우리는 DRS 감사합니다. 망막의 수평 슬라이스 준비 절차를 확립하기 위해 우리에게 귀중한 조언과 제안을 주셔서 리차드 H​​. Masland 및 Akimichi 가네코.

<ol><li> 한천 블록 (30 MG / ML, 즉 3%, 증류수로)를 준비합니다. 용해와 전자렌지를 최초의 유리 그릇에 그것을 부어. 4 O C.에 냉장고에 음식 보관 팁 : 한천 블록이 사전에 준비되어야합니다. </li><li> 준비 낮은 온도 용해 아가로 오스 겔 (중간 25 MG / ML, 즉 2.5 %). 그것을 디졸브, 전자렌지. 35 O C.에있는 온수 욕조에 보관 팁 : 아가로 오스 겔이 너무 섹시하지 보관. 너무는 뜨겁다면, 그것은 확정되는 데 시간이 오래 걸립니다, 그리고 젤은 망막을 죽일 수 있습니다 . </li><li> 동물, 명백히하다에게 안구를 안락사와 세안 컵으로 엽니다. 유리체 유머를 녹일 수, 열린 세안 컵이있다면 반드시, 매체 hyaluronidase 10 분 (0.07 MG / ML)에 절어있다. </li><li> 블록 (예, 마우스 망막에 대한 1cm가 X 1.5 cm)에 한천을 잘라 굳게 인스턴트 접착제에 의해 vibratome 무대에 첨부하여 보내드립니다. 한천 블록이 젖었 유지. </li><li> 기계에서 5 정도에서 칼날을 놓습니다. 부드럽게 약의 속도에 한천 블록의 상단 표면을 잘라. 50 μm의 / 초, 주파수. 50 Hz에서. 팁 : 한천 블록의 상단 표면이 완전히 부드럽고 평평한되었는지 확인하십시오. 몇 가지 상처는 (적어도 3 회) 한천 블록의 부드럽고 평평한 표면을 필요 수 있습니다. </li><li> hyaluronidase없는 매체로 세안 컵을 씻어. 안료 상피에서 망막을 분리하여 필터 종이에 photoreceptor 쪽을 놓으십시오. 단단히 필터 종이에 망막을 첨부하려면 필터 종이에 여러 번 망막을 진공. 팁 : 망막이 완전히 평면 필터 종이에 첨부되어 있는지 확인합니다. 이 필터 종이에 망막을 넣어 후, 망막 (Fig.2A)를 둘러싼 초과 필터 종이를 잘라. 초과 여과지는 종종 망막의 해당 계층에 갈의 칼날을 방지합니다. </li><li> 부드럽게 한천 블록에있는 여분의 매체를 쓸어 조심스럽게 한천 블록에 필터 종이에 망막을 놓으십시오. 단단히 한천 블록에 여과지를 삽입하려면 필터 용지의 가장자리에 즉시 접착제를 첨부해 주시기 바랍니다. 팁 : unexpectable 균열을 방지하려면, 한천 블록의 상단 표면에 가능한 전면으로 망막를 놓습니다. </li><li> 부드럽게 망막을 통해 낮은 온도 용해 아가로 오스 젤 잔. 1 분 기다린 후 부드럽게 아래로 냉각로에있는 매체를 부어. 아가로 오스 겔은 신속하게 확정됩니다. 팁 : 너무 뜨거운 아가로 오스 겔은 망막을 죽이면. </li><li> 한천 블록의 상단 표면 위의 여러 수백 μm의에 칼날 위치를 허용하고 부드럽게 경화 아가로 오스 겔의 상단을 잘라. </li><li> 블레이드 위치를 내려. 내부 핵 계층 (한천 블록의 상단 표면 위 200 사이 250 μm의 약)의 근위 분의 수준에서 망막을 잘라요. 팁 : 블레이드 너무 많아 속도는 심각한 망막 손상을 것입니다. 약. 50 μm의 / 초 (50 Hz에서)이 적합합니다. </li><li> amacrine 세포가 처형될 위기에 다운됩니다 확인할 수 있습니다. 조심스럽게 경화 아가로 오스 겔와 함께 망막의 슬라이스를 선택하고 챔버 또는 접시에 얼굴까지 그것을 놓으십시오. 팁 : 마우스 망막은 작은과 물결 모양이기 때문에, 그것이 적절한 계층에서 완벽한 수평 슬라이스를 얻을 어렵습니다. &quot;경사&quot;슬라이스는 망막의 상대 평면 슬라이스를 얻을 다른 방법 수 있습니다. 경사 슬라이스를 얻으려면, 필터 종이와 같은 Fig.2B 같이 한천 블록에있는 망막 사이에 또 다른 필터 종이를 넣어. 당신은 완벽한 수평 단면을 기대할 수는 없지만, amacrine 세포의 소마는 조각의 표면에 일부 지역은 항상있다. </li></ol>

