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van der Horn HJ, Dodd AB, Wick TV, Robertson-Benta C, McQuaid JR, Erhardt EB, Miller SD, Sasi Kumar D, Nathaniel U, Ling JM, Ryman SG, Vakhtin AA, Sapien RE, Phillips JP, Campbell RA, Mayer AR. Alterations of cerebrovascular reactivity following pediatric mild traumatic brain injury are independent of neurodevelopmental changes. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2024:271678X241270531. [PMID: 39113416 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x241270531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/16/2024]
Abstract
Cerebrovascular dysfunction following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is understudied relative to other microstructural injuries, especially during neurodevelopment. The blood-oxygen level dependent response was used to investigate cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) in response to hypercapnia following pediatric mTBI (pmTBI; ages 8-18 years), as well as pseudocontinuous arterial spin labeling to measure cerebral blood flow (CBF). Data were collected ∼1-week (N = 107) and 4 months (N = 73) post-injury. Sex- and age-matched healthy controls (HC) underwent identical examinations at comparable time points (N = 110 and N = 91). Subtle clinical and cognitive deficits existed at ∼1 week that resolved for some, but not all domains at 4 months post-injury. At both visits, pmTBI showed an increased maximal fit between end-tidal CO2 regressor and the cerebrovascular response across multiple regions (primarily fronto-temporal), as well as increased latency to maximal fit in independent regions (primarily posterior). Hypoperfusion was also noted within the bilateral cerebellum. A biphasic relationship existed between CVR amplitude and age (i.e., positive until 14.5 years, negative thereafter) in both gray and white matter, but these neurodevelopment effects did not moderate injury effects. CVR metrics were not associated with post-concussive symptoms or cognitive deficits. In conclusion, cerebrovascular dysfunction may persist for up to four months following pmTBI.
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- Harm Jan van der Horn
- The Mind Research Network/Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- The Mind Research Network/Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- The Mind Research Network/Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- The Mind Research Network/Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- The Mind Research Network/Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- The Mind Research Network/Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- The Mind Research Network/Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- The Mind Research Network/Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- The Mind Research Network/Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- The Mind Research Network/Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- The Mind Research Network/Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- The Mind Research Network/Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- The Mind Research Network/Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
- Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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Sabatino L, Lapi D, Del Seppia C. Factors and Mechanisms of Thyroid Hormone Activity in the Brain: Possible Role in Recovery and Protection. Biomolecules 2024; 14:198. [PMID: 38397435 PMCID: PMC10886502 DOI: 10.3390/biom14020198] [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: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Thyroid hormones (THs) are essential in normal brain development, and cognitive and emotional functions. THs act through a cascade of events including uptake by the target cells by specific cell membrane transporters, activation or inactivation by deiodinase enzymes, and interaction with nuclear thyroid hormone receptors. Several thyroid responsive genes have been described in the developing and in the adult brain and many studies have demonstrated a systemic or local reduction in TH availability in neurologic disease and after brain injury. In this review, the main factors and mechanisms associated with the THs in the normal and damaged brain will be evaluated in different regions and cellular contexts. Furthermore, the most common animal models used to study the role of THs in brain damage and cognitive impairment will be described and the use of THs as a potential recovery strategy from neuropathological conditions will be evaluated. Finally, particular attention will be given to the link observed between TH alterations and increased risk of Alzheimer's Disease (AD), the most prevalent neurodegenerative and dementing condition worldwide.
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- Laura Sabatino
- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Council of Research, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy;
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- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, 56127 Pisa, Italy;
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Council of Research, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy;
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Kraus M, Hassannia F, Dabiri S, Vergara Olmos G, Rutka JA. Central Vestibular Dysfunction in Head Injury. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2024; 53:19160216241250354. [PMID: 38888938 PMCID: PMC11155370 DOI: 10.1177/19160216241250354] [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: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study aims to provide an overview of dizziness post head injury in those with prominent features for central vestibular dysfunction (CVD) in comparison to those with a post-traumatic peripheral vestibular etiology. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective. SETTING University Health Network (UHN) Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) database from 1988 to 2018 were evaluated for post-traumatic dizziness. METHODS The UHN WSIB neurotology database (n = 4291) between 1998 and 2018 was retrospectively studied for head-injured workers presenting with features for CVD associated with trauma. All patients had a detailed neurotological history and examination, audiovestibular testing that included video nystagmography (VNG) and cervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMPs). Imaging studies including routine brain and high-resolution temporal bone computed tomography (CT) scans and/or intracranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were available for the majority of injured workers. RESULTS Among 4291 head-injured workers with dizziness, 23 were diagnosed with features/findings denoting CVD. Complaints of imbalance were significantly more common in those with CVD compared to vertigo and headache in those with peripheral vestibular dysfunction. Atypical positional nystagmus, oculomotor abnormalities and facial paralysis were more common in those with CVD. CONCLUSION Symptomatic post-traumatic central vestibular injury is uncommon. It occurred primarily following high-impact trauma and was reflective for a more severe head injury where shearing effects on the brain often resulted in diffuse axonal injury. Complaints of persistent imbalance and ataxia were more common than complaints of vertigo. Eye movement abnormalities were highly indicative for central nervous system injury even in those with minimal change on CT/MRI.
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- Mordechai Kraus
- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Soroka Medical School, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Southern Israel
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- Division of Otology/Neurotology, Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Otology/Neurotology, Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Otology/Neurotology, Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Otology/Neurotology, Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Gruol DL. The Neuroimmune System and the Cerebellum. CEREBELLUM (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2023:10.1007/s12311-023-01624-3. [PMID: 37950146 DOI: 10.1007/s12311-023-01624-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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The recognition that there is an innate immune system of the brain, referred to as the neuroimmune system, that preforms many functions comparable to that of the peripheral immune system is a relatively new concept and much is yet to be learned. The main cellular components of the neuroimmune system are the glial cells of the brain, primarily microglia and astrocytes. These cell types preform many functions through secretion of signaling factors initially known as immune factors but referred to as neuroimmune factors when produced by cells of the brain. The immune functions of glial cells play critical roles in the healthy brain to maintain homeostasis that is essential for normal brain function, to establish cytoarchitecture of the brain during development, and, in pathological conditions, to minimize the detrimental effects of disease and injury and promote repair of brain structure and function. However, dysregulation of this system can occur resulting in actions that exacerbate or perpetuate the detrimental effects of disease or injury. The neuroimmune system extends throughout all brain regions, but attention to the cerebellar system has lagged that of other brain regions and information is limited on this topic. This article is meant to provide a brief introduction to the cellular and molecular components of the brain immune system, its functions, and what is known about its role in the cerebellum. The majority of this information comes from studies of animal models and pathological conditions, where upregulation of the system facilitates investigation of its actions.
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- Donna L Gruol
- Neuroscience Department, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
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Keleher F, Lindsey HM, Kerestes R, Amiri H, Asarnow RF, Babikian T, Bartnik-Olson B, Bigler ED, Caeyenberghs K, Esopenko C, Ewing-Cobbs L, Giza CC, Goodrich-Hunsaker NJ, Hodges CB, Hoskinson KR, Irimia A, Königs M, Max JE, Newsome MR, Olsen A, Ryan NP, Schmidt AT, Stein DJ, Suskauer SJ, Ware AL, Wheeler AL, Zielinski BA, Thompson PM, Harding IH, Tate DF, Wilde EA, Dennis EL. Multimodal Analysis of Secondary Cerebellar Alterations After Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury. JAMA Netw Open 2023; 6:e2343410. [PMID: 37966838 PMCID: PMC10652147 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.43410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023] Open
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Importance Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is known to cause widespread neural disruption in the cerebrum. However, less is known about the association of TBI with cerebellar structure and how such changes may alter executive functioning. Objective To investigate alterations in subregional cerebellum volume and cerebral white matter microstructure after pediatric TBI and examine subsequent changes in executive function. Design, Setting, and Participants This retrospective cohort study combined 12 data sets (collected between 2006 and 2020) from 9 sites in the Enhancing Neuroimaging Genetics Through Meta-Analysis Consortium Pediatric TBI working group in a mega-analysis of cerebellar structure. Participants with TBI or healthy controls (some with orthopedic injury) were recruited from trauma centers, clinics, and institutional trauma registries, some of which were followed longitudinally over a period of 0.7 to 1.9 years. Healthy controls were recruited from the surrounding community. Data analysis occurred from October to December 2022. Exposure Accidental mild complicated-severe TBI (msTBI) for those in the TBI group. Some controls received a diagnosis of orthopedic injury. Main Outcomes and Measures Volume of 18 cerebellar lobules and vermal regions were estimated from 3-dimensional T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. White matter organization in 28 regions of interest was assessed with diffusion tensor MRI. Executive function was measured by parent-reported scores from the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning. Results A total of 598 children and adolescents (mean [SD] age, 14.05 [3.06] years; range, 5.45-19.70 years; 386 male participants [64.5%]; 212 female participants [35.5%]) were included in the study, with 314 participants in the msTBI group, and 284 participants in the non-TBI group (133 healthy individuals and 151 orthopedically injured individuals). Significantly smaller total cerebellum volume (d = -0.37; 95% CI, -0.52 to -0.22; P < .001) and subregional cerebellum volumes (eg, corpus medullare; d = -0.43; 95% CI, -0.58 to -0.28; P < .001) were observed in the msTBI group. These alterations were primarily seen in participants in the chronic phase (ie, >6 months postinjury) of injury (total cerebellar volume, d = -0.55; 95% CI, -0.75 to -0.35; P < .001). Smaller cerebellum volumes were associated with higher scores on the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning Global Executive Composite score (β = -208.9 mm3; 95% CI, -319.0 to -98.0 mm3; P = .008) and Metacognition Index score (β = -202.5 mm3; 95% CI, -319.0 to -85.0 mm3; P = .02). In a subset of 185 participants with longitudinal data, younger msTBI participants exhibited cerebellum volume reductions (β = 0.0052 mm3; 95% CI, 0.0013 to 0.0090 mm3; P = .01), and older participants slower growth rates. Poorer white matter organization in the first months postinjury was associated with decreases in cerebellum volume over time (β=0.52 mm3; 95% CI, 0.19 to 0.84 mm3; P = .005). Conclusions and Relevance In this cohort study of pediatric msTBI, our results demonstrated robust cerebellar volume alterations associated with pediatric TBI, localized to the posterior lobe. Furthermore, longitudinal cerebellum changes were associated with baseline diffusion tensor MRI metrics, suggesting secondary cerebellar atrophy. These results provide further understanding of secondary injury mechanisms and may point to new opportunities for intervention.
