IPSC-Derived Human Neurons with GCaMP6s Expression Allow In Vitro Study of Neurophysiological Responses to Neurochemicals
Adelya A. Galiakberova,
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Alexander Surin,
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З. В. Бакаева
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et al.
Neurochemical Research,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
47(4), P. 952 - 966
Published: Dec. 2, 2021
The
study
of
human
neurons
and
their
interaction
with
neurochemicals
is
difficult
due
to
the
inability
collect
primary
biomaterial.
However,
recent
advances
in
cultivation
stem
cells,
methods
for
neuronal
differentiation
chimeric
fluorescent
calcium
indicators
have
allowed
creation
model
systems
vitro.
In
this
paper
we
report
on
development
a
method
obtain
GCaMP6s
indicator,
based
iPSC
line
TetON-NGN2
transgene
complex.
protocol
developed
allows
us
quickly,
conveniently
efficiently
significant
amounts
suitable
various
effects
specific
neurophysiological
activity,
which
can
be
easily
registered
using
fluorescence
microscopy.
obtained,
glutamate
(Glu)
induces
rises
[Ca2+]i
are
caused
by
ionotropic
receptors
Glu,
predominantly
NMDA-type.
Taken
together,
these
facts
allow
consider
created
useful
successful
technology.
Language: Английский
Hybrid FPGA-CPU pupil tracker
Biomedical Optics Express,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(10), P. 6496 - 6496
Published: Sept. 14, 2021
An
off-axis
monocular
pupil
tracker
designed
for
eventual
integration
in
ophthalmoscopes
eye
movement
stabilization
is
described
and
demonstrated.
The
instrument
consists
of
light-emitting
diodes,
a
camera,
field-programmable
gate
array
(FPGA)
central
processing
unit
(CPU).
raw
camera
image
undergoes
background
subtraction,
field-flattening,
1-dimensional
low-pass
filtering,
thresholding
robust
edge
detection
on
an
FPGA
pixel
stream,
followed
by
least-squares
fitting
the
coordinates
to
ellipse
CPU.
Experimental
data
suggest
that
proposed
algorithms
require
images
with
minimum
∼32
gray
levels
achieve
sub-pixel
center
accuracy.
Tests
two
different
cameras
operating
at
575,
1250
5400
frames
per
second
trained
model
achieved
0.5-1.5
μm
estimation
precision
0.6-2.1
ms
combined
download,
CPU
latency.
Pupil
tracking
from
fixating
human
subject
show
operation
only
requires
adjustment
single
parameter,
namely
intensity
threshold.
latency
limited
download
time
(latency)
sensitivity
(precision).
Language: Английский