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Protocol for compounds
evaluation on the LTP/LTD
threshold
September, 2013

SUMMARY
Introduction
Aim of the study
Materials & Methods
Preparation of acute rat hippocampal slices
Slice perfusion and temperature control
Stimulation protocols
Experiments
Determination of LTP/ Neutral/LTD protocols in the CA1 region of rat hippocampal
slices (crossover point)

INTRODUCTION
The objective of this protocol is to determine the “cross-over point” point between LTD
and LTP, providing the ability to investigate the potency of compounds to shift this point.
Extracellular recordings (EPSP) are performed with Multi-Electrode Arrays (MEA).

MATERIALS & METHODS
Preparation of acute rat hippocampal slices
Experiments are carried out with Sprague Dawley rats between 3 and 4 weeks of age provided by Elevage Janvier.
Hippocampal slices (400 µm thickness) are cut with a MacIIwain tissue chopper in a ice-cold oxygenated sucrose
solution (Saccharose 250, Glucose 11, NaHCO3 26, KCl 2, NaH2PO4 1.2, MgCl2 7 and CaCl2 0.5 in mM).
Then, slices are incubated at room temperature for at least 1h in ACSF of the following composition: Glucose 11,
NaHCO3 25, NaCl 126, KCl 3.5, NaH2PO4 1.2, MgCl2 1.3, CaCl2 2 in mM.
Slice perfusion and temperature control
During experiments, the slices are continuously perfused with the ACSF (bubbled with 95% O2–5% CO2) at the rate of
3 mL/min with a peristaltic pump (MEA chamber volume: ~1 mL). Complete solution exchange in the MEA chamber is
achieved 20 s after the switch of solutions.
The perfusion liquid is continuously pre-heated at 37°C just before reaching the MEA chamber with a heated-
perfusion cannula (PH01, MultiChannel Systems, Reutlingen, Germany). The temperature of the MEA chamber is
maintained at 37 ± 0.1°C with a heating element located in the MEA amplifier headstage.
Stimulation protocols
Basal synaptic transmission: The stimulus intensity is set to 300 µA at 0.033Hz.
Long-Term Potentiation (LTP)/Neutral/Long-Term Depression (LTD) protocols: Stimulation trains from 1 to 200 Hz.

EXPERIMENTS
Plots of LTD – LTP profiles that are used to determine the cross-over point
Between 1 and 20 Hz, the
stimulations train, induces Long-
Term Depression (LTD) of evoked-
responses.
The 50 Hz stimulation train does not
modify the evoked-response
amplitudes.
At 100 Hz and 200 Hz, the
stimulations train induces Long-
Term Potentiation (LTP) of evoked-
responses.
The effect of a stimulation trains applied with a wide range of frequencies
(1 to 200 Hz) were investigated to determine the LTP/LTD crossover point.

EXPERIMENTS
Determination of LTP/Neutral/LTD cross-over point in the CA1 region of rat hippocampal slices
The LTP/LTD crossover point is close
to 50 Hz. Indeed, a train of
stimulations applied at 50 Hz does
not substantially modifies the fEPSP
amplitude (the mean percentage of
fEPSP change after 60 minutes is of -
2.9% ±5 %).
Bar chart of LTD / LTP amplitudes expressed as a function of the stimulation frequency
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LTD
LTP
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The LTP/LTD crossover point is close to 50 Hz. Stimulations
below 50 Hz trigger LTD, whereas stimulations above 50 Hz
trigger LTP.
Compounds such as NMDA modulators could be evaluated in
order to determine if they can shift the crossover point, and
then have the potency to “balance” the mechanisms of
synaptic plasticity and long-term memory.
CONCLUSION

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