付記する学位プログラム名: 京都大学卓越大学院プログラム「メディカルイノベーション大学院プログラム」 / 京都大学 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(医学) / 甲第24509号 / 医博第4951号 / 新制||医||1064(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院医学研究科医学専攻 / (主査)教授 林 康紀, 教授 渡邉 大, 教授 高橋 淳 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Medical Science / Kyoto University / DFAM

There is ongoing dispute on the question whether CNS neurons possess ATP-sensitive P2X7 receptors (Rs) or whether only non-neuronal cells bear this receptor-type and indirectly signal to the neighboring neurons. We genetically deleted P2X7Rs specifically in astrocytes, oligodendrocytes and microglia, and then recorded current responses in neurons to the prototypic agonist of this receptor, dibenzoyl-ATP (Bz-ATP). These experiments were made in brain slice preparations taken from the indicated variants of the P2X7R KO animals. In hippocampal CA3, but not CA1 pyramidal neurons, the deletion of oligodendrocytic (NG2 glial) P2X7Rs abolished the Bz-ATP-induced current responses. In contrast to the Bz-ATP-induced currents in CA3 pyramidal neurons, current amplitudes evoked by the ionotropic glutamate/GABAAR agonists AMPA/muscimol were not inhibited at all. Whereas in the CA3 area NG2 glia appeared to mediate the P2X7R-mediated stimulation of pyramidal neurons, in the CA1 area, astrocytic P2X7Rs had a somewhat similar effect. This was shown by recording the frequencies and amplitudes of spontaneous excitatory currents (sPSCs) in brain slice preparations. Bz-ATP increased the sPSC frequency in CA1, but not CA3 pyramidal neurons without altering the amplitude, indicating a P2X7R-mediated increase of the neuronal input. Micro-injection of the selective astrocytic toxin L-α-aminoadipate into both hippocampi, or the in vitro application of the GABAAR antagonistic gabazine, completely blocked the frequency increases of sPSCs. Hence, CA1 and CA3 pyramidal neurons of the mouse did not possess P2X7Rs, but were indirectly modulated by astrocytic and oligodendrocytic P2X7Rs, respectively.

Layer 3 (L3) pyramidal neurons are involved in intrinsic and extrinsic corticocortical communications that are integral to area specific cortical functions. The functional and morphological properties of these neurons are altered in the lateral prefrontal cortex (LPFC) of aged rhesus monkeys, changes which parallel the decline of working memory (WM) function. What is not yet understood is the time course of these neuronal alternations during the aging process, or the impact of neuronal changes on the function of local networks that underlie WM. By comparing the properties of L3 pyramidal neurons from the LPFC of behaviorally characterized rhesus monkeys over the adult lifespan using whole cell patch clamp recordings and neuronal reconstructions, the present dissertation demonstrates that WM impairment, neuronal hyperexcitabilty and spine loss begin in middle age. We use bump attractor models to predict how empirically observed changes affect performance on the Delayed Response Task and Delayed Recognition Span Task (spatial). The performance of both models is affected much more by neuronal hyperexcitability than by synapse loss. In a separate study, we examine pathological changes of L3 pyramidal neurons in the perilesional ventral premotor cortex following acute ischemic injury to the primary motor cortex. Neurons from lesioned monkeys exhibit hyperexcitability and changes the excitatory:inhibitory synaptic balance in favor of inhibition. As oxidative stress and inflammation are known to exacerbate both age-related and injury-induced neuronal pathology, we characterize neuronal properties in both conditions after administering therapeutic interventions which target inflammatory pathways and which have previously been shown to ameliorate behavioral deficits. Chronic dietary curcumin treatment dampens neuronal hyperexcitability in middle-aged subjects, but the neuronal changes are not correlated with WM improvements. Treatment with mesenchymal-derived extracellular vesicles lowers firing rates and restores excitatory:inhibitory synaptic balance, and importantly, these changes correlate significantly with motor function.

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Training and empirically evaluating caregivers’ implementation of behavior management skills is a particularly challenging task in large residential contexts. A pyramidal training approach provides an efficient and effective way to conduct large-scale competency-based behavior skills training. The purpose of this project was to develop and evaluate a large-scale pyramidal staff training program for behavior management skills. One hundred nine caregivers and 11 behavior service professionals at a large, residential care facility participated in this project. Interobserver agreement was utilized to develop and refine measurements systems to detect caregiver acquisition of skills, behavior service professionals’ ability to score caregiver performance and behavior service professionals’ ability to deliver a specified portion of the curriculum. Pre- and post-test probes were conducted utilizing standard role play scenarios and checklists to evaluate caregiver acquisition of three specific behavior management skills. The results supported the following conclusions: first, interobserver agreement measures were useful to develop a reliable measurement system, to refine some curriculum elements, and to evaluate measurement conducted by behavior service professionals. Second, behavior skills training (BST) resulted in caregiver acquisition of all three behavior management techniques. Third, the pyramidal training approach was effective to teach behavior service professionals to deliver BST and accurately measure the performances of trainees.

