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ArticleJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2021

A New Tool for the Analysis of the Effect of Intracerebrally Injected Anti-Amyloid-β Compounds.

Jolanta Upīte, Thomas Brüning, Luisa Möhle, Mirjam Brackhan, Pablo Bascuñana, Baiba Jansone, Jens Pahnke

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Jolanta UpīteDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Latvia, Rīga, Latvia.
Thomas BrüningDepartment of Pathology, Section of Neuropathology, Translational Neurodegeneration Research and Neuropathology Lab, University of Oslo (UiO) and Oslo University Hospital (OUS), Oslo, Norway.
Luisa MöhleDepartment of Pathology, Section of Neuropathology, Translational Neurodegeneration Research and Neuropathology Lab, University of Oslo (UiO) and Oslo University Hospital (OUS), Oslo, Norway.
Mirjam BrackhanDepartment of Pathology, Section of Neuropathology, Translational Neurodegeneration Research and Neuropathology Lab, University of Oslo (UiO) and Oslo University Hospital (OUS), Oslo, Norway.
Pablo BascuñanaDepartment of Pathology, Section of Neuropathology, Translational Neurodegeneration Research and Neuropathology Lab, University of Oslo (UiO) and Oslo University Hospital (OUS), Oslo, Norway.
Baiba JansoneDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Latvia, Rīga, Latvia.
Jens PahnkeDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Latvia, Rīga, Latvia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA wide range of techniques has been developed over the past decades to characterize amyloid-β (Aβ) pathology in mice. Until now, no method has been established to quantify spatial changes in Aβ plaque deposition due to targeted delivery of substances using ALZET® pumps.

objectiveDevelopment of a methodology to quantify the local distribution of Aβ plaques after intracerebral infusion of compounds.

methodsWe have developed a toolbox to quantify Aβ plaques in relation to intracerebral injection channels using Zeiss AxioVision® and Microsoft Excel® software. For the proof of concept, intracerebral stereotactic surgery was performed in 50-day-old APP-transgenic mice injected with PBS. At the age of 100 days, brains were collected for immunhistological analysis.

resultsThe toolbox can be used to analyze and evaluate Aβ plaques (number, size, and coverage) in specific brain areas based on their location relative to the point of the injection or the injection channel. The tool provides classification of Aβ plaques in pre-defined distance groups using two different approaches.

conclusionThis new analytic toolbox facilitates the analysis of long-term continuous intracerebral experimental compound infusions using ALZET® pumps. This method generates reliable data for Aβ deposition characterization in relation to the distribution of experimental compounds.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsBrainDisease Models, AnimalHumansImmunohistochemistryMiceMice, TransgenicPlaque, AmyloidStereotaxic TechniquesAmyloid beta-PeptidesAlzheimer’s diseaseamyloid-βdistributional activityhistologyimplantable infusion pumpplaquesquantificationtransgenic mice

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