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Kline KE, Russell AL, Stezoski JP, Gober IG, Dimeo EG, Janesko-Feldman K, Drabek T, Kochanek PM, Wagner AK. Differential Effects of Targeted Temperature Management on Sex-Dependent Outcomes After Experimental Asphyxial Cardiac Arrest. Ther Hypothermia Temp Manag 2024. [PMID: 38386544 DOI: 10.1089/ther.2023.0061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
Abstract
Asphyxial cardiac arrest (ACA) survivors face lasting neurological disability from hypoxic ischemic brain injury. Sex differences in long-term outcomes after cardiac arrest (CA) are grossly understudied and underreported. We used rigorous targeted temperature management (TTM) to understand its influence on survival and lasting sex-specific neurological and neuropathological outcomes in a rodent ACA model. Adult male and female rats underwent either sham or 5-minute no-flow ACA with 18 hours TTM at either ∼37°C (normothermia) or ∼36°C (mild hypothermia). Survival, temperature, and body weight (BW) were recorded over the 14-day study duration. All rats underwent neurological deficit score (NDS) assessment on days 1-3 and day 14. Hippocampal pathology was assessed for cell death, degenerating neurons, and microglia on day 14. Although ACA females were less likely to achieve return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), post-ROSC physiology and biochemical profiles were similar between sexes. ACA females had significantly greater 14-day survival, NDS, and BW recovery than ACA males at normothermia (56% vs. 29%). TTM at 36°C versus 37°C improved 14-day survival in males, producing similar survival in male (63%) versus female (50%). There were no sex or temperature effects on CA1 histopathology. We conclude that at normothermic conditions, sex differences favoring females were observed after ACA in survival, NDS, and BW recovery. We achieved a clinically relevant ACA model using TTM at 36°C to improve long-term survival. This model can be used to more fully characterize sex differences in long-term outcomes and test novel acute and chronic therapies.
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- Kelsey E Kline
- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Karakaya E, Oleinik N, Edwards J, Tomberlin J, Barker RB, Berber B, Ericsson M, Alsudani H, Ergul A, Beyaz S, Lemasters JJ, Ogretmen B, Albayram O. p17/C18-ceramide-mediated mitophagy is an endogenous neuroprotective response in preclinical and clinical brain injury. PNAS NEXUS 2024; 3:pgae018. [PMID: 38328780 PMCID: PMC10847724 DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
Abstract
Repeat concussions (or repetitive mild traumatic brain injury [rmTBI]) are complex pathological processes consisting of a primary insult and long-term secondary complications and are also a prerequisite for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Recent evidence implies a significant role of autophagy-mediated dysfunctional mitochondrial clearance, mitophagy, in the cascade of secondary deleterious events resulting from TBI. C18-ceramide, a bioactive sphingolipid produced in response to cell stress and damage, and its synthesizing enzyme (CerS1) are precursors to selective stress-mediated mitophagy. A transporter, p17, mediates the trafficking of CerS1, induces C18-ceramide synthesis in the mitochondrial membrane, and acts as an elimination signal in cell survival. Whether p17-mediated mitophagy occurs in the brain and plays a causal role in mitochondrial quality control in secondary disease development after rmTBI are unknown. Using a novel repetitive less-than-mild TBI (rlmTBI) injury paradigm, ablation of mitochondrial p17/C18-ceramide trafficking in p17 knockout (KO) mice results in a loss of C18-ceramide-induced mitophagy, which contributes to susceptibility and recovery from long-term secondary complications associated with rlmTBI. Using a ceramide analog with lipid-selenium conjugate drug, LCL768 restored mitophagy and reduced long-term secondary complications, improving cognitive deficits in rlmTBI-induced p17KO mice. We obtained a significant reduction of p17 expression and a considerable decrease of CerS1 and C18-ceramide levels in cortical mitochondria of CTE human brains compared with age-matched control brains. These data demonstrated that p17/C18-ceramide trafficking is an endogenous neuroprotective mitochondrial stress response following rlmTBI, thus suggesting a novel prospective strategy to interrupt the CTE consequences of concussive TBI.
