Journal: Neural Regeneration Research
Article Title: Inhibition of GABA A -ρ receptors induces retina regeneration in zebrafish
doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.286972
Figure Lengend Snippet: Inhibition of ascl1a blocks TPMPA induced-proliferation. Tg( 1016tuba1a:gfp ) zebrafish were intravitreally injected with either 1 × PBS, 25 nmol of the gamma aminobutyric acid A receptor (GABA A -ρ receptor) inhibitor TPMPA, 0.75 nmol of control morpholino (Ctl-MO), 0.75 nmol ascl1a-MO targeting ascl1a, or combinations thereof. Fish were allowed to recover for 3 hours prior to electroporation, and an additional 45 hours before sectioning. (A) PBS/Ctl-MO co-injection. (B) PBS/ ascl1 -MO1 co-injection. (C) 25 nmol TPMPA/Ctl-MO co-injection. (D) 25 nmol TPMPA/ ascl1 -MO1 co-injection. Immunostaining was performed with antibodies against PCNA or GFP to monitor DNA replication or dedifferentiation of Müller glia, respectively. Scale bars: 50 μm. Green: tuba1a :GFP; red: PCNA; blue: TO-PRO-3 (A–D). GCL: Ganglion cell layer; INL: inner nuclear layer; ONL: outer nuclear layer. Number of optical slices: 41 (A), 46 (B), 46 (C), and 47 (D). (E, F) Quantification of PCNA + cells, with either ascl1 -MO1 (E), or ascl1 -MO2 (F). n = 5 for PBS+Ctl-MO, n = 6 for PBS+ ascl1 -MO1, n = 9 for TPMPA+Ctl-MO, and n = 8 for TPMPA+ ascl1 -MO1 (E). n = 7 for PBS+Ctl-MO, n = 10 for PBS+ ascl1 -MO2, n = 8 for TPMPA+Ctl-MO, and n = 8 for TPMPA+ ascl1 -MO2 (F). Each data point is from a separate eye and is an average of two sections, counting all PCNA + cells in the inner layer. One-way analysis of variance with Tukey’s multiple comparison tests was used to test for significance. Error bars are the mean ± SEM. (E) **** P = 5.8 × 10 –9 (PBS+Ctl-MO vs . TPMPA+Ctl-MO); **** P = 1.2 × 10 –12 (PBS+ ascl1 -MO1 vs . TPMPA+Ctl-MO); **** P = 3.7 × 10 –11 (TPMPA+Ctl-MO vs . TPMPA+ ascl1 -MO1). (F) **** P = 1.5 × 10 –7 (PBS+Ctl-MO vs . TPMPA+Ctl-MO); **** P = 4 × 10 –10 (PBS+ ascl1 -MO2 vs . TPMPA+Ctl-MO); **** P = 2.45 × 10 –8 (TPMPA+Ctl-MO vs . TPMPA+ ascl1 -MO2). GFP: Green fluorescent protein; PCNA: proliferating cell nuclear antigen; TPMPA: (1, 2, 5, 6-tetrahydropyridin-4-yl)methylphosphinic acid.
Article Snippet: Neural stem cell activity in the mouse hippocampus has been proposed to be regulated by sensing of non-synaptic GABA levels (Chell and Frisen, 2012; Song et al., 2012; Catavero et al., 2018).
Techniques: Inhibition, Injection, Control, Electroporation, Immunostaining, Comparison