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The protective effect of low-dose minocycline on brain microvascular ultrastructure in a rodent model of subarachnoid hemorrhage. Histochem Cell Biol 2023; 159:91-114. [PMID: 36153470 PMCID: PMC9899762 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-022-02150-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The multifaceted nature of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) pathogenesis is poorly understood. To date, no pharmacological agent has been found to be efficacious for the prevention of brain injury when used for acute SAH intervention. This study was undertaken to evaluate the beneficial effects of low-dose neuroprotective agent minocycline on brain microvascular ultrastructures that have not been studied in detail. We studied SAH brain injury using an in vivo prechiasmatic subarachnoid hemorrhage rodent model. We analyzed the qualitative and quantitative ultrastructural morphology of capillaries and surrounding neuropil in the rodent brains with SAH and/or minocycline administration. Here, we report that low-dose minocycline (1 mg/kg) displayed protective effects on capillaries and surrounding cells from significant SAH-induced changes. Ultrastructural morphology analysis revealed also that minocycline stopped endothelial cells from abnormal production of vacuoles and vesicles that compromise blood-brain barrier (BBB) transcellular transport. The reported ultrastructural abnormalities as well as neuroprotective effects of minocycline during SAH were not directly mediated by inhibition of MMP-2, MMP-9, or EMMPRIN. However, SAH brain tissue treated with minocycline was protected from development of other morphological features associated with oxidative stress and the presence of immune cells in the perivascular space. These data advance the knowledge on the effect of SAH on brain tissue ultrastructure in an SAH rodent model and the neuroprotective effect of minocycline when administered in low doses.
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Xu C, He Z, Li J. Melatonin as a Potential Neuroprotectant: Mechanisms in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage-Induced Early Brain Injury. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:899678. [PMID: 35572137 PMCID: PMC9098986 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.899678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a common cerebrovascular disease with high mortality and disability rates. Despite progressive advances in drugs and surgical techniques, neurological dysfunction in surviving SAH patients have not improved significantly. Traditionally, vasospasm has been considered the main cause of death and disability following SAH, but anti-vasospasm therapy has not benefited clinical prognosis. Many studies have proposed that early brain injury (EBI) may be the primary factor influencing the prognosis of SAH. Melatonin is an indole hormone and is the main hormone secreted by the pineal gland, with low daytime secretion levels and high nighttime secretion levels. Melatonin produces a wide range of biological effects through the neuroimmune endocrine network, and participates in various physiological activities in the central nervous system, reproductive system, immune system, and digestive system. Numerous studies have reported that melatonin has extensive physiological and pharmacological effects such as anti-oxidative stress, anti-inflammation, maintaining circadian rhythm, and regulating cellular and humoral immunity. In recent years, more and more studies have been conducted to explore the molecular mechanism underlying melatonin-induced neuroprotection. The studies suggest beneficial effects in the recovery of intracerebral hemorrhage, cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, spinal cord injury, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and meningitis through anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-apoptotic mechanisms. This review summarizes the recent studies on the application and mechanism of melatonin in SAH.
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- Chengyan Xu
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Children’s Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Outpatient, The Children’s Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Children’s Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Jiabin Li,
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Solár P, Zamani A, Lakatosová K, Joukal M. The blood-brain barrier and the neurovascular unit in subarachnoid hemorrhage: molecular events and potential treatments. Fluids Barriers CNS 2022; 19:29. [PMID: 35410231 PMCID: PMC8996682 DOI: 10.1186/s12987-022-00312-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The response of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) following a stroke, including subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), has been studied extensively. The main components of this reaction are endothelial cells, pericytes, and astrocytes that affect microglia, neurons, and vascular smooth muscle cells. SAH induces alterations in individual BBB cells, leading to brain homeostasis disruption. Recent experiments have uncovered many pathophysiological cascades affecting the BBB following SAH. Targeting some of these pathways is important for restoring brain function following SAH. BBB injury occurs immediately after SAH and has long-lasting consequences, but most changes in the pathophysiological cascades occur in the first few days following SAH. These changes determine the development of early brain injury as well as delayed cerebral ischemia. SAH-induced neuroprotection also plays an important role and weakens the negative impact of SAH. Supporting some of these beneficial cascades while attenuating the major pathophysiological pathways might be decisive in inhibiting the negative impact of bleeding in the subarachnoid space. In this review, we attempt a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge on the molecular and cellular changes in the BBB following SAH and their possible modulation by various drugs and substances.
