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Structural and molecular characterization of astrocyte and vasculature connectivity in the mouse hippocampus and cortex

Lorin, Charlotte  
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Guiet, Romain  
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Chiaruttini, Nicolas  
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July 15, 2024
Glia

The relation of astrocytic endfeet to the vasculature plays a key functional role in the neuro‐glia‐vasculature unit. We characterize the spatial organization of astrocytes and the structural aspects that facilitate their involvement in molecular exchanges. Using double transgenic mice, we performed co‐immunostaining, confocal microscopy, and three‐dimensional digital segmentation to investigate the biophysical and molecular organization of astrocytes and their intricate endfoot network at the micrometer level in the isocortex and hippocampus. The results showed that hippocampal astrocytes had smaller territories, reduced endfoot dimensions, and fewer contacts with blood vessels compared with those in the isocortex. Additionally, we found that both connexins 43 and 30 have a higher density in the endfoot and the former is overexpressed relative to the latter. However, due to the limitations of the method, further studies are needed to determine the exact localization on the endfoot. The quantitative information obtained in this study will be useful for modeling the interactions of astrocytes with the vasculature.

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DOI
10.1002/glia.24594
Author(s)
Lorin, Charlotte  

EPFL

Guiet, Romain  

EPFL

Chiaruttini, Nicolas  

EPFL

Ambrosini, Giovanna  

EPFL

Boci, Elvis  

EPFL

Markram, Henry  

EPFL

Abdellah, Marwan  

EPFL

Keller, Daniel  

EPFL

Date Issued

2024-07-15

Publisher

Wiley

Published in
Glia
Volume

72

Issue

11

Start page

2001

End page

2021

Subjects

astrocyte

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connexin 30

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connexin 43

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endfeet

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hippocampus

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isocortex

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vasculature

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Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology

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[Dataset] Structural and Molecular Analysis of Adult Mouse Astrocytes and Vascular Connectivity in the Cortex and Hippocampus

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8155041
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October 9, 2024
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