Les neurones pyramidaux de la région CA3 de l'hippocampe présentent une diversité morphologique, physiologique, biochimique, mais aussi fonctionnelle. Une partie des caractéristiques des neurones étant acquise pendant le développement, nous avons formulé l'hypothèse que la diversité morpho-fonctionnelle des neurones pyramidaux serait déterminée aux stades embryonnaires. Pour tester cette hypothèse, nous avons utilisé des souris transgéniques pour lesquelles l'expression d'un marqueur fluorescent (GFP) est conditionnée par la date de neurogenèse des neurones glutamatergiques. Nous avons enregistré l'activité des neurones en imagerie calcique et montré que les neurones pyramidaux nés le plus tôt déchargent pendant la phase d'initiation des activités épileptiformes générées par le blocage pharmacologique de la transmission GABAergique rapide. De plus, nous montrons que ces neurones précoces possèdent des propriétés morpho-physiologiques distinctes. Enfin, nous montrons que la stimulation de neurones pyramidaux nés tôt peut générer des activités épileptiformes à des stades immatures lorsqu'ils sont stimulés en groupe, et à des stades juvéniles lorsqu'ils sont stimulés individuellement. Ainsi nous démontrons qu'il existe un lien entre la date de neurogenèse et les propriétés morpho-fonctionnelles des neurones pyramidaux de CA3. / There is increasing evidence that CA3 pyramidal cells are biochemically, electrophysiologically, morphologically and functionally diverse. As most of these properties are acquired during development, we hypothesized that the heterogeneity of the morphofunctionnal properties of pyramidal cells could be determined at the early stages of life. To test this hypothesis, we used a transgenic mouse line in which we glutamatergic cells are labelled with GFP according to their birth date. Using calcium imaging, we recorded multineuron activity in hippocampal slices and show that early generated pyramidal neurons fire during the build-up phase of epileptiform activities generated in the absence of fast GABAergic transmission. Moreover, we show that early generated pyramidal neurons display distinct morpho-physiological properties. Finally, we demonstrate that early generated neurons can generate epileptiform activities when stimulated as assemblies at immature stages, and when stimulated individually at juvenile stages. Thus we suggest a link between the date of birth and the morpho-functional properties of CA3 pyramidal neurons.

Mes travaux de thèse se sont portés sur les cellules pyramidales du néocortex de rongeur, en condition normale et pathologique. L'altération précoce du métabolisme du glucose est une caractéristique fonctionnelle invariante de la maladie d'Alzheimer (MA) qui pourrait être à l'origine des dysfonctionnements synaptiques et de la neurodégénerescence tardive associés à la maladie. Pour mieux comprendre la pathogenèse de la MA, j'ai cherché à clarifier les mécanismes responsables de l'hypométabolisme précoce du glucose observé dans la maladie. Mes travaux ont mis à jour des altérations des flux métaboliques du glucose chez un modèle murin de la MA à un stade asymptomatique juvénile. Les données d'imagerie cellulaire révèlent une augmentation du flux glycolytique associée à une diminution de l'activité de la voie des Pentoses Phosphates dans les cellules pyramidales néocorticales des souris 3xTg-AD sans altération du transport du glucose. Le système noradrénergique exerce une profonde influence sur les processus cognitifs. Une partie de ma thèse a été consacrée à éclaircir les effets de la NA sur la modulation de l'excitabilité des cellules pyramidales dans le cortex somatosensoriel de souris. Mes résultats montrent que les agonistes α1 et β noradrénergiques inhibent les courants responsables de l'hyperpolarisation lente qui suit les potentiels d'actions et suggèrent un effet coopératif des récepteurs α1 et β noradrénergiques. L'implication des récepteurs α1 dans la genèse d'une dépolarisation lente post PA reste à déterminer. Ces deux phénomènes convergeraient vers une dépolarisation accrue de la membrane du neurone, facilitant une nouvelle décharge de PA. / During my thesis, I focused on the neocortical pyramidal cells in normal and pathological condition. The early alteration of glucose metabolism is an invariant feature of Alzheimer's disease ( AD) which might lead to the late synaptic dysfunctions and neuronal loss related to the pathology. To better understand the AD pathogenesis, I sought to clarify the mechanisms responsible for the early glucose hypometabolism observed in the pathology. This work has highlighted alterations in glucose fluxes at a juvenile presymptomatic stage in a mouse model of AD. The cellular imaging data revealed an increase of the glycolytic pathway associated with a reduction in the PPP in pyramidal neurons of 3xTg-AD mice without any alteration of glucose transport. The noradrenergic system has a significant influence on cognitive processes. A part of my thesis has been devoted to highlight the effect of noradrenaline on pyramidal cells' excitability in the mouse somatosensory cortex. My results show that α1 and β noradrenergic agonists inhibit the currents responsible for sAHP and suggest a cooperative effect of α1 and β noradrenergic receptors. The RA-α1 involvement in the genesis of a slow After Depolarization has yet to be determined. Those two phenomena will lead to an increased depolarization of neuronal membrane, facilitating a novel action potential discharge.

