequently, anesthesia is one vital step of many over the course of a research project spanning weeks, months, or beyond. It is critical to perform anesthesia according to the approved research protocol using appropriately handled and administered pharmaceutical-grade compounds whenever possible. Sufficient documentation of the anesthetic event and procedure should also be performed to meet the legal, ethical, and research reproducibility obligations. However, this regulatory and documentation process may lead to the use of a few possibly oversimplified anesthetic protocols used for mouse procedures and anesthesia. Although a frequently used anesthetic protocol may work perfectly for each mouse anesthetized, sometimes unexpected complications will arise, and quick adjustments to the anesthetic depth and support provided will be required. As an old saying goes, anesthesia is 99% boredom and 1% sheer terror. The purpose of this review article is to discuss the science of mouse anesthesia together with the art of applying these anesthetic techniques to provide readers with the knowledge needed for successful anesthetic procedures. The authors include experiences in mouse inhalant and injectable anesthesia, peri-anesthetic monitoring, specific procedures, and treating common complications. This article utilizes key points for easy access of important messages and authors’ recommendation based on the authors’ clinical experiences.
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- Kaela L Navarro
- Department of Comparative Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Bioresources Department, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Office of Research and Economic Development, University of California, Merced, California, USA
- Animal Resources Authority, Murdoch, Australia
- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Corresponding Author: Cholawat Pacharinsak, DVM, PhD, DACVAA, Stanford University, Department of Comparative Medicine, 287 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5410, USA. E-mail:
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Chien MP, Brinks D, Testa-Silva G, Tian H, Phil Brooks F, Adam Y, Bloxham B, Gmeiner B, Kheifets S, Cohen AE. Photoactivated voltage imaging in tissue with an archaerhodopsin-derived reporter. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:7/19/eabe3216. [PMID: 33952514 PMCID: PMC8099184 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abe3216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
Abstract
Photoactivated genetically encoded voltage indicators (GEVIs) have the potential to enable optically sectioned voltage imaging at the intersection of a photoactivation beam and an imaging beam. We developed a pooled high-throughput screen to identify archaerhodopsin mutants with enhanced photoactivation. After screening ~105 cells, we identified a novel GEVI, NovArch, whose one-photon near-infrared fluorescence is reversibly enhanced by weak one-photon blue or two-photon near-infrared excitation. Because the photoactivation leads to fluorescent signals catalytically rather than stoichiometrically, high fluorescence signals, optical sectioning, and high time resolution are achieved simultaneously at modest blue or two-photon laser power. We demonstrate applications of the combined molecular and optical tools to optical mapping of membrane voltage in distal dendrites in acute mouse brain slices and in spontaneously active neurons in vivo.
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- Miao-Ping Chien
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Oncode Institute, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Imaging Physics, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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Li AM, Hill RA, Grutzendler J. Intravital Imaging of Neocortical Heterotopia Reveals Aberrant Axonal Pathfinding and Myelination around Ectopic Neurons. Cereb Cortex 2021; 31:4340-4356. [PMID: 33877363 PMCID: PMC8328209 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhab090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 03/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Neocortical heterotopia consist of ectopic neuronal clusters that are frequently found in individuals with cognitive disability and epilepsy. However, their pathogenesis remains poorly understood due in part to a lack of tractable animal models. We have developed an inducible model of focal cortical heterotopia that enables their precise spatiotemporal control and high-resolution optical imaging in live mice. Here, we report that heterotopia are associated with striking patterns of circumferentially projecting axons and increased myelination around neuronal clusters. Despite their aberrant axonal patterns, in vivo calcium imaging revealed that heterotopic neurons remain functionally connected to other brain regions, highlighting their potential to influence global neural networks. These aberrant patterns only form when heterotopia are induced during a critical embryonic temporal window, but not in early postnatal development. Our model provides a new way to investigate heterotopia formation in vivo and reveals features suggesting the existence of developmentally modulated, neuron-derived axon guidance and myelination factors.
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- Alice M Li
- Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.,Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.,Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.,Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
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- Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.,Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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Greenwald SH, Brown EE, Scandura MJ, Hennessey E, Farmer R, Pawlyk BS, Xiao R, Vandenberghe LH, Pierce EA. Gene Therapy Preserves Retinal Structure and Function in a Mouse Model of NMNAT1-Associated Retinal Degeneration. MOLECULAR THERAPY-METHODS & CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT 2020; 18:582-594. [PMID: 32775493 PMCID: PMC7397406 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtm.2020.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
No treatment is available for nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyltransferase 1 (NMNAT1)-associated retinal degeneration, an inherited disease that leads to severe vision loss early in life. Although the causative gene, NMNAT1, plays an essential role in nuclear nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)+ metabolism in tissues throughout the body, NMNAT1-associated disease is isolated to the retina. Since this condition is recessive, supplementing the retina with a normal copy of NMNAT1 should protect vulnerable cells from disease progression. We tested this hypothesis in a mouse model that harbors the p.Val9Met mutation in Nmnat1 and consequently develops a retinal degenerative phenotype that recapitulates key features of the human disease. Gene augmentation therapy, delivered by subretinal injection of adeno-associated virus (AAV) carrying a normal human copy of NMNAT1, rescued retinal structure and function. Due to the early-onset profile of the phenotype, a rapidly activating self-complementary AAV was required to initiate transgene expression during the narrow therapeutic window. These data represent the first proof of concept for a therapy to treat patients with NMNAT1-associated disease.
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- Scott H Greenwald
- Ocular Genomics Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Ocular Genomics Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Ocular Genomics Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Ocular Genomics Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Ocular Genomics Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Ocular Genomics Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Ocular Genomics Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.,Ocular Genomics Institute, Grousebeck Gene Therapy Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Ocular Genomics Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.,Ocular Genomics Institute, Grousebeck Gene Therapy Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Ocular Genomics Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Morelli KH, Griffin LB, Pyne NK, Wallace LM, Fowler AM, Oprescu SN, Takase R, Wei N, Meyer-Schuman R, Mellacheruvu D, Kitzman JO, Kocen SG, Hines TJ, Spaulding EL, Lupski JR, Nesvizhskii A, Mancias P, Butler IJ, Yang XL, Hou YM, Antonellis A, Harper SQ, Burgess RW. Allele-specific RNA interference prevents neuropathy in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2D mouse models. J Clin Invest 2020; 129:5568-5583. [PMID: 31557132 DOI: 10.1172/jci130600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Gene therapy approaches are being deployed to treat recessive genetic disorders by restoring the expression of mutated genes. However, the feasibility of these approaches for dominantly inherited diseases - where treatment may require reduction in the expression of a toxic mutant protein resulting from a gain-of-function allele - is unclear. Here we show the efficacy of allele-specific RNAi as a potential therapy for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2D (CMT2D), caused by dominant mutations in glycyl-tRNA synthetase (GARS). A de novo mutation in GARS was identified in a patient with a severe peripheral neuropathy, and a mouse model precisely recreating the mutation was produced. These mice developed a neuropathy by 3-4 weeks of age, validating the pathogenicity of the mutation. RNAi sequences targeting mutant GARS mRNA, but not wild-type, were optimized and then packaged into AAV9 for in vivo delivery. This almost completely prevented the neuropathy in mice treated at birth. Delaying treatment until after disease onset showed modest benefit, though this effect decreased the longer treatment was delayed. These outcomes were reproduced in a second mouse model of CMT2D using a vector specifically targeting that allele. The effects were dose dependent, and persisted for at least 1 year. Our findings demonstrate the feasibility of AAV9-mediated allele-specific knockdown and provide proof of concept for gene therapy approaches for dominant neuromuscular diseases.
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- Kathryn H Morelli
- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA.,Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA
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- Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, and.,Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Center for Gene Therapy, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Gene Therapy, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Gene Therapy, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biochemistry, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, and.,Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA.,Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, and.,Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pathology, and.,Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biochemistry, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, and.,Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Center for Gene Therapy, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA.,Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA
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Parker EM, Kindja NL, Cheetham CEJ, Sweet RA. Sex differences in dendritic spine density and morphology in auditory and visual cortices in adolescence and adulthood. Sci Rep 2020; 10:9442. [PMID: 32523006 PMCID: PMC7287134 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-65942-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Dendritic spines are small protrusions on dendrites that endow neurons with the ability to receive and transform synaptic input. Dendritic spine number and morphology are altered as a consequence of synaptic plasticity and circuit refinement during adolescence. Dendritic spine density (DSD) is significantly different based on sex in subcortical brain regions associated with the generation of sex-specific behaviors. It is largely unknown if sex differences in DSD exist in auditory and visual brain regions and if there are sex-specific changes in DSD in these regions that occur during adolescent development. We analyzed dendritic spines in 4-week-old (P28) and 12-week-old (P84) male and female mice and found that DSD is lower in female mice due in part to fewer short stubby, long stubby and short mushroom spines. We found striking layer-specific patterns including a significant age by layer interaction and significantly decreased DSD in layer 4 from P28 to P84. Together these data support the possibility of developmental sex differences in DSD in visual and auditory regions and provide evidence of layer-specific refinement of DSD over adolescent brain development.
