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dc.contributor.advisor 엄지원 -
dc.contributor.author Hyeji Jung -
dc.date.accessioned 2025-02-28T21:00:57Z -
dc.date.available 2025-02-28T21:00:57Z -
dc.date.issued 2025 -
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11750/57962 -
dc.identifier.uri http://dgist.dcollection.net/common/orgView/200000841428 -
dc.description 신경염증, 미세아교세포, 사이토카인, NLRP3, 시냅스, NMDA 수용체 -
dc.description.tableofcontents Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 General introduction: Diversity building up the brain 1
1.2 Core structure of excitatory and inhibitory synapses and their diversity 3
1.3 Contribution of microglia to sophisticated brain function 4
1.4 Neuroinflammation and its impact on microglial function 5
1.5 Regulatory mechanisms of the NLRP3 inflammasome and the pathological contribution of its dysregulation 5
II. MATERIALS & METHODS 7
2.1 Animals 7
2.2 Drug treatment 7
2.3 Antibodies 7
2.4 Immunohistochemistry (IHC) 8
2.5 Microglial analyses using slide scanner 9
2.6 Microglial morphology analyses 9
2.7 Microglial 3D analyses 9
2.8 Preparation and titration of AAVs 10
2.9 Stereotaxic injections 10
2.10 Analysis of microglial engulfment using a synapse engulfment reporter virus 10
2.11 Preparation of brain lysates and quantification of cytokine expression levels 11
2.12 Quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR) 11
2.13 Primary microglia culture 12
2.14 Culture, immunostaining, and image analysis of cultured neurons 13
2.15 Behavior tests 13
2.16 Data analysis and statistics 15
III. RESULTS 16
3.1 Brain region-specific microglial response to LPS-induced neuroinflammation 16
3.2 Temporal dynamics of microglial activity and its impact on GABAergic synapses in LPS-induced neuroinflammation 19
3.3 NLRP3 dysregulation in microglia induced exaggerated and prolonged neuroinflammation to disrupt normal brain functions. 21
IV. DISCUSSION & CONCLUSION 28
4.1. Regional discrepancy in microglial activation during neuroinflammation 28
4.1.1 Susceptibility of Hb to mild neuroinflammation 28
4.1.2 Different clusters of brain regions show relatively severe responses to two daily doses of LPS 29
4.1.3 Different clusters of brain regions show relatively higher CD68 expression in response to a single dose of LPS. 30
4.1.4 Regional discrepancy in cytokine expression 30
4.2. Investigation of temporal dynamics of microglial activation 32
4.2.1 Microglial activation resolves across time. 32
4.2.2 Inhibitory synapse-specific impairment upon systemic LPS administration ·· 33
4.3 Effects of NLRP3-Dependent neuroinflammation on brain function 34
4.3.1 Abnormal microglial phenotypes induced by NLRP3 dysregulation lead to prolonged and intensive neuroinflammation. 35
4.3.2 Excitatory postsynaptic structures and properties get altered in severe neuroinflammation but not in mild neuroinflammation. 36
4.3.3 Excessive NMDAR response in neuroinflammatory brain dictates abnormal repetitive behavior of mice. 37
V. REFERENCE 87
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dc.language eng -
dc.publisher DGIST -
dc.title Investigation of Regional and Temporal Dynamics of Microglial Activation: Impacts of Dysregulated NLRP3 Inflammasome on Brain Function -
dc.title.alternative 미세아교세포 활성화의 뇌 영역별 및 시간적 동역학 연구: NLRP3 염증복합체의 조절 이상이 뇌 기능에 미치는 영향 -
dc.type Thesis -
dc.identifier.doi 10.22677/THESIS.200000841428 -
dc.description.degree Doctor -
dc.contributor.department Department of Brain Sciences -
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation Hyeji Jung. (2025). Investigation of Regional and Temporal Dynamics of Microglial Activation: Impacts of Dysregulated NLRP3 Inflammasome on Brain Function. doi: 10.22677/THESIS.200000841428 -
dc.contributor.coadvisor Jaewon Ko -
dc.date.awarded 2025-02-01 -
dc.publisher.location Daegu -
dc.description.database dCollection -
dc.citation XT.BD 정94 202502 -
dc.date.accepted 2025-01-20 -
dc.contributor.alternativeDepartment 뇌과학과 -
dc.subject.keyword 신경염증, 미세아교세포, 사이토카인, NLRP3, 시냅스, NMDA 수용체 -
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor Hyeji Jung -
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor Ji Won Um -
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor Jaewon Ko -
dc.contributor.alternativeName 정혜지 -
dc.contributor.alternativeName Ji Won Um -
dc.contributor.alternativeName 고재원 -
dc.rights.embargoReleaseDate 2030-02-28 -
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