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	<li>Azuma, T., Enoki, R., Iwamuro, K., Kaneko, A., Koizumi, A., Koizumi, A., TC, J. a. k. o. b. s., Masland, R. H., MA, M. a. c. N. e. i. l., RH, M. a. s. l. a. n. d. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=Multiple+spatiotemporal+patterns+of+dendritic+Ca2++signals+in+goldfish+retinal+amacrine+cells.">Multiple spatiotemporal patterns of dendritic Ca2+ signals in goldfish retinal amacrine cells.</a> Brain Res. , 64-73 (2004).</li></ol>

모든 실험 프로토콜은 동물의 사용을위한 건강 지침 국립 연구소에 따라 실시되었다.

망막의 수평 슬라이스 준비의 여러 가지 중요한 장점이 있습니다. 첫째, 같은 amacrine 세포와 수평 세포와 같은 가로 dendrites를 확장하고 세포의 형태가 보존됩니다. 그것은 그것이 생리적 속성과 세포의 형태를 비교하는 것은 매우 중요하므로, 망막에 amacrine 세포의 20 종류 (맥닐 및 Masland, 1998) 이상이있다는 것을 보여왔다. 둘째, 전체 마운트 망막에 glial 세포의 endfeets의 광범위한 보험 amacrine 세포 패치 pipettes의 액세스를 방지합니다. 가로 조각에서 amacrine 세포의 소마는 조각의 표면에 노출됩니다. 이들은 조각의 표면에 위치하기 때문에 셋째, 화학 시약 쉽게 타겟 세포 및 dendrites에 도달할 수 있습니다. 워시 (Wash) - 및 세척 아웃 화학 물질의 신속하고 용이합니다. 넷째, 이러한 종래의 칼슘 이미징과 같은 형광 이온 이미징은 performable입니다. 전통적인 수직 조각 또는 전체 마운트 망막에서 이미지 자체에 대한 여기 표시등이 photoreceptors을 활성화한다. 여기에 대한 오염 가벼운 evoked 유물이 없습니다 않도록 수평 슬라이스 준비에 photoreceptors과 photopigments가 완전히 제거됩니다. photoreceptors의 배경 활동이 제거되기 때문에 또한, 영상의 신호 대 잡음 비율이 훨씬 높다. 수평 슬라이스 준비의 가장 큰 단점은 photoreceptors와 신경절 세포 사이의 수직 연결이되므로 슬라이스 이내에 시각 정보 처리가없는 상처입니다. 이 기술은 금붕어, 마우스 및 토끼 (Fig.1B)와 같은 표준 동물의 망막에 적용됩니다. 수평 단면의 방법은 뉴런과 망막에있는 신경 회로의 기능을 조사하는 대체 방법을 제공할 수 있습니다.

<table><tbody><tr><td>Agar</td><td>Sigma-Aldrich</td><td>A-1296</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Agarose L</td><td>Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.</td><td>317-01182</td><td>Low-temperature melting agarose </td></tr><tr><td>Hyaluronidase</td><td>Sigma-Aldrich</td><td></td><td>Type I-S, 300 U/mg</td></tr><tr><td>Medium</td><td></td><td></td><td>in mM: 102 NaCl, 3.1 KCl, 2.0 CaCl&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;, 1.0 MgCl&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;, 23 NaHCO&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;, and 10 glucose, maintained at pH 7.8, or, Ames&amp;rsquo; Solution (Sigma)</td></tr><tr><td>Microwave</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hot water bath</td><td></td><td></td><td>35 &amp;deg;C</td></tr><tr><td>Vibratome slicer</td><td>Leica Microsystems</td><td>VT1000S</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>MF-Membrane filters</td><td>EMD Millipore</td><td>HAWP01300</td><td>Filter paper , pore size 0.45 &amp;#181;m</td></tr><tr><td>Dissection tools</td><td></td><td></td><td>forceps, blade, pinch, twizzer, &lt;em&gt;etc&lt;/em&gt;.</td></tr><tr><td>Instant glue</td><td></td><td></td><td>&lt;em&gt;e.g.&lt;/em&gt; Alonalpha, Krazy Glu</td></tr><tr><td>50 mL Syringe</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Syringe filter</td><td>EMD Millipore</td><td>SX0001300</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