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- Emily M Parker
- Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
- Translational Neuroscience Program, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Translational Neuroscience Program, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
- Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA.
- Translational Neuroscience Program, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA.
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA.
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Hong SZ, Huang S, Severin D, Kirkwood A. Pull-push neuromodulation of cortical plasticity enables rapid bi-directional shifts in ocular dominance. eLife 2020; 9:e54455. [PMID: 32432545 PMCID: PMC7239653 DOI: 10.7554/elife.54455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Neuromodulatory systems are essential for remodeling glutamatergic connectivity during experience-dependent cortical plasticity. This permissive/enabling function of neuromodulators has been associated with their capacity to facilitate the induction of Hebbian forms of long-term potentiation (LTP) and depression (LTD) by affecting cellular and network excitability. In vitro studies indicate that neuromodulators also affect the expression of Hebbian plasticity in a pull-push manner: receptors coupled to the G-protein Gs promote the expression of LTP at the expense of LTD, and Gq-coupled receptors promote LTD at the expense of LTP. Here we show that pull-push mechanisms can be recruited in vivo by pairing brief monocular stimulation with pharmacological or chemogenetical activation of Gs- or Gq-coupled receptors to respectively enhance or reduce neuronal responses in primary visual cortex. These changes were stable, inducible in adults after the termination of the critical period for ocular dominance plasticity, and can rescue deficits induced by prolonged monocular deprivation.
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- Su Z Hong
- Mind/Brain Institute, Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimoreUnited States
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- Mind/Brain Institute, Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimoreUnited States
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- Mind/Brain Institute, Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimoreUnited States
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- Mind/Brain Institute, Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimoreUnited States
- Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimoreUnited States
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Wang H, Bennett-Kennett R, Paulsen MJ, Hironaka CE, Thakore AD, Farry JM, Eskandari A, Lucian HJ, Shin HS, Wu MA, Imbrie-Moore AM, Steele AN, Stapleton LM, Zhu Y, Dauskardt RH, Woo YJ. Multiaxial Lenticular Stress-Strain Relationship of Native Myocardium is Preserved by Infarct-Induced Natural Heart Regeneration in Neonatal Mice. Sci Rep 2020; 10:7319. [PMID: 32355240 PMCID: PMC7193551 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-63324-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Neonatal mice exhibit natural heart regeneration after myocardial infarction (MI) on postnatal day 1 (P1), but this ability is lost by postnatal day 7 (P7). Cardiac biomechanics intricately affect long-term heart function, but whether regenerated cardiac muscle is biomechanically similar to native myocardium remains unknown. We hypothesized that neonatal heart regeneration preserves native left ventricular (LV) biomechanical properties after MI. C57BL/6J mice underwent sham surgery or left anterior descending coronary artery ligation at age P1 or P7. Echocardiography performed 4 weeks post-MI showed that P1 MI and sham mice (n = 22, each) had similar LV wall thickness, diameter, and ejection fraction (59.6% vs 60.7%, p = 0.6514). Compared to P7 shams (n = 20), P7 MI mice (n = 20) had significant LV wall thinning, chamber enlargement, and depressed ejection fraction (32.6% vs 61.8%, p < 0.0001). Afterward, the LV was explanted and pressurized ex vivo, and the multiaxial lenticular stress-strain relationship was tracked. While LV tissue modulus for P1 MI and sham mice were similar (341.9 kPa vs 363.4 kPa, p = 0.6140), the modulus for P7 MI mice was significantly greater than that for P7 shams (691.6 kPa vs 429.2 kPa, p = 0.0194). We conclude that, in neonatal mice, regenerated LV muscle has similar biomechanical properties as native LV myocardium.
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- Hanjay Wang
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
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Natural Heart Regeneration in a Neonatal Rat Myocardial Infarction Model. Cells 2020; 9:cells9010229. [PMID: 31963369 PMCID: PMC7017245 DOI: 10.3390/cells9010229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Newborn mice and piglets exhibit natural heart regeneration after myocardial infarction (MI). Discovering other mammals with this ability would provide evidence that neonatal cardiac regeneration after MI may be a conserved phenotype, which if activated in adults could open new options for treating ischemic cardiomyopathy in humans. Here, we hypothesized that newborn rats undergo natural heart regeneration after MI. Using a neonatal rat MI model, we performed left anterior descending coronary artery ligation or sham surgery in one-day-old rats under hypothermic circulatory arrest (n = 74). Operative survival was 97.3%. At 1 day post-surgery, rats in the MI group exhibited significantly reduced ejection fraction (EF) compared to shams (87.1% vs. 53.0%, p < 0.0001). At 3 weeks post-surgery, rats in the sham and MI groups demonstrated no difference in EF (71.1% vs. 69.2%, respectively, p = 0.2511), left ventricular wall thickness (p = 0.9458), or chamber diameter (p = 0.7801). Masson's trichome and picrosirius red staining revealed minimal collagen scar after MI. Increased numbers of cardiomyocytes positive for 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (p = 0.0072), Ki-67 (p = 0.0340), and aurora B kinase (p = 0.0430) were observed within the peri-infarct region after MI, indicating ischemia-induced cardiomyocyte proliferation. Overall, we present a neonatal rat MI model and demonstrate that newborn rats are capable of endogenous neocardiomyogenesis after MI.
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Wang X, Zhang J, Feng K, Yang Y, Qi W, Martinez-Vazquez P, Zhao G, Wang T. The effect of hypothermia during cardiopulmonary bypass on three electro-encephalographic indices assessing analgesia and hypnosis during anesthesia: consciousness index, nociception index, and bispectral index. Perfusion 2019; 35:154-162. [PMID: 31387454 DOI: 10.1177/0267659119864821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
The depth of anesthesia is commonly assessed in clinical practice by the patient's clinical signs. However, during cardiopulmonary bypass and hypothermia, common symptoms of nociception such as tachycardia, hypertension, sweating, or movement have low sensitivity and specificity in the description of the patient nociception and hypnosis, in particular, detecting nociceptive stimuli. Better monitoring of the depth of analgesia during hypothermia under cardiopulmonary bypass will avoid underdosage or overdosage of analgesia, especially opioids. Induced hypothermia has a multifactorial effect on the level of analgesia and hypnosis. Thermoregulatory processes appear essential for the activation of analgesic mechanisms, ranging from a physiological strong negative affiliation between nerve conduction velocity and temperature, until significant repercussions on the pharmacological dynamics of the analgesic drugs, the latter decreasing the clearance rate with a subsequent increase in the effect-site concentrations. Under the hypothesis that deep hypothermia induces massive effects on the analgesia and hypnosis levels of the patient, we studied whether hypothermia effects were mirrored by several neuromonitoring indices: two hypnosis indices, consciousness index and bispectral index, and a novel nociception index designed to evaluate the analgesic depth. In this clinical trial, 39 patients were monitored during general anesthesia with coronary atherosclerosis cardiopathy who were elective for on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery under hypothermia. The changes and correlation between the consciousness index, bispectral index, and nociception index with respect to the temperature were compared in different timepoints at basic state, during cardiopulmonary bypass and after cardiopulmonary bypass. While the three neuromonitoring indices showed significant correlations with respect to the temperature, the nociception index and consciousness index showed the strongest sensitivities, indicating that these two indices could be an important means of intraoperative neuromonitoring during induced hypothermia under cardiopulmonary bypass.
