Neuroscience bulletinPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1007/s12264-024-01218-x
Xiaopeng Kang, Dawei Wang, Jiaji Lin, Hongxiang Yao, Kun Zhao, Chengyuan Song, Pindong Chen, Yida Qu, Hongwei Yang, Zengqiang Zhang, Bo Zhou, Tong Han, Zhengluan Liao, Yan Chen, Jie Lu, Chunshui Yu, Pan Wang, Xinqing Zhang, Ming Li, Xi Zhang, Tianzi Jiang, Yuying Zhou, Bing Liu, Ying Han, Yong Liu
{"title":"Convergent Neuroimaging and Molecular Signatures in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease: A Data-Driven Meta-Analysis with N = 3,118.","authors":"Xiaopeng Kang, Dawei Wang, Jiaji Lin, Hongxiang Yao, Kun Zhao, Chengyuan Song, Pindong Chen, Yida Qu, Hongwei Yang, Zengqiang Zhang, Bo Zhou, Tong Han, Zhengluan Liao, Yan Chen, Jie Lu, Chunshui Yu, Pan Wang, Xinqing Zhang, Ming Li, Xi Zhang, Tianzi Jiang, Yuying Zhou, Bing Liu, Ying Han, Yong Liu","doi":"10.1007/s12264-024-01218-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12264-024-01218-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current study aimed to evaluate the susceptibility to regional brain atrophy and its biological mechanism in Alzheimer's disease (AD). We conducted data-driven meta-analyses to combine 3,118 structural magnetic resonance images from three datasets to obtain robust atrophy patterns. Then we introduced a set of radiogenomic analyses to investigate the biological basis of the atrophy patterns in AD. Our results showed that the hippocampus and amygdala exhibit the most severe atrophy, followed by the temporal, frontal, and occipital lobes in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and AD. The extent of atrophy in MCI was less severe than that in AD. A series of biological processes related to the glutamate signaling pathway, cellular stress response, and synapse structure and function were investigated through gene set enrichment analysis. Our study contributes to understanding the manifestations of atrophy and a deeper understanding of the pathophysiological processes that contribute to atrophy, providing new insight for further clinical research on AD.</p>","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1274-1286"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11365916/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141186542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Neuroscience bulletinPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-06-20DOI: 10.1007/s12264-024-01237-8
Jingjing Liu, Jialin Ye, Chunyuan Ji, Wenting Ren, Youwei He, Fuqiang Xu, Feng Wang
{"title":"Mapping the Behavioral Signatures of Shank3b Mice in Both Sexes.","authors":"Jingjing Liu, Jialin Ye, Chunyuan Ji, Wenting Ren, Youwei He, Fuqiang Xu, Feng Wang","doi":"10.1007/s12264-024-01237-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12264-024-01237-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by social and repetitive abnormalities. Although the ASD mouse model with Shank3b mutations is widely used in ASD research, the behavioral phenotype of this model has not been fully elucidated. Here, a 3D-motion capture system and linear discriminant analysis were used to comprehensively record and analyze the behavioral patterns of male and female Shank3b mutant mice. It was found that both sexes replicated the core and accompanied symptoms of ASD, with significant sex differences. Further, Shank3b heterozygous knockout mice exhibited distinct autistic behaviors, that were significantly different from those those observed in the wild type and homozygous knockout groups. Our findings provide evidence for the inclusion of both sexes and experimental approaches to efficiently characterize heterozygous transgenic models, which are more clinically relevant in autistic studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1299-1314"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11365888/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141427352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Role of Occipitotemporal Network for Speed-Reading: An fMRI Study.","authors":"Dexin Sun, Zhilin Zhang, Naoya Oishi, Qi Dai, Dinh Ha Duy Thuy, Nobuhito Abe, Jun Tachibana, Shintaro Funahashi, Jinglong Wu, Toshiya Murai, Hidenao Fukuyama","doi":"10.1007/s12264-024-01251-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12264-024-01251-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The activity of occipitotemporal regions involved in linguistic reading processes, such as the ventral occipitotemporal cortex (vOT), is believed to exhibit strong interactions during higher-order language processing, specifically in the connectivity between the occipital gyrus and the temporal gyrus. In this study, we utilized functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) with psychophysiological interaction (PPI) and dynamic causal modeling (DCM) to investigate the functional and effective connectivity in the occipitotemporal network during speed reading. We conducted the experiment with native Japanese speakers who underwent and without speed-reading training and subsequently performed established reading tasks at different speeds (slow, medium, and fast) while undergoing 3-Tesla Siemens fMRI. Our activation analyses revealed significant changes in occipital and temporal regions as reading speed increased, indicating functional connectivity within the occipitotemporal network. DCM results further demonstrated more intricate effective connections and high involvement within the occipitotemporal pathway: (1) reading signals originated from the inferior occipital gyrus (iO), distributed to the vOT and the posterior superior temporal sulcus (pSTS), and then gathered in the anterior superior temporal sulcus (aSTS); (2) reading speed loads had modulation effects on the pathways from the aSTS to vOT and from the iO to vOT. These findings highlight the complex connectivity and dynamic interactions within the occipitotemporal network during speed-reading processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1261-1273"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11365886/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141469758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Neuroscience bulletinPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-07-29DOI: 10.1007/s12264-024-01260-9