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- Finian Keleher
- TBI and Concussion Center, Department of Neurology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City
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- TBI and Concussion Center, Department of Neurology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City
- George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute of Neuropharmacology, Neuroscience Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
- Brain Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles
- Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
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- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
- Steve Tisch BrainSPORT Program, University of California, Los Angeles
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- Department of Radiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California
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- TBI and Concussion Center, Department of Neurology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City
- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
- Neuroscience Center, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Children’s Learning Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
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- Steve Tisch BrainSPORT Program, University of California, Los Angeles
- Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Mattel Children’s Hospital University of California, Los Angeles
- Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles
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- TBI and Concussion Center, Department of Neurology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City
- George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
- School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan
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- Center for Biobehavioral Health, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus
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- Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
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- Emma Neuroscience Group, Emma Children’s Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
- Department of Psychiatry, Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, California
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- H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- Clinic of Rehabilitation, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
- NorHEAD-Norwegian Centre for Headache Research, Trondheim, Norway
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock
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- South African Medical Research Council Unit on Risk and Resilience in Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, Cape Town University, Cape Town, South Africa
- South African Medical Research Council Unit on Risk and Resilience in Mental Disorders, Neuroscience Institute, Cape Town University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- TBI and Concussion Center, Department of Neurology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City
- Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta
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- Neuroscience and Mental Health Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Physiology Department, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- TBI and Concussion Center, Department of Neurology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City
- Department of Neurology, University of Florida, Gainesville
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- Imaging Genetics Center, Stevens Neuroimaging & Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Marina del Rey
- Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
- Department of Radiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
- Department of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
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- Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Monash Biomedical Imaging, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- TBI and Concussion Center, Department of Neurology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City
- George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- TBI and Concussion Center, Department of Neurology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City
- George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
- H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- TBI and Concussion Center, Department of Neurology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City
- George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Lin YP, Ku CH, Chang CC, Chang ST. Effects of intravascular photobiomodulation on cognitive impairment and crossed cerebellar diaschisis in patients with traumatic brain injury: a longitudinal study. Lasers Med Sci 2023; 38:108. [PMID: 37076743 PMCID: PMC10115718 DOI: 10.1007/s10103-023-03764-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
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The association between intravascular photobiomodulation (iPBM) and crossed cerebellar diaschisis (CCD) and cognitive dysfunction in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains unknown. We postulate that iPBM might enable greater neurologic improvements. The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical impact of iPBM on the prognosis of patients with TBI. In this longitudinal study, patients who were diagnosed with TBI were recruited. CCD was identified from brain perfusion images when the uptake difference of both cerebella was > 20%. Thus, two groups were identified: CCD( +) and CCD( -). All patients received general traditional physical therapy and three courses of iPBM (helium-neon laser illuminator, 632.8 nm). Treatment assemblies were conducted on weekdays for 2 consecutive weeks as a solitary treatment course. Three courses of iPBM were performed over 2-3 months, with 1-3 weeks of rest between each course. The outcomes were measured using the Rancho Los Amigos Levels of Cognitive Functioning (LCF) tool. The chi-square test was used to compare categorical variables. Generalized estimating equations were used to verify the associations of various effects between the two groups. p < 0.05 indicated a statistically significant difference. Thirty patients were included and classified into the CCD( +) and CCD( -) groups (n = 15, each group). Statistics showed that before iPBM, CCD in the CCD( +) group was 2.74 (exp 1.0081) times higher than that of CCD( -) group (p = 0.1632). After iPBM, the CCD was 0.64 (exp-0.4436) times lower in the CCD( +) group than in the CCD( -) group (p < 0.0001). Cognitive assessment revealed that, before iPBM, the CCD( +) group had a non-significantly 0.1030 lower LCF score than that of CCD( -) group (p = 0.1632). Similarly, the CCD( +) group had a non-significantly 0.0013 higher score than that of CCD( -) after iPBM treatment (p = 0.7041), indicating no significant differences between the CCD( +) or CCD( -) following iPBM and general physical therapy. CCD was less likely to appear in iPBM-treated patients. Additionally, iPBM was not associated with LCF score. Administration of iPBM could be applied in TBI patients to reduce the occurrence of CCD. The study failed to show differences in cognitive function after iPBM, which still serves as an alternative non-pharmacological intervention.
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- Yen-Po Lin
- Department of Medical Education and Research, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Education and Research, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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- School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Neihu District, # 161, Section 6, Minquan East Road, Taipei, 114201, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Neihu District, # 161, Section 6, Minquan East Road, Taipei, 114201, Taiwan.
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Zuoying Dist., # 386, Dazhong 1st Rd., 813414, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Raizman R, Itzhaki N, Sirkin J, Meningher I, Tsarfaty G, Keren O, Zibli Z, Silberg T, Pick CG, Livny A. Decreased homotopic functional connectivity in traumatic brain injury. Cereb Cortex 2023; 33:1207-1216. [PMID: 35353131 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhac130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Homotopic functional connectivity (HoFC), the synchrony in activity patterns between homologous brain regions, is a fundamental characteristic of resting-state functional connectivity (RsFC). METHODS We examined the difference in HoFC, computed as the correlation between atlas-based regions and their counterpart on the opposite hemisphere, in 16 moderate-severe traumatic brain injury patients (msTBI) and 36 healthy controls. Regions of decreased HoFC in msTBI patients were further used as seeds for examining differences between groups in correlations with other brain regions. Finally, we computed logistic regression models of regional HoFC and fractional anisotropy (FA) of the corpus callosum (CC). RESULTS TBI patients exhibited decreased HoFC in the middle and posterior cingulate cortex, thalamus, superior temporal pole, and cerebellum III. Furthermore, decreased RsFC was found between left cerebellum III and right parahippocampal cortex and vermis, between superior temporal pole and left caudate and medial left and right frontal orbital gyri. Thalamic HoFC and FA of the CC discriminate patients as msTBI with a high accuracy of 96%. CONCLUSION TBI is associated with regionally decreased HoFC. Moreover, a multimodality model of interhemispheric connectivity allowed for a high degree of accuracy in disease discrimination and enabled a deeper understanding of TBI effects on brain interhemispheric reorganization post-TBI.
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- Reut Raizman
- Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, 5262000 Tel-Hashomer, Israel.,Department of Anatomy and Anthropology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, 69979 Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, 5262000 Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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- Department of Psychology, Reichman University, Herzelia, Israel
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- Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, 5262000 Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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- Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, 5262000 Tel-Hashomer, Israel.,Department of imaging, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, 69979 Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Sheba Medical Center, 5262000 Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 69979 Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.,Department of Psychology, Bar Ilan University, 5290002 Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Anatomy and Anthropology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, 69979 Tel-Aviv, Israel.,Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, 69979 Tel Aviv, Israel.,The Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson, Chair and Center for the Biology of Addictive Diseases, Tel-Aviv University, 69979 Tel-Aviv, Israel.,Sylvan Adams Sports Institute, Tel Aviv University, 69979 Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, 5262000 Tel-Hashomer, Israel.,Department of imaging, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, 69979 Tel-Aviv, Israel.,Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, 69979 Tel Aviv, Israel
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Purkinje cell vulnerability induced by diffuse traumatic brain injury is linked to disruption of long-range neuronal circuits. Acta Neuropathol Commun 2022; 10:129. [PMID: 36064443 PMCID: PMC9446851 DOI: 10.1186/s40478-022-01435-3] [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: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Cerebellar dysfunction is commonly observed following traumatic brain injury (TBI). While direct impact to the cerebellum by TBI is rare, cerebellar pathology may be caused by indirect injury via cortico-cerebellar pathways. To address the hypothesis that degeneration of Purkinje cells (PCs), which constitute the sole output from the cerebellum, is linked to long-range axonal injury and demyelination, we used the central fluid percussion injury (cFPI) model of widespread traumatic axonal injury in mice. Compared to controls, TBI resulted in early PC loss accompanied by alterations in the size of pinceau synapses and levels of non-phosphorylated neurofilament in PCs. A combination of vDISCO tissue clearing technique and immunohistochemistry for vesicular glutamate transporter type 2 show that diffuse TBI decreased mossy and climbing fiber synapses on PCs. At 2 days post-injury, numerous axonal varicosities were found in the cerebellum supported by fractional anisotropy measurements using 9.4 T MRI. The disruption and demyelination of the cortico-cerebellar circuits was associated with poor performance of brain-injured mice in the beam-walk test. Despite a lack of direct input from the injury site to the cerebellum, these findings argue for novel long-range mechanisms causing Purkinje cell injury that likely contribute to cerebellar dysfunction after TBI.
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Bishop R, Won SJ, Irvine KA, Basu J, Rome ES, Swanson RA. Blast-induced axonal degeneration in the rat cerebellum in the absence of head movement. Sci Rep 2022; 12:143. [PMID: 34996954 PMCID: PMC8741772 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03744-4] [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: 08/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Blast exposure can injure brain by multiple mechanisms, and injury attributable to direct effects of the blast wave itself have been difficult to distinguish from that caused by rapid head displacement and other secondary processes. To resolve this issue, we used a rat model of blast exposure in which head movement was either strictly prevented or permitted in the lateral plane. Blast was found to produce axonal injury even with strict prevention of head movement. This axonal injury was restricted to the cerebellum, with the exception of injury in visual tracts secondary to ocular trauma. The cerebellar axonal injury was increased in rats in which blast-induced head movement was permitted, but the pattern of injury was unchanged. These findings support the contentions that blast per se, independent of head movement, is sufficient to induce axonal injury, and that axons in cerebellar white matter are particularly vulnerable to direct blast-induced injury.
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- Robin Bishop
- Department of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
- (127)Neurology, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, 94121, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
- (127)Neurology, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, 94121, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
- (127)Neurology, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, 94121, USA
- Anesthesiology Service, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, 3801 Miranda Ave (E4-220), Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
- (127)Neurology, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, 94121, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
- (127)Neurology, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, 94121, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
- (127)Neurology, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, 94121, USA
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Dolenec P, Pilipović K, Janković T, Župan G. Pattern of Neuronal and Axonal Damage, Glial Response, and Synaptic Changes in Rat Cerebellum within the First Week following Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2021; 79:1163-1182. [PMID: 33057716 DOI: 10.1093/jnen/nlaa111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
Abstract
We examined damage and repair processes in the rat cerebellum within the first week following moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) induced by lateral fluid percussion injury (LFPI) over the left parietal cortex. Rats were killed 1, 3, or 7 days after the injury or sham procedure. Fluoro-Jade B staining revealed 2 phases of neurodegenerative changes in the cell bodies and fibers: first, more focal, 1 day after the LFPI, and second, widespread, starting on post-injury day 3. Purkinje cell loss was detected in posterior lobule IX 1 day following LFPI. Apoptosis was observed in the cerebellar cortex, on days 1 and 7 following LFPI, and was not caspase- or apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF)-mediated. AIF immunostaining indicated axonal damage in the cerebellar white matter tracts 3- and 7-days post-injury. Significant astrocytosis and microgliosis were noticed on day 7 following LFPI at the sites of neuronal damage and loss. Immunohistochemical labeling with the presynaptic markers synaptophysin and growth-associated protein-43 revealed synaptic perturbations already on day 1 that were more pronounced at later time points following LFPI. These results provide new insights into pathophysiological alterations in the cerebellum and their mechanisms following cerebral TBI.
