机构:[1]Sichuan Univ, West China Hosp, Dept Neurosurg, Chengdu, Sichuan, Peoples R China四川大学华西医院[2]Kunming Univ Sci & Technol, Peoples Hosp Yunnan Prov 1, Affiliated Hosp, Dept Neurosurg, Kunming, Peoples R China外科片神经外科云南省第一人民医院[3]Sichuan Univ, Core Facil West China Hosp, Chengdu, Peoples R China
Objective Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. Current understanding of the abnormal neural network in PD is limited, which may be one of the reasons for the lack of effective treatments. Tissue-clearing techniques allow visualization of neurons and gliocytes that form the structural basis of the abnormal neuronal network, thus enabling a deeper understanding of the pathological neuronal network in PD and contributing to the study of therapeutic strategies. The aim of this study was to create pathological maps of PD and perform 3D visualization of the neural network.Methods We induced the PD model using 6-OHDA and a predesigned rotation test. We then performed tissue-clearing and 3D imaging of the whole-brain and brain slices of the mice using SHIELD and CUBIC.Results The rotation test showed that the 6-OHDA group had a significant increase than the sham group. SHIELD results showed a significant reduction in tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) signals in the substantia nigra (SN) + ventral tegmental area (VTA) and caudate putamen (CPu) regions in the 6-OHDA group compared to the sham group. Additionally, we performed 3D imaging and reconstruction of astrocytes, microglia, dopaminergic neurons, and blood vessels in the SN + VTA to visualize the neuronal network.Conclusion This study performed 3D imaging of the composition and spatial arrangement of neuronal vascular units at both macroscopic and microscopic levels, laying the foundation for the creation of a whole-brain pathological map of PD. It also provides a basis for exploring unknown neural circuits and visualizing them.
基金:
Sichuan Provincial Youth Science and Technology Foundation [2024NSFSC1566]
第一作者机构:[1]Sichuan Univ, West China Hosp, Dept Neurosurg, Chengdu, Sichuan, Peoples R China
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通讯机构:[1]Sichuan Univ, West China Hosp, Dept Neurosurg, Chengdu, Sichuan, Peoples R China[3]Sichuan Univ, Core Facil West China Hosp, Chengdu, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Wang Mengqi,Xiao Linglong,Shi Yifeng,et al.Whole-brain 3D imaging of dopaminergic neurons and glial cells in the mouse model of Parkinson's disease induced by 6-OHDA[J].FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE.2025,17:doi:10.3389/fnagi.2025.1503168.
APA:
Wang, Mengqi,Xiao, Linglong,Shi, Yifeng,Wu, Yaping,Huang, Xinyuejia...&Wang, Wei.(2025).Whole-brain 3D imaging of dopaminergic neurons and glial cells in the mouse model of Parkinson's disease induced by 6-OHDA.FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE,17,
MLA:
Wang, Mengqi,et al."Whole-brain 3D imaging of dopaminergic neurons and glial cells in the mouse model of Parkinson's disease induced by 6-OHDA".FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE 17.(2025)