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- Xiaohua Wang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac surgery, Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Homer1a Is Required for Establishment of Contralateral Bias and Maintenance of Ocular Dominance in Mouse Visual Cortex. J Neurosci 2019; 39:3897-3905. [PMID: 30867257 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3188-18.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Revised: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
It is well established across many species that neurons in the primary visual cortex (V1) display preference for visual input from one eye or the other, which is termed ocular dominance (OD). In rodents, V1 neurons exhibit a strong bias toward the contralateral eye. Molecular mechanisms of how OD is established and later maintained by plastic changes are largely unknown. Here we report a novel role of an activity-dependent immediate early gene Homer1a (H1a) in these processes. Using both sexes of H1a knock-out (KO) mice, we found that there is basal reduction in the OD index of V1 neurons measured using intrinsic signal imaging. This was because of a reduction in the strength of inputs from the contralateral eye, which is normally dominant in mice. The abnormal basal OD index was not dependent on visual experience and is driven by postnatal expression of H1a. Despite this, H1a KOs still exhibited normal shifts in OD index following a short-term (2-3 d) monocular deprivation (MD) of the contralateral eye with lid suture. However, unlike wild-type counterparts, H1a KOs continued to shift OD index with a longer duration (5-6 d) of MD. The same phenotype was recapitulated in a mouse model that has reduced Homer1 binding to metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5). Our results suggest a novel role of H1a and its interaction with mGluR5 in strengthening contralateral eye inputs during postnatal development to establish normal contralateral bias in mouse V1 without much impact on OD shift with brief MD.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Visual cortical neurons display varying degree of responsiveness to visual stimuli through each eye, which determines their ocular dominance (OD). Molecular mechanisms responsible for establishing normal OD are largely unknown. Development of OD has been shown to be largely independent of visual experience, but guided by molecular cues and spontaneous activity. We found that activity-dependent immediate early gene H1a is critical for establishing normal OD in V1 of mice, which show contralateral eye dominance. Despite the weaker contralateral bias, H1aKOs undergo largely normal OD plasticity. The basic phenotype of H1aKO was recapitulated by mGluR5 mutation that severely reduces H1a interaction. Our results suggest a novel role of mGluR5-H1a interaction in strengthening contralateral eye inputs to V1 during postnatal development.
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Pavathuparambil Abdul Manaph N, Al-Hawwas M, Liu L, Liu D, Hayball J, Zhou XF. Facial vein injection of human cells in severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) neonatal mice. MethodsX 2018; 5:1281-1286. [PMID: 30364590 PMCID: PMC6197144 DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2018.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Precise intravenous injection of human or mice stem cells in immunocompromised neonates. Fastest method of facial vein injection with confirmation of the procedure success. Direct method of stem cell delivery in neonatal brain, heart and liver.
Intravenous injection is a standard procedure for delivering human stem cells and therapeutic agents. Currently, genetically modified severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mice are used for engraftment studies using human cells. SCID neonates have better integration and survivability of human cells compared to adult SCID mice, as their immune system will not be developed in the first few days after birth. However, intravenous injections in neonates are difficult. This protocol describes a reliable and reproducible method for injecting cells into the facial vein of P3/P4 (3 or 4 days post-birth) SCID neonates to study their engraftment. The injection was safe and well tolerated by the pups. Post-injection analysis revealed the distribution of tagged cells in different organs. Results suggest that this new method can serve as a pre-analysis for transplantation studies using human stem cells before in vivo animal model testing.
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- Nimshitha Pavathuparambil Abdul Manaph
- School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Sansom Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide 5000, South Australia, Australia
- Central Northern Adelaide Renal and Transplantation Service, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide 5000, South Australia, Australia
- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5000, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Sansom Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide 5000, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Sansom Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide 5000, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Sansom Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide 5000, South Australia, Australia
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Screening, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Sansom Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide 5000, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Sansom Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide 5000, South Australia, Australia
- Corresponding author.
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Mitew S, Gobius I, Fenlon LR, McDougall SJ, Hawkes D, Xing YL, Bujalka H, Gundlach AL, Richards LJ, Kilpatrick TJ, Merson TD, Emery B. Pharmacogenetic stimulation of neuronal activity increases myelination in an axon-specific manner. Nat Commun 2018; 9:306. [PMID: 29358753 PMCID: PMC5778130 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02719-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Mounting evidence suggests that neuronal activity influences myelination, potentially allowing for experience-driven modulation of neural circuitry. The degree to which neuronal activity is capable of regulating myelination at the individual axon level is unclear. Here we demonstrate that stimulation of somatosensory axons in the mouse brain increases proliferation and differentiation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) within the underlying white matter. Stimulated axons display an increased probability of being myelinated compared to neighboring non-stimulated axons, in addition to being ensheathed with thicker myelin. Conversely, attenuating neuronal firing reduces axonal myelination in a selective activity-dependent manner. Our findings reveal that the process of selecting axons for myelination is strongly influenced by the relative activity of individual axons within a population. These observed cellular changes are consistent with the emerging concept that adaptive myelination is a key mechanism for the fine-tuning of neuronal circuitry in the mammalian CNS.
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- Stanislaw Mitew
- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.,Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia.,Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
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- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.,Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.,Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia.,Jungers Center for Neurosciences Research, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.,Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.,Schools of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.,Melbourne Neuroscience Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia. .,Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia. .,Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia.
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- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia. .,Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia. .,Jungers Center for Neurosciences Research, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
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Håheim B, Kondratiev T, Dietrichs ES, Tveita T. The beneficial hemodynamic effects of afterload reduction by sodium nitroprusside during rewarming from experimental hypothermia. Cryobiology 2017; 77:75-81. [PMID: 28479295 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2017.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Revised: 05/02/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Rewarming from hypothermia is associated with depressed cardiac function, known as hypothermia-induced cardiac dysfunction (HCD), and increased systemic vascular resistance (SVR). Previous studies on pharmacological treatment of HCD have demonstrated beneficial effects when using drugs with the combined effects; cardiac inotropic support and peripheral vasodilation. The presented study aims to investigate the isolated effects of arterial dilatation on cardiac functional variables during rewarming from hypothermia using sodium nitroprusside (SNP). METHODS We utilized a rat model designed to induce HCD following 4 h at 15 °C and rewarming. To study effects on left ventricular (LV) functional variables in response to afterload reduction by SNP during rewarming a conductance catheter was used. Index of LV contractility, preload recruitable stroke work (PRSW), was obtained with inferior vena cava occlusions at 37 °C before and after hypothermia. Pressure signals from a catheter in the left femoral artery was used to pharmacologically adjust SVR. RESULTS After rewarming both animal groups showed significant reduction in both SV and CO as a manifestation of HCD. However, compared to saline controls, SV and CO in SNP-treated animals increased significantly during rewarming in response to afterload reduction displayed as reduced SVR, mean arterial- and end-systolic pressures. The cardiac contractility variable PRSW was equally reduced after rewarming in both groups. CONCLUSION When rewarming the present model of HCD a significant increase in SVR takes place. In this context, pharmacologic intervention aimed at reducing SVR show clear positive results on CO and SV. However, a reduction in SVR alone is not sufficient to fully alleviate CO during HCD, and indicate the need of additional inotropic support.
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- Brage Håheim
- Anesthesia and Critical Care Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway.
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- Anesthesia and Critical Care Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway.
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- Anesthesia and Critical Care Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway; Department of Research and Education, Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, 1441 Drøbak, Norway.
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- Anesthesia and Critical Care Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway; Division of Surgical Medicine and Intensive Care, University Hospital of North Norway, 9038 Tromsø, Norway.
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Morphological, structural, and functional alterations of the prefrontal cortex and the basolateral amygdala after early lesion of the rat mediodorsal thalamus. Brain Struct Funct 2017; 222:2527-2545. [DOI: 10.1007/s00429-016-1354-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Ibañez Rodriguez MP, Noctor SC, Muñoz EM. Cellular Basis of Pineal Gland Development: Emerging Role of Microglia as Phenotype Regulator. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0167063. [PMID: 27861587 PMCID: PMC5115862 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The adult pineal gland is composed of pinealocytes, astrocytes, microglia, and other interstitial cells that have been described in detail. However, factors that contribute to pineal development have not been fully elucidated, nor have pineal cell lineages been well characterized. We applied systematic double, triple and quadruple labeling of cell-specific markers on prenatal, postnatal and mature rat pineal gland tissue combined with confocal microscopy to provide a comprehensive view of the cellular dynamics and cell lineages that contribute to pineal gland development. The pineal gland begins as an evagination of neuroepithelium in the roof of the third ventricle. The pineal primordium initially consists of radially aligned Pax6+ precursor cells that express vimentin and divide at the ventricular lumen. After the tubular neuroepithelium fuses, the distribution of Pax6+ cells transitions to include rosette-like structures and later, dispersed cells. In the developing gland all dividing cells express Pax6, indicating that Pax6+ precursor cells generate pinealocytes and some interstitial cells. The density of Pax6+ cells decreases across pineal development as a result of cellular differentiation and microglial phagocytosis, but Pax6+ cells remain in the adult gland as a distinct population. Microglial colonization begins after pineal recess formation. Microglial phagocytosis of Pax6+ cells is not common at early stages but increases as microglia colonize the gland. In the postnatal gland microglia affiliate with Tuj1+ nerve fibers, IB4+ blood vessels, and Pax6+ cells. We demonstrate that microglia engulf Pax6+ cells, nerve fibers, and blood vessel-related elements, but not pinealocytes. We conclude that microglia play a role in pineal gland formation and homeostasis by regulating the precursor cell population, remodeling blood vessels and pruning sympathetic nerve fibers.
