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Stimulation Paradigms And Transduction Patterns For Optogenetic Intervention Of Astrocytes, Lakshmini Balachandar
Stimulation Paradigms And Transduction Patterns For Optogenetic Intervention Of Astrocytes, Lakshmini Balachandar
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Gliosis observed in several neurological disorders is associated with neuroinflammation and enhanced astrocytic Ca2+ levels. The inherent multicellular nature of this neuroinflammation poses challenges in deciphering the exact role of astrocytic Ca2+ signaling and whether it leads to the generation and/or exacerbation of neuroinflammation. These challenges are aggravated by the dearth of systematic characterization of a regulated method for eliciting astrocytic Ca2+ increases.
The primary goal of this dissertation is to address the lack of a characterized method by studying optogenetics for eliciting astrocytic Ca2+ increases. As part of this analysis, we aim to identify light stimulation paradigms resulting in …