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Isolation and Whole-Cell Patch-Clamp Recording of Hippocampal Microglia from Adult Mice
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2024
The present protocol describes how to isolate and purify primary hippocampal microglia from adult mice, followed by instructions for conducting whole-cell patch-clamp recordings on these acutely isolated cells.
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Sex Differences in Mouse Hippocampal Astrocytes after In-Vitro Ischemia
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2016
Astrocytes are one of the most important key players in the central nervous system (CNS). Here, we are reporting a practical method of sexed hippocampal astrocyte culture protocol in order to study the mechanisms underlying the astrocyte function in male and female neonate pups after in-vitro ischemia.
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Organotypic Hippocampal Slice Cultures
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2011
We describe a method to prepare organotypic hippocampal slices that can be easily adapted to other brain regions. Brain slices are laid on porous membranes and culture media is allowed to form an interface. This method preserves the gross architecture of the hippocampus for up to 2 weeks in culture.
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The Organotypic Hippocampal Slice Culture Model for Examining Neuronal Injury
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2010
The organoptypic hippocampal slice culture model is an in vitro model used to examine neuronal injury in a variety of paradigms. In this article, we describe the methods for generating slice cultures and quantifying neuronal injury.
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Magnetic Isolation of Microglia from Mouse Pup Brains
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2025
In this video, we describe a protocol for isolating CD11b cells, including microglia, from mouse pup brains using magnetic-activated cell sorting. The brain tissues are homogenized to obtain single-cell suspensions, which are incubated with anti-CD11b antibody-coated microbeads, followed by a magnetic column-based separation to purify the CD11b+ cell population.
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Their motile processes continuously survey nearby hippocampal tissue, allowing these cells to detect injury, infection, or altered neuronal activity. In response, they can change morphology and release signaling molecules. These adjustments help match their behavior to local conditions, supporting tissue maintenance when responses remain appropriately regulated.
Phagocytosis allows hippocampal microglia to clear cellular debris and regulate synaptic connections. By removing selected material, they can contribute to tissue repair and circuit remodeling. This activity is therefore relevant to hippocampal function, although excessive or prolonged microglial activation may instead promote inflammation and interfere with neural circuits.
Sustained or excessive activation can promote inflammation and disrupt hippocampal function, rather than supporting repair and remodeling. Because the hippocampus contributes to learning and memory, such disruption may affect the neural processes underlying these abilities. The outcome depends on whether microglial activity remains supportive or becomes persistently dysregulated.
Researchers can examine process motility, changes in cell morphology, signaling-molecule release, debris clearance, and effects on synaptic connections. Together, these features indicate how microglia respond to local injury, infection, or altered neuronal activity. Studying them helps connect cellular behavior with tissue repair, circuit remodeling, and hippocampal function.
Their responses provide a way to investigate how local immune activity relates to changing hippocampal health across aging, stress, and neurodegeneration. Researchers can assess whether microglial actions support repair and circuit remodeling or become associated with prolonged inflammation and disrupted function. This makes them relevant to memory-related disorders and disease mechanisms.
Examining these cells links immune responses with synaptic regulation, cellular debris clearance, inflammation, and circuit remodeling in the hippocampus. Researchers can use that relationship to explore how altered neuronal activity or injury may influence neural function. The resulting context helps investigate why hippocampal dysfunction can accompany disorders involving learning and memory.