Marta Gonzalez-PrietoGarcía Bueno, BorjaCaso Fernández, Javier RubénLeza Cerro, Juan CarlosMuñoz Madrigal, José LuisLópez Gutiérrez, Irene2026-03-242026-03-242018-05-17Gutiérrez IL, González-Prieto M, García-Bueno B, Caso JR, Leza JC, Madrigal JLM. Alternative Method to Detect Neuronal Degeneration and Amyloid β Accumulation in Free-Floating Brain Sections With Fluoro-Jade. ASN Neuro. 2018 Jan-Dec;10:1759091418784357. doi: 10.1177/1759091418784357. PMID: 29950099; PMCID: PMC6043921.10.1177/1759091418784357https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/134272Fluoro-Jade is a fluorescein-derived fluorochrome which specifically binds to damaged neurons. Due to this characteristic, it is commonly used for the histochemical detection and quantification of neurodegeneration in mounted brain sections. Here, we describe an alternative and simpler histochemistry protocol based on the use of free-floating brain sections. For this purpose, we have used brain slices from wild-type and 5xFAD mice as well as from mice that received an intracerebral injection of oligomeric amyloid beta peptides. We observed that our histochemistry staining procedure allows for a well-defined labeling of degenerating neurons providing a better signal-to-noise ratio staining than the commonly used one. In addition, our modified protocol demonstrates the ability of Fluoro-Jade C to also fluorescently label amyloid beta plaques.engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/journal articlehttps://doi.org/10.1177/1759091418784357https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1759091418784357?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmedopen access616.895.8AlzheimerFluoro-JadeWestern blotHistochemistryCiencias Biomédicas32 Ciencias Médicas