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- Petra Dolenec
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
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Bittencourt-Villalpando M, van der Horn HJ, Maurits NM, van der Naalt J. Disentangling the effects of age and mild traumatic brain injury on brain network connectivity: A resting state fMRI study. Neuroimage Clin 2020; 29:102534. [PMID: 33360020 PMCID: PMC7770973 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2020.102534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Cognitive complaints are common shortly after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) but may persist up to years. Age-related cognitive decline can worsen these symptoms. However, effects of age on mTBI sequelae have scarcely been investigated. METHODS Fifty-four mTBI patients (median age: 35 years, range 19-64 years, 67% male) and twenty age- and sex-matched healthy controls were studied using resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging in the sub-acute phase. Independent component analysis was used to identify intrinsic connectivity networks (ICNs). A multivariate approach was adopted to evaluate the effects of age and group on the ICNs in terms of (static) functional network connectivity (FNC), intensities of spatial maps (SMs) and time-course spectral power (TC). RESULTS We observed significant age-related changes for a) FNC: changes between 10 pairs of ICNs, mostly involving the default mode (DM) and/or the cognitive-control (CC) domains; b) SMs: intensity decrease in clusters across three domains and intensity increase in clusters across two domains, including the CC but not the DM and c) TC: spectral power decrease within the 0-0.15 Hz range and increase within the 0.20-0.25 Hz range for increasing age within networks located in frontal areas, including the anterior DM. Groups only differed for TC within the 0.065-0.10 Hz range in the cerebellar ICN and no age × group interaction effect was found. CONCLUSIONS We showed robust effects of age on connectivity between and within ICNs that are associated with cognitive functioning. Differences between mTBI patients and controls were only found for activity in the cerebellar network, increasingly recognized to participate in cognition. Our results suggest that to allow for capturing the true effects related to mTBI and its effects on cognitive functioning, age should be included as a covariate in mTBI studies, in addition to age-matching groups.
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- M Bittencourt-Villalpando
- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Neurology AB51, 9700RB Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Neurology AB51, 9700RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Neurology AB51, 9700RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Neurology AB51, 9700RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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Logsdon AF, Schindler AG, Meabon JS, Yagi M, Herbert MJ, Banks WA, Raskind MA, Marshall DA, Keene CD, Perl DP, Peskind ER, Cook DG. Nitric oxide synthase mediates cerebellar dysfunction in mice exposed to repetitive blast-induced mild traumatic brain injury. Sci Rep 2020; 10:9420. [PMID: 32523011 PMCID: PMC7287110 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66113-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
Abstract
We investigated the role of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in mediating blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption and peripheral immune cell infiltration in the cerebellum following blast exposure. Repetitive, but not single blast exposure, induced delayed-onset BBB disruption (72 hours post-blast) in cerebellum. The NOS inhibitor N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) administered after blast blocked BBB disruption and prevented CD4+ T-cell infiltration into cerebellum. L-NAME also blocked blast-induced increases in intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), a molecule that plays a critical role in regulating blood-to-brain immune cell trafficking. Blocking NOS-mediated BBB dysfunction during this acute/subacute post-blast interval (24-71 hours after the last blast) also prevented sensorimotor impairment on a rotarod task 30 days later, long after L-NAME cleared the body. In postmortem brains from Veterans/military Servicemembers with blast-related TBI, we found marked Purkinje cell dendritic arbor structural abnormalities, which were comparable to neuropathologic findings in the blast-exposed mice. Taken collectively, these results indicate that blast provokes delayed-onset of NOS-dependent pathogenic cascades that can later emerge as behavioral dysfunction. These results also further implicate the cerebellum as a brain region vulnerable to blast-induced mTBI.
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- Aric F. Logsdon
- 0000 0004 0420 6540grid.413919.7Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108 USA ,0000000122986657grid.34477.33Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
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- 0000 0004 0420 6540grid.413919.7Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108 USA ,0000000122986657grid.34477.33Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
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- 0000 0004 0420 6540grid.413919.7VA Northwest Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108 USA ,0000000122986657grid.34477.33Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
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- 0000 0004 0420 6540grid.413919.7Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108 USA
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- 0000 0004 0420 6540grid.413919.7Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108 USA
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- 0000 0004 0420 6540grid.413919.7Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108 USA ,0000000122986657grid.34477.33Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
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- 0000 0004 0420 6540grid.413919.7VA Northwest Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108 USA ,0000000122986657grid.34477.33Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
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- 0000000122986657grid.34477.33Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
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- 0000000122986657grid.34477.33Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
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- 0000 0001 0421 5525grid.265436.0Department of Pathology, Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD 20814 USA
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- 0000 0004 0420 6540grid.413919.7VA Northwest Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108 USA ,0000000122986657grid.34477.33Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
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- 0000 0004 0420 6540grid.413919.7Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108 USA ,0000000122986657grid.34477.33Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
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Liang KJ, Carlson ES. Resistance, vulnerability and resilience: A review of the cognitive cerebellum in aging and neurodegenerative diseases. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2020; 170:106981. [PMID: 30630042 PMCID: PMC6612482 DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2019.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Revised: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 01/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In the context of neurodegeneration and aging, the cerebellum is an enigma. Genetic markers of cellular aging in cerebellum accumulate more slowly than in the rest of the brain, and it generates unknown factors that may slow or even reverse neurodegenerative pathology in animal models of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Cerebellum shows increased activity in early AD and Parkinson's disease (PD), suggesting a compensatory function that may mitigate early symptoms of neurodegenerative pathophysiology. Perhaps most notably, different parts of the brain accumulate neuropathological markers of AD in a recognized progression and generally, cerebellum is the last brain region to do so. Taken together, these data suggest that cerebellum may be resistant to certain neurodegenerative mechanisms. On the other hand, in some contexts of accelerated neurodegeneration, such as that seen in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) following repeated traumatic brain injury (TBI), the cerebellum appears to be one of the most susceptible brain regions to injury and one of the first to exhibit signs of pathology. Cerebellar pathology in neurodegenerative disorders is strongly associated with cognitive dysfunction. In neurodegenerative or neurological disorders associated with cerebellar pathology, such as spinocerebellar ataxia, cerebellar cortical atrophy, and essential tremor, rates of cognitive dysfunction, dementia and neuropsychiatric symptoms increase. When the cerebellum shows AD pathology, such as in familial AD, it is associated with earlier onset and greater severity of disease. These data suggest that when neurodegenerative processes are active in the cerebellum, it may contribute to pathological behavioral outcomes. The cerebellum is well known for comparing internal representations of information with observed outcomes and providing real-time feedback to cortical regions, a critical function that is disturbed in neuropsychiatric disorders such as intellectual disability, schizophrenia, dementia, and autism, and required for cognitive domains such as working memory. While cerebellum has reciprocal connections with non-motor brain regions and likely plays a role in complex, goal-directed behaviors, it has proven difficult to establish what it does mechanistically to modulate these behaviors. Due to this lack of understanding, it's not surprising to see the cerebellum reflexively dismissed or even ignored in basic and translational neuropsychiatric literature. The overarching goals of this review are to answer the following questions from primary literature: When the cerebellum is affected by pathology, is it associated with decreased cognitive function? When it is intact, does it play a compensatory or protective role in maintaining cognitive function? Are there theoretical frameworks for understanding the role of cerebellum in cognition, and perhaps, illnesses characterized by cognitive dysfunction? Understanding the role of the cognitive cerebellum in neurodegenerative diseases has the potential to offer insight into origins of cognitive deficits in other neuropsychiatric disorders, which are often underappreciated, poorly understood, and not often treated.
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- Katharine J Liang
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Seattle, WA, United States
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, United States.
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Viscoelastic characterization of injured brain tissue after controlled cortical impact (CCI) using a mouse model. J Neurosci Methods 2020; 330:108463. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2019.108463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Miansari M, Mehta MD, Schilling JM, Kurashina Y, Patel HH, Friend J. Inducing Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in C. elegans via Cavitation-Free Surface Acoustic Wave-Driven Ultrasonic Irradiation. Sci Rep 2019; 9:12775. [PMID: 31485018 PMCID: PMC6726767 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-47295-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Mild traumatic brain injury is an all-too-common outcome from modern warfare and sport, and lacks a reproducible model for assessment of potential treatments and protection against it. Here we consider the use of surface acoustic wave (SAW) irradiation of C. elegans worms—without cavitation—as a potential, ethically reasonable animal-on-a-chip model for inducing traumatic brain injury in an animal, producing significant effects on memory and learning that could prove useful in a model that progress from youth to old age in but a few weeks. We show a significant effect by SAW on the ability of worms to learn post-exposure through associative learning chemotaxis. At higher SAW intensity, we find immediate, thorough, but temporary paralysis of the worms. We further explore the importance of homogeneous exposure of the worms to the SAW-driven ultrasound, an aspect poorly controlled in past efforts, if at all, and demonstrate the absence of cavitation through a change in fluids from a standard media for the worms to the exceedingly viscous polyvinyl alcohol. Likewise, we demonstrate that acoustic streaming, when present, is not directly responsible for paralysis nor learning disabilities induced in the worm, but is beneficial at low amplitudes to ensuring homogeneous ultrasound exposure.
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- Morteza Miansari
- Medically Advanced Devices Laboratory, Center for Medical Devices, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive MC0411, La Jolla, 92093, CA, United States of America.,Department of Mechanical Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, P.O. Box 484, Babol, Iran.,Department of Cancer Medicine, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Babol, Iran
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr MC0801, La Jolla, 92093, California, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr MC0801, La Jolla, 92093, California, USA
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- Medically Advanced Devices Laboratory, Center for Medical Devices, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive MC0411, La Jolla, 92093, CA, United States of America.,School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta, Yokohama, 4259, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr MC0801, La Jolla, 92093, California, USA
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- Medically Advanced Devices Laboratory, Center for Medical Devices, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive MC0411, La Jolla, 92093, CA, United States of America.
