This article describes a protocol to determine differences in basal redox state and redox responses to acute perturbations in primary hippocampal and cortical neurons using confocal live microscopy. The protocol can be applied to other cell types and microscopes with minimal modifications.
Katsalifis, A., Casaril, A. M., Depp, C., Bas-Orth, C. Live Imaging of the Mitochondrial Glutathione Redox State in Primary Neurons using a Ratiometric Indicator. J. Vis. Exp. (176), e63073, doi:10.3791/63073 (2021).