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Hladky SB, Barrand MA. Alterations in brain fluid physiology during the early stages of development of ischaemic oedema. Fluids Barriers CNS 2024; 21:51. [PMID: 38858667 PMCID: PMC11163777 DOI: 10.1186/s12987-024-00534-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024] Open
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Oedema occurs when higher than normal amounts of solutes and water accumulate in tissues. In brain parenchymal tissue, vasogenic oedema arises from changes in blood-brain barrier permeability, e.g. in peritumoral oedema. Cytotoxic oedema arises from excess accumulation of solutes within cells, e.g. ischaemic oedema following stroke. This type of oedema is initiated when blood flow in the affected core region falls sufficiently to deprive brain cells of the ATP needed to maintain ion gradients. As a consequence, there is: depolarization of neurons; neural uptake of Na+ and Cl- and loss of K+; neuronal swelling; astrocytic uptake of Na+, K+ and anions; swelling of astrocytes; and reduction in ISF volume by fluid uptake into neurons and astrocytes. There is increased parenchymal solute content due to metabolic osmolyte production and solute influx from CSF and blood. The greatly increased [K+]isf triggers spreading depolarizations into the surrounding penumbra increasing metabolic load leading to increased size of the ischaemic core. Water enters the parenchyma primarily from blood, some passing into astrocyte endfeet via AQP4. In the medium term, e.g. after three hours, NaCl permeability and swelling rate increase with partial opening of tight junctions between blood-brain barrier endothelial cells and opening of SUR1-TPRM4 channels. Swelling is then driven by a Donnan-like effect. Longer term, there is gross failure of the blood-brain barrier. Oedema resolution is slower than its formation. Fluids without colloid, e.g. infused mock CSF, can be reabsorbed across the blood-brain barrier by a Starling-like mechanism whereas infused serum with its colloids must be removed by even slower extravascular means. Large scale oedema can increase intracranial pressure (ICP) sufficiently to cause fatal brain herniation. The potentially lethal increase in ICP can be avoided by craniectomy or by aspiration of the osmotically active infarcted region. However, the only satisfactory treatment resulting in retention of function is restoration of blood flow, providing this can be achieved relatively quickly. One important objective of current research is to find treatments that increase the time during which reperfusion is successful. Questions still to be resolved are discussed.
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- Stephen B Hladky
- Department of Pharmacology, Tennis Court Rd., Cambridge, CB2 1PD, UK.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Tennis Court Rd., Cambridge, CB2 1PD, UK
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DeGracia DJ. Regulation of mRNA following brain ischemia and reperfusion. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-RNA 2017; 8. [PMID: 28097803 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Revised: 12/11/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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There is growing appreciation that mRNA regulation plays important roles in disease and injury. mRNA regulation and ribonomics occur in brain ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) following stroke and cardiac arrest and resuscitation. It was recognized over 40 years ago that translation arrest (TA) accompanies brain I/R and is now recognized as part of the intrinsic stress responses triggered in neurons. However, neuron death correlates to a prolonged TA in cells fated to undergo delayed neuronal death (DND). Dysfunction of mRNA regulatory processes in cells fated to DND prevents them from translating stress-induced mRNAs such as heat shock proteins. The morphological and biochemical studies of mRNA regulation in postischemic neurons are discussed in the context of the large variety of molecular damage induced by ischemic injury. Open issues and areas of future investigation are highlighted. A sober look at the molecular complexity of ischemia-induced neuronal injury suggests that a network framework will assist in making sense of this complexity. The ribonomic network sits between the gene network and the various protein and metabolic networks. Thus, targeting the ribonomic network may prove more effective at neuroprotection than targeting specific molecular pathways, for which all efforts have failed to the present time to stop DND in stroke and after cardiac arrest. WIREs RNA 2017, 8:e1415. doi: 10.1002/wrna.1415 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.