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Knoll RM, Ishai R, Lubner RJ, Trakimas DR, Brodsky JR, Jung DH, Rauch SD, Nadol JB, Remenschneider AK, Kozin ED. Peripheral Vestibular Organ Degeneration After Temporal Bone Fracture: A Human Otopathology Study. Laryngoscope 2019; 130:752-760. [PMID: 31074866 DOI: 10.1002/lary.28010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Revised: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Vestibular symptoms are a common sequela of temporal bone fractures (TBFs). The mechanisms of injury to the peripheral vestibular system following TBF, however, are not well described. Herein, we aimed to investigate the histopathology of the peripheral vestibular system in patients who sustained TBFs. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective human specimen analysis. METHODS Specimens from the National Temporal Bone Pathology Registry with (cases) and without (controls) TBFs were evaluated. Specimens were analyzed by light microscopy for vestibular hair cell and/or dendritic degeneration, presence of endolymphatic hydrops, blockage of the endolymphatic duct, and number of Scarpa ganglion cells (ScGCs) in the superior and inferior vestibular nerves. RESULTS Seven temporal bones (TBs) from five individuals with TBFs, and seven TBs from six age-matched individuals without a history of head injury met inclusion and exclusion criteria. All fractures involved the otic capsule. Severe degeneration of the cristae was identified in the semicircular canals in all TBF cases. The utricular and saccular maculae showed mild to severe degeneration in the TBF cases. Vestibular hydrops (n = 2 TBs) and blockage of the endolymphatic duct (n = 3 TBs) were also present in the TBF cases. There was a decrease of 52.6% in the mean total ScGC count in the TBF cases (n = 3 TBs) compared to age-matched controls (n = 7 TBs, P = .015). There was a mean loss of 53% of the ScGCs in the superior vestibular nerve and a mean loss of 52.3% of the ScGCs in the inferior vestibular nerve compared to age-matched controls (P = .033 and P = .021, respectively). CONCLUSIONS In a cohort of patients with TBFs, there were distinct peripheral vestibular changes including reduction of ScGCs. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE NA Laryngoscope, 130:752-760, 2020.
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- Renata M Knoll
- Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Otopathology Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode, Island
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Otolaryngology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts.,Otopathology Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts.,Otopathology Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts.,Otopathology Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Otolaryngology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts.,Otopathology Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Llufriu-Dabén G, Meffre D, Massaad C, Jafarian-Tehrani M. A novel model of trauma-induced cerebellar injury and myelin loss in mouse organotypic cerebellar slice cultures using live imaging. J Neurosci Methods 2019; 311:385-393. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2018.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Hsieh TH, Lee HHC, Hameed MQ, Pascual-Leone A, Hensch TK, Rotenberg A. Trajectory of Parvalbumin Cell Impairment and Loss of Cortical Inhibition in Traumatic Brain Injury. Cereb Cortex 2018; 27:5509-5524. [PMID: 27909008 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhw318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Many neuropsychiatric symptoms that follow traumatic brain injury (TBI), including mood disorders, sleep disturbance, chronic pain, and posttraumatic epilepsy (PTE) are attributable to compromised cortical inhibition. However, the temporal trajectory of cortical inhibition loss and its underlying mechanisms are not known. Using paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (ppTMS) and immunohistochemistry, we tracked functional and cellular changes of cortical inhibitory network elements after fluid-percussion injury (FPI) in rats. ppTMS revealed a progressive loss of cortical inhibition as early as 2 weeks after FPI. This profile paralleled the increasing levels of cortical oxidative stress, which was accompanied by a gradual loss of parvalbumin (PV) immunoreactivity in perilesional cortex. Preceding the PV loss, we identified a degradation of the perineuronal net (PNN)-a specialized extracellular structure enwrapping cortical PV-positive (PV+) inhibitory interneurons which binds the PV+ cell maintenance factor, Otx2. The trajectory of these impairments underlies the reduced inhibitory tone, which can contribute to posttraumatic neurological conditions, such as PTE. Taken together, our results highlight the use of ppTMS as a biomarker to track the course of cortical inhibitory dysfunction post-TBI. Moreover, the neuroprotective role of PNNs on PV+ cell function suggests antioxidant treatment or Otx2 enhancement as a promising prophylaxis for post-TBI symptoms.
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- Tsung-Hsun Hsieh
- Neuromodulation Program, Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.,Department of Physical Therapy and Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan.,Neuroscience Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Neuromodulation Program, Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.,Department of Neurology, F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Neurology, F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.,Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Center for Brain Science, Harvard University, MA 02138, USA
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- Neuromodulation Program, Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.,Department of Neurology, F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.,Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Dorer CL, Manktelow AE, Allanson J, Sahakian BJ, Pickard JD, Bateman A, Menon DK, Stamatakis EA. Methylphenidate-mediated motor control network enhancement in patients with traumatic brain injury. Brain Inj 2018; 32:1040-1049. [PMID: 29738277 DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2018.1469166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE To investigate functional improvement late (>6 months) after traumatic brain injury (TBI). To this end, we conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled experimental medicine study to test the hypothesis that a widely used cognitive enhancer would benefit patients with TBI. RESEARCH DESIGN We focused on motor control function using a sequential finger opposition fMRI paradigm in both patients and age-matched controls. METHODS AND PROCEDURES Patients' fMRI and DTI scans were obtained after randomised administration of methylphenidate or placebo. Controls were scanned without intervention. To assess differences in motor speed, we compared reaction times from the baseline condition of a sustained attention task. MAIN OUTCOMES AND RESULTS Patients' reaction times correlated with wide-spread motor-related white matter abnormalities. Administration of methylphenidate resulted in faster reaction times in patients, which were not significantly different from those achieved by controls. This was also reflected in the fMRI findings in that patients on methylphenidate activated the left inferior frontal gyrus significantly more than when on placebo. Furthermore, stronger functional connections between pre-/post-central cortices and cerebellum were noted for patients on methylphenidate. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that residual functionality in patients with TBI may be enhanced by a single dose of methylphenidate.
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- Charlie L Dorer
- a School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Division of Anaesthesia , University of Cambridge , Cambridge , UK
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- a School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Division of Anaesthesia , University of Cambridge , Cambridge , UK
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- b Department of Neurosciences , Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation , Cambridge , UK
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- d Academic Neurosurgery Unit , University of Cambridge , Cambridge , UK
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- a School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Division of Anaesthesia , University of Cambridge , Cambridge , UK
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- a School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Division of Anaesthesia , University of Cambridge , Cambridge , UK
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Austin HM, Balendra N, Langenderfer JE, Ustinova KI. Decomposition of leg movements during overground walking in individuals with traumatic brain injury. Brain Inj 2018; 32:739-746. [PMID: 29494269 DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2018.1444203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Walking requires precise coordination of bilateral lower extremity motions at all joints. This ability can be affected by traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study investigated inter-joint coordination of lower extremities during overground walking after TBI. METHODS Ten individuals with post-injury ataxia, postural stability and gait abnormalities, as well as 10 sex- and age-matched control subjects were involved in the study. Participants walked at self-selected speed in three experimental conditions: normal walking without any additional task; walking with a narrow base of support, and walking while holding a cup full of water. Inter-joint coordination was analysed as the percentage of gait cycle during which the leg movement was decomposed with 0% indicating simultaneous motion of the two joints (i.e. hip-knee, knee-ankle, and hip-ankle) through the entire gait cycle or 100% indicating motion of only one joint. Decomposition was calculated for each pair of joints and for the left and right leg separately. RESULTS Participants with TBI showed greater decomposition indices and poorer inter-joint coordination respectively than control individuals for all joint pairs (p < 0.01). Walking with the narrower base of support or with a cup, increased movement decomposition in the TBI group, but not in the control group. CONCLUSION The results revealed post-injury gait impairment that manifests as decomposition of multi-joint motions of the lower extremities during overground walking.
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- H M Austin
- a Department of Physical Therapy , Central Michigan University , Mt. Pleasant , MI , USA
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- a Department of Physical Therapy , Central Michigan University , Mt. Pleasant , MI , USA
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- b School of Engineering and Technology , Central Michigan University , Mt. Pleasant , MI , USA
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- a Department of Physical Therapy , Central Michigan University , Mt. Pleasant , MI , USA
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Liu YY, Brent GA. Thyroid hormone and the brain: Mechanisms of action in development and role in protection and promotion of recovery after brain injury. Pharmacol Ther 2018; 186:176-185. [PMID: 29378220 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2018.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Thyroid hormone (TH) is essential for normal brain development and may also promote recovery and neuronal regeneration after brain injury. TH acts predominantly through the nuclear receptors, TH receptor alpha (THRA) and beta (THRB). Additional factors that impact TH action in the brain include metabolism, activation of thyroxine (T4) to triiodothyronine (T3) by the enzyme 5'-deiodinase Type 2 (Dio2), inactivation by the enzyme 5-deiodinase Type 3 (Dio3) to reverse T3 (rT3), which occurs in glial cells, and uptake by the Mct8 transporter in neurons. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with inflammation, metabolic alterations and neural death. In clinical studies, central hypothyroidism, due to hypothalamic and pituitary dysfunction, has been found in some individuals after brain injury. TH has been shown, in animal models, to be protective for the damage incurred from brain injury and may have a role to limit injury and promote recovery. Although clinical trials have not yet been reported, findings from in vitro and in vivo models inform potential treatment strategies utilizing TH for protection and promotion of recovery after brain injury.
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- Yan-Yun Liu
- Departments of Medicine and Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA 90073, United States
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- Departments of Medicine and Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA 90073, United States.
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Wang C, Costanzo ME, Rapp PE, Darmon D, Nathan DE, Bashirelahi K, Pham DL, Roy MJ, Keyser DO. Disrupted Gamma Synchrony after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Its Correlation with White Matter Abnormality. Front Neurol 2017; 8:571. [PMID: 29163337 PMCID: PMC5670344 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) has been firmly associated with disrupted white matter integrity due to induced white matter damage and degeneration. However, comparatively less is known about the changes of the intrinsic functional connectivity mediated via neural synchronization in the brain after mTBI. Moreover, despite the presumed link between structural and functional connectivity, no existing studies in mTBI have demonstrated clear association between the structural abnormality of white matter axons and the disruption of neural synchronization. To investigate these questions, we recorded resting state EEG and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) from a cohort of military service members. A newly developed synchronization measure, the weighted phase lag index was applied on the EEG data for estimating neural synchronization. Fractional anisotropy was computed from the DTI data for estimating white matter integrity. Fifteen service members with a history of mTBI within the past 3 years were compared to 22 demographically similar controls who reported no history of head injury. We observed that synchronization at low-gamma frequency band (25–40 Hz) across scalp regions was significantly decreased in mTBI cases compared with controls. The synchronization in theta (4–7 Hz), alpha (8–13 Hz), and beta (15–23 Hz) frequency bands were not significantly different between the two groups. In addition, we found that across mTBI cases, the disrupted synchronization at low-gamma frequency was significantly correlated with the white matter integrity of the inferior cerebellar peduncle, which was also significantly reduced in the mTBI group. These findings demonstrate an initial correlation between the impairment of white matter integrity and alterations in EEG synchronization in the brain after mTBI. The results also suggest that disruption of intrinsic neural synchronization at low-gamma frequency may be a characteristic functional pathology following mTBI and may prove useful for developing better methods of diagnosis and treatment.
