A simple method for poly-D-lysine coating to enhance adhesion and maturation of primary cortical neuron cultures in vitro

Author:

Stil Aurélie,Liberelle Benoît,Guadarrama Bello Dainelys,Lacomme Lucile,Arpin Laurie,Parent Pascale,Nanci Antonio,Dumont Éric C.,Ould-Bachir Tarek,Vanni Matthieu P.,De Crescenzo Gregory,Bouchard Jean-François

Abstract

IntroductionGlass coverslips are used as a substrate since Harrison’s initial nerve cell culture experiments in 1910. In 1974, the first study of brain cells seeded onto polylysine (PL) coated substrate was published. Usually, neurons adhere quickly to PL coating. However, maintaining cortical neurons in culture on PL coating for a prolonged time is challenging.MethodsA collaborative study between chemical engineers and neurobiologists was conducted to find a simple method to enhance neuronal maturation on poly-D-lysine (PDL). In this work, a simple protocol to coat PDL efficiently on coverslips is presented, characterized, and compared to a conventional adsorption method. We studied the adhesion and maturation of primary cortical neurons with various morphological and functional approaches, including phase contrast microscopy, immunocytochemistry, scanning electron microscopy, patch clamp recordings, and calcium imaging.ResultsWe observed that several parameters of neuronal maturation are influenced by the substrate: neurons develop more dense and extended networks and synaptic activity is enhanced, when seeded on covalently bound PDL compared to adsorbed PDL.DiscussionHence, we established reproducible and optimal conditions enhancing maturation of primary cortical neurons in vitro. Our method allows higher reliability and yield of results and could also be profitable for laboratories using PL with other cell types.

Funder

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Publisher

Frontiers Media SA

Subject

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

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