A Bridge Between in vitro and in vivo Studies in Neuroscience: Organotypic Brain Slice Cultures

AlaylioĞlu M., Dursun E., Yilmazer S., Ak D.

NOROPSIKIYATRI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY, cilt.57, sa.4, ss.333-337, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 57 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.29399/npa.26139
  • Dergi Adı: NOROPSIKIYATRI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, Psycinfo, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.333-337
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Organotypic brain slice culture, whole-brain slice culture, membrane interface method, HIPPOCAMPAL SLICES, NEURONS, MODEL, DEGENERATION, MAINTENANCE, CORTEX, CELLS
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

In vitro and in vivo models are efficiently used systems in neuroscience research to study the brain in normal or pathological conditions. There are many advantages to these systems, yet they also have significant limitations. In vitro cell cultures offer the opportunity to investigate the cell basics or primary response of a cell population against any treatment. However, these models do not always predict in vivo behavior. In vivo animal studies constitute the most realistic platform for research and therapeutic approaches, yet they are laborious, open to secondary complications and painful or stressful for the animals from an ethical point of view. Organotypic brain slice cultures provide an in vivo-like environment since they maintain three-dimensional cytoarchitecture of the brain thus enable to study many cell types in one system and allow precise control of the microenvironment. In this review, we will focus on the history and key features of organotypic brain slice cultures as well as its preparation.