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- Peter Solár
- Department of Anatomy, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University and St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Pekařská 53, 656 91, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Anatomy, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Anatomy, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Anatomy, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Merkel H, Lindner D, Gaber K, Ziganshyna S, Jentzsch J, Mucha S, Gerhards T, Sari S, Stock A, Vothel F, Falter L, Quäschling U, Hoffmann KT, Meixensberger J, Halama D, Richter C. Standardized Classification of Cerebral Vasospasm after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage by Digital Subtraction Angiography. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11072011. [PMID: 35407619 PMCID: PMC9000178 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11072011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background: During the last decade, cerebral vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) was a current research focus without a standardized classification in digital subtraction angiography (DSA). This study was performed to investigate a device-independent visual cerebral vasospasm classification for endovascular treatment. Methods: The analyses are DSA based rather than multimodal. Ten defined points of intracranial arteries were measured in 45 patients suffering from cerebral vasospasm after SAH at three time points (hospitalization, before spasmolysis, control after six months). Mathematical clustering of vessel diameters was performed to generate four objective grades for comparison. Six interventional neuroradiologists in two groups scored 237 DSAs after a new visual classification (grade 0–3) developed on a segmental pattern of vessel contraction. For the second group, a threshold-based criterion was amended. Results: The raters had a reproducibility of 68.4% in the first group and 75.2% in the second group. The complementary threshold-based criterion increased the reproducibility by about 6.8%, while the rating deviated more from the mathematical clustering in all grades. Conclusions: The proposed visual classification scheme of cerebral vasospasm is suitable as a standard grading procedure for endovascular treatment. There is no advantage of a threshold-based criterion that compensates for the effort involved. Automated vessel analysis is superior to compare inter-group results in research settings.
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- Helena Merkel
- Department of Neuroradiology, Leipzig University Hospital, Liebigstraße 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; (H.M.); (J.J.); (S.M.); (T.G.); (L.F.); (U.Q.); (K.-T.H.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Leipzig University Hospital, Liebigstraße 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; (D.L.); (K.G.); (J.M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Leipzig University Hospital, Liebigstraße 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; (D.L.); (K.G.); (J.M.)
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Leipzig University Hospital, Liebigstraße 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany;
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Leipzig University Hospital, Liebigstraße 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; (H.M.); (J.J.); (S.M.); (T.G.); (L.F.); (U.Q.); (K.-T.H.)
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Leipzig University Hospital, Liebigstraße 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; (H.M.); (J.J.); (S.M.); (T.G.); (L.F.); (U.Q.); (K.-T.H.)
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Leipzig University Hospital, Liebigstraße 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; (H.M.); (J.J.); (S.M.); (T.G.); (L.F.); (U.Q.); (K.-T.H.)
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Giessen University Hospital, Klinikstraße 33, 35392 Giessen, Germany;
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Würzburg University Hospital, Josef-Schneider-Straße 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany;
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- Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Sana Hospital Borna, Rudolf-Virchow-Straße 2, 04552 Borna, Germany;
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Leipzig University Hospital, Liebigstraße 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; (H.M.); (J.J.); (S.M.); (T.G.); (L.F.); (U.Q.); (K.-T.H.)
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Leipzig University Hospital, Liebigstraße 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; (H.M.); (J.J.); (S.M.); (T.G.); (L.F.); (U.Q.); (K.-T.H.)
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Leipzig University Hospital, Liebigstraße 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; (H.M.); (J.J.); (S.M.); (T.G.); (L.F.); (U.Q.); (K.-T.H.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Leipzig University Hospital, Liebigstraße 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; (D.L.); (K.G.); (J.M.)
