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ArticleJournal of neural engineering2017

GCaMP expression in retinal ganglion cells characterized using a low-cost fundus imaging system.

Yao-Chuan Chang, Steven T Walston, Robert H Chow, James D Weiland

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Article in Journal of neural engineering, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Yao-Chuan ChangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States of America.
Steven T WalstonDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States of America.
Robert H ChowDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States of America.
James D WeilandDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States of America.

Funding

Experimental and Clinical Investigations of Retinal StimulationR01EY022931 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI WEILAND, JAMES D. · 2013 to 2017
$4.5M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY022931
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveVirus-transduced, intracellular-calcium indicators are effective reporters of neural activity, offering the advantage of cell-specific labeling. Due to the existence of an optimal time window for the expression of calcium indicators, a suitable tool for tracking GECI expression in vivo following transduction is highly desirable. APPROACH: We developed a noninvasive imaging approach based on a custom-modified, low-cost fundus viewing system that allowed us to monitor and characterize in vivo bright-field and fluorescence images of the mouse retina. AAV2-CAG-GCaMP6f was injected into a mouse eye. The fundus imaging system was used to measure fluorescence at several time points post injection. At defined time points, we prepared wholemount retina mounted on a transparent multielectrode array and used calcium imaging to evaluate the responsiveness of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) to external electrical stimulation. MAIN

resultsThe noninvasive fundus imaging system clearly resolves individual (RGCs and axons. RGC fluorescence intensity and the number of observable fluorescent cells show a similar rising trend from week 1 to week 3 after viral injection, indicating a consistent increase of GCaMP6f expression. Analysis of the in vivo fluorescence intensity trend and in vitro neurophysiological responsiveness shows that the slope of intensity versus days post injection can be used to estimate the optimal time for calcium imaging of RGCs in response to external electrical stimulation. SIGNIFICANCE: The proposed fundus imaging system enables high-resolution digital fundus imaging in the mouse eye, based on off-the-shelf components. The long-term tracking experiment with in vitro calcium imaging validation demonstrates the system can serve as a powerful tool monitoring the level of genetically-encoded calcium indicator expression, further determining the optimal time window for following experiment.

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OphthalmoscopesAnimalsCalciumFemaleFluorescent DyesFundus OculiMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPhotic StimulationRetinal Ganglion CellsCalciumFluorescent Dyes

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PMCPMC6651747

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