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- Eda Karakaya
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
- Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
- Department of Biology, Eskisehir Technical University, Tepebasi/Eskisehir 26555, Turkey
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- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Cancer Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724, USA
- College of Science, University of Basrah, Basra 61004, Iraq
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
- Ralph H. Jackson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Cancer Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
- Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
- Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
- Ralph H. Jackson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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Bahader GA, Naghavi F, Alotaibi A, Dehghan A, Swain CC, Burkett JP, Shah ZA. Neurobehavioral and inflammatory responses following traumatic brain injury in male and female mice. Behav Brain Res 2024; 456:114711. [PMID: 37827252 PMCID: PMC10615863 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2023.114711] [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: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
Abstract
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of mortality and is associated with a high rate of functional comorbidities, including motor, cognitive, anxiety, depression, and emotional disorders. TBI pathophysiology and recovery are complicated and involve several mechanistic pathways that control neurobehavioral outcomes. In this study, male and female C57Bl/6 J mice were subjected to a controlled cortical impact model of TBI or sham injury and evaluated for different neurobehavioral and inflammatory outcomes over a month. We demonstrate that TBI mice have increased motor dysfunction at early and late time points following the injury as compared to the sham group. Anxiety-like symptoms were time- and task-dependent, with both sexes having increased anxiety-like behavior 2 weeks post-injury. Cognitive functions measured by T-maze presented greater deficits in TBI mice, while there was no sex or injury-related difference in depressive-like behaviors. Notably, a significant effect of sex was found in empathy-like behavior, with females showing more allogrooming and freezing behavior in the consoling and fear observational tests, respectively. Evaluating the impact of the injury-induced brain damage demonstrated a greater injury volume and neuronal degeneration in males compared to females one month after TBI. Moreover, male mice showed higher peripheral inflammatory responses, as represented by elevated serum levels of peripheral leukocytes and inflammatory markers. These results will have significant implications for understanding TBI's long-term consequences on neurobehavioral and inflammatory responses, which are sex-specific and can be considered for individualized therapeutic strategies in treating TBI.
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- Ghaith A Bahader
- Department of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43614, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43614, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43614, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43614, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43614, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43614, USA
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- Department of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43614, USA.
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Saxena B, Bohra B, Lad KA. Weight-Drop Method for Inducing Closed Head Diffuse Traumatic Brain Injury. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2761:569-588. [PMID: 38427262 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3662-6_38] [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] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
Abstract
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the foremost causes of disability and death globally. Prerequisites for successful therapy of disabilities associated with TBI involved improved knowledge of the neurobiology of TBI, measurement of quantitative changes in recovery dynamics brought about by therapy, and the translation of quantitative methodologies and techniques that were successful in tracking recovery in preclinical models to human TBI. Frequently used animal models of TBI in research and development include controlled cortical impact, fluid percussion injury, blast injury, penetrating blast brain injury, and weight-drop impact acceleration models. Preclinical models of TBI benefit from controlled injury settings and the best prospects for biometric quantification of injury and therapy-induced gradual recovery from disabilities. Impact acceleration closed head TBI paradigm causes diffuse TBI (DTBI) without substantial focal brain lesions in rats. DTBI is linked to a significant rate of death, morbidity, and long-term disability. DTBI is difficult to diagnose at the time of hospitalization with imaging techniques making it challenging to take prompt therapeutic action. The weight-drop method without craniotomy is an impact acceleration closed head DTBI model that is used to induce mild/moderate diffuse brain injuries in rodents. Additionally, we have characterized neuropathological and neurobehavioral outcomes of the weight-drop model without craniotomy for inducing closed head DTBI of graded severity with a range of mass of weights (50-450 gm). This chapter also discusses techniques and protocols for measuring numerous functional disabilities and pathological changes in the brain brought on by DTBI.
