I. Smith
Neuronal-glial populations form functional networks in a biocompatible 3D scaffold
Smith, I.; Haag, M.; Ugbode, C.; Tams, D.; Rattray, M.; Przyborski, S.; Bithell, A.; Whalley, B.J.
Authors
M. Haag
C. Ugbode
D. Tams
M. Rattray
Professor Stefan Przyborski stefan.przyborski@durham.ac.uk
Deputy Provost
A. Bithell
B.J. Whalley
Abstract
Monolayers of neurons and glia have been employed for decades as tools for the study of cellular physiology and as the basis for a variety of standard toxicological assays. A variety of three dimensional (3D) culture techniques have been developed with the aim to produce cultures that recapitulate desirable features of intact. In this study, we investigated the effect of preparing primary mouse mixed neuron and glial cultures in the inert 3D scaffold, Alvetex. Using planar multielectrode arrays, we compared the spontaneous bioelectrical activity exhibited by neuroglial networks grown in the scaffold with that seen in the same cells prepared as conventional monolayer cultures. Two dimensional (monolayer; 2D) cultures exhibited a significantly higher spike firing rate than that seen in 3D cultures although no difference was seen in total signal power (<50 Hz) while pharmacological responsiveness of each culture type to antagonism of GABAAR, NMDAR and AMPAR was highly comparable. Interestingly, correlation of burst events, spike firing and total signal power (<50 Hz) revealed that local field potential events were associated with action potential driven bursts as was the case for 2D cultures. Moreover, glial morphology was more physiologically normal in 3D cultures. These results show that 3D culture in inert scaffolds represents a more physiologically normal preparation which has advantages for physiological, pharmacological, toxicological and drug development studies, particularly given the extensive use of such preparations in high throughput and high content systems.
Citation
Smith, I., Haag, M., Ugbode, C., Tams, D., Rattray, M., Przyborski, S., …Whalley, B. (2015). Neuronal-glial populations form functional networks in a biocompatible 3D scaffold. Neuroscience Letters, 609, 198-202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2015.10.044
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Oct 14, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 19, 2015 |
Publication Date | Nov 16, 2015 |
Deposit Date | Dec 23, 2015 |
Publicly Available Date | Oct 19, 2016 |
Journal | Neuroscience Letters |
Print ISSN | 0304-3940 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 609 |
Pages | 198-202 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2015.10.044 |
Keywords | Cortical cultures, Microelectrode array, Biocompatible scaffold, 3D Neuronal culture, Murine. |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1416221 |
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