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Zhang H, Zhang G, Oudkerk M. Brain Metastases from Different Primary Carcinomas: an Evaluation of DSC MRI Measurements. Neuroradiol J 2012; 25:67-75. [PMID: 24028878 DOI: 10.1177/197140091202500109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2010] [Accepted: 08/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This study evaluated the roles of different dynamic susceptibility contrast magnetic imaging (DSC MRI) measurements in discriminating between brain metastases derived from four common primary carcinomas. Thirty-seven patients with brain metastases were enrolled. Relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV), cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and relative mean transit time (rMTT) in both tumor and peritumoral edema were measured. Metastases were grouped by their primary tumor (lung, gastrointestinal, breast and renal cell carcinoma). DSC MRI measurements were compared between groups. Mean rCBV, rCBF, rMTT in tumor and peritumoral edema of all brain metastases (n=37) were 2.79 ± 1.73, 2.56 ± 2.11, 1.21 ± 0.48 and 1.05 ± 0.53, 0.86 ± 0.40, 1.99 ± 0.41, respectively. The tumoral rCBV (5.26 ± 1.89) and rCBF (5.32 ± 3.28) of renal metastases were greater than those of the other three metastases (P<0.05). The tumoral rMTT (1.58 ± 0.77) of breast metastases was statistically greater than that (0.96 ± 0.31) of gastrointestinal metastases (P=0.013). No statistical difference was found between peritumoral rCBV, rCBF and rMTT (P>0.05). Evaluating various DSC MRI measurements can provide complementary hemodynamic information on brain metastases. The tumoral rCBV, rCBF and likely rMTT can help discriminate between brain metastases originating from different primary carcinomas. The peritumoral DSC MRI measurements had limited value in discriminating between brain metastases.
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- H Zhang
- Department of Radiology, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated First People's Hospital; Shanghai, China -
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Harkins KD, Galons JP, Divijak JL, Trouard TP. Changes in intracellular water diffusion and energetic metabolism in response to ischemia in perfused C6 rat glioma cells. Magn Reson Med 2011; 66:859-67. [PMID: 21446036 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2009] [Accepted: 01/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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This work reports results of experiments in hollow-fiber bioreactor C6 glioma cell cultures where the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of intracellular water (iADC) was measured at diffusion times between 0.83 and 40 ms. The experiments were carried out before and after the onset of permanent ischemia. The changes in iADC following ischemia were dependent on the diffusion time employed in the experiment. An ischemia-induced decrease in the iADC was measured at short diffusion times, while at long diffusion times the iADC increased. Decreases in the iADC measured at short diffusion times are interpreted to be a result of a decrease in the intrinsic diffusivity of intracellular water due to energy failure. Increases in iADC measured at long diffusion times, are interpreted to result from cell swelling.
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- Kevin D Harkins
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
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NKCC1-mediated traumatic brain injury-induced brain edema and neuron death via Raf/MEK/MAPK cascade. Crit Care Med 2008; 36:917-22. [DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e31816590c4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Piette C, Munaut C, Foidart JM, Deprez M. Treating gliomas with glucocorticoids: from bedside to bench. Acta Neuropathol 2006; 112:651-64. [PMID: 16855833 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-006-0100-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2006] [Revised: 06/09/2006] [Accepted: 06/09/2006] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Glucocorticoids are used in the treatment of gliomas to decrease tumour-associated oedema and to reduce the risk of acute encephalopathy associated with radiotherapy. However, the mechanisms by which glucocorticoids work are still largely unknown. In this paper, we survey the experimental and clinical evidence for the effects of glucocorticoids on tumour cell proliferation, apoptosis and sensitivity to chemotherapy, angiogenesis and vascular permeability. We then review current guidelines on the choice of molecule, dose and duration of glucocorticoid treatment for gliomas.