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- Chao Wang
- Traumatic Injury Research Program, Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States.,The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Bethesda, MD, United States
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- The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Bethesda, MD, United States.,Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Traumatic Injury Research Program, Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Traumatic Injury Research Program, Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States.,The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Traumatic Injury Research Program, Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States.,The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Bethesda, MD, United States.,Graduate School of Nursing, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Traumatic Injury Research Program, Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States.,The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Traumatic Injury Research Program, Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
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Toledano Furman NE, Prabhakara KS, Bedi S, Cox CS, Olson SD. OMIP-041: Optimized multicolor immunofluorescence panel rat microglial staining protocol. Cytometry A 2017; 93:182-185. [DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.23267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2017] [Revised: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Naama E. Toledano Furman
- Department of Pediatric Surgery; McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center; Houston Texas
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery; McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center; Houston Texas
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery; McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center; Houston Texas
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery; McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center; Houston Texas
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery; McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center; Houston Texas
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Zhang H, Wang W, Jiang S, Zhang Y, Heo HY, Wang X, Peng Y, Wang J, Zhou J. Amide proton transfer-weighted MRI detection of traumatic brain injury in rats. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2017; 37:3422-3432. [PMID: 28128026 PMCID: PMC5624391 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x17690165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to explore the capability and uniqueness of amide proton transfer-weighted (APTw) imaging in the detection of primary and secondary injury after controlled cortical impact (CCI)-induced traumatic brain injury (TBI) in rats. Eleven adult rats had craniotomy plus CCI surgery under isoflurane anesthesia. Multi-parameter MRI data were acquired at 4.7 T, at eight time points (1, 6 h, and 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, and 28 days after TBI). At one and six hours post-injury, average APTw signal intensities decreased significantly in the impacted and peri-lesional areas due to tissue acidosis. A slightly high APTw signal was seen in the core lesion area with respect to the peri-lesional area, which was due to hemorrhage, as shown by T2*w. After the initial drop, the APTw signals dramatically increased in some peri-lesional areas at two and three days post-injury, likely due to the secondary inflammatory response. The use of APTw MRI has the potential to introduce a novel molecular neuroimaging approach for the simultaneous detection of ischemia, hemorrhage, and neuroinflammation in TBI.
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- Hong Zhang
- 1 Division of MR Research, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.,2 Department of Radiology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 3 Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.,4 Department of Integrated Chinese and West Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- 1 Division of MR Research, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- 1 Division of MR Research, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- 1 Division of MR Research, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- 1 Division of MR Research, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- 2 Department of Radiology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 3 Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- 1 Division of MR Research, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Acute stress promotes post-injury brain regeneration in fish. Brain Res 2017; 1676:28-37. [PMID: 28916442 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2017.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2017] [Revised: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 09/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The central nervous system and the immune system, the two major players in homeostasis, operate in the ongoing bidirectional interaction. Stress is the third player that exerts strong effect on these two 'supersystems'; yet, its impact is studied much less. In this work employing carp model, we studied the influence of preliminary stress on neural and immune networks involved in post-injury brain regeneration. The relevant in vivo models of air-exposure stress and precisely directed cerebellum injury have been developed. Neuronal regeneration was evaluated by using specific tracers of cell proliferation and differentiation. Involvement of immune networks was accessed by monitoring the expression of selected T cells markers. Contrast difference between acute and chronic stress manifested in the fact that chronically stressed fish did not survive the brain injury. Neuronal regeneration appeared as a biphasic process whereas involvement of immune system proceeded as a monophasic route. In stressed fish, immune response was fast and accompanied or even preceded neuronal regeneration. In unstressed subjects, immune response took place on the second phase of neuronal regeneration. These findings imply an intrinsic regulatory impact of acute stress on neuronal and immune factors involved in post-injury brain regeneration. Stress activates both neuronal and immune defense mechanisms and thus contributes to faster regeneration. In this context, paradoxically, acute preliminary stress might be considered a distinct asset in speeding up the following post-injury brain regeneration.
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Ustinova KI. Decomposition of postural movements in individuals with mild TBI while reaching to intercept a moving virtual target. Physiother Theory Pract 2017; 33:527-534. [PMID: 28557606 DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2017.1325958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The study analyzed postural and arm movement coordinations in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) while standing and reaching for a target moving in a 3D virtual environment. Thirteen individuals with mild TBI and 13 height, sex, and age-matched healthy control individuals were involved. While standing in front of the screen, the participants interacted with the projected environment by reaching for virtual targets. Coordination was analyzed as the percentage of reach-to-intercept cycle time during which their movement toward the target was decomposed with 0% indicating simultaneous motion in three planes or 100% indicating motion in one or two planes only. Decomposition was calculated for the postural movements (DIp), arm movements (DIa), and arm-postural coordination (DIa-p). The latter index represented the percentage of reach-to-intercept cycle time during which either the posture or arm moved alone. DIp and DIa-p were larger in the TBI group compared to the control group (p < 0.01). In the TBI group, DIp and DIa-p correlated negatively with postural stability (r = - 0.71 and r = - 0.60; p < 0.01). Results suggest that individuals with TBI decompose postural and arm-postural coordinations during a reach-to-intercept task. This may be either a result of impaired postural control or an effort to compensate for instability. These abnormalities should be taken into consideration while planning physical therapy programs for individuals after brain injury.
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- Ksenia I Ustinova
- a Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy , Central Michigan University , Mt Pleasant , MI , USA
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Drijkoningen D, Chalavi S, Sunaert S, Duysens J, Swinnen SP, Caeyenberghs K. Regional Gray Matter Volume Loss Is Associated with Gait Impairments in Young Brain-Injured Individuals. J Neurotrauma 2017; 34:1022-1034. [DOI: 10.1089/neu.2016.4500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- David Drijkoningen
- University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, Group Biomedical Sciences, Leuven, Belgium
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- Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, Group Biomedical Sciences, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium
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- Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, Group Biomedical Sciences, Leuven, Belgium
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- Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, Group Biomedical Sciences, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience and Disease, Leuven, Belgium
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- Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, Group Biomedical Sciences, Leuven, Belgium
- Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
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Tao ZY, Gao P, Yan YH, Li HY, Song J, Yang JX. Osthole Enhances the Therapeutic Efficiency of Stem Cell Transplantation in Neuroendoscopy Caused Traumatic Brain Injury. Biol Pharm Bull 2017; 40:1043-1054. [DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b17-00072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Zhen-yu Tao
- School of Pharmacy, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University
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- School of Pharmacy, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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- School of Pharmacy, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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- School of Pharmacy, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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- School of Pharmacy, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Auditory processing involves many diverse aspects of the peripheral and central nervous system. Where “simple” transformation of information ends and “signal processing” begins is difficult to say with any certainty, and the distinction between “automatic” processing and “controlled” processing is an even more philosophical question. For these reasons, the damage that occurs in one portion of the nervous system can have serious implications for many other parts of the system. For this reason, it is essential that clinicians involved in working with patients for whom any portion of the auditory system is at risk need to be in close communication with those who specialize in understanding the other parts of this delicate and interwoven system.
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- Frederick J. Gallun
- VA RR&D National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), VA Portland Health Care System Portland, OR
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Caeyenberghs K, Verhelst H, Clemente A, Wilson PH. Mapping the functional connectome in traumatic brain injury: What can graph metrics tell us? Neuroimage 2016; 160:113-123. [PMID: 27919750 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Revised: 11/25/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with cognitive and motor deficits, and poses a significant personal, societal, and economic burden. One mechanism by which TBI is thought to affect cognition and behavior is through changes in functional connectivity. Graph theory is a powerful framework for quantifying topological features of neuroimaging-derived functional networks. The objective of this paper is to review studies examining functional connectivity in TBI with an emphasis on graph theoretical analysis that is proving to be valuable in uncovering network abnormalities in this condition. METHODS We review studies that have examined TBI-related alterations in different properties of the functional brain network, including global integration, segregation, centrality and resilience. We focus on functional data using task-related fMRI or resting-state fMRI in patients with TBI of different severity and recovery phase, and consider how graph metrics may inform rehabilitation and enhance efficacy. Moreover, we outline some methodological challenges associated with the examination of functional connectivity in patients with brain injury, including the sample size, parcellation scheme used, node definition and subgroup analyses. RESULTS The findings suggest that TBI is associated with hyperconnectivity and a suboptimal global integration, characterized by increased connectivity degree and strength and reduced efficiency of functional networks. This altered functional connectivity, also evident in other clinical populations, is attributable to diffuse white matter pathology and reductions in gray and white matter volume. These functional alterations are implicated in post-concussional symptoms, posttraumatic stress and neurocognitive dysfunction after TBI. Finally, the effects of focal lesions have been found to depend critically on topological position and their role in the network. CONCLUSION Graph theory is a unique and powerful tool for exploring functional connectivity in brain-injured patients. One limitation is that its results do not provide specific measures about the biophysical mechanism underlying TBI. Continued work in this field will hopefully see graph metrics used as biomarkers to provide more accurate diagnosis and help guide treatment at the individual patient level.
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- Karen Caeyenberghs
- School of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Victoria, Australia.
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- Department of Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Victoria, Australia
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Fine MS, Lum PS, Brokaw EB, Caywood MS, Metzger AJ, Libin AV, Terner J, Tsao JW, Norris JN, Milzman D, Williams D, Colombe J, Dromerick AW. Dynamic motor tracking is sensitive to subacute mTBI. Exp Brain Res 2016; 234:3173-3184. [DOI: 10.1007/s00221-016-4714-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Investigation of animal-related crime, and therefore submission of forensic cases to veterinary pathology facilities, is increasing, yet many veterinary pathologists are unfamiliar and often uncomfortable with involvement in the forensic necropsy. This article discusses various aspects of the forensic necropsy without specific attention to any particular species group or crime. General advice is given on procedures, documentation, and recording of the examination, and the article indicates how these features may differ from those used in investigation of natural disease. It also discusses evidence management, including recordkeeping, identification of evidence, labeling of photographs, and use of standard operating procedures and protocols. Various written and visual methods for documentation of the forensic necropsy are covered, and adjunctive topics such as sample collection, assessment, and description of wounds and taphonomy are included. Cause, mechanism, and manner of death are defined, and guidance to the use of these terms is given. The aim of this article is to offer guidance on procedural aspects of the forensic necropsy that will help those developing their forensic services, contribute to standardization of the provision of forensic veterinary pathology, and build the confidence of the "uncomfortable" forensic veterinary pathologist.