horizontal slice preparation of the retina

전통적으로 수직 슬라이스와 망막의 전체 마운트 준비는 망막 회로의 기능을 연구하는 데 사용되었습니다. 그러나, amacrine 세포로 망막 뉴런의 많은 세포의 형태가 심각하게 수직 조각에 손상 있어야되도록 가로 그들의 dendrites를 확장합니다. 전체 마운트 준비, 특히 패치 - 클램프 녹음을 위해 중간 계층에있는 망막 뉴런 인해 glial 세포 (뮬러 세포) 님의 endfeets의 광범위한 범위에 쉽게 액세스할 수 없습니다. 여기, 우리는 망막 손상 뉴런의 돌기 형태를 보존하는 방법을 깔끔히 소설을 설명합니다. 망막은 저온 용융 아가로 오스 겔에 포함된 이후 슬라이스는 vibratome 기계를 사용하여 망막의 내부 계층에서 수평으로 만들어졌습니다. 망막의 수평 슬라이스 준비에, 우리는 패치 - 클램프 녹음, 칼슘 이미징 기술, immunocytochemistry, RT - PCR 및 단일 세포를 사용하여, 그들의 형태와 비교하여 망막 뉴런의 기능을 공부했습니다.

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Horizontal Slice Preparation of the Retina

전통적으로 수직 슬라이스와 망막의 전체 마운트 준비는 망막 회로의 기능을 연구하는 데 사용되었습니다. 여기, 우리는 망막 손상 뉴런의 돌기 형태를 보존하는 방법을 깔끔히 소설을 설명합니다.

망막의 수평 슬라이스 준비

Traditionally the vertical slice and the whole-mount preparation of the retina have been used to study the function of retinal circuits. However, many of ...

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비디오: Horizontal Slice Preparation of the Retina

Light/dark Transition Test for Mice

Although all of the mouse genome sequences have been determined, we do not yet know the functions of most of these genes. Gene-targeting techniques, however, can be used to delete or manipulate a specific gene in mice. The influence of a given gene on a specific behavior can then be determined by conducting behavioral analyses of the mutant mice. As a test for behavioral phenotyping of mutant mice, the light/dark transition test is one of the most widely used tests to measure anxiety-like behavior in mice. The test is based on the natural aversion of mice to brightly illuminated areas and on their spontaneous exploratory behavior in novel environments. The test is sensitive to anxiolytic drug treatment. The apparatus consists of a dark chamber and a brightly illuminated chamber. Mice are allowed to move freely between the two chambers. The number of entries into the bright chamber and the duration of time spent there are indices of bright-space anxiety in mice. To obtain phenotyping results of a strain of mutant mice that can be readily reproduced and compared with those of other mutants, the behavioral test methods should be as identical as possible between laboratories. The procedural differences that exist between laboratories, however, make it difficult to replicate or compare the results among laboratories. Here, we present our protocol for the light/dark transition test as a movie so that the details of the protocol can be demonstrated. In our laboratory, we have assessed more than 60 strains of mutant mice using the protocol shown in the movie. Those data will be disclosed as a part of a public database that we are now constructing.

Visualization of the protocol will facilitate understanding of the details of the entire experimental procedure, allowing for standardization of the protocols used across laboratories and comparisons of the behavioral phenotypes of various strains of mutant mice assessed using this test.

The light/dark transition test is one of the most widely used tests to measure anxiety-like behavior in mice. Here, we present a movie that shows detailed procedures on how we conduct the test.

마우스에 대한 진한 / 라이트 전환 테스트

Although all of the mouse genome sequences have been determined, we do not yet know the functions of most of these genes. Gene-targeting techniques, ...

