Oxygen imaging of hypoxic pockets in the mouse cerebral cortex
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Oxygen imaging of hypoxic pockets in the mouse cerebral cortex. / Beinlich, Felix R M; Asiminas, Antonios; Untiet, Verena; Bojarowska, Zuzanna; Plá, Virginia; Sigurdsson, Björn; Timmel, Vincenzo; Gehrig, Lukas; Graber, Michael H; Hirase, Hajime; Nedergaard, Maiken.
In: Science (New York, N.Y.), Vol. 383, No. 6690, 2024, p. 1471-1478.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Oxygen imaging of hypoxic pockets in the mouse cerebral cortex
AU - Beinlich, Felix R M
AU - Asiminas, Antonios
AU - Untiet, Verena
AU - Bojarowska, Zuzanna
AU - Plá, Virginia
AU - Sigurdsson, Björn
AU - Timmel, Vincenzo
AU - Gehrig, Lukas
AU - Graber, Michael H
AU - Hirase, Hajime
AU - Nedergaard, Maiken
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Consciousness is lost within seconds upon cessation of cerebral blood flow. The brain cannot store oxygen, and interruption of oxidative phosphorylation is fatal within minutes. Yet only rudimentary knowledge exists regarding cortical partial oxygen tension (Po2) dynamics under physiological conditions. Here we introduce Green enhanced Nano-lantern (GeNL), a genetically encoded bioluminescent oxygen indicator for Po2 imaging. In awake behaving mice, we uncover the existence of spontaneous, spatially defined "hypoxic pockets" and demonstrate their linkage to the abrogation of local capillary flow. Exercise reduced the burden of hypoxic pockets by 52% compared with rest. The study provides insight into cortical oxygen dynamics in awake behaving animals and concurrently establishes a tool to delineate the importance of oxygen tension in physiological processes and neurological diseases.
AB - Consciousness is lost within seconds upon cessation of cerebral blood flow. The brain cannot store oxygen, and interruption of oxidative phosphorylation is fatal within minutes. Yet only rudimentary knowledge exists regarding cortical partial oxygen tension (Po2) dynamics under physiological conditions. Here we introduce Green enhanced Nano-lantern (GeNL), a genetically encoded bioluminescent oxygen indicator for Po2 imaging. In awake behaving mice, we uncover the existence of spontaneous, spatially defined "hypoxic pockets" and demonstrate their linkage to the abrogation of local capillary flow. Exercise reduced the burden of hypoxic pockets by 52% compared with rest. The study provides insight into cortical oxygen dynamics in awake behaving animals and concurrently establishes a tool to delineate the importance of oxygen tension in physiological processes and neurological diseases.
KW - Mice
KW - Animals
KW - Oxygen
KW - Brain/blood supply
KW - Consciousness
KW - Diagnostic Imaging
KW - Cerebral Cortex/diagnostic imaging
U2 - 10.1126/science.adn1011
DO - 10.1126/science.adn1011
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 38547288
VL - 383
SP - 1471
EP - 1478
JO - Science
JF - Science
SN - 0036-8075
IS - 6690
ER -
ID: 387028899