Structural and molecular characterization of astrocyte and vasculature connectivity in the mouse hippocampus and cortex.
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serval:BIB_7C608FE96D05
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
Structural and molecular characterization of astrocyte and vasculature connectivity in the mouse hippocampus and cortex.
Journal
Glia
ISSN
1098-1136 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0894-1491
Publication state
Published
Issued date
11/2024
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
72
Number
11
Pages
2001-2021
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
The relation of astrocytic endfeet to the vasculature plays a key functional role in the neuro-glia-vasculature unit. We characterize the spatial organization of astrocytes and the structural aspects that facilitate their involvement in molecular exchanges. Using double transgenic mice, we performed co-immunostaining, confocal microscopy, and three-dimensional digital segmentation to investigate the biophysical and molecular organization of astrocytes and their intricate endfoot network at the micrometer level in the isocortex and hippocampus. The results showed that hippocampal astrocytes had smaller territories, reduced endfoot dimensions, and fewer contacts with blood vessels compared with those in the isocortex. Additionally, we found that both connexins 43 and 30 have a higher density in the endfoot and the former is overexpressed relative to the latter. However, due to the limitations of the method, further studies are needed to determine the exact localization on the endfoot. The quantitative information obtained in this study will be useful for modeling the interactions of astrocytes with the vasculature.
Keywords
Animals, Astrocytes/metabolism, Hippocampus/blood supply, Hippocampus/metabolism, Mice, Transgenic, Mice, Cerebral Cortex/blood supply, Cerebral Cortex/cytology, Cerebral Cortex/metabolism, Connexin 43/metabolism, Connexin 43/genetics, Connexin 30/metabolism, Connexin 30/genetics, Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein/metabolism, Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein/genetics, Connexins/metabolism, Connexins/genetics, Mice, Inbred C57BL, astrocyte, connexin 30, connexin 43, endfeet, hippocampus, isocortex, vasculature
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