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- Bhagawati Saxena
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
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Hoogenboom WS, Rubin TG, Ambadipudi K, Cui MH, Ye K, Foster H, Elkouby E, Liu J, Branch CA, Lipton ML. Evolving brain and behaviour changes in rats following repetitive subconcussive head impacts. Brain Commun 2023; 5:fcad316. [PMID: 38046094 PMCID: PMC10691880 DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcad316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
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There is growing concern that repetitive subconcussive head impacts, independent of concussion, alter brain structure and function, and may disproportionately affect the developing brain. Animal studies of repetitive subconcussive head impacts are needed to begin to characterize the pathological basis and mechanisms underlying imaging and functional effects of repetitive subconcussive head impacts seen in humans. Since repetitive subconcussive head impacts have been largely unexplored in animals, we aimed to characterize the evolution of imaging, behavioural and pathological effects of repetitive subconcussive head impacts in awake adolescent rodents. Awake male and female Sprague Dawley rats (postnatal Day 35) received 140 closed-head impacts over the course of a week. Impacted and sham-impacted animals were restrained in a plastic cone, and unrestrained control animals were included to account for effects of restraint and normal development. Animals (n = 43) underwent repeated diffusion tensor imaging prior to and over 1 month following the final impact. A separate cohort (n = 53) was assessed behaviourally for fine motor control, emotional-affective behaviour and memory at acute and chronic time points. Histological and immunohistochemical analyses, which were exploratory in nature due to smaller sample sizes, were completed at 1 month following the final impact. All animals tolerated the protocol with no overt changes in behaviour or stigmata of traumatic brain injury, such as alteration of consciousness, intracranial haemorrhage or skull fracture. We detected longitudinal, sex-dependent diffusion tensor imaging changes (fractional anisotropy and axial diffusivity decline) in corpus callosum and external capsule of repetitive subconcussive head impact animals, which diverged from both sham and control. Compared to sham animals, repetitive subconcussive head impact animals exhibited acute but transient mild motor deficits. Repetitive subconcussive head impact animals also exhibited chronic anxiety and spatial memory impairment that differed from the control animals, but these effects were not different from those seen in the sham condition. We observed trends in the data for thinning of the corpus callosum as well as regions with elevated Iba-1 in the corpus callosum and cerebral white matter among repetitive subconcussive head impact animals. While replication with larger study samples is needed, our findings suggest that subconcussive head impacts cause microstructural tissue changes in the developing rat brain, which are detectable with diffusion tensor imaging, with suggestion of correlates in tissue pathology and behaviour. The results point to potential mechanisms underpinning consequences of subconcussive head impacts that have been described in humans. The congruence of our imaging findings with human subconcussive head impacts suggests that neuroimaging could serve as a translational bridge to advance study of injury mechanisms and development of interventions.
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- Wouter S Hoogenboom
- The Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10641, USA
- Department of Clinical Investigation, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10641, USA
- Department of Radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NewYork, NY 10029, USA
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- The Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10641, USA
- Department of Radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- The Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10641, USA
- Department of Radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- The Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10641, USA
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- The Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10641, USA
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- The Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10641, USA
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- The Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10641, USA
- Department of Radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NewYork, NY 10032, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, NewYork, NY 10032, USA
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Svirsky SE, Li Y, Henchir J, Rodina A, Carlson SW, Chiosis G, Dixon CE. Experimental traumatic brain injury increases epichaperome formation. Neurobiol Dis 2023; 188:106331. [PMID: 37863370 PMCID: PMC10698712 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2023.106331] [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: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Under normal conditions, heat shock proteins work in unison through dynamic protein interactions collectively referred to as the "chaperome." Recent work revealed that during cellular stress, the functional interactions of the chaperome are modified to form the "epichaperome," which results in improper protein folding, degradation, aggregation, and transport. This study is the first to investigate this novel mechanism of protein dishomeostasis in traumatic brain injury (TBI). Male and female adult, Sprague-Dawley rats received a lateral controlled cortical impact (CCI) and the ipsilateral hippocampus was collected 24 h 1, 2, and 4 weeks after injury. The epichaperome complex was visualized by measuring HSP90, HSC70 and HOP expression in native-PAGE and normalized to monomeric protein expression. A two-way ANOVA examined the effect of injury and sex at each time-point. Native HSP90, HSC70 and HOP protein expression showed a significant effect of injury effect across all time-points. Additionally, HSC70 and HOP showed significant sex effects at 24 h and 4 weeks. Altogether, controlled cortical impact significantly increased formation of the epichaperome across all proteins measured. Further investigation of this pathological mechanism can lead to a greater understanding of the link between TBI and increased risk of neurodegenerative disease and targeting the epichaperome for therapeutics.
