Mapping synaptic glutamate transporter dysfunction in vivo to regions surrounding Aβ plaques by iGluSnFR two-photon imaging

J. K. Hefendehl (), J. LeDue, R. W. Y. Ko, J. Mahler, T. H. Murphy and B. A. MacVicar ()
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J. K. Hefendehl: Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
J. LeDue: Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
R. W. Y. Ko: Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
J. Mahler: Hertie-Institut für klinische Hirnforschung
T. H. Murphy: Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
B. A. MacVicar: Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Nature Communications, 2016, vol. 7, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Abstract Amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), are surrounded by regions of neuronal and glial hyperactivity. We use in vivo two-photon and wide-field imaging of the glutamate sensor iGluSnFR to determine whether pathological changes in glutamate dynamics in the immediate vicinity of Aβ deposits in APPPS1 transgenic mice could alter neuronal activity in this microenvironment. In regions close to Aβ plaques chronic states of high spontaneous glutamate fluctuations are observed and the timing of glutamate responses evoked by sensory stimulation exhibit slower decay rates in two cortical brain areas. GLT-1 expression is reduced around Aβ plaques and upregulation of GLT-1 expression and activity by ceftriaxone partially restores glutamate dynamics to values in control regions. We conclude that the toxic microenvironment surrounding Aβ plaques results, at least partially, from enhanced glutamate levels and that pharmacologically increasing GLT-1 expression and activity may be a new target for early therapeutic intervention.

Date: 2016
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