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- María P. Ibañez Rodriguez
- Institute of Histology and Embryology of Mendoza (IHEM), National University of Cuyo, National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Mendoza, Argentina
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, MIND Institute, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, United States of America
- * E-mail: (EMM); (SCN)
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- Institute of Histology and Embryology of Mendoza (IHEM), National University of Cuyo, National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Mendoza, Argentina
- * E-mail: (EMM); (SCN)
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Blom JN, Lu X, Arnold P, Feng Q. Myocardial Infarction in Neonatal Mice, A Model of Cardiac Regeneration. J Vis Exp 2016. [PMID: 27286473 DOI: 10.3791/54100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Myocardial infarction induced by coronary artery ligation has been used in many animal models as a tool to study the mechanisms of cardiac repair and regeneration, and to define new targets for therapeutics. For decades, models of complete heart regeneration existed in amphibians and fish, but a mammalian counterpart was not available. The recent discovery of a postnatal window during which mice possess regenerative capabilities has led to the establishment of a mammalian model of cardiac regeneration. A surgical model of mammalian cardiac regeneration in the neonatal mouse is presented herein. Briefly, postnatal day 1 (P1) mice are anesthetized by isoflurane and placed on an ice pad to induce hypothermia. After the chest is opened, and the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) is visualized, a suture is placed around the LAD to inflict myocardial ischemia in the left ventricle. The surgical procedure takes 10-15 min. Visualizing the coronary artery is crucial for accurate suture placement and reproducibility. Myocardial infarction and cardiac dysfunction are confirmed by triphenyl-tetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining and echocardiography, respectively. Complete regeneration 21 days post myocardial infarction is verified by histology. This protocol can be used to as a tool to elucidate mechanisms of mammalian cardiac regeneration after myocardial infarction.
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- Jessica N Blom
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University;
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Xiong J, Hou J. Apical Resection Mouse Model to Study Early Mammalian Heart Regeneration. J Vis Exp 2016:e53488. [PMID: 26862937 DOI: 10.3791/53488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular disease plagues the whole world due to intensive lifestyle changes. Heart regeneration holds great promise for repairing and restoring cardiomyocytes lost due to injury and disease. In contrast to the robust cardiac regeneration of certain lower vertebrates, adult mammalian hearts typically show minimal capacity for heart regeneration and repair. However, recent studies have sparked considerable scientific interest with the finding that, between postnatal day 1 to 7 (P1 to P7), the neonatal mouse heart retains significant regenerative potential after apical resection (i.e., surgical amputation and exposure of left ventricular apex). One major controversy over this finding might be due to the diverse surgery-related procedures used in efforts to replicate or expand upon this important finding. These instructions dynamically present the materials and methodology for apical resection in a mouse model. The salient steps of this rodent survival surgery involve hypothermia anesthesia, thoracotomy, surgical amputation of heart ventricular apex, and suture and recovery of mice. The approach described could expand the application of the apical resection mouse model for cardiovascular research.
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- Jianhua Xiong
- Center for Molecular Medicine, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health;
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- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University
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Cheetham CEJ, Grier BD, Belluscio L. Bulk regional viral injection in neonatal mice enables structural and functional interrogation of defined neuronal populations throughout targeted brain areas. Front Neural Circuits 2015; 9:72. [PMID: 26594154 PMCID: PMC4633521 DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2015.00072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2015] [Accepted: 10/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The ability to label and manipulate specific cell types is central to understanding the structure and function of neuronal circuits. Here, we have developed a simple, affordable strategy for labeling of genetically defined populations of neurons throughout a targeted brain region: Bulk Regional Viral Injection (BReVI). Our strategy involves a large volume adeno-associated virus (AAV) injection in the targeted brain region of neonatal Cre driver mice. Using the mouse olfactory bulb (OB) as a model system, we tested the ability of BReVI to broadly and selectively label tufted cells, one of the two principal neuron populations of the OB, in CCK-IRES-Cre mice. BReVI resulted in labeling of neurons throughout the injected OB, with no spatial bias toward the injection site and no evidence of damage. The specificity of BReVI labeling was strikingly similar to that seen previously using immunohistochemical staining for cholecystokinin (CCK), an established tufted cell marker. Hence, the CCK-IRES-Cre line in combination with BReVI can provide an important tool for targeting and manipulation of OB tufted cells. We also found robust Cre-dependent reporter expression within three days of BReVI, which enabled us to assess developmental changes in the number and laminar distribution of OB tufted cells during the first three postnatal weeks. Furthermore, we demonstrate that BReVI permits structural and functional imaging in vivo, and can be combined with transgenic strategies to facilitate multi-color labeling of neuronal circuit components. BReVI is broadly applicable to different Cre driver lines and can be used to regionally manipulate genetically defined populations of neurons in any accessible brain region.
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- Claire E. J. Cheetham
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeBethesda, MD, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA, USA
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- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeBethesda, MD, USA
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- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeBethesda, MD, USA
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Otto KA. Therapeutic hypothermia applicable to cardiac surgery. Vet Anaesth Analg 2015; 42:559-69. [PMID: 26361886 DOI: 10.1111/vaa.12299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 03/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To review the beneficial and adverse effects of therapeutic hypothermia (TH) applicable to cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in the contexts of various temperature levels and techniques for achieving TH. DATABASES USED Multiple electronic literature searches were performed using PubMed and Google for articles published from June 2012 to December 2014. Relevant terms (e.g. 'hypothermia', 'cardiopulmonary bypass', 'cardiac surgery', 'neuroprotection') were used to search for original articles, letters and reviews without species limitation. Reviews were included despite potential publication bias. References from the studies identified were also searched to find other potentially relevant citations. Abstracts, case reports, conference presentations, editorials and expert opinions were excluded. CONCLUSIONS Therapeutic hypothermia is an essential measure of neuroprotection during cardiac surgery that may be achieved most effectively by intravascular cooling using hypothermic CPB. For most cardiac surgical procedures, mild to modest (32-36 °C) TH will be sufficient to assure neuroprotection and will avoid most of the adverse effects of hypothermia that occur at lower body core temperatures.
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- Klaus A Otto
- Central Laboratory Animal Facility, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Ouhaz Z, Ba-M'hamed S, Mitchell AS, Elidrissi A, Bennis M. Behavioral and cognitive changes after early postnatal lesions of the rat mediodorsal thalamus. Behav Brain Res 2015; 292:219-32. [PMID: 26079768 PMCID: PMC4571833 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2015.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2014] [Revised: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Early insults to the thalamus result in functional and/or structural abnormalities in the cerebral cortex. However, differences in behavioral and cognitive changes after early insult are not well characterized. The present study assessed whether early postnatal damage to mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus (MD), reciprocally interconnected with the prefrontal cortex, causes behavioral and cognitive alterations in young adult rats. Rat pups at postnatal day 4 received bilateral electrolytic lesion of MD, or a MD Sham lesion or were anesthetized controls; on recovery they were returned to their mothers until weaning. Seven weeks later, all rats were tested with the following behavioral and cognitive paradigms: T-maze test, open field test, actimetry, elevated plus maze test, social interactions test and passive avoidance test. Rats with bilateral MD damage presented with disrupted recognition memory, deficits in shifting response rules, significant hypoactivity, increased anxiety-like behavior, deficits in learning associations as well as decreased locomotor activity, and reduced social interactions compared to MD Sham lesion and anesthetized Control rats. The lesion also caused significant decreases in pyramidal cell density in three frontal cortex regions: medial infralimbic cortex, dorsolateral anterior cortex, and cingulate Cg1 cortex. The present findings suggest a functional role for MD in the postnatal maturation of affective behavior. Further some of the behavioral and cognitive alterations observed in these young adult rats after early MD lesion are reminiscent of those present in major psycho-affective disorders, such as schizophrenia in humans.
