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Complex and region-specific changes in astroglial markers in the aging brain

Rodriguez, J J; Yeh, C Y; Terzieva, S; Olabarria, M; Kulijewicz-Nawrot, M; Verkhratsky, A

Neurobiol Aging. 2014;35(1):15-23.

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Abstract

Morphological aging of astrocytes was investigated in entorhinal cortex (EC), dentate gyrus (DG), and cornu ammonis 1 (CA1) regions of hippocampus of male SV129/C57BL6 mice of different age groups (3, 9, 18, and 24 months). Astroglial profiles were visualized by immunohistochemistry by using glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), glutamine synthetase (GS), and s100beta staining; these profiles were imaged using confocal or light microscopy for subsequent morphometric analysis. GFAP-positive profiles in the DG and the CA1 of the hippocampus showed progressive age-dependent hypertrophy, as indicated by an increase in surface, volume, and somata volume at 24 months of age compared with 3-month-old mice. In contrast with the hippocampal regions, aging induced a decrease in GFAP-positive astroglial profiles in the EC: the surface, volume, and cell body volume of astroglial cells at 24 months of age were decreased significantly compared with the 3-month group. The GS-positive astrocytes displayed smaller cellular surface areas at 24 months compared with 3-month-old animals in both areas of hippocampus, whereas GS-positive profiles remained unchanged in the EC of old mice. The morphometry of s100beta-immunoreactive profiles revealed substantial increase in the EC, more moderate increase in the DG, and no changes in the CA1 area. Based on the morphological analysis of 3 astroglial markers, we conclude that astrocytes undergo a complex age-dependent remodeling in a brain region-specific manner.

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eng
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Alternative journal title:
Neurobiology of aging
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35
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1
Start page:
15
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23
Total:
9
Pagination:
15-23
Digital Object Identifier:
10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2013.07.002
ISI Accession Number:
23969179
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  • Related website http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23969179
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  • Rodriguez, Jose J Yeh, Chia-Yu Terzieva, Slavica Olabarria, Markel Kulijewicz-Nawrot, Magdalena Verkhratsky, Alexei Neurobiol Aging. 2014 Jan;35(1):15-23. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2013.07.002. Epub 2013 Aug 19.
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Manchester eScholar ID:
uk-ac-man-scw:236698
Created by:
Verkhratsky, Alexej
Created:
10th October, 2014, 14:02:38
Last modified by:
Verkhratsky, Alexej
Last modified:
2nd November, 2015, 14:57:35

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