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Leipzig University Hospital, Liebigstraße 12, 04103 Leipzig, Germany;
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Leipzig University Hospital, Liebigstraße 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; (H.M.); (J.J.); (S.M.); (T.G.); (L.F.); (U.Q.); (K.-T.H.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-341-97-20196
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Schenck H, Netti E, Teernstra O, De Ridder I, Dings J, Niemelä M, Temel Y, Hoogland G, Haeren R. The Role of the Glycocalyx in the Pathophysiology of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage-Induced Delayed Cerebral Ischemia. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:731641. [PMID: 34540844 PMCID: PMC8446455 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.731641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The glycocalyx is an important constituent of blood vessels located between the bloodstream and the endothelium. It plays a pivotal role in intercellular interactions in neuroinflammation, reduction of vascular oxidative stress, and provides a barrier regulating vascular permeability. In the brain, the glycocalyx is closely related to functions of the blood-brain barrier and neurovascular unit, both responsible for adequate neurovascular responses to potential threats to cerebral homeostasis. An aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) occurs following rupture of an intracranial aneurysm and leads to immediate brain damage (early brain injury). In some cases, this can result in secondary brain damage, also known as delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI). DCI is a life-threatening condition that affects up to 30% of all aSAH patients. As such, it is associated with substantial societal and healthcare-related costs. Causes of DCI are multifactorial and thought to involve neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, thrombosis, and neurovascular uncoupling. To date, prediction of DCI is limited, and preventive and effective treatment strategies of DCI are scarce. There is increasing evidence that the glycocalyx is disrupted following an aSAH, and that glycocalyx disruption could precipitate or aggravate DCI. This review explores the potential role of the glycocalyx in the pathophysiological mechanisms contributing to DCI following aSAH. Understanding the role of the glycocalyx in DCI could advance the development of improved methods to predict DCI or identify patients at risk for DCI. This knowledge may also alter the methods and timing of preventive and treatment strategies of DCI. To this end, we review the potential and limitations of methods currently used to evaluate the glycocalyx, and strategies to restore or prevent glycocalyx shedding.
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- Hanna Schenck
- Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands.,Department of Neurosurgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Schwarting J, Nehrkorn K, Liu H, Plesnila N, Terpolilli NA. Role of Pial Microvasospasms and Leukocyte Plugging for Parenchymal Perfusion after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Assessed by In Vivo Multi-Photon Microscopy. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:8444. [PMID: 34445151 PMCID: PMC8395146 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22168444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is associated with acute and delayed cerebral ischemia. We suggested spasms of pial arterioles as a possible mechanism; however, it remained unclear whether and how pial microvasospasms (MVSs) induce cerebral ischemia. Therefore, we used in vivo deep tissue imaging by two-photon microscopy to investigate MVSs together with the intraparenchymal microcirculation in a clinically relevant murine SAH model. Male C57BL/6 mice received a cranial window. Cerebral vessels and leukocytes were labelled with fluorescent dyes and imaged by in vivo two-photon microscopy before and three hours after SAH induced by filament perforation. After SAH, a large clot formed around the perforation site at the skull base, and blood distributed along the perivascular space of the middle cerebral artery up to the cerebral cortex. Comparing the cerebral microvasculature before and after SAH, we identified three different patterns of constrictions: pearl string, global, and bottleneck. At the same time, the volume of perfused intraparenchymal vessels and blood flow velocity in individual arterioles were significantly reduced by more than 60%. Plugging of capillaries by leukocytes was observed but infrequent. The current study demonstrates that perivascular blood is associated with spasms of pial arterioles and that these spasms result in a significant reduction in cortical perfusion after SAH. Thus, the pial microvasospasm seems to be an important mechanism by which blood in the subarachnoid space triggers cerebral ischemia after SAH. Identifying the mechanisms of pial vasospasm may therefore result in novel therapeutic options for SAH patients.
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- Julian Schwarting
- Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Munich University Hospital, Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences, Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 81377 Munich, Germany; (J.S.); (K.N.); (H.L.); (N.A.T.)
- Department of Neurosurgery, Munich University Hospital, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Munich University Hospital, Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences, Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 81377 Munich, Germany; (J.S.); (K.N.); (H.L.); (N.A.T.)
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- Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Munich University Hospital, Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences, Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 81377 Munich, Germany; (J.S.); (K.N.); (H.L.); (N.A.T.)
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- Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Munich University Hospital, Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences, Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 81377 Munich, Germany; (J.S.); (K.N.); (H.L.); (N.A.T.)
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- Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Munich University Hospital, Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences, Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 81377 Munich, Germany; (J.S.); (K.N.); (H.L.); (N.A.T.)