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- Zakaria Ouhaz
- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Neurobiology and Behavior (URAC-37), Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Neurobiology and Behavior (URAC-37), Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
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- Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3UD, United Kingdom.
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- Biology Department, College of Staten Island, The City University of New York, Staten Island, USA
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Neurobiology and Behavior (URAC-37), Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco.
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Goldberg ME. Response to Protocol Review Scenario: Protocol is acceptable. Lab Anim (NY) 2015; 44:204-5. [PMID: 25989550 DOI: 10.1038/laban.784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Mary Ellen Goldberg
- Large &Executive Secretary, International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management, Boynton Beach, FL
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Konfino T, Landa N, Ben‐Mordechai T, Leor J. The type of injury dictates the mode of repair in neonatal and adult heart. J Am Heart Assoc 2015; 4:e001320. [PMID: 25628406 PMCID: PMC4330059 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.001320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2014] [Accepted: 12/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND The neonatal heart possesses the unique power to regenerate in response to resection of the left ventricular apex. We sought to determine whether the type of injury affects the mode of repair and regeneration. METHODS AND RESULTS Apical resection, or permanent left anterior descending coronary artery ligation, was induced in neonatal 1-day-old mice. Echocardiography was used to confirm and monitor cardiac injury and remodeling. Histological and immunohistochemical examinations of the resected and infarcted neonatal hearts revealed inflammation and granulation tissue formation. From day 3, early regeneration was identified at the injured sites and was characterized by dedifferentiation and proliferation of cardiomyocytes around the injured areas. The young cardiomyocytes infiltrated the granulation tissue and replaced it with a new myocardium. The ability of neonatal cardiomyocytes to proliferate was confirmed in neonatal heart organ cultures. Notably, myocardial infarction in neonatal mouse produced incomplete regeneration with a residual small infarct and, sometimes, aneurysm at 28 days after myocardial infarction. We then repeated the same experiments in the adult heart. Remarkably, myocardial infarction in the adult mouse heart produced a typical thin scar, whereas apical resection revealed an abnormal, epicardial, hemorrhagic scar 21 days after injury. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that the type of injury, resection, or infarction affects the mode of repair in both neonatal and adult mouse hearts. Identifying the differences in the mechanisms or repair of these 2 types of injuries could help to develop novel regenerative therapies relevant to human patients.
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- Tal Konfino
- Tamman Cardiovascular Research Institute, Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel‐Hashomer, Israel (T.K., N.L., T.B.M., J.L.)
- Neufeld Cardiac Research Institute, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel‐Aviv University, Tel‐Hashomer, Israel (T.K., N.L., T.B.M., J.L.)
- Sheba Center for Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Tel‐Hashomer, Israel (T.K., N.L., T.B.M., J.L.)
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- Tamman Cardiovascular Research Institute, Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel‐Hashomer, Israel (T.K., N.L., T.B.M., J.L.)
- Neufeld Cardiac Research Institute, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel‐Aviv University, Tel‐Hashomer, Israel (T.K., N.L., T.B.M., J.L.)
- Sheba Center for Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Tel‐Hashomer, Israel (T.K., N.L., T.B.M., J.L.)
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- Tamman Cardiovascular Research Institute, Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel‐Hashomer, Israel (T.K., N.L., T.B.M., J.L.)
- Neufeld Cardiac Research Institute, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel‐Aviv University, Tel‐Hashomer, Israel (T.K., N.L., T.B.M., J.L.)
- Sheba Center for Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Tel‐Hashomer, Israel (T.K., N.L., T.B.M., J.L.)
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- Tamman Cardiovascular Research Institute, Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel‐Hashomer, Israel (T.K., N.L., T.B.M., J.L.)
- Neufeld Cardiac Research Institute, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel‐Aviv University, Tel‐Hashomer, Israel (T.K., N.L., T.B.M., J.L.)
- Sheba Center for Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Tel‐Hashomer, Israel (T.K., N.L., T.B.M., J.L.)
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Tsai LK, Chen CL, Ting CH, Lin-Chao S, Hwu WL, Dodge JC, Passini MA, Cheng SH. Systemic administration of a recombinant AAV1 vector encoding IGF-1 improves disease manifestations in SMA mice. Mol Ther 2014; 22:1450-1459. [PMID: 24814151 DOI: 10.1038/mt.2014.84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2014] [Accepted: 04/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Spinal muscular atrophy is a progressive motor neuron disease caused by a deficiency of survival motor neuron. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of intravenous administration of a recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV1) vector encoding human insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in a severe mouse model of spinal muscular atrophy. Measurable quantities of human IGF-1 transcripts and protein were detected in the liver (up to 3 months postinjection) and in the serum indicating that IGF-1 was secreted from the liver into systemic circulation. Spinal muscular atrophy mice administered AAV1-IGF-1 on postnatal day 1 exhibited a lower extent of motor neuron degeneration, cardiac and muscle atrophy as well as a greater extent of innervation at the neuromuscular junctions compared to untreated controls at day 8 posttreatment. Importantly, treatment with AAV1-IGF-1 prolonged the animals' lifespan, increased their body weights and improved their motor coordination. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blot analyses showed that AAV1-mediated expression of IGF-1 led to an increase in survival motor neuron transcript and protein levels in the spinal cord, brain, muscles, and heart. These data indicate that systemically delivered AAV1-IGF-1 can correct several of the biochemical and behavioral deficits in spinal muscular atrophy mice through increasing tissue levels of survival motor neuron.
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- Li-Kai Tsai
- Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Genzyme, a Sanofi Company, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
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- Genzyme, a Sanofi Company, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
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Richter SH, Wollmann E, Schmidt M, Zillmann U, Hellweg R, Sprengel R, Gass P. The effects of neonatal cryoanaesthesia-induced hypothermia on adult emotional behaviour and stress markers in C57BL/6 mice. Behav Brain Res 2014; 270:300-6. [PMID: 24814613 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2014.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2014] [Revised: 04/29/2014] [Accepted: 05/01/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Since the early 1930s, deep hypothermia (cryoanaesthesia) has been a useful anaesthetic in several types of surgery on neonatal rodents. Especially against the background of modern techniques in systems neuroscience, the method enjoys again increasing popularity. However, little is known about its effects on the subsequent adult behavioural and physiological profile. To systematically investigate the effects of neonatal cryoanaesthesia on adult basal and emotional behaviour as well as on physiological development, 59 C57BL/6 mouse pups were randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups: Pups of the first group were exposed to the hypothermia treatment (H) on postnatal day 3, while pups of the other two groups served as controls: These pups either remained in the home cage without any intervention (C), or were separated from the mother for 15 min (MS) to differentiate between effects of neonatal isolation alone versus hypothermia that inevitably goes along with neonatal isolation. Subsequent behavioural analyses were conducted during adulthood (P 84-P 130), including tests for exploratory, anxiety-like and depression-like behaviour. At the age of about 145 days mice were decapitated to record BDNF levels in the hippocampus and serum corticosterone. Altogether, H mice were found to display slightly increased anxiety levels on the O-Maze, but did not differ from the control animals in any other behavioural test. Subtle alterations in anxiety-like behaviour, however, were not accompanied by physiological changes in serum corticosterone and hippocampal BDNF levels, arguing against an overall long-lasting effect of neonatal hypothermia on the emotional profile of adult mice.
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- S Helene Richter
- Research Group Animal Models in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg University, 68159 Mannheim, Germany.
