Using two-photon imaging we analyzed in vivo in the mouse cortex (i) Ca2+ signals in resting microglia and (ii) functionality of activated microglia in a model of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Microglial Ca2+ signals were readily evoked by ATP and its analogs. Resting microglia showed no spontaneous Ca2+ transients and only rarely generated Ca2+ signals in response to strong neuronal activity. Nonetheless, microglia reliably responded with generalized Ca2+ transients to a damage of an individual neuron requiring Ca2+ release from the intracellular Ca2+ stores. Activated microglia’s chemotactic response, phagocytosis and calcium signaling did not differ from wild type. Taken together, our in vivo data provide a detailed insight into Ca2+ signaling in resting microglia and provides first insight into the function of activated microglia in AD.
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Using two-photon imaging we analyzed in vivo in the mouse cortex (i) Ca2+ signals in resting microglia and (ii) functionality of activated microglia in a model of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Microglial Ca2+ signals were readily evoked by ATP and its analogs. Resting microglia showed no spontaneous Ca2+ transients and only rarely generated Ca2+ signals in response to strong neuronal activity. Nonetheless, microglia reliably responded with generalized Ca2+ transients to a damage of an individual neu...
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