- Department of Neurosurgery, Munich University Hospital, 81377 Munich, Germany
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Lenz IJ, Plesnila N, Terpolilli NA. Role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase for early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage in mice. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2021; 41:1669-1681. [PMID: 33256507 PMCID: PMC8221759 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x20973787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The first few hours and days after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) are characterized by cerebral ischemia, spasms of pial arterioles, and a significant reduction of cerebral microperfusion, however, the mechanisms of this early microcirculatory dysfunction are still unknown. Endothelial nitric oxide production is reduced after SAH and exogenous application of NO reduces post-hemorrhagic microvasospasm. Therefore, we hypothesize that the endothelial NO-synthase (eNOS) may be involved in the formation of microvasospasms, microcirculatory dysfunction, and unfavorable outcome after SAH. SAH was induced in male eNOS deficient (eNOS-/-) mice by endovascular MCA perforation. Three hours later, the cerebral microcirculation was visualized using in vivo 2-photon-microscopy. eNOS-/- mice had more severe SAHs, more severe ischemia, three time more rebleedings, and a massively increased mortality (50 vs. 0%) as compared to wild type (WT) littermate controls. Three hours after SAH eNOS-/- mice had fewer perfused microvessels and 40% more microvasospasms than WT mice. The current study indicates that a proper function of eNOS plays a key role for a favorable outcome after SAH and helps to explain why patients suffering from hypertension or other conditions associated with impaired eNOS function, have a higher risk of unfavorable outcome after SAH.
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- Irina J Lenz
- Institute for Stroke- and Dementia Research (ISD), Munich University Hospital and Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany.,Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Stroke- and Dementia Research (ISD), Munich University Hospital and Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany.,Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Stroke- and Dementia Research (ISD), Munich University Hospital and Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany.,Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany.,Department of Neurosurgery, Munich University Hospital, Munich, Germany
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Clarke JV, Suggs JM, Diwan D, Lee JV, Lipsey K, Vellimana AK, Zipfel GJ. Microvascular platelet aggregation and thrombosis after subarachnoid hemorrhage: A review and synthesis. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2020; 40:1565-1575. [PMID: 32345104 PMCID: PMC7370365 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x20921974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) has been associated with numerous pathophysiological sequelae, including large artery vasospasm and microvascular thrombosis. The focus of this review is to provide an overview of experimental animal model studies and human autopsy studies that explore the temporal-spatial characterization and mechanism of microvascular platelet aggregation and thrombosis following SAH, as well as to critically assess experimental studies and clinical trials highlighting preventative therapeutic options against this highly morbid pathophysiological process. Upon review of the literature, we discovered that microvascular platelet aggregation and thrombosis occur after experimental SAH across multiple species and SAH induction techniques in a similar time frame to other components of DCI, occurring in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus across both hemispheres. We discuss the relationship of these findings to human autopsy studies. In the final section of this review, we highlight the important therapeutic options for targeting microvascular platelet aggregation and thrombosis, and emphasize why therapeutic targeting of this neurovascular pathology may improve patient care. We encourage ongoing research into the pathophysiology of SAH and DCI, especially in regard to microvascular platelet aggregation and thrombosis and the translation to randomized clinical trials.
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- Julian V Clarke
- Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, , Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, , Saint Louis, MO, USA
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Russin JJ, Montagne A, D’Amore F, He S, Shiroishi MS, Rennert RC, Depetris J, Zlokovic BV, Mack WJ. Permeability imaging as a predictor of delayed cerebral ischemia after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2018; 38:973-979. [PMID: 29611451 PMCID: PMC5998996 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x18768670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction has been implicated in ischemic risk following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH), but never directly imaged. We prospectively examined whether post-bleed day 4 dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance (DCE-MR) BBB permeability imaging could predict development of delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI). Global MR-derived BBB permeability ( Ktrans) was significantly higher in aSAH patients who subsequently developed DCI (five patients; 2.28 ± 0.09 × 10-3 min-1) compared to those who experienced radiographic vasospasm only (three patients; 1.85 ± 0.12 × 10-3 min-1; p < 0.05), or no vasospasm/ischemia (eight patients; 1.74 ± 0.07 × 10-3 min-1; p < 0.01). Ktrans > 2 × 10-3 min-1 predicted development of DCI (AUC = 0.98, 95% CI: 0.93-1). Global BBB dysfunction following aSAH is detectable with DCE-MR and predictive of ischemic risk.
