Extended Data Fig. 6. Elevated IL-2 did not produce detectable effects on astrocyte or neuron function.
Astrocyte Ca2+ imaging in acute brain slices. a, Left, SR101+ astrocytes (dotted circles). Right, Fluo4 signal at baseline and following Phenylephrine (PHE) application. b, Averaged ΔF/F0 traces ± s.e.m. c, Boxplots of ΔF/F0 amplitude (left) and Area Under the Curve (AUC) (right). n = 3 mice/group and nastrocytes = 710, 774 for control and αCamKIIIL-2. Whiskers represent maximal and minimal values. For AUC, Minimum (240.1, 249.1), 25% Percentile (338.1, 338.7), Median (381.8, 385.1), 75% Percentile (443.8, 442), Maximum (699.3, 702.3). For ΔF/F0 amplitude, Minimum (1.006, 1.007), 25% Percentile (1.604, 1.648), Median (2.139, 2.161), 75% Percentile (2.664, 2.665), Maximum (4.542, 4.239) d, Averaged ΔF/F0 traces ± s.e.m. e, Boxplots of the ΔF/F0 amplitude (left) and AUC (right). n = 3 mice/group, and nastrocytes = 609, 646 for PHP.GFAP-GFP and PHP.GFAP-IL-2, respectively. Whiskers represent maximal and minimal values. For ΔF/F0 amplitude: Minimum (1.086, 1.075), 25% Percentile (1.578, 1.617), Median (2.007, 1.980), 75% Percentile (2.431, 2.348), Maximum (4.463, 3.489). For AUC: Minimum (280.6, 279.3), 25% Percentile (332.3, 339.7), Median (366.4, 371), 75% Percentile (408.7, 409.2), Maximum (704.4, 659.5). Neuronal function was measured using fEPSPs in PHP.GFAP-GFP and PHP.GFAP-IL-2 treated mice (n = 4,4). Input-output curves were recorded by applying single-stimuli. Slope f, and g, amplitude were analyzed. LTP was induced by applying three high frequency stimulus trains (100 stimuli; 100 Hz; arrows theta burst stimulation - TBS). After baseline, fEPSPs were measured. Changes in h, slope and i, amplitude were analyzed across time. Boxplots of the baseline (left) and final LTP (right). Mean ± s.e.m. Whiskers represent the maximal and minimal values. For slope at baseline: Minimum (0,08681, 0,09894), 25% Percentile (0.08875, 0.1164), Median (0.1248, 0.1473), 75% Percentile (0.3407, 0.2212), Maximum (0.4659, 0.2584); for slope of final LTP: Minimum (154.8, 169.4), 25% Percentile (159.4, 169.7), Median (184, 174.9), 75% Percentile (204.8, 214.1), Maximum (208.3, 225.8). For amplitude at baseline, Minimum (0.1941, 0), 25% Percentile (0.2298, 0.2979), Median (0.3279, 0.3897), 75% Percentile (0.8083, 0.5444), Maximum (1.139, 0.7234). For amplitude of final LTP: Minimum (166.9, 148.7), 25% Percentile (171, 155.3), Median (188.7,177.2), 75% Percentile (204.8, 181.9), Maximum (208.4, 1828). Unpaired, non-parametric Mann–Whitney U-test.