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Patch Clamp Recordings from Mouse Retinal Neurons in a Dark-adapted Slice Preparation

Our visual experience is initiated when the visual pigment in our retinal photoreceptors absorbs photons of light energy and initiates a cascade of intracellular events that lead to closure of cyclic-nucleotide-gated channels in the cell membrane. The resulting change in membrane potential leads in turn to reductions in the amount of neurotransmitter release from both rod and cone synaptic terminals. To measure how the light-evoked change in photoreceptor membrane potential leads to downstream activity in the retina, scientists have made electrophysiological recordings from retinal slice preparations for decades1,2. In the past these slices have been cut manually with a razor blade on retinal tissue that is attached to filter paper; in recent years another method of slicing has been developed whereby retinal tissue is embedded in low gelling temperature agar and sliced in cool solution with a vibrating microtome3,4. This preparation produces retinal slices with less surface damage and very robust light-evoked responses. Here we document how this procedure can be done under infrared light to avoid bleaching the visual pigment.

Here we describe a procedure for generating dark-adapted slices of the mouse retina for electrophysiological recordings.

어두운 적응 슬라이스 준비에 마우스 망막 뉴런에서 패치 클램프 레코딩

Our visual experience is initiated when the visual pigment in our retinal photoreceptors absorbs photons of light energy and initiates a cascade of ...

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Patch-clamp Capacitance Measurements and Ca2+ Imaging at Single Nerve Terminals in Retinal Slices

Visual stimuli are detected and conveyed over a wide dynamic range of light intensities and frequency changes by specialized neurons in the vertebrate retina. Two classes of retinal neurons, photoreceptors and bipolar cells, accomplish this by using ribbon-type active zones, which enable sustained and high-throughput neurotransmitter release over long time periods. ON-type mixed bipolar cell (Mb) terminals in the goldfish retina, which depolarize to light stimuli and receive mixed rod and cone photoreceptor input, are suitable for the study of ribbon-type synapses both due to their large size (~10-12 &mu;m diameter) and to their numerous lateral and reciprocal synaptic connections with amacrine cell dendrites. Direct access to Mb bipolar cell terminals in goldfish retinal slices with the patch-clamp technique allows the measurement of presynaptic Ca2+ currents, membrane capacitance changes, and reciprocal synaptic feedback inhibition mediated by GABAA and GABAC receptors expressed on the terminals. Presynaptic membrane capacitance measurements of exocytosis allow one to study the short-term plasticity of excitatory neurotransmitter release 14,15. In addition, short-term and long-term plasticity of inhibitory neurotransmitter release from amacrine cells can also be investigated by recordings of reciprocal feedback inhibition arriving at the Mb terminal 21. Over short periods of time (e.g. ~10 s), GABAergic reciprocal feedback inhibition from amacrine cells undergoes paired-pulse depression via GABA vesicle pool depletion 11. The synaptic dynamics of retinal microcircuits in the inner plexiform layer of the retina can thus be directly studied.
The brain-slice technique was introduced more than 40 years ago but is still very useful for the investigation of the electrical properties of neurons, both at the single cell soma, single dendrite or axon, and microcircuit synaptic level 19. Tissues that are too small to be glued directly onto the slicing chamber are often first embedded in agar (or placed onto a filter paper) and then sliced 20, 23, 18, 9. In this video, we employ the pre-embedding agar technique using goldfish retina. Some of the giant bipolar cell terminals in our slices of goldfish retina are axotomized (axon-cut) during the slicing procedure. This allows us to isolate single presynaptic nerve terminal inputs, because recording from axotomized terminals excludes the signals from the soma-dendritic compartment. Alternatively, one can also record from intact Mb bipolar cells, by recording from terminals attached to axons that have not been cut during the slicing procedure. Overall, use of this experimental protocol will aid in studies of retinal synaptic physiology, microcircuit functional analysis, and synaptic transmission at ribbon synapses.

Patch-clamp Capacitance Measurements and Ca2+ Imaging at Single Nerve Terminals in Retinal Slices

Here we describe a protocol for the preparation of agar-embedded retinal slices that are suitable for electrophysiology and Ca2+ imaging. This method allows one to study ribbon-type synapses in retinal microcircuits using direct patch-clamp recordings of single presynaptic nerve terminals.

패치 - 클램프 커패시턴스 측정 및 CA 2 +</sup망막 조각의 단일 신경 터미널에서> 영상

Visual stimuli are detected and conveyed over a wide dynamic range of light intensities and frequency changes by specialized neurons in the vertebrate ...