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- Jonathan J Russin
- USC Neurorestoration Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Jonathan J Russin, USC Neurorestoration Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1200 N State Street, Suite 3300, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
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- Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- USC Neurorestoration Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Frontera JA, Provencio JJ, Sehba FA, McIntyre TM, Nowacki AS, Gordon E, Weimer JM, Aledort L. The Role of Platelet Activation and Inflammation in Early Brain Injury Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care 2017; 26:48-57. [PMID: 27430874 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-016-0292-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Early brain injury (EBI) following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is an important predictor of poor functional outcome, yet the underlying mechanism is not well understood. Animal studies suggest that platelet activation and inflammation with subsequent microthrombosis and ischemia may be a mechanism of EBI. METHODS A prospective, hypothesis-driven study of spontaneous, SAH patients and controls was conducted. Platelet activation [thromboelastography maximum amplitude (MA)] and inflammation [C-reactive protein (CRP)] were measured serially over time during the first 72 h following SAH onset. Platelet activation and inflammatory markers were compared between controls and SAH patients with mild [Hunt-Hess (HH) 1-3] versus severe (HH 4-5) EBI. The association of these biomarkers with 3-month functional outcomes was evaluated. RESULTS We enrolled 127 patients (106 SAH; 21 controls). Platelet activation and CRP increased incrementally with worse EBI/HH grade, and both increased over 72 h (all P < 0.01). Both were higher in severe versus mild EBI (MA 68.9 vs. 64.8 mm, P = 0.001; CRP 12.5 vs. 1.5 mg/L, P = 0.003) and compared to controls (both P < 0.003). Patients with delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) had more platelet activation (66.6 vs. 64.9 in those without DCI, P = 0.02) within 72 h of ictus. At 3 months, death or severe disability was more likely with higher levels of platelet activation (mRS4-6 OR 1.18, 95 % CI 1.05-1.32, P = 0.007) and CRP (mRS4-6 OR 1.02, 95 % CI 1.00-1.03, P = 0.041). CONCLUSIONS Platelet activation and inflammation occur acutely after SAH and are associated with worse EBI, DCI and poor 3-month functional outcomes. These markers may provide insight into the mechanism of EBI following SAH.
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- Jennifer A Frontera
- Cerebrovascular Center of the Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave. S80, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA. .,Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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- Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Brain Immunology and Glia Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Critical Care, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Cerebrovascular Center of the Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave. S80, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Sokół B, Urbaniak B, Wąsik N, Plewa S, Klupczyńska A, Jankowski R, Więckowska B, Juszkat R, Kokot Z. Amino Acids in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage: An Observational Study. Front Neurol 2017; 8:438. [PMID: 28894433 PMCID: PMC5581324 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 08/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background The authors are aware of only one article investigating amino acid concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms, and this was published 31 years ago. Since then, both management of subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) and amino acid assay techniques have seen radical alterations, yet the pathophysiology of SAH remains unclear. Objective To analyse the pattern of concentrations of amino acids and related compounds in patients with different outcomes following aneurysmal SAH. Methods 49 CSF samples were collected from 23 patients on days 0–3, 5, and 10 post-SAH. Concentrations of 33 amino acids and related compounds were assayed by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry in patients with good [Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) 1–3] and poor (GOS 4–5) outcome. Results Of the 33 compounds assayed, only hydroxyproline and 3-aminoisobutyric acid appeared not to increase significantly following SAH. In poor outcome patients, we found significantly higher concentrations of aspartic acid (p = 0.038), glutamic acid (p = 0.038), and seven other compounds on days 0–3 post-SAH; glutamic acid (p = 0.041) on day 5 post-SAH, and 2-aminoadipic acid (p = 0.033) on day 10 post-SAH. The most significant correlation with GOS at 3 months was found for aminoadipic acid on day 10 post-SAH (cc = −0.81). Conclusion Aneurysmal rupture leads to a generalised increase of amino acids and related compounds in CSF. The patterns differ between good and poor outcome cases. Increased excitatory amino acids are strongly indicative of poor outcome.