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- Research Group Animal Models in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg University, 68159 Mannheim, Germany
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- Research Group Animal Models in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg University, 68159 Mannheim, Germany
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- Research Group Animal Models in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg University, 68159 Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Charité Campus Mitte, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Max-Planck-Institute for Medical Research, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Research Group Animal Models in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg University, 68159 Mannheim, Germany
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Janus C, Golde T. The effect of brief neonatal cryoanesthesia on physical development and adult cognitive function in mice. Behav Brain Res 2014; 259:253-60. [PMID: 24239696 PMCID: PMC3883048 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2013] [Revised: 10/09/2013] [Accepted: 11/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Deep hypothermia (cryoanesthesia) is often used as general anesthesia during surgery in neonatal rodents. Neonatal cryoanesthesia has been used recently to generate somatic brain transgenic (SBT) mouse models via intracerebral ventricular injection of rAAV vectors into both non-transgenic mice and numerous transgenic mouse models. Since, the evaluation of cognition is one of the main experimental endpoints in many of these studies, we examined the consequences of brief neonatal cryoanesthesia on the physical development and mnemonic function of adult mice. Two groups of 129FVBF1 pups from reciprocal breeding crosses underwent cryoanesthesia for 6 min (Cryo6) or 12 min (Cryo12), respectively, within the first hours (<12h) of postnatal life. A group of pups separated from the nest and kept in ambient temperature of 33 °C for 6 min served as a control. Our results revealed that lowering the temperature of pups to ~8 °C (Cryo6) or ~5 °C (Cryo12) did not affect their body weight at pre-weaning stage and in the adulthood. The evaluation of cognitive function in adult mice revealed strong and comparable to control spatial reference, and context and tone fear memories of neonatally cryoanesthetized mice. Also, the experimental and control groups had comparable brain weight at the end of the study. Our results demonstrate that neonatal cryoanesthesia, lasting up to 12 min, has no adverse effects on the body weight of mice during development, and on their cognition in the adulthood.
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- Christopher Janus
- Department of Neuroscience, and CTRND, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States.
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- Department of Neuroscience, and CTRND, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States.
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Although amphibian and fish models of heart regeneration have existed for decades, a mammalian equivalent has long remained elusive. Our discovery of a brief postnatal window for heart regeneration in neonatal mice has led to the establishment of surgical models for cardiac regenerative studies in mammals for the first time. This protocol describes a 10-min surgical procedure to induce cardiac injury in 1-d-old neonatal mice. This allows for the analysis of cardiac regeneration after surgical amputation of the left ventricle (LV) (apical resection) and coronary artery occlusion (myocardial infarction (MI)). A comparative analysis of neonatal and adult responses to myocardial injury should enable identification of the key differences between regenerative and nonregenerative responses to cardiac injury. This protocol can also be adapted to the growing repertoire of genetic models available in the mouse, and it provides a valuable tool for unlocking the molecular mechanisms that guide mammalian heart regeneration during early postnatal life.
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Collection and preparation of rodent embryonic samples for transcriptome study. Methods Mol Biol 2013. [PMID: 24318829 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-292-6_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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The need for large-scale collection of rodent embryos and individual embryonic tissues for genomic and proteomic studies requires modification of traditional practices of embryo necropsy. The sample intended for transcriptome study should be rapidly dissected and stabilized to preserve its molecular integrity. The retrieval of high-quality RNA, DNA, and proteins from the target tissue is crucial for informative molecular analysis (e.g., gene profiling on microarray platform). We present a reliable method of collection and preparation of rodent embryos for genomic studies supported by detailed protocols and RNA extraction results for different stages of mouse embryonic development.
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Haubner BJ, Adamowicz-Brice M, Khadayate S, Tiefenthaler V, Metzler B, Aitman T, Penninger JM. Complete cardiac regeneration in a mouse model of myocardial infarction. Aging (Albany NY) 2013; 4:966-77. [PMID: 23425860 PMCID: PMC3615162 DOI: 10.18632/aging.100526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Cardiac remodeling and subsequent heart failure remain critical issues after myocardial infarction despite improved treatment and reperfusion strategies. Recently, complete cardiac regeneration has been demonstrated in fish and newborn mice following resection of the cardiac apex. However, it remained entirely unclear whether the mammalian heart can also completely regenerate following a complex cardiac ischemic injury. We established a protocol to induce a severe heart attack in one-day-old mice using left anterior descending artery (LAD) ligation. LAD ligation triggered substantial cardiac injury in the left ventricle defined by Caspase 3 activation and massive cell death. Ischemia-induced cardiomyocyte death was also visible on day 4 after LAD ligation. Remarkably, 7 days after the initial ischemic insult, we observed complete cardiac regeneration without any signs of tissue damage or scarring. This tissue regeneration translated into long-term normal heart functions as assessed by echocardiography. In contrast, LAD ligations in 7-day-old mice resulted in extensive scarring comparable to adult mice, indicating that the regenerative capacity for complete cardiac healing after heart attacks can be traced to the first week after birth. RNAseq analyses of hearts on day 1, day 3, and day 10 and comparing LAD-ligated and sham-operated mice surprisingly revealed a transcriptional programme of major changes in genes mediating mitosis and cell division between days 1, 3 and 10 postnatally and a very limited set of genes, including genes regulating cell cycle and extracellular matrix synthesis, being differentially regulated in the regenerating hearts. We present for the first time a mammalian model of complete cardiac regeneration following a severe ischemic cardiac injury. This novel model system provides the unique opportunity to uncover molecular and cellular pathways that can induce cardiac regeneration after ischemic injury, findings that one day could be translated to human heart attack patients.
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- Bernhard Johannes Haubner
- IMBA, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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Nadworny AS, Guruju MR, Poor D, Doran RM, Sharma RV, Kotlikoff MI, Davisson RL. Nox2 and Nox4 influence neonatal c-kit(+) cardiac precursor cell status and differentiation. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2013; 305:H829-42. [PMID: 23832701 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00761.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Redox status has emerged as critical in modulating stemness and lineage commitment in several precursor cell types. However, a role for redox genes, specifically NADPH oxidases (Nox), in cardiac precursor cells (CPCs) has not been established. We tested whether CPCs marked by type III receptor tyrosine kinase c-kit (c-kit(+)) exhibit a unique NADPH oxidase signature that confers precursor status and whether alterations in this profile are functionally linked to changes in lineage specification. Dihydroethidium (DHE) microfluorography indicated reduced basal reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation within early postnatal c-kit(+) CPCs. Real-time quantitative PCR revealed downregulation of ROS generator Nox2 and its subunit p67(phox) in c-kit(+) CPCs under basal conditions but upregulation of Nox2 and Nox4 over the course of differentiation. Adenoviral silencing of Nox2 and Nox4 increased expression of CPC markers c-kit and Flk-1 and blunted smooth and cardiac muscle differentiation, respectively, while overexpression of Nox2 and Nox4 significantly reduced c-kit expression. These changes were accompanied by altered expression of transcription factors regulating cardiac lineage commitment, Gata6 and Gata4, and cytokine transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1. Similar to other precursor cell types, RT(2)Profiler PCR Arrays revealed that c-kit(+) CPCs also exhibit enhanced antioxidant capacity at the mRNA level. In conclusion, we report that c-kit(+) CPCs demonstrate reduced Nox2 expression and ROS levels and that increases in Nox2 and Nox4 influence their differentiation into mature cells. We speculate that ROS generators Nox2 and Nox4, along with the antioxidant genes identified by PCR Arrays, may be novel targets in CPCs that could prove useful in cell-based therapy of the heart.
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- Alyson S Nadworny
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York; and
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Sugawara Y, Kamioka H, Ishihara Y, Fujisawa N, Kawanabe N, Yamashiro T. The early mouse 3D osteocyte network in the presence and absence of mechanical loading. Bone 2013; 52:189-96. [PMID: 23044047 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2012.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2012] [Revised: 09/27/2012] [Accepted: 09/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Osteocytes are considered to act as mechanosensory cells in bone. They form a functional synctia in which their processes become interconnected to constitute a three-dimensional (3D) network. Previous studies reported that in mice, the two-dimensional osteocyte network becomes progressively more regular as they grow, although the key factors governing the arrangement of the osteocyte network during bone growth remain unknown. In this study, we characterized the 3D formation of the osteocyte network during bone growth. Morphological skeletal changes have been reported to occur in response to mechanical loading and unloading. In order to evaluate the effect of mechanical unloading on osteocyte network formation, we subjected newborn mice to sciatic neurectomy in order to immobilize their left hind limb as an unloading model. The osteocyte network was visualized by staining osteocyte cell bodies and processes with fluorescently labeled phalloidin. First, we compared the osteocyte network in the femora of embryonic and 6-week-old mice in order to understand the morphological changes that occur with normal growth and mechanical loading. In embryonic mice, the osteocyte network in the femur cortical bone displayed a random cell body distribution, non-directional orientation of cell processes, and irregularly shaped cells. In 6-week-old mice, the 3D network contained spindle-shaped osteocytes, which were arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis of the femur. In addition, more and longer cell processes radiated from each osteocyte. Second, we compared the cortical osteocyte networks of 6-week-old mice that had or had not undergone sciatic neurectomy in order to evaluate the effect of unloading on osteocyte network formation. The osteocyte network formation in both cortical bone and cancellous bone was affected by mechanical loading. However, there were differences in the extent of network formation between cortical bone and cancellous bone in response to mechanical loading with regard to the orientation, nuclear shape and branch formation.