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- Sarah E Svirsky
- Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- Chemical Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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- Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- Chemical Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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- Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; V.A. Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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White BA, Ivey JT, Velazquez-Cruz R, Oliverio R, Whitehead B, Pinti M, Hollander J, Ma L, Hu G, Weil ZM, Karelina K. Exercise intensity and sex alter neurometabolic, transcriptional, and functional recovery following traumatic brain injury. Exp Neurol 2023; 368:114483. [PMID: 37479019 PMCID: PMC10529465 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2023.114483] [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: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023]
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Physical exercise represents a potentially inexpensive, accessible, and optimizable rehabilitation approach to traumatic brain injury (TBI) recovery. However, little is known about the impact of post-injury exercise on the neurometabolic, transcriptional, and cognitive outcomes following a TBI. In the current study, we examined TBI outcomes in adolescent male and female mice following a controlled cortical impact (CCI) injury. Mice underwent a 10-day regimen of sedentary, low-, moderate-, or high-intensity treadmill exercise and were assessed for cognitive function, histopathology, mitochondrial function, and oxidative stress. Among male mice, low-moderate exercise improved cognitive recovery, and reduced cortical lesion volume and oxidative stress, whereas high-intensity exercise impaired both cognitive recovery and mitochondrial function. On the other hand, among female mice, exercise had an intermediate effect on cognitive recovery but significantly improved brain mitochondrial function. Moreover, single nuclei RNA sequencing of perilesional brain tissue revealed neuronal plasticity-related differential gene expression that was largely limited to the low-intensity exercise injured males. Taken together, these data build on previous reports of the neuroprotective capacity of exercise in a TBI model, and reveal that this rehabilitation strategy impacts neurometabolic, functional, and transcriptional outcome measures in an intensity- and sex-dependent manner.
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- Brishti A White
- Department of Neuroscience, WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, BMRC, 1 Medical Center Dr., Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, BMRC, 1 Medical Center Dr., Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, BMRC, 1 Medical Center Dr., Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, BMRC, 1 Medical Center Dr., Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, BMRC, 1 Medical Center Dr., Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Department of Human Performance and Mitochondria, Metabolism, & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University, 1 Medical Center Dr., Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Department of Human Performance and Mitochondria, Metabolism, & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University, 1 Medical Center Dr., Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology, West Virginia University, 1 Medical Center Dr., Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology, West Virginia University, 1 Medical Center Dr., Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, BMRC, 1 Medical Center Dr., Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, BMRC, 1 Medical Center Dr., Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
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Wilson RJ, Bell MR, Giordano KR, Seyburn S, Kozlowski DA. Repeat subconcussion in the adult rat gives rise to behavioral deficits similar to a single concussion but different depending upon sex. Behav Brain Res 2023; 438:114206. [PMID: 36356721 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2022.114206] [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: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Although concussions are a popular focus of neurotrauma research, subconcussions occur with higher frequency but are less well-studied. A subconcussion is an impact to the head that does not result in immediately diagnosable concussion but can result in later neurological consequences. Repeat subconcussions can produce behavioral impairments and neuropathology that is similar to or worse than those seen following a single concussion. The current study modified a previously established closed head injury model of concussion to create a subconcussion model and examines sex differences in behavioral responses to repeated subconcussion in the adult rat. Rats received a single concussion, single or repeat subconcussions, or no impact and behavior was monitored from 2 h through 31 days post-injury. A single concussion or repeat subconcussion resulted in deficits in locomotion, righting reflexes, and recognition memory. The degree of deficit induced by repeat subconcussions were either similar (righting reflexes) or greater/more persistent (locomotor deficits and recognition memory) than that of a concussion. Single subconcussion resulted in acute deficits that were mild and limited to righting reflexes and locomotion. Sex differences were observed in responses to repeat subconcussion: females showed greater deficits in righting reflexes, locomotion, and vestibular function, while males showed greater alterations in anxiety and depressive-like behavior. This study established a model of subconcussive impact where a single subconcussive impact resulted in minimal behavioral deficits but repeat subconcussions resulted in deficits similar to or worse than a single concussion. Our data also suggest sex differences in behavioral responses to both concussive and subconcussive impacts.
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- Rebecca J Wilson
- Department of Biological Sciences, DePaul University, 2325 N. Clifton, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, DePaul University, 2325 N. Clifton, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Health Sciences, DePaul University, 1110 W. Belden, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, DePaul University, 2325 N. Clifton, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, DePaul University, 2325 N. Clifton, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, DePaul University, 2325 N. Clifton, Chicago, IL, USA; Neuroscience Program, DePaul University, 2325 N. Clifton, Chicago, IL, USA.