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- Bartosz Sokół
- Department of Neurosurgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Computer Science and Statistics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of General and Interventional Radiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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Weimer JM, Jones SE, Frontera JA. Acute Cytotoxic and Vasogenic Edema after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Quantitative MRI Study. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2017; 38:928-934. [PMID: 28364004 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a5181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The mechanism of early brain injury following subarachnoid hemorrhage is not well understood. We aimed to evaluate if cytotoxic and vasogenic edema are contributing factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted in patients with SAH undergoing diffusion-weighted MR imaging within 72 hours of onset. Apparent diffusion coefficient values derived from DWI were evaluated by using whole-brain histograms and 19 prespecified ROIs in patients with SAH and controls with normal findings on MRI. Cytotoxic edema observed outside the ROIs was assessed in patients with SAH. The average median ADC values were compared between patients with SAH and controls and patients with SAH with mild (Hunt and Hess 1-3) versus severe early brain injury (Hunt and Hess 4-5). RESULTS We enrolled 33 patients with SAH and 66 controls. The overall average median whole-brain ADC was greater for patients with SAH (808 × 10-6 mm2/s) compared with controls (788 × 10-6 mm2/s, P < .001) and was higher in patients with SAH across ROIs after adjusting for age: cerebral gray matter (826 versus 803 × 10-6 mm2/s, P = .059), cerebral white matter (793 versus 758 × 10-6 mm2/s, P = .023), white matter tracts (797 versus 739 × 10-6 mm2/s, P < .001), and deep gray matter (754 versus 713 × 10-6 mm2/s, P = .016). ADC values trended higher in patients with Hunt and Hess 4-5 versus those with Hunt and Hess 1-3. Early cytotoxic edema was observed in 13 (39%) patients with SAH and was more prevalent in those with severe early brain injury (87.5% of patients with Hunt and Hess 4-5 versus 24.0% of those with Hunt and Hess 1-3, P = .001). CONCLUSIONS Age-adjusted ADC values were globally increased in patients with SAH compared with controls, even in normal-appearing brain regions, suggesting diffuse vasogenic edema. Cytotoxic edema was also present in patients with SAH and correlated with more severe early brain injury.
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- J M Weimer
- From the Cerebrovascular Center of the Neurological Institute (J.M.W., J.A.F.)
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- the Imaging Institute (S.E.J.), Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- From the Cerebrovascular Center of the Neurological Institute (J.M.W., J.A.F.)
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Sun Y, Shen Q, Watts LT, Muir ER, Huang S, Yang GY, Suarez JI, Duong TQ. Multimodal MRI characterization of experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neuroscience 2016; 316:53-62. [PMID: 26708744 PMCID: PMC4724533 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2015] [Revised: 12/10/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We implemented an in-scanner rat model of mild SAH in which blood or vehicle was injected into the cistern magna, and applied multimodal MRI to study the brain prior to, immediately after (5min to 4h), and upto 7days after SAH. Vehicle injection did not change arterial lumen diameter, apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), T2, venous signal, vascular reactivity to hypercapnia, or foot-fault scores, but mildly reduce cerebral blood flow (CBF) up to 4h, and open-field activity up to 7days post injection. By contrast, blood injection caused: (i) vasospasm 30min after SAH but not thereafter, (ii) venous abnormalities at 3h and 2days, delayed relative to vasospasm, (iii) reduced basal CBF and to hypercapnia 1-4h but not thereafter, (iv) reduced ADC immediately after SAH but no ADC and T2 changes on days 2 and 7, and (v) reduced open-field activities in both SAH and vehicle animals, but no significant differences in open-field activities and foot-fault tests between groups. Mild SAH exhibited transient and mild hemodynamic disturbances and diffusion changes, but did not show apparent ischemic brain injury nor functional deficits.
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- Y Sun
- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China; Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China; Research Imaging Institute, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Research Imaging Institute, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Research Imaging Institute, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA; Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA; Department of Neurology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Research Imaging Institute, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Research Imaging Institute, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China; Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China; Neuroscience and Neuroengineering Research Center, Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China
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- Division of Vascular Neurology and Neurocritical Care, Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor St Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX 77027, USA
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- Research Imaging Institute, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.
