Effect of brain transfection of glial fibrillary acidic protein promoter-containing lentivirus on electroencephalogram activity in mice
10.3724/SP.J.1008.2015.01173
- Author:
Xiao-Hui XU
1
Author Information
1. Bio-X Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Electroencephalography;
Epilepsy;
Glial fibrillary acidic protein;
Lentivirus;
Promoter
- From:
Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University
2015;36(11):1173-1179
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To analyze the effects of injecting glial fibrillary acidic protein promoter (pGFAP)-containing lentivirus into mouse hippocampus on electroencephalogram(EEG)activity, and to explore the feasibility of applying the lentivirus in epilepsy study. Methods Astrocytes-specific infection of pGFAP lentivirus was identified in both cultured hippocampal cells and hippocampal slices from mice by immunofluorescence techniques. The mice were divided into two groups: artificial cerebrospinal fluid(ACSF)injection group and pGFAP lentivirus injection group. Changes in mice body weight were analyzed before and after brain injection. Changes of power spectrum and high-frequency oscillations(HFOs)of EEG were analyzed by Spike 2 software 3 to 4 weeks after pGFAP lentivirus injection. Results It was found that:(1)non-neuron cells were selectively infected by pGFAP lentivirus in cultured hippocampal cells;(2)pGFAP lentivirus specifically infected GFAP+cells in dentate gyrus(DG)area of mouse hippocampus;(3)compared with ACSF injection group, mouse body weight had no significant changes 3 to 4 weeks after the virus injection in pGFAP lentivirus injection group; and(4)pGFAP lentivirus injected into DG area of hippocampus had no significant effect on power spectrum, or the number and mean duration of HFOs of EEG. Conclusion It is a feasible strategy to study the function of astrocytes in epilepsy by brain injection of pGFAP lentivirus.