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McNamara EH, Tucker LB, Liu J, Fu AH, Kim Y, Vu PA, McCabe JT. Limbic Responses Following Shock Wave Exposure in Male and Female Mice. Front Behav Neurosci 2022; 16:863195. [PMID: 35747840 PMCID: PMC9210954 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.863195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Blast traumatic brain injury (bTBI) presents a serious threat to military personnel and often results in psychiatric conditions related to limbic system dysfunction. In this study, the functional outcomes for anxiety- and depressive-like behaviors and neuronal activation were evaluated in male and female mice after exposure to an Advanced Blast Simulator (ABS) shock wave. Mice were placed in a ventrally exposed orientation inside of the ABS test section and received primary and tertiary shock wave insults of approximately 15 psi peak pressure. Evans blue staining indicated cases of blood-brain barrier breach in the superficial cerebral cortex four, but not 24 h after blast, but the severity was variable. Behavioral testing with the elevated plus maze (EPM) or elevated zero maze (EZM), sucrose preference test (SPT), and tail suspension test (TST) or forced swim test (FST) were conducted 8 days–3.5 weeks after shock wave exposure. There was a sex difference, but no injury effect, for distance travelled in the EZM where female mice travelled significantly farther than males. The SPT and FST did not indicate group differences; however, injured mice were less immobile than sham mice during the TST; possibly indicating more agitated behavior. In a separate cohort of animals, the expression of the immediate early gene, c-Fos, was detected 4 h after undergoing bTBI or sham procedures. No differences in c-Fos expression were found in the cerebral cortex, but female mice in general displayed enhanced c-Fos activation in the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT) compared to male mice. In the amygdala, more c-Fos-positive cells were observed in injured animals compared to sham mice. The observed sex differences in the PVT and c-Fos activation in the amygdala may correlate with the reported hyperactivity of females post-injury. This study demonstrates, albeit with mild effects, behavioral and neuronal activation correlates in female rodents after blast injury that could be relevant to the incidence of increased post-traumatic stress disorder in women.
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- Eileen H. McNamara
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
- Pre-Clinical Studies Core, Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
- Pre-Clinical Studies Core, Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
- Pre-Clinical Studies Core, Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
- Pre-Clinical Studies Core, Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Bethesda, MD, United States
- *Correspondence: Joseph T. McCabe,
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Scott MC, Prabhakara KS, Walters AJ, Olson SD, Cox CS. Determining Sex-Based Differences in Inflammatory Response in an Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury Model. Front Immunol 2022; 13:753570. [PMID: 35222368 PMCID: PMC8864286 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.753570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of injury-related death and morbidity. Multiple clinical and pre-clinical studies have reported various results regarding sex-based differences in TBI. Our accepted rodent model of traumatic brain injury was used to identify sex-based differences in the pathological features of TBI. Methods Male and female Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to either controlled-cortical impact (CCI) or sham injury; brain tissue was harvested at different time intervals depending on the specific study. Blood-brain barrier (BBB) analysis was performed using infrared imaging to measure fluorescence dye extravasation. Microglia and splenocytes were characterized with traditional flow cytometry; microglia markers such as CD45, P2Y12, CD32, and CD163 were analyzed with t-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding (t-SNE). Flow cytometry was used to study tissue cytokine levels, and supplemented with ELISAs of TNF-⍺, IL-17, and IL-1β of the ipsilateral hemisphere tissue. Results CCI groups of both sexes recorded a higher BBB permeability at 72 hours post-injury than their respective sham groups. There was significant difference in the integrated density value of BBB permeability between the male CCI group and the female CCI group (female CCI mean = 3.08 x 108 ± 2.83 x 107, male CCI mean = 2.20 x 108 ± 4.05 x 106, p = 0.0210), but otherwise no differences were observed. Traditional flow cytometry did not distinguish any sex-based difference in regards to splenocyte cell population after CCI. t-SNE did not reveal any significant difference between the male and female injury groups in the activation of microglia. Cytokine analysis after injury by flow cytometry and ELISA was limited in differences at the time point of 6 hours post-injury. Conclusion In our rodent model of traumatic brain injury, sex-based differences in pathology and neuroinflammation at specified time points are limited, and only noted in one specific analysis of BBB permeability.
