Figure 3.
Mitochondrial Physiology Is Affected in gba−/− Neurons and Astrocytes
(A) Neurons and astrocytes from gba+/+, gba+/−, and gba−/− mice were stained with TMRM. The mean florescence intensity in mitochondria was analyzed via confocal microscopy (n = 3, >32 cells analyzed/experiment).
(B) Neurons from gba+/+ and gba−/− bathed in TMRM containing recording solution and fluorescence intensity analyzed via confocal microscopy. After 1 min, 1 μM oligomycin was added followed by 1 μM FCCP (n = 5, three cells analyzed/experiment).
(C) Neurons from gba+/+ and gba−/− incubated with 5 mM methyl pyruvate 5 min prior to imaging. Cells bathed in 25 nM TMRM and 5 mM methyl pyruvate containing recording solution and fluorescence intensity analyzed via confocal microscopy. After 90 s, 1 μM oligomycin was added, followed by 1 μM FCCP (n = 3, three cells analyzed/experiment).
(D) As in (C), except cells were bathed in 10 mM methyl succinate, (n = 3, four cells/experiment). All data in this figure represent the mean ± SEM, *p < 0.05.