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Benfenati F, Lanzani G. Reply to: Questions about the role of P3HT nanoparticles in retinal stimulation. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 16:1333-1336. [PMID: 34887531 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-021-01043-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Fabio Benfenati
- Center for Synaptic Neuroscience and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy.
- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.
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- Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Milan, Italy
- Department of Physics, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Welden R, Schöning MJ, Wagner PH, Wagner T. Light-Addressable Electrodes for Dynamic and Flexible Addressing of Biological Systems and Electrochemical Reactions. SENSORS 2020; 20:s20061680. [PMID: 32192226 PMCID: PMC7147159 DOI: 10.3390/s20061680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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In this review article, we are going to present an overview on possible applications of light-addressable electrodes (LAE) as actuator/manipulation devices besides classical electrode structures. For LAEs, the electrode material consists of a semiconductor. Illumination with a light source with the appropiate wavelength leads to the generation of electron-hole pairs which can be utilized for further photoelectrochemical reaction. Due to recent progress in light-projection technologies, highly dynamic and flexible illumination patterns can be generated, opening new possibilities for light-addressable electrodes. A short introduction on semiconductor–electrolyte interfaces with light stimulation is given together with electrode-design approaches. Towards applications, the stimulation of cells with different electrode materials and fabrication designs is explained, followed by analyte-manipulation strategies and spatially resolved photoelectrochemical deposition of different material types.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rene Welden
- Institute of Nano- and Biotechnologies (INB), Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Heinrich-Mußmann-Str. 1, 52428 Jülich, Germany; (R.W.); (M.J.S.)
- Laboratory for Soft Matter and Biophysics, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Nano- and Biotechnologies (INB), Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Heinrich-Mußmann-Str. 1, 52428 Jülich, Germany; (R.W.); (M.J.S.)
- Institute of Complex Systems (ICS-8), Research Center Jülich GmbH, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Laboratory for Soft Matter and Biophysics, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Nano- and Biotechnologies (INB), Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Heinrich-Mußmann-Str. 1, 52428 Jülich, Germany; (R.W.); (M.J.S.)
- Institute of Complex Systems (ICS-8), Research Center Jülich GmbH, 52428 Jülich, Germany
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-241-6009-53766
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Snyder P, Reddy P, Kirste R, LaJeunesse DR, Collazo R, Ivanisevic A. Noninvasive Stimulation of Neurotypic Cells Using Persistent Photoconductivity of Gallium Nitride. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:615-621. [PMID: 30023784 PMCID: PMC6045329 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b01894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/05/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The persistent photoconductivity (PPC) of the n-type Ga-polar GaN was used to stimulate PC12 cells noninvasively. Analysis of the III-V semiconductor material by atomic force microscopy, Kelvin probe force microscopy, photoconductivity, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy quantified bulk and surface charge, as well as chemical composition before and after exposure to UV light and cell culture media. The semiconductor surface was made photoconductive by illumination with UV light and experienced PPC, which was utilized to stimulate PC12 cells in vitro. Stimulation was confirmed by measuring the changes in intracellular calcium concentration. Control experiments with gallium salt verified the stimulation of neurotypic cells. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry data confirmed the lack of gallium leaching and toxic effects during the stimulation.
