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ArticleJournal of visualized experiments : JoVE2014

Production and isolation of axons from sensory neurons for biochemical analysis using porous filters.

Nicolas Unsain, Kristen N Heard, Julia M Higgins, Philip A Barker

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Article in Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nicolas UnsainDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University.
Kristen N HeardDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University.
Julia M HigginsDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University.
Philip A BarkerDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University; phil.barker@mcgill.ca.
McGill University · CAMontreal Neurological Institute and Hospital · CA

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research MOP62827
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuronal axons use specific mechanisms to mediate extension, maintain integrity, and induce degeneration. An appropriate balance of these events is required to shape functional neuronal circuits. The protocol described here explains how to use cell culture inserts bearing a porous membrane (filter) to obtain large amounts of pure axonal preparations suitable for examination by conventional biochemical or immunocytochemical techniques. The functionality of these filter inserts will be demonstrated with models of developmental pruning and Wallerian degeneration, using explants of embryonic dorsal root ganglion. Axonal integrity and function is compromised in a wide variety of neurodegenerative pathologies. Indeed, it is now clear that axonal dysfunction appears much earlier in the course of the disease than neuronal soma loss in several neurodegenerative diseases, indicating that axonal-specific processes are primarily targeted in these disorders. By obtaining pure axonal samples for analysis by molecular and biochemical techniques, this technique has the potential to shed new light into mechanisms regulating the physiology and pathophysiology of axons. This in turn will have an impact in our understanding of the processes that drive degenerative diseases of the nervous system.

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AnimalsAxonsCell Culture TechniquesCell SeparationFemaleFiltrationGanglia, SpinalMicePregnancySensory Receptor Cells

Identifiers

PMID25046441
PMCPMC4212973
OpenAlexW2056701849

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