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- Caroline Piette
- Laboratoire de Biologie des Tumeurs et du Développement, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Lu KT, Wu CY, Cheng NC, Wo YYP, Yang JT, Yen HH, Yang YL. Inhibition of the Na+–K+–2Cl−-cotransporter in choroid plexus attenuates traumatic brain injury-induced brain edema and neuronal damage. Eur J Pharmacol 2006; 548:99-105. [PMID: 16962576 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.07.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2005] [Revised: 07/15/2006] [Accepted: 07/19/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The present study was aimed to elucidate the possible role of Na+ -K+ -2Cl- -cotransporter (NKCC1) on traumatic brain injury-induced brain edema, cerebral contusion and neuronal death by using traumatic brain injury animal model. Contusion volume was verified by 2,3,5,-triphenyltetrazolium chloride monohydrate staining. NKCC1 mRNA expression was detected by RT-PCR and the protein expression of NKCC1 was measured by Western blot. We found that the expression of NKCC1 RNA and protein were up-regulated in choroid plexus apical membrane from 2 h after traumatic brain injury, peaked at 8 h, and lasted for 24 h. Rats in the experimental group displayed severe brain edema (water content: 81.45 +/- 0.32% compared with 78.38 +/- 0.62% of sham group) and contusion volume significantly increased 8 h after traumatic brain injury (864.14 +/- 28.07 mm3). Administration of the NKCC1 inhibitor bumetanide (15 mg/kg, I.V.) significantly attenuated the contusion volume (464.03 +/- 23.62 mm3) and brain edema (water content: 79.12 +/- 0.28%) after traumatic brain injury. Our study demonstrates that NKCC1 contributes to traumatic brain injury-induced brain edema and neuronal damage.
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- Kwok-Tung Lu
- Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Hossmann KA. Pathophysiology and Therapy of Experimental Stroke. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2006; 26:1057-83. [PMID: 16710759 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-006-9008-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 310] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2005] [Accepted: 01/23/2006] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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1. Stroke is the neurological evidence of a critical reduction of cerebral blood flow in a circumscribed part of the brain, resulting from the sudden or gradually progressing obstruction of a large brain artery. Treatment of stroke requires the solid understanding of stroke pathophysiology and involves a broad range of hemodynamic and molecular interventions. This review summarizes research that has been carried out in many laboratories over a long period of time, but the main focus will be on own experimental research. 2. The first chapter deals with the hemodynamics of focal ischemia with particular emphasis on the collateral circulation of the brain, the regulation of blood flow and the microcirculation. In the second chapter the penumbra concept of ischemia is discussed, providing a detailed list of the physiological, biochemical and structural viability thresholds of ischemia and examples of how these thresholds can be applied for imaging the penumbra. The third chapter summarizes the pathophysiology of infarct progression, focusing on the role of peri-infarct depolarisation, the multitude of putative molecular injury pathways, brain edema and inflammation. Finally, the fourth chapter provides an overview of currently discussed therapeutic approaches, notably the effect of mechanical or thrombolytic reperfusion, arteriogenesis, pharmacological neuroprotection, ischemic preconditioning and regeneration. 3. The main emphasis of the review is placed on the balanced differentiation between hemodynamic and molecular factors contributing to the manifestation of ischemic injury in order to provide a rational basis for future therapeutic interventions.
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Schwarz T, Beckermann B, Buehner K, Mauler F, Schuhmacher J, Seidel D, Steinke W, Weinz C, Zimmerd D. Pharmacokinetics of repinotan in healthy and brain injured animals. Biopharm Drug Dispos 2005; 26:259-68. [PMID: 15966026 DOI: 10.1002/bdd.458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Repinotan hydrochloride (repinotan) is a highly potent and selective 5-HT(1A) full receptor agonist. The ability of repinotan to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and penetrate into rat brain tissue was investigated, because rapid penetration into brain tissue is thought to be essential for neuroprotective efficacy. Intravenous (i.v.) repinotan was rapidly distributed into brain, and the distribution equilibrium between blood and brain was reached immediately after the start of infusion. Free concentrations of repinotan were identical in brain and plasma, indicating that repinotan crosses the BBB freely in both directions with diffusion as a driving force. The brain concentration of repinotan was determined by the free plasma concentration. Thus, the total plasma concentration of repinotan (sum of bound and unbound compound) is only indicative for the brain concentration as long as the unbound fraction remains constant. Metabolites of repinotan do not penetrate the BBB and are retained in the perfusing blood due to their increased polarity. The penetration of [14C] repinotan into ischemic areas of the brain was dependent on time. In studies using injured animals (pMCAO), high levels of [14C] repinotan could be detected in ischemic areas when the compound was administered up to 5 h post injury. [14C] repinotan radioactivity could no longer be detected in ischemic areas when administered 18 h after pMCA-O. After the end of infusion, repinotan was rapidly and completely eliminated from rat brains. Elimination occurred in parallel from plasma and brain with half-lives of about 1 h. In conclusion, repinotan rapidly and to a considerable extent penetrates into brain tissue of healthy and injured animals.
