Graphene oxide electrodes enable electrical stimulation of distinct calcium signalling in brain astrocytes.


Journal

Nature nanotechnology
ISSN: 1748-3395
Titre abrégé: Nat Nanotechnol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101283273

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
10 Jul 2024
Historique:
received: 12 01 2022
accepted: 31 05 2024
medline: 11 7 2024
pubmed: 11 7 2024
entrez: 10 7 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Astrocytes are responsible for maintaining homoeostasis and cognitive functions through calcium signalling, a process that is altered in brain diseases. Current bioelectronic tools are designed to study neurons and are not suitable for controlling calcium signals in astrocytes. Here, we show that electrical stimulation of astrocytes using electrodes coated with graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide induces respectively a slow response to calcium, mediated by external calcium influx, and a sharp one, exclusively due to calcium release from intracellular stores. Our results suggest that the different conductivities of the substrate influence the electric field at the cell-electrolyte or cell-material interfaces, favouring different signalling events in vitro and ex vivo. Patch-clamp, voltage-sensitive dye and calcium imaging data support the proposed model. In summary, we provide evidence of a simple tool to selectively control distinct calcium signals in brain astrocytes for straightforward investigations in neuroscience and bioelectronic medicine.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38987650
doi: 10.1038/s41565-024-01711-4
pii: 10.1038/s41565-024-01711-4
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Journal Article

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eng

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Organisme : United States Department of Defense | United States Air Force | AFMC | Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AF Office of Scientific Research)
ID : FA9550-20-1-0386
Organisme : United States Department of Defense | United States Air Force | AFMC | Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AF Office of Scientific Research)
ID : FA9550-23-1-0736
Organisme : United States Department of Defense | United States Air Force | AFMC | Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AF Office of Scientific Research)
ID : FA9550-20-1-0386
Organisme : United States Department of Defense | United States Air Force | AFMC | Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AF Office of Scientific Research)
ID : FA9550-21-1-0424
Organisme : United States Department of Defense | United States Air Force | AFMC | Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AF Office of Scientific Research)
ID : FA9550-20-1-0386
Organisme : Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (Ministry of Education, University and Research)
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Organisme : Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (Ministry of Education, University and Research)
ID : PNRR MUR project ECS_00000033_ECOSISTER
Organisme : Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (Ministry of Education, University and Research)
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Organisme : European Commission (EC)
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ID : Graphene Flagship- GA 20-05770S
Organisme : European Commission (EC)
ID : Graphene Flagship
Organisme : European Commission (EC)
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Auteurs

Roberta Fabbri (R)

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Bologna, Italy.

Alessandra Scidà (A)

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Bologna, Italy.

Emanuela Saracino (E)

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Bologna, Italy.

Giorgia Conte (G)

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Bologna, Italy.

Alessandro Kovtun (A)

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Bologna, Italy.

Andrea Candini (A)

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Bologna, Italy.

Denisa Kirdajova (D)

Department of Cellular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, CAS, Prague, Czech Republic.

Diletta Spennato (D)

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Bologna, Italy.

Valeria Marchetti (V)

Department of Cellular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, CAS, Prague, Czech Republic.

Chiara Lazzarini (C)

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Bologna, Italy.

Aikaterini Konstantoulaki (A)

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Bologna, Italy.

Paolo Dambruoso (P)

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Bologna, Italy.

Marco Caprini (M)

Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology (FaBit), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Michele Muccini (M)

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati, Bologna, Italy.

Mauro Ursino (M)

Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Energia Elettrica e dell'Informazione 'Guglielmo Marconi', University of Bologna, Cesena, Italy.

Miroslava Anderova (M)

Department of Cellular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, CAS, Prague, Czech Republic.

Emanuele Treossi (E)

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Bologna, Italy. emanuele.treossi@isof.cnr.it.

Roberto Zamboni (R)

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Bologna, Italy.

Vincenzo Palermo (V)

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Bologna, Italy. vincenzo.palermo@isof.cnr.it.

Valentina Benfenati (V)

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Bologna, Italy. valentina.benfenati@cnr.it.

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