The Gateway to the Brain: Dissecting the Primate Eye

The visual system in humans is considered the gateway to the world and plays a principal role in the plethora of sensory, perceptual and cognitive processes. It is therefore not surprising that quality of vision is tied to quality of life . Despite widespread clinical and basic research surrounding the causes of visual disorders, many forms of visual impairments, such as retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration, lack effective treatments. Non-human primates have the closest general features of eye development to that of humans. Not only do they have a similar vascular anatomy, but amongst other mammals, primates have the unique characteristic of having a region in the temporal retina specialized for high visual acuity, the fovea1. Here we describe a general technique for dissecting the primate retina to provide tissue for retinal histology, immunohistochemistry, laser capture microdissection, as well as light and electron microscopy. With the extended use of the non-human primate as a translational model, our hope is that improved understanding of the retina will provide insights into effective approaches towards attenuating or reversing the negative impact of visual disorders on the quality of life of affected individuals.

The non-human primate is an important translational species for our understanding of development and aging. The anatomical organization of the primate retina may provide important insights into normal and pathological conditions in humans.

두뇌에 게이트웨이 : 프리 메이트 &#39;눈&#39;을 분석 해 봅시다

The visual system in humans is considered the  gateway  to the world and plays a principal role in the plethora of sensory, perceptual and cognitive ...

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

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

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

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

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

Recording Light-evoked Postsynaptic Responses in Neurons in Dark-adapted, Mouse Retinal Slice Preparations Using Patch Clamp Techniques

The retina is the gateway to the visual system. To understand visual signal processing mechanisms, we investigate retinal neural network functions. Retinal neurons in the network comprise of numerous subtypes. More than 10 subtypes of bipolar cells, ganglion cells, and amacrine cells have been identified by morphological studies. Multiple subtypes of retinal neurons are thought to encode distinct features of visual signaling, such as motion and color, and form multiple neural pathways. However, the functional roles of each neuron in visual signal processing are not fully understood. The patch clamp method is useful to address this fundamental question. Here, a protocol to record light-evoked synaptic responses in mouse retinal neurons using patch clamp recordings in dark-adapted conditions is provided. The mouse eyes are dark-adapted O/N, and retinal slice preparations are dissected in a dark room using infrared illumination and viewers. Infrared light does not activate mouse photoreceptors and thus preserves their light responsiveness. Patch clamp is used to record light-evoked responses in retinal neurons. A fluorescent dye is injected during recordings to characterize neuronal morphological subtypes. This procedure enables us to determine the physiological functions of each neuron in the mouse retina.

We will demonstrate how to prepare retinal slices from the mouse eye and record light responses in retinal neurons. The entire procedure is conducted in dark-adapted conditions.

녹화 패치 클램프 기술을 사용하여 어두운 적응 마우스 망막 슬라이스 준비에 신경 세포의 시냅스 응답 빛-유발

The retina is the gateway to the visual system. To understand visual signal processing mechanisms, we investigate retinal neural network functions. ...

Imaging Ca2+ Dynamics in Cone Photoreceptor Axon Terminals of the Mouse Retina

Retinal cone photoreceptors (cones) serve daylight vision and are the basis of color discrimination. They are subject to degeneration, often leading to blindness in many retinal diseases. Calcium (Ca2+), a key second messenger in photoreceptor signaling and metabolism, has been proposed to be indirectly linked with photoreceptor degeneration in various animal models. Systematically studying these aspects of cone physiology and pathophysiology has been hampered by the difficulties of electrically recording from these small cells, in particular in the mouse where the retina is dominated by rod photoreceptors. To circumvent this issue, we established a two-photon Ca2+ imaging protocol using a transgenic mouse line that expresses the genetically encoded Ca2+ biosensor TN-XL exclusively in cones and can be crossbred with mouse models for photoreceptor degeneration. The protocol described here involves preparing vertical sections (&#8220;slices&#8221;) of retinas from mice and optical imaging of light stimulus-evoked changes in cone Ca2+ level. The protocol also allows &#8220;in-slice measurement&#8221; of absolute Ca2+ concentrations; as the recordings can be followed by calibration. This protocol enables studies into functional cone properties and is expected to contribute to the understanding of cone Ca2+ signaling as well as the potential involvement of Ca2+ in photoreceptor death and retinal degeneration.

Imaging Ca2+ Dynamics in Cone Photoreceptor Axon Terminals of the Mouse Retina

We describe a protocol to monitor Ca2+ dynamics in the axon terminals of cone photoreceptors using an ex-vivo&#160;slice preparation of the mouse retina. This protocol allows comprehensive studies of cone Ca2+ signaling in an important mammalian model system, the mouse.