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Minamikawa S, Kono K, Nakayama K, Yokote H, Tashiro T, Nishio A, Hara M, Inoue Y. Glucocorticoid treatment of brain tumor patients: changes of apparent diffusion coefficient values measured by MR diffusion imaging. Neuroradiology 2004; 46:805-11. [PMID: 15448954 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-004-1268-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Glucocorticoids (GCC) generally are administered to patients with brain tumors to relieve neurological symptoms by decreasing the water content in a peritumoral zone of edema. We hypothesized that diffusion imaging and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values could detect subtle changes of water content in brain tumors and in peritumoral edema after GCC therapy. The study consisted of 13 patients with intra-axial brain tumor, and ADC was measured in the tumor, within peritumoral edema, and in normal white matter remote from the tumor before and after GCC therapy. ADC also was measured in normal white matter in four control patients with no intracranial disease who were treated with GCC for other indications. Conventional MR images showed no visually evident interval change in tumor size or the extent of peritumoral edema in any subject after GCC therapy, which nonetheless resulted in a decrease in mean ADC of 7.0% in tumors (P < 0.05), 1.8% in peritumoral edema (P > 0.05, not significant) and 5.8% in normal white matter (P < 0.05). In patients with no intracranial disease, GCC therapy decreased mean ADC in white matter by 5.4% (P < 0.05). ADC measurement can demonstrate subtle changes in the brain after GCC therapy that cannot be observed by conventional MR imaging. Measurement of ADC proved to be a sensitive means of assessing the effect of GCC therapy, even in the absence of visually discernible changes in conventional MR images.
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- Sosuke Minamikawa
- Department of Radiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi Abeno-ku Osaka-shi, 545-8585 Osaka, Japan.
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Kamada K, Möller M, Saguer M, Ganslandt O, Kaltenhäuser M, Kober H, Vieth J. A combined study of tumor-related brain lesions using MEG and proton MR spectroscopic imaging. J Neurol Sci 2001; 186:13-21. [PMID: 11412866 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-510x(01)00483-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The purpose of this study is to localize, in cases of brain tumors, pathological magnetic brain activities and to analyze metabolic alterations in functionally abnormal lesions using magnetoencephalography (MEG) and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (1H MRSI). The study focused on 10 healthy volunteers and seven patients with common brain tumors, namely astrocytic tumor and meningioma. In spontaneous MEG, the pathological brain activities (slow, fast waves and spikes) were localized using a single equivalent dipole model. After the results of MEG and 1H MRSI were superimposed onto the corresponding MR images, the signal intensities of spectroscopically visible metabolites were analyzed in the regions where the dipoles of the pathological activities were concentrated. Increased slow wave activity was observed in four cases and fast wave or spike activity was significantly increased in one case. These pathological activities were localized in surrounding regions of the bulk of tumors, where mild reduction of N-acetyl aspartate (NAA) and slight accumulation of lactate (Lac) consistently existed. Preserved cortical areas, which are indicated by residual NAA, might be able to generate pathological magnetic activities under lactic acidosis. Such areas could be understood as a border zone between normal and seriously damaged brain tissue by tumors or associated brain edema. This combined technique with the different modalities gives insight into functional as well as metabolic aspects of pathological brain conditions.