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Plog BA, Moll KM, Kang H, Iliff JJ, Dashnaw ML, Nedergaard M, Vates GE. A novel technique for morphometric quantification of subarachnoid hemorrhage-induced microglia activation. J Neurosci Methods 2014; 229:44-52. [PMID: 24735531 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2014.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2013] [Revised: 03/24/2014] [Accepted: 04/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a neurologic catastrophe and poor outcome is typically attributed to vasospasm; however, there is also evidence that SAH causes a pro-inflammatory state and these two phenomena may be interrelated. SAH causes activation of microglia, but the time course and degree of microglial activation after SAH and its link to poor patient outcome and vasospasm remains unknown. NEW METHOD Transgenic mice expressing eGFP under the control of the CX3CR1 locus, in which microglia are endogenously fluorescent, were randomly assigned to control or SAH groups. Immunohistochemistry for CD-68 and CD-31 was performed at different time points after SAH. Using confocal microscopy and MatLab software, we have developed a novel technique to detect and quantify the stages of microglial activation and return to quiescence using an automated computerized morphometric analysis. RESULTS We detected a statistically significant decrease in microglial process complexity 2 and 7 days following SAH. In addition, we detected a statistically significant increase in microglial domain volume 1 day following SAH; however, microglial domain volume returned to baseline by 2 days. COMPARISON WITH EXISTING METHOD Most techniques for microglia assessment are qualitative, not quantitative, and are therefore inadequate to address the effects of anti-inflammatory drug treatment or other therapies after SAH. CONCLUSIONS Using novel image analysis techniques we were able to reproducibly quantify activation of microglia following SAH, which will improve our ability to study the biology of microglial activation, and may ultimately improve management of disease progression and response to therapies directed at microglial activation.
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- Benjamin A Plog
- University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Center for Translation Neuromedicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA; Department of Pathology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
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- University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Center for Translation Neuromedicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Center for Translation Neuromedicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Center for Translation Neuromedicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Center for Translation Neuromedicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Center for Translation Neuromedicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Center for Translation Neuromedicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
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Friedrich V, Bederson JB, Sehba FA. Gender influences the initial impact of subarachnoid hemorrhage: an experimental investigation. PLoS One 2013; 8:e80101. [PMID: 24250830 PMCID: PMC3826711 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2013] [Accepted: 09/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) carries high early patient mortality. More women than men suffer from SAH and the average age of female SAH survivors is greater than that of male survivors; however, the overall mortality and neurological outcomes are not better in males despite their younger age. This pattern suggests the possibility of gender differences in the severity of initial impact and/or in subsequent pathophysiology. We explored gender differences in survival and pathophysiology following subarachnoid hemorrhage induced in age-matched male and female rats by endovascular puncture. Intracranial pressure (ICP), cerebral blood flow (CBF), blood pressure (BP) and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) were recorded at and after induction of SAH. Animals were sacrificed 3 hours after lesion and studied for subarachnoid hematoma size, vascular pathology (collagen and endothelium immunostaining), inflammation (platelet and neutrophil immunostaining), and cell death (TUNEL assay). In a second cohort, 24-hour survival was determined. Subarachnoid hematoma, post-hemorrhage ICP peak, BP elevation, reduction in CPP, intraluminal platelet aggregation and neutrophil accumulation, loss of vascular collagen, and neuronal and non-neuronal cell death were greater in male than in female rats. Hematoma size did not correlate with the number of apoptotic cells, platelet aggregates or neutrophil. The ICP peak correlated with hematoma size and with number of apoptotic cells but not with platelet aggregates and neutrophil number. This suggests that the intensity of ICP rise at SAH influences the severity of apoptosis but not of inflammation. Mortality was markedly greater in males than females. Our data demonstrate that in rats gender influences the initial impact of SAH causing greater bleed and early injury in males as compared to females.
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- Victor Friedrich
- Department of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
- Department of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Acute microvascular changes after subarachnoid hemorrhage and transient global cerebral ischemia. Stroke Res Treat 2013; 2013:425281. [PMID: 23589781 PMCID: PMC3621372 DOI: 10.1155/2013/425281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Revised: 02/26/2013] [Accepted: 02/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage and transient global cerebral ischemia result in similar pathophysiological changes in the cerebral microcirculation. These changes include microvascular constriction, increased leukocyte-endothelial interactions, blood brain barrier disruption, and microthrombus formation. This paper will look at various animal and preclinical studies that investigate these various microvascular changes, perhaps providing insight in how these microvessels can be a therapeutic target in both subarachnoid hemorrhage and transient global cerebral ischemia.