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- Patrick
J. Snyder
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, North
Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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- Adroit
Materials, 2054 Kildaire
Farm Road, Suite 205, Cary, North Carolina 27518, United States
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- Adroit
Materials, 2054 Kildaire
Farm Road, Suite 205, Cary, North Carolina 27518, United States
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- Joint
School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, University of North Carolina—Greensboro and North Carolina
A&T University, Greensboro, North Carolina 27401, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, North
Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, North
Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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Dobretsov M, Petkau G, Hayar A, Petkau E. Clock Scan Protocol for Image Analysis: ImageJ Plugins. J Vis Exp 2017. [PMID: 28654075 DOI: 10.3791/55819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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The clock scan protocol for image analysis is an efficient tool to quantify the average pixel intensity within, at the border, and outside (background) a closed or segmented convex-shaped region of interest, leading to the generation of an averaged integral radial pixel-intensity profile. This protocol was originally developed in 2006, as a visual basic 6 script, but as such, it had limited distribution. To address this problem and to join similar recent efforts by others, we converted the original clock scan protocol code into two Java-based plugins compatible with NIH-sponsored and freely available image analysis programs like ImageJ or Fiji ImageJ. Furthermore, these plugins have several new functions, further expanding the range of capabilities of the original protocol, such as analysis of multiple regions of interest and image stacks. The latter feature of the program is especially useful in applications in which it is important to determine changes related to time and location. Thus, the clock scan analysis of stacks of biological images may potentially be applied to spreading of Na+ or Ca++ within a single cell, as well as to the analysis of spreading activity (e.g., Ca++ waves) in populations of synaptically-connected or gap junction-coupled cells. Here, we describe these new clock scan plugins and show some examples of their applications in image analysis.
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- Maxim Dobretsov
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences;
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- Department of Lymphocyte Development, Max Plank Institute for Infection Biology
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- Department of Neurobiology & Developmental Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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Chen J, Li Z, Hatcher JT, Chen QH, Chen L, Wurster RD, Chan SL, Cheng Z. Deletion of TRPC6 Attenuates NMDA Receptor-Mediated Ca 2+ Entry and Ca 2+-Induced Neurotoxicity Following Cerebral Ischemia and Oxygen-Glucose Deprivation. Front Neurosci 2017; 11:138. [PMID: 28400714 PMCID: PMC5368256 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2017.00138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Transient receptor potential canonical 6 (TRPC6) channels are permeable to Na+ and Ca2+ and are widely expressed in the brain. In this study, the role of TRPC6 was investigated following ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) and oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD). We found that TRPC6 expression was increased in wild-type (WT) mice cortical neurons following I/R and in primary neurons with OGD, and that deletion of TRPC6 reduced the I/R-induced brain infarct in mice and the OGD- /neurotoxin-induced neuronal death. Using live-cell imaging to examine intracellular Ca2+ levels ([Ca2+]i), we found that OGD induced a significant higher increase in glutamate-evoked Ca2+ influx compared to untreated control and such an increase was reduced by TRPC6 deletion. Enhancement of TRPC6 expression using AdCMV-TRPC6-GFP infection in WT neurons increased [Ca2+]i in response to glutamate application compared to AdCMV-GFP control. Inhibition of N-methyl-d-aspartic acid receptor (NMDAR) with MK801 decreased TRPC6-dependent increase of [Ca2+]i in TRPC6 infected cells, indicating that such a Ca2+ influx was NMDAR dependent. Furthermore, TRPC6-dependent Ca2+ influx was blunted by blockade of Na+ entry in TRPC6 infected cells. Finally, OGD-enhanced Ca2+ influx was reduced, but not completely blocked, in the presence of voltage-dependent Na+ channel blocker tetrodotoxin (TTX) and dl-α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid (AMPA) blocker CNQX. Altogether, we concluded that I/R-induced brain damage was, in part, due to upregulation of TRPC6 in cortical neurons. We postulate that overexpression of TRPC6 following I/R may induce neuronal death partially through TRPC6-dependent Na+ entry which activated NMDAR, thus leading to a damaging Ca2+ overload. These findings may provide a potential target for future intervention in stroke-induced brain damage.
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- Jin Chen
- Division of Neuroscience, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida Orlando, FL, USA
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- Division of Neuroscience, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida Orlando, FL, USA
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- Division of Neuroscience, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida Orlando, FL, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI, USA
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Central Hospital of Tianjin Tianjin, China
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Maywood, IL, USA
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- Division of Neuroscience, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida Orlando, FL, USA
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- Division of Neuroscience, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central FloridaOrlando, FL, USA; Division of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Sciences, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central FloridaOrlando, FL, USA
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