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- K Kamada
- Department of Experimental Neuropsychiatry, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
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Ringel F, Chang RC, Staub F, Baethmann A, Plesnila N. Contribution of anion transporters to the acidosis-induced swelling and intracellular acidification of glial cells. J Neurochem 2000; 75:125-32. [PMID: 10854255 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0750125.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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This study examines the contribution of anion transporters to the swelling and intracellular acidification of glial cells from an extracellular lactacidosis, a condition well-known to accompany cerebral ischemia and traumatic brain injury. Suspended C6 glioma cells were exposed to lactacidosis in physiological or anion-depleted media, and different anion transport inhibitors were applied. Changes in cell volume and intracellular pH (pH(i)) were simultaneously quantified by flow cytometry. Extracellular lactacidosis (pH 6.2) led to an increase in cell volume to 125.1 +/- 2.5% of baseline within 60 min, whereas the pH(i) dropped from the physiological value of 7.13 +/- 0.05 to 6.32 +/- 0.03. Suspension in Cl(-)-free or HCO(3)(-)/CO(2)-free media or application of anion transport inhibitors [0.1 mM bumetanide or 0.5 mM 4, 4'-diisothio-cyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid (DIDS)] did not affect cell volume during baseline conditions but significantly reduced cell swelling from lactacidosis. In addition, the Cl(-)-free or HCO(3)(-)/CO(2)-free media and DIDS attenuated intracellular acidosis on extracellular acidification. From these findings it is concluded that besides the known activation of the Na(+)/H(+) exchanger, activation of the Na(+)-independent Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) exchanger and the Na(+)-K(+)-Cl(-) cotransporter contributes to acidosis-induced glial swelling and the intracellular acidification. Inhibition of these processes may be of interest for future strategies in the treatment of cytotoxic brain edema from cerebral ischemia or traumatic brain injury.
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- F Ringel
- Institute for Surgical Research, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Kamada K, Moller M, Saguer M, Ganslandt O, Kaltenhauser M, Kober H, Vieth J. A combined study of tumor-related brain lesions by using magnetoencephalography and 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging. Technical note. Neurosurg Focus 1999; 7:ecp2. [PMID: 16918215 DOI: 10.3171/foc.1999.7.5.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to localize pathological magnetic brain activities and to analyze metabolic alterations in functionally abnormal lesions by using magnetoencephalography (MEG) and (1)H magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy in patients with brain tumors. The authors studied 10 healthy volunteers and seven patients who harbored common brain tumors, namely astrocytic tumors and meningioma. In spontaneous MEG the pathological brain activities (slow waves, fast waves, and spikes) were localized using a single equivalent dipole model. After the results of MEG and (1)H MR spectroscopy were superimposed onto the corresponding MR images, the signal intensities of spectroscopically visible metabolites were analyzed in the regions in which the dipoles of the pathological activities were concentrated. Increased slow-wave activity was observed in four cases, and fast-wave or spike activity was significantly increased in one case each, respectively. These pathological activities were localized at almost the same cortical areas adjacent to the bulk of tumors, where mild reduction of N-acetyl aspartate (NAA) and slight accumulation of lactate consistently existed. Preserved and metabolically active cortical areas, which are indicated by residual NAA, might be able to generate pathological magnetic activities under lactic acidosis. Such an area could be understood as a border zone between normal brain tissue and brain tissue that has been seriously damaged by tumors or associated edema, which should be intensively treated. This combination of imaging techniques gives insight into functional as well as metabolic aspects of pathological brain conditions.
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- K Kamada
- Department of Experimental Neuropsychiatry and Clinic of Neurosurgery, University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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Andersen C. The effect of glucocorticoids in the normal cerebral hemisphere of brain tumour patients. Acta Neurol Scand 1998; 98:433-8. [PMID: 9875623 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1998.tb07326.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To study the potential effects of glucocorticoids (GC) in normal white matter (WM) of the contralateral cerebral hemisphere in brain tumour patients in a prospective protocol. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using MR relaxation time (RT) imaging (T1 and T2-maps), 190 different scanning sessions were performed on 42 brain tumour patients before and after initiation of GC-treatment. RT imaging correlates closely with in vivo tissue water content (reported estimation accuracy error <4%). Repetitive studies were performed in order to study changes as a function of time. RTs were measured in the contralateral frontal and occipital white matter (WM). RESULTS The mean change in T1 after initiation of GC treatment was 1.6+/-1.7% (P = 0.24), and 1.8+/-3.8% in T2. The mean coefficient of variation for the pooled data in all patients was 1.4% for both T1 and T2. There were no differences in effect between different histological types of tumours or sex. CONCLUSION GC treatment does not influence in vivo cerebral water content expressed as relaxation times of apparently normal WM. The neurological effects in brain tumour patients are normally evident within 24 h, but do not seem to correlate with changes in brain water content. The normal biological variation in RTs (and thereby in vivo tissue water content) in normal WM of brain tumour patients is very small and approaches the expected fluctuations in the MRI measurement technique.