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- Michael C. Scott
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United States
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Zhao P, Zhu P, Zhang D, Yin B, Wang Y, Hussein NM, Yan Z, Liu X, Bai G. Sex Differences in Cerebral Blood Flow and Serum Inflammatory Cytokines and Their Relationships in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Front Neurol 2022; 12:755152. [PMID: 35153973 PMCID: PMC8825420 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.755152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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This study aimed to investigate sex differences in cerebral blood flow (CBF) and serum inflammatory cytokines, as well as their correlations in patients with acute-stage mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Forty-one patients with mTBI and 23 matched healthy controls underwent 3D-pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling imaging on 3T magnetic resonance imaging. The patients underwent cognitive evaluations and measurement of a panel of ten serum cytokines: interleukin (IL)-1I, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12, C–C motif chemokine ligand 2, interferon-gamma, nerve growth factor-beta (β-NGF), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). Spearman rank correlation analysis was performed to evaluate the relationship between inflammation levels and CBF. We found that both male and female patients showed increased IL-1L and IL-6 levels. Female patients also demonstrated overexpression of IL-8 and low expression of IL-4. As for CBF levels, three brain regions [the right superior frontal gyrus (SFG_R), left putamen, and right precuneus] increased in male patients while three brain regions [the right superior temporal gyrus (STG_R), left middle occipital gyrus, and right postcentral (PoCG_R)] decreased in female patients. Furthermore, the STG_R in female controls was positively correlated with β-NGF while the right PoCG_R in female patients was negatively correlated with IL-8. In addition, compared with male patients, female patients showed decreased CBF in the right pallidum, which was negatively correlated with IL-8. These findings revealed abnormal expression of serum inflammatory cytokines and CBF levels post-mTBI. Females may be more sensitive to inflammatory and CBF changes and thus more likely to get cognitive impairment. This may suggest the need to pay closer attention to the female mTBI group.
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- Pinghui Zhao
- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- China-USA Neuroimaging Research Institute, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Xiaozheng Liu
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Basic Science and Translational Research of Radiation Oncology, Wenzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Guanghui Bai
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Chen S, Siedhoff HR, Zhang H, Liu P, Balderrama A, Li R, Johnson C, Greenlief CM, Koopmans B, Hoffman T, DePalma RG, Li DP, Cui J, Gu Z. Low-intensity blast induces acute glutamatergic hyperexcitability in mouse hippocampus leading to long-term learning deficits and altered expression of proteins involved in synaptic plasticity and serine protease inhibitors. Neurobiol Dis 2022; 165:105634. [PMID: 35077822 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2022.105634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Neurocognitive consequences of blast-induced traumatic brain injury (bTBI) pose significant concerns for military service members and veterans with the majority of "invisible injury." However, the underlying mechanism of such mild bTBI by low-intensity blast (LIB) exposure for long-term cognitive and mental deficits remains elusive. Our previous studies have shown that mice exposed to LIB result in nanoscale ultrastructural abnormalities in the absence of gross or apparent cellular damage in the brain. Here we tested the hypothesis that glutamatergic hyperexcitability may contribute to long-term learning deficits. Using brain slice electrophysiological recordings, we found an increase in averaged frequencies with a burst pattern of miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents (mEPSCs) in hippocampal CA3 neurons in LIB-exposed mice at 1- and 7-days post injury, which was blocked by a specific NMDA receptor antagonist AP5. In addition, cognitive function assessed at 3-months post LIB exposure by automated home-cage monitoring showed deficits in dynamic patterns of discrimination learning and cognitive flexibility in LIB-exposed mice. Collected hippocampal tissue was further processed for quantitative global-proteomic analysis. Advanced data-independent acquisition for quantitative tandem mass spectrometry analysis identified altered expression of proteins involved in synaptic plasticity and serine protease inhibitors in LIB-exposed mice. Some were correlated with the ability of discrimination learning and cognitive flexibility. These findings show that acute glutamatergic hyperexcitability in the hippocampus induced by LIB may contribute to long-term cognitive dysfunction and protein alterations. Studies using this military-relevant mouse model of mild bTBI provide valuable insights into developing a potential therapeutic strategy to ameliorate hyperexcitability-modulated LIB injuries.