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- H W Brooks Brownlie
- School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, Langford House, Langford, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Royal Veterinary College, London and Royal School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Tubbs RS, Demerdash A, Oskouian RJ, Chern JJ, Oakes WJ. Evolution of cerebellar tonsillar ischemia to cerebellar tonsillar cysts in the Chiari I malformation: radiological, surgical, and histological evidence. Childs Nerv Syst 2016; 32:661-5. [PMID: 26572513 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-015-2960-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2015] [Accepted: 11/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Rare reports in the literature have documented the presence of a cyst at the tip of the cerebellar tonsil in patients with Chiari I malformation. The current study aimed to better elucidate these cysts and identify their etiology via a histological and radiologically analysis. PATIENTS AND METHODS We prospectively reviewed all new Chiari I malformation (CM-I) patients who presented to our clinic during a 2-year period. This was a pediatric cohort made up of 340 children aged 3 to 18 years. Specifically, all patients were screened for ischemic or cystic lesions of the herniated cerebellar tonsils on MRI. RESULTS Out of 340 patients, 2.9 % were found to have signal changes on MRI consistent with ischemia or cysts in the cerebellar tonsils. Of the 340 patients, 20 % underwent posterior fossa decompression. Of the 67 patients, cerebellar tonsillar ischemia was observed in 10.4 % and cerebellar tonsillar cysts were seen in 6 %. Four of the seven operative patients with cerebellar tonsillar ischemia and concomitant syringomyelia and three of these patients with tonsillar cysts concomitant syringomyelia and cerebellar tonsillar cysts underwent subpial dissection of some cerebellar tonsil to ensure that CSF egress from the fourth ventricle to the cervical subarachnoid space, and this transected tissue was also sent for histological analysis. Three of the four patients found to have intraoperative tonsillar cysts were noted to have tonsillar ischemic changes on preoperative imaging in this same region. For both ischemic and cystic cerebellar tonsils, histologically, the tissue demonstrated loss of Purkinje cells with concomitant Bergmann gliosis. The ischemic and cystic tissues were virtually the same, histologically. CONCLUSIONS Based on our findings, cerebellar tonsillar ischemia and cysts in patients with CM-I can often be seen radiologically. Histologically, these ischemic and cystic tissues are the same. Moreover, we document patients where ischemic lesions progressed to cysts, radiologically. Taken together, cerebellar tonsillar ischemia and cysts are on a continuum and represent chronic compression of this herniated part of the cerebellum.
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- R Shane Tubbs
- Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA. .,Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's of Alabama, 1600 7th Ave South, Lowder 400, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA.
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- Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's of Alabama, 1600 7th Ave South, Lowder 400, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA
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- Pediatric Neurosurgery Associates, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's of Alabama, 1600 7th Ave South, Lowder 400, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA
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Wang Z, Wu W, Liu Y, Wang T, Chen X, Zhang J, Zhou G, Chen R. Altered Cerebellar White Matter Integrity in Patients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Acute Stage. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0151489. [PMID: 26967320 PMCID: PMC4788444 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background and Purpose Imaging studies of traumatic brain injury demonstrate that the cerebellum is often affected. We aim to examine fractional anisotropy alteration in acute-phase mild traumatic brain injury patients in cerebellum-related white matter tracts. Materials and Methods This prospective study included 47 mild traumatic brain injury patients in the acute stage and 37 controls. MR imaging and neurocognitive tests were performed in patients within 7 days of injury. White matter integrity was examined by using diffusion tensor imaging. We used three approaches, tract-based spatial statistics, graphical-model-based multivariate analysis, and region-of-interest analysis, to detect altered cerebellar white matter integrity in mild traumatic brain injury patients. Results Results from three analysis methods were in accordance with each other, and suggested fractional anisotropy in the middle cerebellar peduncle and the pontine crossing tract was changed in the acute-phase mild traumatic brain injury patients, relative to controls (adjusted p-value < 0.05). Higher fractional anisotropy in the middle cerebellar peduncle was associated with worse performance in the fluid cognition composite (r = -0.289, p-value = 0.037). Conclusion Altered cerebellar fractional anisotropy in acute-phase mild traumatic brain injury patients is localized in specific regions and statistically associated with cognitive deficits detectable on neurocognitive testing.
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- Zhongqiu Wang
- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 155 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Acupuncture & Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 155 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 155 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Fifth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 155 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States of America
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Drijkoningen D, Leunissen I, Caeyenberghs K, Hoogkamer W, Sunaert S, Duysens J, Swinnen SP. Regional volumes in brain stem and cerebellum are associated with postural impairments in young brain-injured patients. Hum Brain Mapp 2015; 36:4897-909. [PMID: 26441014 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.22958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2015] [Revised: 08/19/2015] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Many patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) suffer from postural control impairments that can profoundly affect daily life. The cerebellum and brain stem are crucial for the neural control of posture and have been shown to be vulnerable to primary and secondary structural consequences of TBI. The aim of this study was to investigate whether morphometric differences in the brain stem and cerebellum can account for impairments in static and dynamic postural control in TBI. TBI patients (n = 18) and healthy controls (n = 30) completed three challenging postural control tasks on the EquiTest® system (Neurocom). Infratentorial grey matter (GM) and white matter (WM) volumes were analyzed with cerebellum-optimized voxel-based morphometry using the spatially unbiased infratentorial toolbox. Volume loss in TBI patients was revealed in global cerebellar GM, global infratentorial WM, middle cerebellar peduncles, pons and midbrain. In the TBI group and across both groups, lower postural control performance was associated with reduced GM volume in the vermal/paravermal regions of lobules I-IV, V and VI. Moreover, across all participants, worse postural control performance was associated with lower WM volume in the pons, medulla, midbrain, superior and middle cerebellar peduncles and cerebellum. This is the first study in TBI patients to demonstrate an association between postural impairments and reduced volume in specific infratentorial brain areas. Volumetric measures of the brain stem and cerebellum may be valuable prognostic markers of the chronic neural pathology, which complicates rehabilitation of postural control in TBI.
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- David Drijkoningen
- KU Leuven, Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, Group Biomedical Sciences, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, Group Biomedical Sciences, Leuven, Belgium
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- KU Leuven, Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, Group Biomedical Sciences, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, Group Biomedical Sciences, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, Group Biomedical Sciences, Leuven, Belgium.,KU Leuven, Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience & Disease (LIND), Belgium
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Lavrnja I, Savic D, Parabucki A, Dacic S, Laketa D, Pekovic S, Stojiljkovic M. Effect of stab injury in the rat cerebral cortex on temporal pattern of expression of neuronal cytoskeletal proteins: an immunohistochemical study. Acta Histochem 2015; 117:155-62. [PMID: 25592752 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2014.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2014] [Revised: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Compelling evidence now points to the critical role of the cytoskeleton in neurodegeneration. In the present study, using an immunohistochemical approach, we have shown that cortical stab injury (CSI) in adult Wistar rats significantly affects temporal pattern of expression of neurofilament proteins (NFs), a major cytoskeleton components of neurons, and microtubule-associated proteins (MAP2). At 3 days post-injury (dpi) most of the NFs immunoreactivity was found in pyknotic neurons and in fragmentized axonal processes in the perilesioned cortex. These cytoskeletal alterations became more pronounced by 10dpi. At the subcellular level CSI also showed significant impact on NFs and MAP-2 expression. Thus, at 3dpi most of the dendrites disappeared, while large neuronal somata appeared like open circles pointing to membrane disintegration. Conversely, at 10dpi neuronal perikarya and a few new apical dendrites were strongly labeled. Since aberrant NF phosphorylation is a pathological hallmark of many human neurodegenerative disorders, as well as is found after stressor stimuli, the present results shed light into the expression of neurofilaments after the stab brain injury.
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- Irena Lavrnja
- Department of Neurobiology, Institute for Biological Research "Sinisa Stankovic" University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Department of Neurobiology, Institute for Biological Research "Sinisa Stankovic" University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Neurobiology, Institute for Biological Research "Sinisa Stankovic" University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Neurobiology, Institute for Biological Research "Sinisa Stankovic" University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Neurobiology, Institute for Biological Research "Sinisa Stankovic" University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Cheng I, Miller SP, Duerden EG, Sun K, Chau V, Adams E, Poskitt KJ, Branson HM, Basu A. Stochastic process for white matter injury detection in preterm neonates. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL 2015; 7:622-30. [PMID: 25844316 PMCID: PMC4375636 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2015.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Revised: 02/09/2015] [Accepted: 02/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Preterm births are rising in Canada and worldwide. As clinicians strive to identify preterm neonates at greatest risk of significant developmental or motor problems, accurate predictive tools are required. Infants at highest risk will be able to receive early developmental interventions, and will also enable clinicians to implement and evaluate new methods to improve outcomes. While severe white matter injury (WMI) is associated with adverse developmental outcome, more subtle injuries are difficult to identify and the association with later impairments remains unknown. Thus, our goal was to develop an automated method for detection and visualization of brain abnormalities in MR images acquired in very preterm born neonates. We have developed a technique to detect WMI in T1-weighted images acquired in 177 very preterm born infants (24–32 weeks gestation). Our approach uses a stochastic process that estimates the likelihood of intensity variations in nearby pixels; with small variations being more likely than large variations. We first detect the boundaries between normal and injured regions of the white matter. Following this we use a measure of pixel similarity to identify WMI regions. Our algorithm is able to detect WMI in all of the images in the ground truth dataset with some false positives in situations where the white matter region is not segmented accurately.