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- C Andersen
- Dept of Neurosurgery, Aarhus University Hospital, MR-Centre, Denmark
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Håberg A, Takahashi M, Yamaguchi T, Hjelstuen M, Haraldseth O. Neuroprotective effect of the novel glutamate AMPA receptor antagonist YM872 assessed with in vivo MR imaging of rat MCA occlusion. Brain Res 1998; 811:63-70. [PMID: 9804894 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(98)00957-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The neuroprotective effect of post-ischemic treatment with the novel, highly water-soluble, glutamate AMPA receptor antagonist YM872 was evaluated by using MR imaging and histopathology of rats subjected to permanent MCA occlusion. Two treatment groups with continuous i.v. infusion of 20 mg kg-1 h-1 YM872 during either the first 4 h or first 24 h after MCA occlusion, called 4 h YM872 treatment group (n=9) and 24 h YM872 treatment group (n=8) respectively, were compared to a control group (n=8). The main end-point was T2 weighted MR imaging and histopathology 24 h after MCA occlusion. Also the time evolution of the ischemic tissue damage was studied by diffusion weighted MR imaging 412 and 24 h after MCA occlusion. The volume of ischemic tissue damage as assessed by diffusion weighted MR imaging 412 h after MCA occlusion was significantly smaller in both YM872 treatment groups (99+/-52 mm3 and 102+/-44 mm3 compared to 186+/-72 mm3 in the control group, +/-S.D. and p=0.008). The infarct volume as assessed by T2 weighted MR imaging 24 h after MCA occlusion was significantly smaller only in the 24 h YM872 treatment group (262+/-57 mm3 compared to 366+/-49 mm3 in the control group, +/-S.D. and p=0.01) while the infarct volume in the 4 h YM872 treatment group (357+/-88 mm3) was similar to the control group. YM872 treatment significantly reduced the infarct volume 24 h after MCA occlusion when the drug was administered as continuous infusion during the 24-h observation period.
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- A Håberg
- MR-Center, University Hospital, RIT, N-7006, Trondheim, Norway
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Jones HC, Andersohn RW. Progressive changes in cortical water and electrolyte content at three stages of rat infantile hydrocephalus and the effect of shunt treatment. Exp Neurol 1998; 154:126-36. [PMID: 9875274 DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1998.6934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Infantile hydrocephalus causes injury to the developing brain and despite surgical treatment, neurological deficits persist. The H-Tx rat develops inherited hydrocephalus in late gestation. Rapid postnatal ventricular enlargement, results in severe hydrocephalus by 21 days after birth. This is accompanied by changes in cortical morphology and metabolite content that indicate possible changes in intracellular composition. This study has tested the hypothesis that tissue water and electrolyte content is altered in hydrocephalus. The objective was to gain further insight into the mechanisms leading to neuronal damage. Water and electrolyte content (Na+, Cl-, and K+) were measured in the cerebral cortex of control and hydrocephalic rats at 4, 11, and 21 days after birth, and at 21 days in rats that received alleviating shunt surgery at 4 or 11 days. At all ages, hydrocephalic tissue was significantly increased over control for cortical water, Na+, and Cl- content. Additionally, at the intermediate (11-day) and advanced (21-day) stages there were significant decreases in K+ content, consistent with previous observations of decreases in organic osmolytes and energy metabolites. This suggests that by 11 days there are intracellular changes, probably through impaired membrane homeostatic mechanisms. In shunt-treated rats, the extracellular constituents were almost normal, although a small increase over control values persisted. The decrease in intracellular K+ was not corrected in either group of shunt-treated rats. It is concluded that early hydrocephalus is characterized by extracellular edema that largely reverses with shunt treatment. Subsequently, as the hydrocephalus progresses, there is a breakdown of cell homeostasis and an irreversible loss of intracellular constituents.
