Adeno-associated viral vector injection reduces adult hippocampal neurogenesis in mouse brain

During adulthood, new neurons are mainly generated in hippocampal dentate gyrus. This process is known as adult hippocampal neurogenesis (AHN), during which neural progenitor cells divide, and mature into adult-born dentate granule cells. Finally they integrate into hippocampal networks, which are k...

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Main Author: Puumalainen, Veera
Other Authors: Faculty of Sciences, Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Bio- ja ympäristötieteiden laitos, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
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Language:eng
Published: 2023
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Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/92528
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description During adulthood, new neurons are mainly generated in hippocampal dentate gyrus. This process is known as adult hippocampal neurogenesis (AHN), during which neural progenitor cells divide, and mature into adult-born dentate granule cells. Finally they integrate into hippocampal networks, which are known to take part in learning and memory. Calcium imaging methods have permitted studying the cellular level events of learning and memory in vivo. For this, genes encoding for fluorescent calcium indicators are conveyed to neuronal cells, and when coupled with micro-optical tools they enable the live monitoring of calcium activity, reflecting activation of neurons. Adeno-associated virus (AAV) is one of the most used genetic vectors for calcium indicator expression on the target cells. AAVs are regarded as safe and effective, and so recombinant AAVs are developed increasingly to deliver transgenes to target tissues. However, recent research has revealed AAVs’ potency to induce cell death in many cell types, including neural progenitor cells and adult-born neurons. In this study, the AAV-induced effects on AHN were assessed by injecting saline (n=6) or AAV9 vector carrying GCaMP6s calcium indicator unilaterally to dentate gyri of adult male mice (n=10). After ca. 33 weeks, the number of adult-born neurons was determined bilaterally by doublecortin immunolabeling and confocal microscopy. In addition, the amount of GCaMP6s-derived green fluorescence (GF) was measured as a marker for transgene expression. Ipsilaterally to the injection, AAV reduced the number of adult-born neurons, i.e., neurogenesis, in comparison to saline-injected control group. The effect was local, since the number of new neurons in the contralateral hemisphere of AAV injected mice did not differ from control group. Surprisingly, no association between the GF intensity and the decrease of neurogenesis was found, and the reason for this lack of correlation remains unclear. In conclusion, this study shows the harmful effect of AAV on AHN and agrees with the scarce amount of existing data on this concern. This issue demands further research since AAVs are among the leading gene therapy vectors and research tools, also within central nervous system. Aikuisiällä uusia hermosoluja syntyy pääosin hippokampuksen pykäläpoimussa, jossa hermokantasolut jakautuvat ja kypsyvät toiminnallisiksi jyväissoluiksi, jotka liittyvät lopulta hippokampuksen hermoverkkoihin. Tämä ilmiö tunnetaan aikuisiän hippokampaalisena neurogeneesinä. Kalsiumkuvantaminen yhdistettynä mikro-optisiin työkaluihin mahdollistaa muistille ja oppimiselle tärkeiden hippokampuksen hermosolujen aktiivisuuden tutkimisen elävän eläimen aivoissa. Kuvantamisen mahdollistamiseksi kohdesolu täytyy saada ilmentämään fluoresoivaa kalsiumindikaattoria. Tätä varten soluun kuljetetaan vektorin avulla sitä koodaava geeni. Yksi käytetyimmistä vektoreista on yleisesti turvallisena pidetty adeno-assosioitu virus (AAV), ja useita siihen perustuvia tutkimusmenetelmiä ja geeniterapiamuotoja onkin kehitetty ja yhä kehitteillä. AAV:n on kuitenkin vastikään raportoitu aiheuttavan solukuolemaa useissa solutyypeissä, mukaan lukien hermokantasolut ja aikuisiällä syntyneet hermosolut. Tässä tutkielmassa AAV:n vaikutusta uusiin hermosoluihin tutkittiin aikuisilla uroshiirillä (n=10), joiden toisen aivopuoliskon pykäläpoimuihin injektoitiin GCaMP6s-kalsiumindikaattoria koodaavaa AAV9-vektoria. Noin 33 viikon kuluttua aivot siivutettiin, ja uudet hermosolut värjättiin kaksoiskortiini-vasta-aineella ja laskettiin molemmista aivopuoliskoista konfokaalimikroskoopilla. Lisäksi GCaMP6s:n tuottaman fluoresenssin määrä mitattiin hippokampuksista AAV:n ilmentymisen määrittämiseksi. Uusien hermosolujen lukumäärää verrattiin saman ryhmän terveeseen aivopuoliskoon ja kontrolliryhmään (n=6), joille oli injektoitu AAV:n sijaan suolaliuosta. Uusien hermosolujen määrä väheni paikallisesti AAV-injektion kohdealueella hiiren hippokampuksessa. Yllättäen yhteyttä fluoresenssin ja uusien hermosolujen vähenemisen välillä ei löytynyt. Tämä tutkielma tukee niitä harvoja tutkimuksia, jotka ovat raportoineet AAV:n haitoista aikuisiällä syntyneille hermosoluille. Koska AAV on laajalti käytössä geeniterapian sekä aivotutkimuksen työkaluna, on erittäin tärkeää huomioida nämä tulokset ja tehdä jatkotutkimuksia AAV:n mahdollisista haitoista eri solu- ja kudostyypeille, sekä selvittää näkyvätkö vaikutukset käytöksen tasolla esimerkiksi oppimisen yhteydessä.
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spellingShingle Puumalainen, Veera Adeno-associated viral vector injection reduces adult hippocampal neurogenesis in mouse brain adeno-associated virus calcium imaging dentate gyrus neurogenesis Cell and molecular biology Solu- ja molekyylibiologia 4013 muisti (kognitio) hiiret hippokampus aivot oppiminen memory (cognition) mice hippocampus brain learning
title Adeno-associated viral vector injection reduces adult hippocampal neurogenesis in mouse brain
title_full Adeno-associated viral vector injection reduces adult hippocampal neurogenesis in mouse brain
title_fullStr Adeno-associated viral vector injection reduces adult hippocampal neurogenesis in mouse brain Adeno-associated viral vector injection reduces adult hippocampal neurogenesis in mouse brain
title_full_unstemmed Adeno-associated viral vector injection reduces adult hippocampal neurogenesis in mouse brain Adeno-associated viral vector injection reduces adult hippocampal neurogenesis in mouse brain
title_short Adeno-associated viral vector injection reduces adult hippocampal neurogenesis in mouse brain
title_sort adeno associated viral vector injection reduces adult hippocampal neurogenesis in mouse brain
title_txtP Adeno-associated viral vector injection reduces adult hippocampal neurogenesis in mouse brain
topic adeno-associated virus calcium imaging dentate gyrus neurogenesis Cell and molecular biology Solu- ja molekyylibiologia 4013 muisti (kognitio) hiiret hippokampus aivot oppiminen memory (cognition) mice hippocampus brain learning
topic_facet 4013 Cell and molecular biology Solu- ja molekyylibiologia adeno-associated virus aivot brain calcium imaging dentate gyrus hiiret hippocampus hippokampus learning memory (cognition) mice muisti (kognitio) neurogenesis oppiminen
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