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dc.contributor.advisor 고재원 -
dc.contributor.author Na-young Seo -
dc.date.accessioned 2023-09-18T21:00:37Z -
dc.date.available 2023-09-18T21:00:37Z -
dc.date.issued 2023 -
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11750/46389 -
dc.identifier.uri http://dgist.dcollection.net/common/orgView/200000686005 -
dc.description Synapse; Plasticity; Neural circuit; Synaptopathy; Electron microscopy -
dc.description.tableofcontents I. GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Synapse: the fundamental unit of the brain 1
1.2 Synaptopathy: alterations of synapses in neuropathologic conditions 5
1.3 Purposes of the study 7
II. PART 1 LRRTM3-mediated topographic specificity of hippocampal synaptic connections 12
2.1 Introduction 13
2.1.1 Hippocampal circuitry 13
2.1.2 Role of synaptic cell adhesion molecules in synaptic specificity 15
2.1.3 Leucine-rich repeat transmembrane proteins 16
2.1.4 LRRTM-relevant clinical diseases 17
2.1.5 Main questions 18
2.2 Material and Method 19
2.2.1 Animals 19
2.2.2 Preparation and transfection of cultured hippocampal neurons 19
2.2.3 Immunocytochemistry and imaging 20
2.2.4 Stereotaxic surgery 21
2.2.5 Tissue preparation using heavy metal staining 21
2.2.6 Three-dimensional reconstruction or stereology using SB-SEM 22
2.2.7 Two-dimensional analysis using TEM 23
2.2.8 Three-dimensional investigation using serial-section TEM (ssTEM) 24
2.2.9 Statistical analysis 24
2.3 Results 25
2.3.1 LRRTM3 knockdown induces decrease in dendritic PSD-95 puncta and enlargement of axonal bouton in cultured DG granule neurons 25
2.3.2 LRRTM3 selectively mediates excitatory synapse formation with the MEC in the MML of the DG 25
2.3.3 LRRTM3 loss disrupts ultrastructural organization at the DG–CA3 synapse in vivo 26
2.3.4 MF filopodial synapse with inhibitory neurons is not affected by LRRTM3 deletion 28
2.3.5 LRRTM4 in the DG does not act in the same way as LRRTM3 28
2.4 Discussion 30
III. PART 2 Selective loss of cortical synapses lacking presynaptic mitochondria in 5xFAD mouse models 53
3.1 Introduction 54
3.1.1 Alzheimer’s disease 54
3.1.2 Synaptic impairment in AD 55
3.1.3 Mitochondrial dysfunction in AD 55
3.1.4 Main question 56
3.2 Material and Method 58
3.2.1 Animals 58
3.2.2 Immunohistochemistry and analysis 58
3.2.3 Tissue preparation for heavy metal staining 59
3.2.4 Electron microscopy and analysis 59
3.2.5 Statistical analysis 61
3.3 Results 62
3.3.1 Amyloid accumulation has regional differences in the 5xFAD mouse model 62
3.3.2 Synaptic loss in the 5xFAD cortex has region-specific susceptibility 63
3.3.3 Synapses lacking presynaptic mitochondria are significantly reduced in the 5xFAD mPFC 63
3.3.4 Mitochondrial number per bouton is decreased in the 5xFAD mPFC 64
3.4 Discussion 66
IV. CONCLUSION 81
V. REFERENCES 83
Abstract in Korean 102
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dc.format.extent 103 -
dc.language eng -
dc.publisher DGIST -
dc.title Ultrastructural investigation of neuronal connectivity in synaptopathic mouse models -
dc.title.alternative 시냅스 유래 뇌 질환 마우스 모델 내 신경세포 연결성의 초미세 구조 조사 -
dc.type Thesis -
dc.identifier.doi 10.22677/THESIS.200000686005 -
dc.description.degree Doctor -
dc.contributor.department Department of Brain Sciences -
dc.contributor.coadvisor Kea Joo Lee -
dc.date.awarded 2023-08-01 -
dc.publisher.location Daegu -
dc.description.database dCollection -
dc.citation XT.BD 서19 202308 -
dc.date.accepted 2023-09-14 -
dc.contributor.alternativeDepartment 뇌과학과 -
dc.subject.keyword Synapse -
dc.subject.keyword Plasticity -
dc.subject.keyword Neural circuit -
dc.subject.keyword Synaptopathy -
dc.subject.keyword Electron microscopy -
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor Na-young Seo -
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor Jaewon Ko -
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor Kea Joo Lee -
dc.contributor.alternativeName 서나영 -
dc.contributor.alternativeName Jaewon Ko -
dc.contributor.alternativeName 이계주 -
dc.rights.embargoReleaseDate 2028-08-31 -
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