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- H C Jones
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610, USA
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van der Toorn A, Dijkhuizen RM, Tulleken CA, Nicolay K. Diffusion of metabolites in normal and ischemic rat brain measured by localized 1H MRS. Magn Reson Med 1996; 36:914-22. [PMID: 8946357 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910360614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of choline-containing compounds (Cho), creatine and phosphocreatine (Cre), N-acetyl-aspartate (NAA), lactate, and water was measured in normal rat brain, and in the ischemic and contralateral region of rat brain approximately 3 and 24 h after induction of focal cerebral ischemia. After 3 h of ischemia, the ADC of Cre and NAA in the ischemic region had significantly decreased by 29% and 19%, respectively (P < 0.05). Lactate ADC was also obtained in the ischemic region. After 24 h of focal ischemia, no ADC values could be measured for NAA, Cre and Cho in the ischemic region because their concentrations had become too low. The ADCs of lactate and water in the ischemic volume were virtually identical at 3 and 24 h after occlusion. The experiments suggest that the ADC decrease of water after induction of ischemia is partly caused by changes in the diffusion characteristics of the intracellular compartment.
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- A van der Toorn
- Department of in Vivo NMR, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, The Netherlands
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van der Toorn A, Syková E, Dijkhuizen RM, Vorísek I, Vargová L, Skobisová E, van Lookeren Campagne M, Reese T, Nicolay K. Dynamic changes in water ADC, energy metabolism, extracellular space volume, and tortuosity in neonatal rat brain during global ischemia. Magn Reson Med 1996; 36:52-60. [PMID: 8795020 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910360110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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To obtain a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying early changes in the brain water apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) observed in cerebral ischemia, dynamic changes in the ADC of water and in the energy status were measured at postnatal day 8 or 9 in neonatal rat brains after cardiac arrest using 1H MRS/MRI and 31P MRS, respectively. The time courses of the MR parameters were compared with changes in the extracellular space (ECS) volume fraction (alpha) and tortuosity (lambda), determined from concentration-time profiles of tetramethylammonium applied by iontophoresis. The data show a decrease of the ADC of tissue water after induction of global ischemia of which the time course strongly correlates with the time course of the decrease in the ECS volume fraction and the increase in ECS tortuosity. This indicates that cell swelling is an important cause for the ADC decrease of water.
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- A van der Toorn
- Department of in vivo NMR, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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van der Toorn A, Dijkhuizen RM, Tulleken CA, Nicolay K. T1 and T2 relaxation times of the major 1H-containing metabolites in rat brain after focal ischemia. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 1995; 8:245-252. [PMID: 8732180 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1940080604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The relaxation properties of water and metabolites were measured in rat brain following the occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) with localized 1H MRS. The PRESS sequence was employed to select volumes of 39 microL in the ischemic and the contralateral hemisphere. T1 and T2 relaxation times and peak intensities of water, choline containing compounds (Cho), creatine and phosphocreatine (Cre) and N-acetyl aspartate (NAA) in both hemispheres were determined at 3-6 h, 1 day and 3 or 4 days after occlusion. Lactate in the ischemic hemisphere was also quantified. The relaxation properties and peak intensities of NAA, Cre and Cho remained unchanged in the ischemic volume during the first 3-6 h of ischemia as compared to the contralateral volume. Water T2 was slightly increased in the ischemic volume. After 24 h the T1 and T2 of water and Cre and the T1 of Cho had increased significantly in the ischemic volume, while the peak intensities of Cho, Cre and NAA were reduced. It appears therefore that tissue changes which occur in the early phase of ischemia have no significant effects on the relaxation behaviour of the metabolites. However, ischemic brain damage affects the relaxation behaviour and concentration of the metabolites and water at later stages.