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- Yasuyo Sugawara
- Department of Orthodontics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata, Kita-ku, Okayama-City, Okayama 700-8525, Japan
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Miot S, Voituron N, Sterlin A, Vigneault E, Morel L, Matrot B, Ramanantsoa N, Amilhon B, Poirel O, Lepicard E, Mestikawy SE, Hilaire G, Gallego J. The vesicular glutamate transporter VGLUT3 contributes to protection against neonatal hypoxic stress. J Physiol 2012; 590:5183-98. [PMID: 22890712 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.230722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Neonates respond to hypoxia initially by increasing ventilation, and then by markedly decreasing both ventilation (hypoxic ventilatory decline) and oxygen consumption (hypoxic hypometabolism). This latter process, which vanishes with age, reflects a tight coupling between ventilatory and thermogenic responses to hypoxia. The neurological substrate of hypoxic hypometabolism is unclear, but it is known to be centrally mediated, with a strong involvement of the 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT, serotonin) system. To clarify this issue, we investigated the possible role of VGLUT3, the third subtype of vesicular glutamate transporter. VGLUT3 contributes to glutamate signalling by 5-HT neurons, facilitates 5-HT transmission and is expressed in strategic regions for respiratory and thermogenic control. We therefore assumed that VGLUT3 might significantly contribute to the response to hypoxia. To test this possibility, we analysed this response in newborn mice lacking VGLUT3 using anatomical, biochemical, electrophysiological and integrative physiology approaches. We found that the lack of VGLUT3 did not affect the histological organization of brainstem respiratory networks or respiratory activity under basal conditions. However, it impaired respiratory responses to 5-HT and anoxia, showing a marked alteration of central respiratory control. These impairments were associated with altered 5-HT turnover at the brainstem level. Furthermore, under cold conditions, the lack of VGLUT3 disrupted the metabolic rate, body temperature, baseline breathing and the ventilatory response to hypoxia. We conclude that VGLUT3 expression is dispensable under basal conditions but is required for optimal response to hypoxic stress in neonates.
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- Stéphanie Miot
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), U952, 75005 Paris, France
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c-kit+ precursors support postinfarction myogenesis in the neonatal, but not adult, heart. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:13380-5. [PMID: 22847442 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1208114109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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We examined the myogenic response to infarction in neonatal and adult mice to determine the role of c-kit(+) cardiovascular precursor cells (CPC) that are known to be present in early heart development. Infarction of postnatal day 1-3 c-kit(BAC)-EGFP mouse hearts induced the localized expansion of (c-kit)EGFP(+) cells within the infarct, expression of the c-kit and Nkx2.5 mRNA, myogenesis, and partial regeneration of the infarction, with (c-kit)EGFP(+) cells adopting myogenic and vascular fates. Conversely, infarction of adult mice resulted in a modest induction of (c-kit)EGFP(+) cells within the infarct, which did not express Nkx2.5 or undergo myogenic differentiation, but adopted a vascular fate within the infarction, indicating a lack of authentic CPC. Explantation of infarcted neonatal and adult heart tissue to scid mice, and adoptive transfer of labeled bone marrow, confirmed the cardiac source of myogenic (neonate) and angiogenic (neonate and adult) cells. FACS-purified (c-kit)EGFP(+)/(αMHC)mCherry(-) (noncardiac) cells from microdissected infarcts within 6 h of infarction underwent cardiac differentiation, forming spontaneously beating myocytes in vitro; cre/LoxP fate mapping identified a noncardiac population of (c-kit)EGFP(+) myocytes within infarctions, indicating that the induction of undifferentiated precursors contributes to localized myogenesis. Thus, adult postinfarct myogenic failure is likely not due to a context-dependent restriction of precursor differentiation, and c-kit induction following injury of the adult heart does not define precursor status.
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Accioly NE, Benevides RDDL, da Costa BLDSA, Guedes RCA. Ovariectomy in the developing rat decelerates cortical spreading depression in adult brain. Int J Dev Neurosci 2012; 30:405-10. [PMID: 22361721 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2012.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2011] [Revised: 01/30/2012] [Accepted: 01/30/2012] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The brain of mammals is one important target organ for the action of gonadal steroids and, when occurring during development, this hormonal influence may result in important repercussion on the brain electrophysiological properties at adulthood, some of which depending on the brain excitability. Here we have characterized in early-ovariectomized adult rats the brain ability to propagate the excitability-related phenomenon known as cortical spreading depression (CSD), as an index of the cerebral electrophysiological effects of the early-induced absence of the ovarian hormones. Wistar female rat pups (7-day old) underwent bilateral ovariectomy (Ovx group; n=21) or Sham surgery (Sham group; n=22), or no surgery (Naive group; n=22). When the pups became adult (90-130 days), they were submitted to the recording of CSD (electrocorticogram and slow DC-voltage variation) in two points of the cortical surface during 4h. Compared with both Naïve and Sham controls, bilateral ovariectomy early in life resulted in significantly higher body weights (from days 50-65 onwards) and severely reduced uterus weights at adulthood. Furthermore, in the Ovx animals the amplitudes and durations of the DC-potential changes of CSD were higher, and the CSD propagation velocities were reduced. Another group of rats ovariectomized in adulthood did not present such CSD alterations. It is concluded that ovariectomy during brain development is causally associated with the CSD changes in the adult brain, indicating a long-lasting effect, which we suggest as being related to the long-term suppression of the action of the ovarian hormones on brain excitability.
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- Noranege Epifânio Accioly
- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50670901 Recife, PE, Brazil
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Vieira AS, de Rezende ACS, Rogerio F. Evaluating motor neuron death in neonatal rats subjected to sciatic nerve lesion. Methods Mol Biol 2012; 846:383-91. [PMID: 22367827 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-536-7_32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Neonatal sciatic nerve lesion is a useful experimental model for the study of neuronal cell death. Sciatic nerve transection or crush is the most frequently used approach to evaluate motoneuron loss in the lumbar enlargement of the spinal cord. Here we describe and illustrate the surgical procedures performed in our laboratory to assess motoneuron cell death and the related cellular mechanisms.
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- Andre Schwambach Vieira
- Department of Anatomy, Cellular Biology, Physiology and Biophysics, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Age-related changes in expression in renal AQPs in response to congenital, partial, unilateral ureteral obstruction in rats. Pediatr Nephrol 2012; 27:83-94. [PMID: 22028046 PMCID: PMC3223585 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-011-1878-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2010] [Revised: 03/06/2011] [Accepted: 03/09/2011] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Previously we demonstrated that neonatally induced partial unilateral ureteral obstruction (PUUO) in rats is associated with changes in the abundance of renal acid-base transporters that were paralleled by reduction in renal functions dependent on the severity and duration of obstruction. The aim of the present study was to identify whether changes in renal aquaporin abundance are age-dependent. Semiquantitative immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry were used to examine the changes in abundance of AQP1, AQP2, p-S256AQP2 (AQP2 phosphorylated at consensus site Ser(256)) and AQP3 in the kidneys of rats with neonatally induced PUUO within the first 48 h of life, and then monitored for 7 or 14 weeks. Protein abundance of AQP2 and AQP3 increased in both obstructed and non-obstructed kidneys 7 weeks after induction of neonatal PUUO (PUUO-7W). In contrast, AQP1 and AQP2 protein abundance in the obstructed kidney were reduced after 14 weeks of PUUO (PUUO-14W). Importantly, pS256-AQP2 protein abundance was reduced in obstructed kidneys of both PUUO-7W and PUUO-14W. Immunohistochemistry confirmed the persistent pS256-AQP2 downregulation in both PUUO-7W and PUUO-14W rats. The study shows that the protein abundance of AQP1, AQP2, and AQP3 in the obstructed kidney is increased in PUUO-7W, which may be a compensatory phenomenon and reduced in PUUO-14W rats suggesting a time-/age-dependent dysregulation in response to PUUO. pS256-AQP2 protein abundance is reduced consistent with obstruction-induced direct effects in the apical part of the collecting duct principal cells in response to PUUO.