Li Deng, Shao-Yong Song, Wei-Ming Zhao, Xiao-Wen Meng, Hong Liu, Qing Zheng, Ke Peng, Fu-Hai Ji
{"title":"Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells 2 Alleviated Sevoflurane-Induced Developmental Neurotoxicity via Microglial Pruning of Dendritic Spines in the CA1 Region of the Hippocampus.","authors":"Li Deng, Shao-Yong Song, Wei-Ming Zhao, Xiao-Wen Meng, Hong Liu, Qing Zheng, Ke Peng, Fu-Hai Ji","doi":"10.1007/s12264-024-01260-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12264-024-01260-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sevoflurane induces developmental neurotoxicity in mice; however, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is essential for microglia-mediated synaptic refinement during the early stages of brain development. We explored the effects of TREM2 on dendritic spine pruning during sevoflurane-induced developmental neurotoxicity in mice. Mice were anaesthetized with sevoflurane on postnatal days 6, 8, and 10. Behavioral performance was assessed using the open field test and Morris water maze test. Genetic knockdown of TREM2 and overexpression of TREM2 by stereotaxic injection were used for mechanistic experiments. Western blotting, immunofluorescence, electron microscopy, three-dimensional reconstruction, Golgi staining, and whole-cell patch-clamp recordings were performed. Sevoflurane exposures upregulated the protein expression of TREM2, increased microglia-mediated pruning of dendritic spines, and reduced synaptic multiplicity and excitability of CA1 neurons. TREM2 genetic knockdown significantly decreased dendritic spine pruning, and partially aggravated neuronal morphological abnormalities and cognitive impairments in sevoflurane-treated mice. In contrast, TREM2 overexpression enhanced microglia-mediated pruning of dendritic spines and rescued neuronal morphological abnormalities and cognitive dysfunction. TREM2 exerts a protective role against neurocognitive impairments in mice after neonatal exposures to sevoflurane by enhancing microglia-mediated pruning of dendritic spines in CA1 neurons. This provides a potential therapeutic target in the prevention of sevoflurane-induced developmental neurotoxicity.</p>","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1215-1229"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11365924/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141792918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Neuroscience bulletinPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-05-28DOI: 10.1007/s12264-024-01226-x
Linglin Liu, Lanzhi Luo, Ji-An Wei, Xintong Xu, Kwok-Fai So, Li Zhang
{"title":"Treadmill Exercise Reshapes Cortical Astrocytic and Neuronal Activity to Improve Motor Learning Deficits Under Chronic Alcohol Exposure.","authors":"Linglin Liu, Lanzhi Luo, Ji-An Wei, Xintong Xu, Kwok-Fai So, Li Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s12264-024-01226-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12264-024-01226-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Alcohol abuse induces various neurological disorders including motor learning deficits, possibly by affecting neuronal and astrocytic activity. Physical exercise is one effective approach to remediate synaptic loss and motor deficits as shown by our previous works. In this study, we unrevealed the role of exercise training in the recovery of cortical neuronal and astrocytic functions. Using a chronic alcohol injection mouse model, we found the hyperreactivity of astrocytes along with dendritic spine loss plus lower neuronal activity in the primary motor cortex. Persistent treadmill exercise training, on the other hand, improved neural spine formation and inhibited reactive astrocytes, alleviating motor learning deficits induced by alcohol exposure. These data collectively support the potency of endurance exercise in the rehabilitation of motor functions under alcohol abuse.</p>","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1287-1298"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11365901/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141161820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Neuroscience bulletinPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-06-04DOI: 10.1007/s12264-024-01242-x
Menghan Dai, Jie Li, Xiangwen Hao, Na Li, Mingfang Zheng, Miao He, Yu Gu
{"title":"High Magnesium Promotes the Recovery of Binocular Vision from Amblyopia via TRPM7.","authors":"Menghan Dai, Jie Li, Xiangwen Hao, Na Li, Mingfang Zheng, Miao He, Yu Gu","doi":"10.1007/s12264-024-01242-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12264-024-01242-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Abnormal visual experience during the critical period can cause deficits in visual function, such as amblyopia. High magnesium (Mg<sup>2+</sup>) supplementary can restore ocular dominance (OD) plasticity, which promotes the recovery of amblyopic eye acuity in adults. However, it remains unsolved whether Mg<sup>2+</sup> could recover binocular vision in amblyopic adults and what the molecular mechanism is for the recovery. We found that in addition to the recovery of OD plasticity, binocular integration can be restored under the treatment of high Mg<sup>2+</sup> in amblyopic mice. Behaviorally, Mg<sup>2+</sup>-treated amblyopic mice showed better depth perception. Moreover, the effect of high Mg<sup>2+</sup> can be suppressed with transient receptor potential melastatin-like 7 (TRPM7) knockdown. Collectively, our results demonstrate that high Mg<sup>2+</sup> could restore binocular visual functions from amblyopia. TRPM7 is required for the restoration of plasticity in the visual cortex after high Mg<sup>2+</sup> treatment, which can provide possible clinical applications for future research and treatment of amblyopia.</p>","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1245-1260"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11365890/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141238297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Neuroscience bulletinPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-05-04DOI: 10.1007/s12264-024-01214-1