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- A van der Toorn
- Department of in vivo NMR, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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Biosynthesis and accumulation of the polyamines putrescine, spermidine, and spermine are closely associated with cellular growth processes. We examined polyamine levels and the activity of their first rate-limiting enzyme, ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), in stereotactically induced experimental gliomas of the rat brain 1 and 2 weeks after implantation. Regional ODC activity and polyamine levels were determined in the tumor and in the ipsi- and contralateral striatum, white matter, and cerebral cortex. In the tumor, both ODC activity and polyamine levels markedly increased with progressive tumor growth, as compared to those in the white matter of the opposite hemisphere. In the peritumoral brain tissue, ODC activity did not change, but there was a marked increase of putrescine and, to a lesser degree, of spermidine and spermine almost throughout the whole ipsilateral hemisphere. ODC activity, therefore, seems to be a reliable marker of neoplastic growth in the brain, which may be of use for new clinical concepts of the diagnosis and therapy of brain tumors. The more diffuse distribution of polyamines, however, may be associated with the formation and spreading of edema, which would explain some of the biological effects of tumors on distant brain tissue.
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- R I Ernestus
- Max-Planck-Institute for Neurological Research, Department of Experimental Neurology, Cologne, F.R.G
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Okada Y, Kloiber O, Hossmann KA. Regional metabolism in experimental brain tumors in cats: relationship with acid/base, water, and electrolyte homeostasis. J Neurosurg 1992; 77:917-26. [PMID: 1432136 DOI: 10.3171/jns.1992.77.6.0917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Experimental brain tumors were produced in cats by xenotransplantation of the rat glioma clone F98 into the white matter of the left hemisphere. One to 4 weeks after implantation, local adenosine triphosphate (ATP), glucose, lactate, and tissue pH were measured via imaging techniques in cryostat sections passing through the center of the tumor and correlated with changes in water and electrolyte content. The tumors exhibited a heterogeneous metabolic pattern, with a tendency for ATP to decrease and lactate to increase during tumor development. Tissue pH was above 7.5 in tumors with high ATP content but it sharply declined at low ATP levels. In peritumoral edema, ATP also decreased and lactate increased but, in contrast to tumor tissue, pH became more alkaline. Metabolic changes were associated with edema formation, as evidenced by the rise in water and sodium content. There was a distinct difference between tumor tissue and peritumoral edema: in tumor tissue, pH declined with increasing water content, whereas in peritumoral edema it increased. These observations are interpreted as follows: 1) in tumor tissue, "lactacidosis" and ATP depletion are attributed to disturbances in blood flow, resulting in metabolic failure and the intracellular "cytotoxic" accumulation of water; 2) in peritumoral edema, "lactalkalosis" is the result of an efflux of (alkaline) lactate salts from the tumor into the expanded extracellular compartment, and the decrease in ATP is the volumetric effect of extracellular "vasogenic" edema fluid and not the result of cellular energy failure. These findings are of importance for the interpretation of volume-selective magnetic resonance spectroscopy and may contribute to the establishment of spectroscopic criteria for the evaluation of therapeutical interventions.
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- Y Okada
- Department of Experimental Neurology, Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research, Cologne, Germany
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Popp R, Hoyer J, Meyer J, Galla HJ, Gögelein H. Stretch-activated non-selective cation channels in the antiluminal membrane of porcine cerebral capillaries. J Physiol 1992; 454:435-49. [PMID: 1282158 PMCID: PMC1175613 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1992.sp019272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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1. Single stretch-activated (SA) channels have been studied in isolated brain capillary endothelial cells as well as in the antiluminal membrane of intact porcine cerebral capillaries using the patch-clamp recording technique. 2. The SA channels were found to be cation selective and permeable to Na+, K+, Ba2+ and Ca2+. 3. With monovalent cations in the patch pipette, the channels showed inward rectification in cell-attached patches with a single-channel conductance of 37 pS at negative and 24 pS at positive clamp potentials. 4. With either 70 mM-Ca2+ or Ba2+ in the patch pipette, the current-voltage relation was linear with slope conductances of 16 and 19 pS, respectively. 5. Mean channel open probability increased with increasing pressure and with depolarizing clamp potentials. 6. Cell swelling induced by hypotonic shock activated the SA channels in cell-attached experiments. 7. The SA channel may be involved in cell volume or blood flow regulation. The contribution of these channels to the regulation of cerebrospinal salt and water content, especially in brain oedema, is discussed.
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- R Popp
- Max-Planck-Institut für Biophysik, Frankfurt/Main, FRG
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