Pesquisas in vivo e in vitro, têm estabelecido uma correlação entre alterações na morfologia dendrítica e a epilepsia. No entanto, ainda não se conhecem em detalhe as consequências dessas modificações, sobre a eletrofisiologia e o padrão de disparo. Também existe um fenômeno que não tem sido completamente explicado, conhecido como o paradoxo do dendrito epiléptico, no qual neurônios piramidais, mesmo com a diminuição dramática do principal lugar de inervação glutamatérgica (como consequência de, por exemplo, uma redução do diâmetro e comprimento das árvores dendríticas), inesperadamente apresentam um estado de hiperexcitabilidade crônica. Nesta pesquisa foram aproveitadas as vantagens de uma abordagem neurocomputacional, para induzir sistematicamente alterações na arquitetura dendrítica do mesmo tipo às observadas na epilepsia, e avaliar os seus efeitos sobre a eletrofisiologia e o padrão de disparo. Para isso foi construído um modelo computacional biologicamente realista, de um neurônio piramidal do neocórtex. O código-fonte do modelo está na linguagem do NEURON, e foi baseado em dados eletrofisiológicos (i.e. propriedades da membrana e condutâncias iônicas) e morfométricos, obtidos in vitro previamente por outros pesquisadores. A análise foi feita com base em parâmetros eletrofisiológicos do padrão de disparo. O nosso modelo sugere uma influencia muito forte da morfologia dendrítica sobre a eletrofisiologia, a geração de potencias de ação e o padrão de disparo. Os resultados obtidos mostram que, mesmo mantendo constantes todos parâmetros biofísicos (que têm a ver com as dinâmicas elétricas dos canais iônicos), é possível induzir um aumento grande no comportamento elétrico e na geração de potenciais de ação, a partir da redução do diâmetro e comprimento das ramificações das árvores dendríticas. Estes resultados, também permitem contribuir no fornecimento de uma explicação para o paradoxo mencionado. / In vivo and in vitro studies had found a correlation between dendritic morphology alterations and epilepsy. Nevertheless, it has not been established in detail the consequences of those modifications, over the electrophysiology and firing pattern. There is also a phenomenon still not completely understood, known as the epileptic dendrite paradox, in which pyramidal neurons with a dramatic reduction in the principal place of glutamatergic innervation (due to, for example, a loss in dendritic trees\' diameter and length), unexpectedly present a chronic hyperexcitable state. In this study we took advantage of a neurocomputational approach, to systematically induce dendritic alterations of the same type as observed in Epilepsy, and evaluate their effect over the electrophysiology and firing behavior. With that purpose in mind, we constructed a biologically realistic computational model of a pyramidal neuron of the neocortex. For this model, it was implemented the programming language (hoc) of the NEURON software, and was elaborated based on electrophysiological data (i.e. membrane properties and ionic conductances), and morphological measurements, taken in vitro previously by other investigators. The analysis was done from electrophysiological parameters of the firing pattern. Our model suggests a great influence of dendritic morphology over the electrophysiology, spike generation and firing pattern. The results obtained show that, even when all the biophysical parameters involved in ion channel dynamics are maintained constant, it is possible to induce a strong increase in electric behavior and spike firing, from a reduction in the length and diameter of the dendritic trees\' ramifications. These results, also contribute to a explanation of the mentioned paradox.

[pt] Treliças espaciais de forma piramidal são um componente básico de diversas estruturas, incluindo desde nanoestruturas de carbono até domos geodésicos para cobertura de grandes espaços. Estas estruturas, tal como a treliça plana de von Mises, apresentam uma resposta altamente não linear na presença de cargas estáticas e dinâmicas. A não linearidade é particularmente significativa, mesmo para baixos níveis de carregamento, quando estas estruturas são abatidas. Neste trabalho apresenta-se uma formulação não linear exata para uma treliça piramidal composta de n barras e, a partir desta formulação, analisa-se a perda de estabilidade e vibrações não lineares destas estruturas sob cargas estáticas e dinâmicas. Para compreensão do comportamento não linear são usadas respostas no tempo e planos de fase, diagramas de bifurcação, perfis de energia e bacias de atração. Os resultados mostram a importância da não linearidade na dinâmica e estabilidade da estrutura. / [en] Spatial trusses in the form of a regular pyramid are a basic configuration of many structures, from carbon nanostructures to geodesic domes used as roof of large spaces. These structures, as the planar von Mises truss, present a highly nonlinear response when submitted to static and dynamic loads. The nonlinearity is particularly significant when these structures are shallow, even when low load levels are applied. This paper presents a exact nonlinear formulation for a pyramidal truss made of n equal bars and analyze the loss of stability and nonlinear vibrations of the structure under static and dynamic loads. To understand to nonlinear behavior of the pyramidal truss, time responses, phase planes, bifurcation diagrams, energy profiles and basins of attraction are used. The results show the importance of the nonlinearity in the dynamics and stability of the structure.

Ho, Tsz Wan. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 125-165). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract also in Chinese.