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- Irene Cheng
- Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H1, Canada
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- Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H1, Canada
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- Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- BC Children's Hospital and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H1, Canada
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Locomotor adaptation is a form of short-term learning that enables gait modifications and reduces movement errors when the environment changes. This adaptation is critical for community ambulation for example, when walking on different surfaces. While many individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) recover basic ambulation, less is known about recovery of more complex locomotor skills, like adaptation. The purpose of this study was to investigate how TBI affects locomotor adaptation. METHODS Fourteen adults with TBI and 11 nondisabled comparison participants walked for 15 minutes on a split-belt treadmill with 1 belt moving at 0.7 m/s, and the other at 1.4 m/s. Subsequently, aftereffects were assessed and de-adapted during 15 minutes of tied-belt walking (both belts at 0.7 m/s). RESULTS Participants with TBI showed greater asymmetry in interlimb coordination on split-belts than the comparison group. Those with TBI did not adapt back to baseline symmetry, and some individuals did not store significant aftereffects. Greater asymmetry on split-belts and smaller aftereffects were associated with greater ataxia. DISCUSSION Participants with TBI were more perturbed by walking on split-belts and showed some impairment in adaptation. This suggests a reduced ability to learn a new form of coordination to compensate for environmental changes. Multiple interacting factors, including cerebellar damage and impairments in higher-level cognitive processes, may influence adaptation post-TBI. CONCLUSIONS Gait adaptation to novel environment demands is impaired in persons with chronic TBI and may be an important skill to target in rehabilitation. VIDEO ABSTRACT AVAILABLE (See Video, Supplemental Digital Content 1, http://links.lww.com/JNPT/A74) for more insights from the authors.
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Schober K, Ondruschka B, Dreßler J, Abend M. Detection of hypoxia markers in the cerebellum after a traumatic frontal cortex injury: a human postmortem gene expression analysis. Int J Legal Med 2014; 129:701-7. [PMID: 25432860 PMCID: PMC4475240 DOI: 10.1007/s00414-014-1129-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2014] [Accepted: 11/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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PURPOSE The response to traumatic brain injury (TBI) is complex and induces various biological pathways in all brain regions that contribute to bad outcomes. The cerebellar hypoxia after a frontal cortex injury may potentiate the pathophysiological impacts of TBI. Therefore, a gene expression analysis was conducted to determine the influence of hypoxia on TBIs. MATERIAL AND METHODS Total RNA, including microRNAs, was isolated from the cerebellum of individuals who had died from severe frontal cortex injuries or due to natural causes of death (reference group). RESULTS From a total of 19,596 genes, an average of 59.56% messenger RNAs (mRNAs) appeared expressed with 42 of them showing significant >2-fold differences of upregulated (n = 18) and downregulated (n = 24) genes. The validity of 14 candidate genes (with low p values and high fold differences or based on cited literature) was confirmed using qRT-PCR (Spearman correlation r(2) = 0.93). Only four genes appeared to be either upregulated (FOSB and IL6) or downregulated (HSD11B1 and HSPA12B). From a total of 667 microRNAs, altogether, 248 microRNAs appeared expressed with 13 of them showing significant differences in the mean gene expression. The combination of two mRNAs (HSPA12B/FOSB or IL6/HSD11B1) or two microRNAs (either miR-138/miR-744 or miR-195/miR-324-5p) completely discriminated both groups, a finding unaltered by potential confounders such as age at biosampling, survival time, and the postmortem interval. CONCLUSIONS Cerebellar hypoxia markers are important to understand the pathophysiology of TBIs and could be used for therapeutic strategies or forensic purposes, e.g., to assess the severity of a brain injury.
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- K Schober
- German Air Force Center for Aerospace Medicine, Postfach 1264/KFL, 82242, Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany,
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Ordek G, Proddutur A, Santhakumar V, Pfister BJ, Sahin M. Electrophysiological monitoring of injury progression in the rat cerebellar cortex. Front Syst Neurosci 2014; 8:197. [PMID: 25346664 PMCID: PMC4191519 DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2014.00197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2014] [Accepted: 09/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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The changes of excitability in affected neural networks can be used as a marker to study the temporal course of traumatic brain injury (TBI). The cerebellum is an ideal platform to study brain injury mechanisms at the network level using the electrophysiological methods. Within its crystalline morphology, the cerebellar cortex contains highly organized topographical subunits that are defined by two main inputs, the climbing (CFs) and mossy fibers (MFs). Here we demonstrate the use of cerebellar evoked potentials (EPs) mediated through these afferent systems for monitoring the injury progression in a rat model of fluid percussion injury (FPI). A mechanical tap on the dorsal hand was used as a stimulus, and EPs were recorded from the paramedian lobule (PML) of the posterior cerebellum via multi-electrode arrays (MEAs). Post-injury evoked response amplitudes (EPAs) were analyzed on a daily basis for 1 week and compared with pre-injury values. We found a trend of consistently decreasing EPAs in all nine animals, losing as much as 72 ± 4% of baseline amplitudes measured before the injury. Notably, our results highlighted two particular time windows; the first 24 h of injury in the acute period and day-3 to day-7 in the delayed period where the largest drops (~50% and 24%) were observed in the EPAs. In addition, cross-correlations of spontaneous signals between electrode pairs declined (from 0.47 ± 0.1 to 0.35 ± 0.04, p < 0.001) along with the EPAs throughout the week of injury. In support of the electrophysiological findings, immunohistochemical analysis at day-7 post-injury showed detectable Purkinje cell loss at low FPI pressures and more with the largest pressures used. Our results suggest that sensory evoked potentials (SEPs) recorded from the cerebellar surface can be a useful technique to monitor the course of cerebellar injury and identify the phases of injury progression even at mild levels.
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- Gokhan Ordek
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosciences, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark, NJ, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ, USA
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Abdullah L, Evans JE, Ferguson S, Mouzon B, Montague H, Reed J, Crynen G, Emmerich T, Crocker M, Pelot R, Mullan M, Crawford F. Lipidomic analyses identify injury‐specific phospholipid changes 3 mo after traumatic brain injury. FASEB J 2014; 28:5311-21. [DOI: 10.1096/fj.14-258228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Laila Abdullah
- Roskamp InstituteSarasotaFloridaUSA
- James A. Haley Veterans Affairs HospitalTampaFloridaUSA
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- Roskamp InstituteSarasotaFloridaUSA
- James A. Haley Veterans Affairs HospitalTampaFloridaUSA
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- Roskamp InstituteSarasotaFloridaUSA
- James A. Haley Veterans Affairs HospitalTampaFloridaUSA
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- Roskamp InstituteSarasotaFloridaUSA
- James A. Haley Veterans Affairs HospitalTampaFloridaUSA
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- Roskamp InstituteSarasotaFloridaUSA
- James A. Haley Veterans Affairs HospitalTampaFloridaUSA
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- Roskamp InstituteSarasotaFloridaUSA
- James A. Haley Veterans Affairs HospitalTampaFloridaUSA
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- Roskamp InstituteSarasotaFloridaUSA
- James A. Haley Veterans Affairs HospitalTampaFloridaUSA
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- Roskamp InstituteSarasotaFloridaUSA
- James A. Haley Veterans Affairs HospitalTampaFloridaUSA
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- Roskamp InstituteSarasotaFloridaUSA
- James A. Haley Veterans Affairs HospitalTampaFloridaUSA
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Ustinova KI, Perkins J, Leonard WA, Hausbeck CJ. Virtual reality game-based therapy for treatment of postural and co-ordination abnormalities secondary to TBI: a pilot study. Brain Inj 2014; 28:486-95. [PMID: 24702281 DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2014.888593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE The study objective was to test the efficacy of game-based virtual reality (VR) therapy as a mean of correcting postural and co-ordination abnormalities in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Therapy was done with interactive customized VR games and scenarios, utilizing an Xbox Kinect sensor. RESEARCH DESIGN The study was a pilot project using the structure of a phase II clinical trial. METHODS AND PROCEDURES Fifteen participants with mild-to-moderate chronic TBI-related balance and motor co-ordination impairments participated in 15 sessions, each lasting ∼50-55 minutes, scheduled 2-3 times a week over 5-6 consecutive weeks. Participants were evaluated at baseline, immediately after the final session and in a 1-month follow-up with a battery of clinical tests (measuring postural stability, gait and co-ordination) and movement performance parameters. Movement parameters included arm-leg co-ordination, dynamic stability and arm precision, calculated from kinematic data recorded with Xbox Kinect sensor. RESULTS Following therapy, most participants improved their static and dynamic postural stability, gait and arm movements. These effects persisted over the retention interval. CONCLUSIONS Results will be used to improve the VR program, with the goal of producing a cost-effective, accessible and easy to individualize therapeutic approach. The pilot data will be used for designing a larger scale clinical trial.
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- The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions, Central Michigan University , MI , USA and
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Kim JY, Kim N, Yenari MA, Chang W. Hypothermia and pharmacological regimens that prevent overexpression and overactivity of the extracellular calcium-sensing receptor protect neurons against traumatic brain injury. J Neurotrauma 2014; 30:1170-6. [PMID: 23360235 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2012.2691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) leads to acute functional deficit in the brain. Molecular events underlying TBI remain unclear. In mouse brains, we found controlled cortical impact (CCI) injury induced overexpression of the extracellular calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR), which is known to stimulate neuronal activity and accumulation of intracellular Ca(2+) and concurrent down-regulation of type B or metabotropic GABA receptor 1 (GABA-B-R1), a prominent inhibitory pathway in the brain. These changes in protein expression preceded and were closely associated with the loss of brain tissue, as indicated by the increased size of cortical cavity at impact sites, and the development of motor deficit, as indicated by the increased frequency of right-biased swing and turn in the CCI mice. Mild hypothermia, an established practice of neuroprotection for brain ischemia, partially but significantly blunted all of the above effects of CCI. Administration of CaSR antagonist NPS89636 mimicked hypothermia to reduce loss of brain tissue and motor functions in the CCI mice. These data together support the concept that CaSR overexpression and overactivity play a causal role in potentiating TBI potentially by stimulating excitatory neuronal responses and by interfering with inhibitory GABA-B-R signaling and that the CaSR could be a novel target for neuroprotection against TBI.
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- Jong Youl Kim
- University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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Godfrey DA, Jin YM, Liu X, Godfrey MA. Effects of cochlear ablation on amino acid levels in the rat cochlear nucleus and superior olive. Hear Res 2014; 309:44-54. [PMID: 24291808 PMCID: PMC5819880 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2013.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2013] [Revised: 11/05/2013] [Accepted: 11/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Amino acids have important roles in the chemistry of the auditory system, including communication among neurons. There is much evidence for glutamate as a neurotransmitter from auditory nerve fibers to cochlear nucleus neurons. Previous studies in rodents have examined effects of removal of auditory nerve input by cochlear ablation on levels, uptake and release of glutamate in cochlear nucleus subdivisions, as well as on glutamate receptors. Effects have also been reported on uptake and release of γ-aminobutyrate (GABA) and glycine, two other amino acids strongly implicated in cochlear nucleus synaptic transmission. We mapped the effects of cochlear ablation on the levels of amino acids, including glutamate, GABA, glycine, aspartate, glutamine, taurine, serine, threonine, and arginine, in microscopic subregions of the rat cochlear nucleus. Submicrogram-size samples microdissected from freeze-dried brainstem sections were assayed for amino acid levels by high performance liquid chromatography. After cochlear ablation, glutamate and aspartate levels decreased by 2 days in regions receiving relatively dense innervation from the auditory nerve, whereas the levels of most other amino acids increased. The results are consistent with a close association of glutamate and aspartate with auditory nerve fibers and of other amino acids with other neurons and glia in the cochlear nucleus. A consistent decrease of GABA level in the lateral superior olive could be consistent with a role in some lateral olivocochlear neurons. The results are compared with those obtained with the same methods for the rat vestibular nerve root and nuclei after vestibular ganglionectomy.
