Journal of Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
43(18), P. 3259 - 3283
Published: April 5, 2023
Neuronal
activity
propagates
through
the
network
during
seizures,
engaging
brain
dynamics
at
multiple
scales.
Such
propagating
events
can
be
described
avalanches
framework,
which
relate
spatiotemporal
microscale
with
global
properties.
Interestingly,
in
healthy
networks
are
indicative
of
critical
dynamics,
where
is
organized
to
a
phase
transition,
optimizes
certain
computational
Some
have
hypothesized
that
pathologic
epileptic
seizures
an
emergent
property
neuronal
collectively
driving
away
from
criticality.
Demonstrating
this
would
provide
unifying
mechanism
linking
dysfunction
seizures.
Here,
we
investigated
effect
drug-induced
on
avalanche
using
Glia,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
72(11), P. 1955 - 1973
Published: July 12, 2024
Abstract
Noradrenaline
(norepinephrine)
is
known
to
modulate
many
physiological
functions
and
behaviors.
In
this
study,
we
tested
what
extent
astrocytes,
a
type
of
glial
cell,
participate
in
noradrenergic
signaling
mouse
primary
visual
cortex
(V1).
Astrocytes
are
essential
partners
neurons
the
central
nervous
system.
They
brain
homeostasis,
but
also
dynamically
regulate
neuronal
activity,
notably
by
relaying
regulating
neuromodulator
signaling.
Indeed,
astrocytes
express
receptors
for
multiple
neuromodulators,
including
noradrenaline,
which
involved
remains
unclear.
To
test
whether
neuromodulation
mice,
employed
both
short
hairpin
RNA
mediated
knockdown
as
well
pharmacological
manipulation
major
noradrenaline
receptor
α1A‐adrenoreceptor.
Using
acute
slices,
found
that
astrocytic
α1A‐adrenoreceptor
subtype
contributes
generation
large
intracellular
Ca
2+
signals
generally
thought
underlie
astrocyte
function.
if
reduced
affected
function
circuits
V1,
used
patch‐clamp
field
potential
recordings.
These
revealed
through
important
not
only
synaptic
activity
plasticity
potentiation
responses
information
processing.
Biomarker Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: Sept. 13, 2024
Abstract
Background
Temporal
lobe
epilepsy
(TLE)
is
among
the
most
common
types
of
and
often
leads
to
cognitive,
emotional,
psychiatric
issues
due
frequent
seizures.
A
notable
pathological
change
related
TLE
hippocampal
sclerosis
(HS),
which
characterized
by
neuronal
loss,
gliosis,
an
increased
neuron
fibre
density.
The
mechanisms
underlying
TLE-HS
development
remain
unclear,
but
reactive
transcriptomic
changes
in
glial
cells
neurons
hippocampus
post-epileptogenesis
may
provide
insights.
Methods
To
induce
TLE,
200
nl
kainic
acid
(KA)
was
stereotactically
injected
into
CA1
region
mice,
followed
a
7-day
postinjection
period.
Single-cell
RNA
sequencing
(ScRNA-seq),
single-nucleus
(SnRNA-seq),
Xenium-based
spatial
transcriptomics
analyses
were
employed
evaluate
mRNA
expression
neurons.
Results
From
ScRNA-seq
SnRNA-seq
data,
31,390
48,221
nuclei
identified.
Analysis
differentially
expressed
genes
(DEGs)
revealed
significant
alterations
mice
with
affecting
hundreds
thousands
mRNAs
their
signalling
pathways.
Enrichment
analysis
indicated
activation
stress
inflammatory
pathways
hippocampus,
while
axonal
neural
support
suppressed.
Xenium
demonstrated
all
247
across
mouse
brain
sections,
revealing
distributions
27
cell
types.
Integrated
DEGs
identified
via
three
techniques
that
Spp1
,
Trem2
Cd68
upregulated
data;
Penk
Sorcs3
Plekha2
Tle4
Sipa1l3
downregulated
data.
Conclusion
In
this
study,
high-resolution
single-cell
atlas
established,
potential
intrinsic
driving
TLE-associated
altered
interactions.
These
findings
valuable
insights
for
further
exploration
HS
epileptogenesis.
Journal of Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
43(18), P. 3259 - 3283
Published: April 5, 2023
Neuronal
activity
propagates
through
the
network
during
seizures,
engaging
brain
dynamics
at
multiple
scales.
Such
propagating
events
can
be
described
avalanches
framework,
which
relate
spatiotemporal
microscale
with
global
properties.
Interestingly,
in
healthy
networks
are
indicative
of
critical
dynamics,
where
is
organized
to
a
phase
transition,
optimizes
certain
computational
Some
have
hypothesized
that
pathologic
epileptic
seizures
an
emergent
property
neuronal
collectively
driving
away
from
criticality.
Demonstrating
this
would
provide
unifying
mechanism
linking
dysfunction
seizures.
Here,
we
investigated
effect
drug-induced
on
avalanche
using