Coupling of Organotypic Brain Slice Cultures to Silicon-Based Arrays of Electrodes
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Coupling of Organotypic Brain Slice Cultures to Silicon-Based Arrays of Electrodes. / Jahnsen, Henrik; Kristensen, Bjarne Winther; Thiébaud, Pierre; Noraberg, Jens; Jakobsen, Birthe; Bove, Marco; Martinoa, Sergio; Koudelka-Hep, Milena; Grattarola, Massimo; Zimmer, Jens.
In: Methods, Vol. 18, No. 2, 1999, p. 160-172.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Coupling of Organotypic Brain Slice Cultures to Silicon-Based Arrays of Electrodes
AU - Jahnsen, Henrik
AU - Kristensen, Bjarne Winther
AU - Thiébaud, Pierre
AU - Noraberg, Jens
AU - Jakobsen, Birthe
AU - Bove, Marco
AU - Martinoa, Sergio
AU - Koudelka-Hep, Milena
AU - Grattarola, Massimo
AU - Zimmer, Jens
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Fetal or early postnatal brain tissue can be cultured in viable and healthy condition for several weeks with development and preservation of the basic cellular and connective organization as so-called organotypic brain slice cultures. Here we demonstrate and describe how it is possible to establish such hippocampal rat brain slice cultures on biocompatible silicon-based chips with arrays of electrodes with a histological organization comparable to that of conventional brain slice cultures grown by the roller drum technique and on semiporous membranes. Intracellular and extracellular recordings from neurons in the slice cultures show that the electroresponsive properties of the neurons and synaptic circuitry are in accordance with those described for cells in acutely prepared slices of the adult rat hippocampus. Based on the recordings and the possibilities of stimulating the cultured cells through the electrode arrays it is anticipated that the setup eventually will allow long-term studies of defined neuronal networks and provide valuable information on both normal and neurotoxicological and neuropathological conditions.
AB - Fetal or early postnatal brain tissue can be cultured in viable and healthy condition for several weeks with development and preservation of the basic cellular and connective organization as so-called organotypic brain slice cultures. Here we demonstrate and describe how it is possible to establish such hippocampal rat brain slice cultures on biocompatible silicon-based chips with arrays of electrodes with a histological organization comparable to that of conventional brain slice cultures grown by the roller drum technique and on semiporous membranes. Intracellular and extracellular recordings from neurons in the slice cultures show that the electroresponsive properties of the neurons and synaptic circuitry are in accordance with those described for cells in acutely prepared slices of the adult rat hippocampus. Based on the recordings and the possibilities of stimulating the cultured cells through the electrode arrays it is anticipated that the setup eventually will allow long-term studies of defined neuronal networks and provide valuable information on both normal and neurotoxicological and neuropathological conditions.
U2 - 10.1006/meth.1999.0769
DO - 10.1006/meth.1999.0769
M3 - Journal article
VL - 18
SP - 160
EP - 172
JO - Methods
JF - Methods
SN - 1046-2023
IS - 2
ER -
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