2011
Transcranial Two-Photon Imaging of the Living Mouse Brain
Grutzendler J, Yang G, Pan F, Parkhurst CN, Gan WB. Transcranial Two-Photon Imaging of the Living Mouse Brain. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols 2011, 2011: pdb.prot065474. PMID: 21880826, PMCID: PMC4641516, DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot065474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse brainAxonal varicositiesSurgical proceduresDendritic spinesSide effectsBrain cellsTwo-photon imagingInvasive methodBlood vesselsSame animalsPathological conditionsTwo-photon microscopyIntact skullBrainTranscranialImagingMicrogliaSurgeryVaricositiesImaging methodNeuronsLong time intervalsSpine
2007
Long-term two-photon transcranial imaging of synaptic structures in the living brain.
Grutzendler J, Gan WB. Long-term two-photon transcranial imaging of synaptic structures in the living brain. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols 2007, 2007: pdb.prot4766. PMID: 21357119, DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot4766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLiving brainNeurological disease modelsMouse brain areasIndividual dendritic spinesAxonal varicositiesFrontal cortexDendritic spinesBrain areasTherapeutic interventionsSynaptic structureFunctional changesNeuronal structuresTranscranial imagingTwo-photon microscopyDisease modelsBrainLiving mouseSensitive toolImaging approachMemory processesImagingSomatosensoryVaricositiesCortexMice
2004
Fibrillar amyloid deposition leads to local synaptic abnormalities and breakage of neuronal branches
Tsai J, Grutzendler J, Duff K, Gan WB. Fibrillar amyloid deposition leads to local synaptic abnormalities and breakage of neuronal branches. Nature Neuroscience 2004, 7: 1181-1183. PMID: 15475950, DOI: 10.1038/nn1335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFibrillar amyloid depositionAmyloid depositionAlzheimer's diseaseTransgenic mouse modelImportance of preventionFibrillar amyloid depositsSpine lossNearby axonsNeuronal labelingEarly clearanceLarge varicositiesAmyloid plaquesMouse modelNeuronal circuitryAmyloid depositsTwo-photon imagingNeuronal connectionsSynaptic abnormalitiesNeuronal branchesPermanent disruptionPlaquesDiseaseAtrophyVaricositiesPathogenesis