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Early brain injury: a common mechanism in subarachnoid hemorrhage and global cerebral ischemia. Stroke Res Treat 2013; 2013:394036. [PMID: 23533958 PMCID: PMC3603523 DOI: 10.1155/2013/394036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2012] [Accepted: 01/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Early brain injury (EBI) has become an area of extreme interest in the recent years and seems to be a common denominator in the pathophysiology of global transient ischemia and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). In this paper, we highlight the importance of cerebral hypoperfusion and other mechanisms that occur in tandem in both pathologies and underline their possible roles in triggering brain injury after hemorrhagic or ischemic strokes.
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Sehba FA, Friedrich V. Cerebral microvasculature is an early target of subarachnoid hemorrhage. ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA. SUPPLEMENT 2012; 115:199-205. [PMID: 22890669 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-1192-5_37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Most subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients exhibit clinical signs of cerebral ischemia at admission but no angiographic vasospasm. Consequently, the source of early cerebral ischemia is not understood. Parenchymal microvessels may contribute to early cerebral ischemia, but the low resolution of current imaging has prevented their analysis in SAH patients. Animal studies demonstrated that early after SAH structure and function of parenchymal vessels are compromised to the level that may very well contribute to early ischemia. We review these studies.
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- Fatima A Sehba
- Department of Neurosurgery and Neurosciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA.
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Westermaier T, Stetter C, Raslan F, Vince GH, Ernestus RI. Brain edema formation correlates with perfusion deficit during the first six hours after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage in rats. EXPERIMENTAL & TRANSLATIONAL STROKE MEDICINE 2012; 4:8. [PMID: 22551223 PMCID: PMC3398845 DOI: 10.1186/2040-7378-4-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2011] [Accepted: 05/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Background Severe brain edema is observed in a number of patients suffering from subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Little is known about its pathogenesis and time-course in the first hours after SAH. This study was performed to investigate the development of brain edema and its correlation with brain perfusion after experimental SAH. Methods Male Sprague–Dawley rats, randomly assigned to one of six groups (n = 8), were subjected to SAH using the endovascular filament model or underwent a sham operation. Animals were sacrificed 15, 30, 60, 180 or 360 minutes after SAH. Intracranial pressure (ICP), mean arterial blood pressure (MABP), cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) and bilateral local cerebral blood flow (LCBF) were continuously measured. Brain water content (BWC) was determined by the wet/dry-weight method. Results After SAH, CPP and LCBF rapidly decreased. The decline of LCBF markedly exceeded the decline of CPP and persisted until the end of the observation period. BWC continuously increased. A significant correlation was observed between the BWC and the extent of the perfusion deficit in animals sacrificed after 180 and 360 minutes. Conclusions The significant correlation with the perfusion deficit after SAH suggests that the development of brain edema is related to the extent of ischemia and acute vasoconstriction in the first hours after SAH.
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- Thomas Westermaier
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str, 11, Würzburg, 97080, Germany.
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Macdonald RL. Site-Specific, Sustained-Release Drug Delivery for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Transl Stroke Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-9530-8_32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Vascular Pathology as a Potential Therapeutic Target in SCI. Transl Stroke Res 2011; 2:556-74. [PMID: 24323683 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-011-0128-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2011] [Revised: 10/21/2011] [Accepted: 10/25/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Acute traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is characterized by a progressive secondary degeneration which exacerbates the loss of penumbral tissue and neurological function. Here, we first provide an overview of the known pathophysiological mechanisms involving injured microvasculature and molecular regulators that contribute to the loss and dysfunction of existing and new blood vessels. We also highlight the differences between traumatic and ischemic injuries which may yield clues as to the more devastating nature of traumatic injuries, possibly involving toxicity associated with hemorrhage. We also discuss known species differences with implications for choosing models, their relevance and utility to translate new treatments towards the clinic. Throughout this review, we highlight the potential opportunities and proof-of-concept experimental studies for targeting therapies to endothelial cell-specific responses. Lastly, we comment on the need for vascular mechanisms to be included in drug development and non-invasive diagnostics such as serum and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers and imaging of spinal cord pathology.
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