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Clarke JC, Tuft BW, Clinger JD, Levine R, Figueroa LS, Guymon CA, Hansen MR. Micropatterned methacrylate polymers direct spiral ganglion neurite and Schwann cell growth. Hear Res 2011; 278:96-105. [PMID: 21616131 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2011.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2010] [Revised: 04/27/2011] [Accepted: 05/03/2011] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Significant advances in the functional outcomes achieved with cochlear implantation will likely require tissue-engineering approaches to improve the neural prosthesis interface. One strategy is to direct spiral ganglion neuron (SGN) axon growth in a highly organized fashion to approximate or contact stimulating electrodes. Here we assessed the ability of micropatterns induced by photopolymerization in methacrylate (MA) polymer systems to direct cultured neonatal rat SGN neurite growth and alignment of SG Schwann cells (SGSCs). SGN survival and neurite length were comparable among various polymer compositions. Remarkably, there was no significant difference in SGN survival or neurite length between laminin and non-laminin coated MA polymer substrates, suggesting high biocompatibility with SG tissue. Micropatterning with photopolymerization generated microchannels with a ridge periodicity of 50 μm and channel depths of 0.6-1.0 μm. SGN neurites grew within the grooves of the microchannels. These topographies strongly induced alignment of dissociated SGN neurites and SGSCs to parallel the pattern. By contrast, fibroblasts failed to align with the micropattern suggesting cell specific responses to topographical cues. SGN neurites extending from explants turned to parallel the pattern as they encountered the microchannels. The extent of turning was significantly correlated with angle at which the neurite initially encountered the pattern. These results indicate that SGN neurites respond to microtopographical features and that these features can be used to direct neurite growth in a highly organized fashion.
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- Joseph C Clarke
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 2PFP, 200 Hawkins Dr., Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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Méndez-Gallardo V, Robinson SR. Opioid mediation of amniotic fluid effects on chemosensory responsiveness in the neonatal rat. Dev Psychobiol 2011; 52:740-54. [PMID: 21117244 DOI: 10.1002/dev.20469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The present study investigated if oral exposure to milk or amniotic fluid (AF) alters responsiveness to sensory stimulation in the neonatal rat, and whether these effects are mediated by the opioid system. Facial wiping evoked by intraoral lemon infusion was used as a measure of sensory responsiveness. Pups were tested in a supine posture, because they showed more paw-face strokes during facial wiping than pups tested prone (Experiment 1). Moreover, pups orally exposed to milk (Experiment 2) or AF (Experiment 3) showed a diminished wiping response to lemon compared to controls exposed to water. Blockade of opioid receptors with the nonselective antagonist naltrexone (Experiment 4) or the kappa antagonist nor-binaltorphimine (Experiment 5) reinstated higher levels of facial wiping after AF exposure. These findings confirm developmental continuity between fetal and neonatal behavioral responses to AF and the ability of AF to induce activity at kappa receptors of the endogenous opioid system.
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Jeon EJ, Xu N, Xu L, Hansen MR. Influence of central glia on spiral ganglion neuron neurite growth. Neuroscience 2011; 177:321-34. [PMID: 21241783 PMCID: PMC3057386 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2010] [Revised: 01/05/2011] [Accepted: 01/06/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) extend processes that interact with Schwann cells (SCs) and with oligodendrocytes (OLs) and astrocytes (ACs). We investigated the ability of these glial cells to support SGN neurite growth. In the presence of cultured ACs, OLs and SCs, SGN neurites tended to follow SCs and OLs and cross-over ACs. Most neurites initially followed the type of glial cell on which the neuronal cell body was found. To determine the influence of homogeneous populations of glia on neurite growth, SG explants were plated on cultured SCs, ACs or OLs. The number of neurites/explant extending onto SCs (463.89±16.25) was significantly greater than the number extending onto ACs (111.38±38.73) or OLs (6.75±2.21), indicating that populations of central glia inhibit SGN neurite growth. Treatment with cell-permeant cpt-cAMP or forskolin (FSK) each significantly increased the number of neurites on OLs (133.54±25.59 and 292.25±83.57, respectively). cpt-cAMP and FSK each also increased the number of neurites on ACs (213.19±36.06 and 208.64±59.25, respectively), however the difference was not significant compared with control. The neurites on ACs and OLs failed to grow radially in a well-fasciculated pattern as on SCs. In explants plated on the borders of cultured OL-SC or AC-SC groups, more neurites extended onto SCs compared with OLs and ACs. Conditioned media (CM) from OL or AC cultures did not reduce neurite length, implying that the inhibition of neurite growth by central glia is not due to soluble factors. Taken together, these results demonstrate that homogeneous populations of central glia inhibit SGN neurite growth.
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- Eun-Ju Jeon
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa
- Department of Otolaryngology, Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa
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Topcu SO, Nørregaard R, Pedersen M, Wang G, Jørgensen TM, Frøkiær J. Regulation of Aquaporins and Sodium Transporter Proteins in the Solitary Kidney in Response to Partial Ureteral Obstruction in Neonatal Rats. Urol Int 2011; 87:94-104. [DOI: 10.1159/000319969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2010] [Accepted: 07/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Pradhan AD, Case AM, Farrer RG, Tsai SY, Cheatwood JL, Martin JL, Kartje GL. Dendritic spine alterations in neocortical pyramidal neurons following postnatal neuronal Nogo-A knockdown. Dev Neurosci 2010; 32:313-20. [PMID: 20938157 DOI: 10.1159/000309135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2009] [Accepted: 03/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The myelin-associated protein Nogo-A is a well-known inhibitor of axonal regeneration and compensatory plasticity, yet functions of neuronal Nogo-A are not as clear. The present study examined the effects of decreased levels of neuronal Nogo-A on dendritic spines of developing neocortical neurons. Decreased Nogo-A levels in these neurons resulted in lowered spine density and an increase in filopodial type protrusions. These results suggest a role for neuronal Nogo-A in maintaining a spine phenotype in neocortical pyramidal cells.
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- A D Pradhan
- Department of Anatomy, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, Ill., USA
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Cloutier M, Tremblay M, Piedboeuf B. ROCK2 is involved in accelerated fetal lung development induced by in vivo lung distension. Pediatr Pulmonol 2010; 45:966-76. [PMID: 20648664 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
Lung development is strongly influenced by its state of distension. For instance, increasing distension induced by fetal tracheal occlusion (TO) stimulates lung development. In contrast, oligohydramnios (OH) reduces lung distending forces and results in lung hypoplasia. We hypothesize that Rho/Rho-associated kinase (ROCK) pathway plays an important role as mechanosensor in vivo acting either directly or indirectly in the translation of increased distension into acceleration of lung growth. TO was done in fetal mice sacrificed either 3 or 24 hr later; in a subset of dam, fasudil, a specific ROCK inhibitor, or vehicle was injected intra-peritoneally. OH was done by puncture of the amniotic sac. ROCK2 protein levels were assessed by Western blot and immunohistochemistry (IHC); lung development was assessed by measuring the generation of distal respiratory airway. Significant differences were found in ROCK2 protein levels between TO and Sham-TO at 3 and 24 hr, but not for ROCK1. Indeed, IHC revealed that ROCK2 staining was sparse and restricted to a few mesenchymal cells in Sham-TO, whereas it was strong in acini of TO lungs. OH lungs expressed lower levels of ROCK2 in the acini when compared to untouched controls. In fasudil-treated animals, the degree of lung development following TO was significantly lower than in the group injected with vehicle. At the dose regimen used, fasudil did not affect normal lung development, as observed in the untouched animals. In summary, ROCK2 protein levels was affected by the degree of lung expansion and blunting ROCK activity abolished the response to increased lung distension, suggesting that ROCK is a key regulator in TO-induced accelerated lung development.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marc Cloutier
- Unité de Recherche en Pédiatrie, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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Long-Term Primary Culture of Highly-Pure Rat Embryonic Hippocampal Neurons of Low-Density. Neurochem Res 2010; 35:1333-42. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-010-0189-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chronic corticosterone treatment impairs trace conditioning in rats with a neonatal medial prefrontal cortex lesion. Behav Brain Res 2009; 203:173-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2009.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2008] [Revised: 04/21/2009] [Accepted: 04/27/2009] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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