Jing Guo, Changyi He, Huimiao Song, Huiwu Gao, Shi Yao, Shan-Shan Dong, Tie-Lin Yang
{"title":"Unveiling Promising Neuroimaging Biomarkers for Schizophrenia Through Clinical and Genetic Perspectives.","authors":"Jing Guo, Changyi He, Huimiao Song, Huiwu Gao, Shi Yao, Shan-Shan Dong, Tie-Lin Yang","doi":"10.1007/s12264-024-01214-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12264-024-01214-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Schizophrenia is a complex and serious brain disorder. Neuroscientists have become increasingly interested in using magnetic resonance-based brain imaging-derived phenotypes (IDPs) to investigate the etiology of psychiatric disorders. IDPs capture valuable clinical advantages and hold biological significance in identifying brain abnormalities. In this review, we aim to discuss current and prospective approaches to identify potential biomarkers for schizophrenia using clinical multimodal neuroimaging and imaging genetics. We first described IDPs through their phenotypic classification and neuroimaging genomics. Secondly, we discussed the applications of multimodal neuroimaging by clinical evidence in observational studies and randomized controlled trials. Thirdly, considering the genetic evidence of IDPs, we discussed how can utilize neuroimaging data as an intermediate phenotype to make association inferences by polygenic risk scores and Mendelian randomization. Finally, we discussed machine learning as an optimum approach for validating biomarkers. Together, future research efforts focused on neuroimaging biomarkers aim to enhance our understanding of schizophrenia.</p>","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1333-1352"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11365900/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140874752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Neuroscience bulletinPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-05-20DOI: 10.1007/s12264-024-01228-9
Junqiang Zheng, Xingying Wu, Han Xu
{"title":"Oxytocinergic Control of a Hypothalamic Social Fear Circuitry.","authors":"Junqiang Zheng, Xingying Wu, Han Xu","doi":"10.1007/s12264-024-01228-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12264-024-01228-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1399-1401"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11365902/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141066111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Neuroscience bulletinPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-05-03DOI: 10.1007/s12264-024-01196-0
Yuanyuan Li, Yuanyuan Fang, Kaiyuan Li, Hongbin Yang, Shumin Duan, Li Sun
{"title":"Morphological Tracing and Functional Identification of Monosynaptic Connections in the Brain: A Comprehensive Guide.","authors":"Yuanyuan Li, Yuanyuan Fang, Kaiyuan Li, Hongbin Yang, Shumin Duan, Li Sun","doi":"10.1007/s12264-024-01196-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12264-024-01196-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Behavioral studies play a crucial role in unraveling the mechanisms underlying brain function. Recent advances in optogenetics, neuronal typing and labeling, and circuit tracing have facilitated the dissection of the neural circuitry involved in various important behaviors. The identification of monosynaptic connections, both upstream and downstream of specific neurons, serves as the foundation for understanding complex neural circuits and studying behavioral mechanisms. However, the practical implementation and mechanistic understanding of monosynaptic connection tracing techniques and functional identification remain challenging, particularly for inexperienced researchers. Improper application of these methods and misinterpretation of results can impede experimental progress and lead to erroneous conclusions. In this paper, we present a comprehensive description of the principles, specific operational details, and key steps involved in tracing anterograde and retrograde monosynaptic connections. We outline the process of functionally identifying monosynaptic connections through the integration of optogenetics and electrophysiological techniques, providing practical guidance for researchers.</p>","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1364-1378"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11365912/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140868946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"STED Imaging of Vesicular Endocytosis in the Synapse.","authors":"Shaoqin Hu, Zhenli Xie, Bianbian Wang, Yang Chen, Zexin Jing, Ying Hao, Jingyu Yao, Xuanang Wu, Jingxiao Huo, Anqi Wei, Yuhao Qin, Nan Dong, Chaowen Zheng, Qian Song, Jiangang Long, Xinjiang Kang, Changhe Wang, Huadong Xu","doi":"10.1007/s12264-024-01254-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12264-024-01254-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Endocytosis is a fundamental biological process that couples exocytosis to maintain the homeostasis of the plasma membrane and sustained neurotransmission. Super-resolution microscopy enables optical imaging of exocytosis and endocytosis in live cells and makes an essential contribution to understanding molecular mechanisms of endocytosis in neuronal somata and other types of cells. However, visualization of exo-endocytic events at the single vesicular level in a synapse with optical imaging remains a great challenge to reveal mechanisms governing the synaptic exo-endocytotic coupling. In this protocol, we describe the technical details of stimulated emission depletion (STED) imaging of synaptic endocytosis at the single-vesicle level, from sample preparation and microscopy calibration to data acquisition and analysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1379-1395"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11365914/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141555298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}