Abstract
Aim: Synaptic dysfunction is a characteristic linked with the early stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the pathological mechanisms remain elusive. It was aimed to investigate how amyloid beta 42 (Abeta42) peptide affects miniature events mediated by glutamate release in hippocampal neurons.
 Material and Methods: We performed all experiments in the primary cultured hippocampal neurons in control and Abeta42-treated neurons (24 h). Pharmacologically isolated miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents (mEPSCs) were obtained in whole-cell voltage-clamp configuration at – 70 mV. AMPAergic channel conductance and basic synaptic parameters were evaluated by performing peak-scaled variance analysis and cumulative event analysis and glutamate spillover is determined by application of DNQX.
 Results: The oligomeric Abeta42 for 24h decreased the mEPSCs frequency (***p
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