이미징 CA<sup&gt; 2 +</sup마우스 망막의 광 수용체 콘 축삭 터미널에서&gt; 역학

Retinal cone photoreceptors (cones) serve daylight vision and are the basis of color discrimination. They are subject to degeneration, often leading to ...

Preparation of Horizontal Slices of Adult Mouse Retina for Electrophysiological Studies

Vertical slice preparations are well established to study circuitry and signal transmission in the adult mammalian retina. The plane of sectioning in these preparations is perpendicular to the retinal surface, making it ideal for the study of radially oriented neurons like photoreceptors and bipolar cells. However, the large dendritic arbors of horizontal cells, wide-field amacrine cells, and ganglion cells are mostly truncated, leaving markedly reduced synaptic activity in these cells. Whereas ganglion cells and displaced amacrine cells can be studied in a whole-mounted preparation of the retina, horizontal cells and amacrine cells located in the inner nuclear layer are only poorly accessible for electrodes in whole retina tissue.
To achieve maximum accessibility and synaptic integrity, we developed a horizontal slice preparation of the mouse retina, and studied signal transmission at the synapse between photoreceptors and horizontal cells. Horizontal sectioning allows&#160;(1) easy and unambiguous visual identification of horizontal cell bodies for electrode targeting, and (2) preservation of the extended horizontal cell dendritic fields, as a prerequisite for intact and functional cone synaptic input to horizontal cell dendrites.
Horizontal cells from horizontal slices exhibited tonic synaptic activity in the dark, and they responded to brief flashes of light with a reduction of inward current and diminished synaptic activity. Immunocytochemical evidence indicates that almost all cones within the dendritic field of a horizontal cell establish synapses with its peripheral dendrites. The horizontal slice preparation is therefore well suited to study the physiological properties of horizontally extended retinal neurons as well as sensory signal transmission and integration across selected synapses.

We developed a horizontal slice preparation of the adult mammalian retina with the plane of sectioning parallel to the retinal surface. Dendritic fields of nonradially oriented retinal neurons were not truncated, allowing the study of signal processing with patch-clamp and imaging techniques.

전기 생리 연구 성인 마우스 망막의 수평 슬라이스의 준비

Vertical slice preparations are well established to study circuitry and signal transmission in the adult mammalian retina. The plane of sectioning in ...

Preparing Fresh Retinal Slices from Adult Zebrafish for Ex Vivo Imaging Experiments

The retina is a complex tissue that initiates and integrates the first steps of vision. Dysfunction of retinal cells is a hallmark of many blinding diseases, and future therapies hinge on fundamental understandings about how different retinal cells function normally. Gaining such information with biochemical methods has proven difficult because contributions of particular cell types are diminished in the retinal cell milieu. Live retinal imaging can provide a view of numerous biological processes on a subcellular level, thanks to a growing number of genetically encoded fluorescent biosensors. However, this technique has thus far been limited to tadpoles and zebrafish larvae, the outermost retinal layers of isolated retinas, or lower resolution imaging of retinas in live animals. Here we present a method for generating live ex vivo retinal slices from adult zebrafish for live imaging via confocal microscopy. This preparation yields transverse slices with all retinal layers and most cell types visible for performing confocal imaging experiments using perfusion. Transgenic zebrafish expressing fluorescent proteins or biosensors in specific retinal cell types or organelles are used to extract single-cell information from an intact retina. Additionally, retinal slices can be loaded with fluorescent indicator dyes, adding to the method&#39;s versatility. This protocol was developed for imaging Ca2+ within zebrafish cone photoreceptors, but with proper markers it could be adapted to measure Ca2+ or metabolites in M&#252;ller cells, bipolar and horizontal cells, microglia, amacrine cells, or retinal ganglion cells. The retinal pigment epithelium is removed from slices so this method is not suitable for studying that cell type. With practice, it is possible to generate serial slices from one animal for multiple experiments. This adaptable technique provides a powerful tool for answering many questions about retinal cell biology, Ca2+, and energy homeostasis.

Preparing Fresh Retinal Slices from Adult Zebrafish for Ex Vivo Imaging Experiments

Imaging retinal tissue can provide single-cell information that cannot be gathered from traditional biochemical methods. This protocol describes preparation of retinal slices from zebrafish for confocal imaging. Fluorescent genetically encoded sensors or indicator dyes allow visualization of numerous biological processes in distinct retinal cell types.

Ex Vivo 실험 이미징에 대 한 성인 제 브라에서 준비 신선한 망막 조각

The retina is a complex tissue that initiates and integrates the first steps of vision. Dysfunction of retinal cells is a hallmark of many blinding ...

Studying Bipolar and Horizontal Neuronal cells in the murine split retina(쥐 분할 망막의 양극성 및 수평 신경 세포 연구)

Split Retina as an Improved Flatmount Preparation for Studying Inner Nuclear Layer Neurons in Vertebrate Retina

Bipolar cells and horizontal cells of the vertebrate retina are the first neurons to process visual information after photons are detected by photoreceptors. They perform fundamental operations such as light adaptation, contrast sensitivity, and spatial and color opponency. A complete understanding of the precise circuitry and biochemical mechanisms that govern their behavior will advance visual neuroscience research and ophthalmological medicine. However, current preparations for examining bipolar and horizontal cells (retinal whole mounts and vertical slices) are limited in their capacity to capture the anatomy and physiology of these cells. In this work, we present a method for removing photoreceptor cell bodies from live, flatmount mouse retinas, providing enhanced access to bipolar and horizontal cells for efficient patch clamping and rapid immunolabeling. Split retinas are prepared by sandwiching an isolated mouse retina between two pieces of nitrocellulose, then gently peeling them apart. The separation splits the retina just above the outer plexiform layer to yield two pieces of nitrocellulose, one containing the photoreceptor cell bodies and another containing the remaining inner retina. Unlike vertical retina slices, the split retina preparation does not sever the dendritic processes of inner retinal neurons, allowing for recordings from bipolar and horizontal cells that integrate the contributions of gap junction-coupled networks and wide-field amacrine cells. This work demonstrates the versatility of this preparation for the study of horizontal and bipolar cells in electrophysiology, immunohistochemistry, and in situ hybridization experiments.

저자 스포트라이트: 접근성 향상 및 실험 가속화를 위한 Split Retina 기법 사용 

This work presents an alternative flatmount retina preparation in which the removal of photoreceptor cell bodies enables faster antibody diffusion and improved patch pipette access to inner retinal neurons for immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, and electrophysiology experiments.

망막의 수평 슬라이스 준비

필기록

요약

더 많은 비디오 탐색

이 비디오의 챕터

마우스에 대한 진한 / 라이트 전환 테스트

어두운 적응 슬라이스 준비에 마우스 망막 뉴런에서 패치 클램프 레코딩

패치 - 클램프 커패시턴스 측정 및 CA^{2 + 영상}

두뇌에 게이트웨이 : 프리 메이트 '눈'을 분석 해 봅시다

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

녹화 패치 클램프 기술을 사용하여 어두운 적응 마우스 망막 슬라이스 준비에 신경 세포의 시냅스 응답 빛-유발

이미징 CA

전기 생리 연구 성인 마우스 망막의 수평 슬라이스의 준비

Ex Vivo 실험 이미징에 대 한 성인 제 브라에서 준비 신선한 망막 조각

척추동물 망막의 내부 핵층 뉴런 연구를 위한 개선된 평판 준비로서의 망막 분할

망막의 수평 슬라이스 준비

필기록

요약

더 많은 비디오 탐색

이 비디오의 챕터

마우스에 대한 진한 / 라이트 전환 테스트

어두운 적응 슬라이스 준비에 마우스 망막 뉴런에서 패치 클램프 레코딩

패치 - 클램프 커패시턴스 측정 및 CA 2 + 영상

두뇌에 게이트웨이 : 프리 메이트 '눈'을 분석 해 봅시다

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

녹화 패치 클램프 기술을 사용하여 어두운 적응 마우스 망막 슬라이스 준비에 신경 세포의 시냅스 응답 빛-유발

이미징 CA

전기 생리 연구 성인 마우스 망막의 수평 슬라이스의 준비

Ex Vivo 실험 이미징에 대 한 성인 제 브라에서 준비 신선한 망막 조각

척추동물 망막의 내부 핵층 뉴런 연구를 위한 개선된 평판 준비로서의 망막 분할

패치 - 클램프 커패시턴스 측정 및 CA^{2 + 영상}