CD68 + structure (red) and PSD‐95 + puncta (green). Scale bar, 5 μm. (B) Quantification of the number of CD68 + structures per microglia. n = 107–110 microglia from five male mice at 8 weeks old per group. (C) Quantification of the number of PSD‐95 + puncta engulfed within the CD68 + structure per microglia. n = 23–27 microglia from five male mice at 8 weeks old per group. (D) Relative mRNA expression levels of genes related to phagocytosis in hippocampal tissue by the quantitative real‐time PCR analysis. n = 5 animals. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001. " width="100%" height="100%">
Journal: Cell Proliferation
Article Title: Microglial transglutaminase 2 deficiency causes impaired synaptic remodelling and cognitive deficits in mice
doi: 10.1111/cpr.13439
Figure Lengend Snippet: Microglial Tgm2 is required for synapse engulfment in vivo. (A) Representative 3D surface rendering images showing volume reconstruction of IBA1 + microglia, 10 CD68 + structure (red) and PSD‐95 + puncta (green). Scale bar, 5 μm. (B) Quantification of the number of CD68 + structures per microglia. n = 107–110 microglia from five male mice at 8 weeks old per group. (C) Quantification of the number of PSD‐95 + puncta engulfed within the CD68 + structure per microglia. n = 23–27 microglia from five male mice at 8 weeks old per group. (D) Relative mRNA expression levels of genes related to phagocytosis in hippocampal tissue by the quantitative real‐time PCR analysis. n = 5 animals. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.
Article Snippet: For IHC staining, 40‐μm thick brain sections were blocked in blocking solution (2% BSA, 0.3% Triton X‐100 and 0.2% sodium azide) for 1 h at room temperature and incubated overnight with the following primary antibodies: TGM2 (1:500, Abcam, Ab421), IBA1 (1:500, Wako, 019‐19741), PSD‐95 (1:500, ab2723, Abcam), NeuN (1:500 Millipore, ABN78) and/or CD68 (1:500, Bio‐rad, MCA1957GA).
Techniques: In Vivo, Expressing, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction