Synaptic silencing affects the density and complexity of oligodendrocyte precursor cells in the adult mouse hippocampus
Chacon-de-la-Rocha, I.; Fryatt, G.; Rivera, A.; Restani, L.; Caleo, M.; Raineteau, O.; Gomez-Nicola, D.; Butt, A. M.
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Oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) are responsible for generating oligodendrocytes, the myelinating cells of the CNS. Life-long myelination is promoted by neuronal activity and is essential for neural network plasticity and learning. OPCs are known to contact synapses and it is proposed that neuronal synaptic activity in turn regulates OPC proliferation and differentiation. To examine this in the adult, we performed unilateral injection of the synaptic blocker botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT/A) into the hippocampus of adult mice. We confirm BoNT/A cleaves SNAP-25 in the CA1 are of the hippocampus, which has been proven to block neurotransmission. Notably, synaptic silencing by BoNT/A significantly decreased OPC density and caused their shrinkage, as determined by immunolabelling for the OPC marker NG2. Inhibition of synaptic activity resulted in an overall decrease in the number of OPC processes, as well as a decrease in their lengths and branching frequency. These data indicate that synaptic activity is important for maintaining adult OPC numbers and cellular integrity, which is relevant to pathological scenarios characterized by decreased synaptic activity.
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