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- Donald A Godfrey
- Department of Neurology and Division of Otolaryngology and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH, USA.
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- Department of Neurology and Division of Otolaryngology and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Division of Otolaryngology and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Division of Otolaryngology and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH, USA
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Acosta SA, Diamond DM, Wolfe S, Tajiri N, Shinozuka K, Ishikawa H, Hernandez DG, Sanberg PR, Kaneko Y, Borlongan CV. Influence of post-traumatic stress disorder on neuroinflammation and cell proliferation in a rat model of traumatic brain injury. PLoS One 2013; 8:e81585. [PMID: 24349091 PMCID: PMC3857205 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI) are closely associated with the development of severe psychiatric disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), yet preclinical studies on pathological changes after combined TBI with PTSD are lacking. In the present in vivo study, we assessed chronic neuroinflammation, neuronal cell loss, cell proliferation and neuronal differentiation in specific brain regions of adult Sprague-Dawley male rats following controlled cortical impact model of moderate TBI with or without exposure to PTSD. Eight weeks post-TBI, stereology-based histological analyses revealed no significant differences between sham and PTSD alone treatment across all brain regions examined, whereas significant exacerbation of OX6-positive activated microglial cells in the striatum, thalamus, and cerebral peduncle, but not cerebellum, in animals that received TBI alone and combined TBI-PTSD compared with PTSD alone and sham treatment. Additional immunohistochemical results revealed a significant loss of CA3 pyramidal neurons in the hippocampus of TBI alone and TBI-PTSD compared to PTSD alone and sham treatment. Further examination of neurogenic niches revealed a significant downregulation of Ki67-positive proliferating cells, but not DCX-positive neuronally migrating cells in the neurogenic subgranular zone and subventricular zone for both TBI alone and TBI-PTSD compared to PTSD alone and sham treatment. Comparisons of levels of neuroinflammation and neurogenesis between TBI alone and TBI+PTSD revealed that PTSD did not exacerbate the neuropathological hallmarks of TBI. These results indicate a progressive deterioration of the TBI brain, which, under the conditions of the present approach, was not intensified by PTSD, at least within our time window and within the examined areas of the brain. Although the PTSD manipulation employed here did not exacerbate the pathological effects of TBI, the observed long-term inflammation and suppressed cell proliferation may evolve into more severe neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric disorders currently being recognized in traumatized TBI patients.
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- Sandra A. Acosta
- Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- Department of Psychology, Center for Preclinical & Clinical Research on PTSD, Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- Office of Research and Innovation, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation improves neurologic recovery and attenuates white matter injury after experimental traumatic brain injury. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2013; 33:1474-84. [PMID: 23801244 PMCID: PMC3764381 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2013.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2013] [Revised: 05/30/2013] [Accepted: 06/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Dietary supplementation with omega-3 (ω-3) fatty acids is a safe, economical mean of preventive medicine that has shown protection against several neurologic disorders. The present study tested the hypothesis that this method is protective against controlled cortical impact (CCI). Indeed, mice fed with ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)-enriched diet for 2 months exhibited attenuated short and long-term behavioral deficits due to CCI. Although ω-3 PUFAs did not decrease cortical lesion volume, these fatty acids did protect against hippocampal neuronal loss after CCI and reduced pro-inflammatory response. Interestingly, ω-3 PUFAs prevented the loss of myelin basic protein (MPB), preserved the integrity of the myelin sheath, and maintained the nerve fiber conductivity in the CCI model. ω-3 PUFAs also directly protected oligodendrocyte cultures from excitotoxicity and blunted the microglial activation-induced death of oligodendrocytes in microglia/oligodendrocyte cocultures. In sum, ω-3 PUFAs elicit multifaceted protection against behavioral dysfunction, hippocampal neuronal loss, inflammation, and loss of myelination and impulse conductivity. The present report is the first demonstration that ω-3 PUFAs protect against white matter injury in vivo and in vitro. The protective impact of ω-3 PUFAs supports the clinical use of this dietary supplement as a prophylaxis against traumatic brain injury and other nervous system disorders.
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Schafer AY, Ustinova KI. Does use of a virtual environment change reaching while standing in patients with traumatic brain injury? J Neuroeng Rehabil 2013; 10:76. [PMID: 23866962 PMCID: PMC3733631 DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-10-76] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2012] [Accepted: 06/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Background Although numerous virtual reality applications have been developed for sensorimotor retraining in neurologically impaired individuals, it is unclear whether the virtual environment (VE) changes motor performance, especially in patients with brain injuries. To address this question, the movement characteristics of forward arm reaches during standing were compared in physical and virtual environments, presented at different viewing angles. Methods Fifteen patients with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and 15 sex- and age-matched healthy individuals performed virtual reaches in a computer-generated courtyard with a flower-topped hedge. The hedge was projected on a flat screen and viewed in 3D format in 1 of 3 angles: 10° above horizon (resembling a real-world viewing angle), 50° above horizon, or 90° above horizon (directly overhead). Participants were instructed to reach with their dominant hand avatar and to touch the farthest flower possible without losing their balance or stepping. Virtual reaches were compared with reaches-to-point to a target in an equivalent physical environment. A set of kinematic parameters was used. Results Reaches by patients with TBI were characterized by shorter distances, lower peak velocities, and smaller postural displacements than reaches by control individuals. All participants reached ~9% farther in the VE presented at a 50° angle than they did in the physical environment. Arm displacement in the more natural 10° angle VE was reduced by the same 9-10% compared to physical reaches. Virtual reaches had smaller velocity peaks and took longer than physical reaches. Conclusion The results suggest that visual perception in the VE differs from real-world perception and the performance of functional tasks (e.g., reaching while standing) can be changed in TBI patients, depending on the viewing angle. Accordingly, the viewing angle is a critical parameter that should be adjusted carefully to achieve maximal therapeutic effect during practice in the VE.
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- Amanda Y Schafer
- Department of Physical Therapy, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA
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Kim JY, Kim N, Zheng Z, Lee JE, Yenari MA. The 70 kDa heat shock protein protects against experimental traumatic brain injury. Neurobiol Dis 2013; 58:289-95. [PMID: 23816752 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2013.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Revised: 05/29/2013] [Accepted: 06/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes disruption of the blood brain barrier (BBB) leading to hemorrhage which can complicate an already catastrophic illness. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) involved in the breakdown of the extracellular matrix may lead to brain hemorrhage. We explore the contribution of the 70 kDa heat shock protein (Hsp70) to outcome and brain hemorrhage in a model of TBI. Male, wildtype (Wt), Hsp70 knockout (Ko) and transgenic (Tg) mice were subjected to TBI using controlled cortical impact (CCI). Motor function, brain hemorrhage and lesion size were assessed at 3, 7 and 14 days. Brains were evaluated for the effects of Hsp70 on MMPs. In Hsp70 Tg mice, CCI led to smaller brain lesions, decreased hemorrhage and reduced expression and activation of MMPs compared to Wt. CCI also significantly decreased right-biased swings and corner turns in the Hsp70 Tg mice. Conversely, Hsp70 Ko mice had significantly increased lesion size, worsened brain hemorrhage and increased expression and activation of MMPs with worsened behavioral outcomes compared to Wt. Hsp70 is protective in experimental TBI. To our knowledge, this is the direct demonstration of brain protection by Hsp70 in a TBI model. Our data demonstrate a new mechanism linking TBI-induced hemorrhage and neuronal injury to the suppression of MMPs by Hsp70, and support the development of Hsp70 enhancing strategies for the treatment of TBI.
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- Jong Youl Kim
- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity both in civilian life and on the battlefield worldwide. Survivors of TBI frequently experience long-term disabling changes in cognition, sensorimotor function and personality. Over the past three decades, animal models have been developed to replicate the various aspects of human TBI, to better understand the underlying pathophysiology and to explore potential treatments. Nevertheless, promising neuroprotective drugs that were identified as being effective in animal TBI models have all failed in Phase II or Phase III clinical trials. This failure in clinical translation of preclinical studies highlights a compelling need to revisit the current status of animal models of TBI and therapeutic strategies.
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- Ye Xiong
- Department of Neurosurgery, E&R Building, Room 3096, Henry Ford Health System, 2799 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA.
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Acosta SA, Tajiri N, Shinozuka K, Ishikawa H, Grimmig B, Diamond D, Sanberg PR, Bickford PC, Kaneko Y, Borlongan CV. Long-term upregulation of inflammation and suppression of cell proliferation in the brain of adult rats exposed to traumatic brain injury using the controlled cortical impact model. PLoS One 2013; 8:e53376. [PMID: 23301065 PMCID: PMC3536766 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2012] [Accepted: 11/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI), specifically the detrimental effects of inflammation on the neurogenic niches, are not very well understood. In the present in vivo study, we examined the prolonged pathological outcomes of experimental TBI in different parts of the rat brain with special emphasis on inflammation and neurogenesis. Sixty days after moderate controlled cortical impact injury, adult Sprague-Dawley male rats were euthanized and brain tissues harvested. Antibodies against the activated microglial marker, OX6, the cell cycle-regulating protein marker, Ki67, and the immature neuronal marker, doublecortin, DCX, were used to estimate microglial activation, cell proliferation, and neuronal differentiation, respectively, in the subventricular zone (SVZ), subgranular zone (SGZ), striatum, thalamus, and cerebral peduncle. Stereology-based analyses revealed significant exacerbation of OX6-positive activated microglial cells in the striatum, thalamus, and cerebral peduncle. In parallel, significant decrements in Ki67-positive proliferating cells in SVZ and SGZ, but only trends of reduced DCX-positive immature neuronal cells in SVZ and SGZ were detected relative to sham control group. These results indicate a progressive deterioration of the TBI brain over time characterized by elevated inflammation and suppressed neurogenesis. Therapeutic intervention at the chronic stage of TBI may confer abrogation of these deleterious cell death processes.
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- Sandra A. Acosta
- Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Hospital, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- Office of Research and Innovation, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Hospital, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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