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- Shanyan Chen
- Truman VA Hospital Research Service, Columbia, MO 65201, USA; Department of Pathology & Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- Truman VA Hospital Research Service, Columbia, MO 65201, USA; Department of Pathology & Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- Charles W. Gehrke Proteomics Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Truman VA Hospital Research Service, Columbia, MO 65201, USA; Department of Pathology & Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- Truman VA Hospital Research Service, Columbia, MO 65201, USA; Department of Pathology & Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- Department of Mining and Nuclear Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409, USA
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- Charles W. Gehrke Proteomics Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Truman VA Hospital Research Service, Columbia, MO 65201, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- Office of Research and Development, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington DC 20420, USA; Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- Truman VA Hospital Research Service, Columbia, MO 65201, USA; Department of Pathology & Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA.
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- Truman VA Hospital Research Service, Columbia, MO 65201, USA; Department of Pathology & Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA.
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Blaya MO, Raval AP, Bramlett HM. Traumatic brain injury in women across lifespan. Neurobiol Dis 2022; 164:105613. [PMID: 34995753 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2022.105613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability and a global public health challenge. Every year more than 50 million people suffer a TBI, and it is estimated that 50% of the global population will experience at least one TBI in their lifetime. TBI affects both men and women of all ages, however there is a male bias in TBI research as women have frequently been left out of the literature despite irrefutable evidence of male and female dimorphism in several posttraumatic measures. Women uniquely experience distinct life stages marked by levels of endogenous circulating sex hormones, as well as by physiological changes that are nonexistent in men. In addition to generalized sex-specific differences, a woman's susceptibility, neurological outcomes, and treatment success may vary considerably depending upon when in her lifespan she incurred a traumatic insult. How women impacted by TBI might differ from other women as a factor of age and physiology is not well understood. Furthermore, there is a gap in the knowledge of what happens when TBI occurs in the presence of certain sex-specific and sex-nonspecific variables, such as during pregnancy, with oral contraceptive use, in athletics, in cases of addiction and nicotine consumption, during perimenopause, postmenopause, in frailty, among others. Parsing out how hormone-dependent and hormone-independent lifespan variables may influence physiological, neurodegenerative, and functional outcomes will greatly contribute to future investigative studies and direct therapeutic strategies. The goal of this review is to aggregate the knowledge of prevalence, prognosis, comorbid risk, and response of women incurring TBI at differing phases of lifespan. We strive to illuminate commonalities and disparities among female populations, and to pose important questions to highlight gaps in the field in order to further the endeavor of targeted treatment interventions in a patient-specific manner.
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- Meghan O Blaya
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA; The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Peritz Scheinberg Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA; The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA; Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, Florida, USA.
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Churchill NW, Hutchison MG, Graham SJ, Schweizer TA. Sex differences in acute and long-term brain recovery after concussion. Hum Brain Mapp 2021; 42:5814-5826. [PMID: 34643005 PMCID: PMC8596946 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2021] [Revised: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Concussion is associated with acute disturbances in brain function and behavior, with potential long‐term effects on brain health. However, it is presently unclear whether there are sex differences in acute and long‐term brain recovery. In this study, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to scan 61 participants with sport‐related concussion (30 male, 31 female) longitudinally at acute injury, medical clearance to return to play (RTP), and 1‐year post‐RTP. A large cohort of 167 controls (80 male, 87 female) was also imaged. Each MRI session assessed cerebral blood flow (CBF), along with white matter fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD). For concussed athletes, the parameters were converted to difference scores relative to matched control subgroups, and partial least squares modeled the main and sex‐specific effects of concussion. Although male and female athletes did not differ in acute symptoms or time to RTP , all MRI measures showed significant sex differences during recovery. Males had greater reductions in occipital‐parietal CBF (mean difference and 95%CI: 9.97 ml/100 g/min, [4.84, 15.12] ml/100 g/min, z = 3.73) and increases in callosal MD (9.07 × 10−5, [−14.14, −3.60] × 10−5, z = −3.46), with greatest effects at 1‐year post‐RTP. In contrast, females had greater reductions in FA of the corona radiata (16.50 × 10−3, [−22.38, −11.08] × 10−3, z = −5.60), with greatest effects at RTP. These findings provide new insights into how the brain recovers after a concussion, showing sex differences in both the acute and chronic phases of injury.
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- Nathan W Churchill
- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Neuroscience Research Program, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Physical Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Neuroscience Research Program, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Faculty of Medicine (Neurosurgery), University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,The Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) at the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Tata S, Zusman BE, Kochanek PM, Gerzanich V, Kwon MS, Woo SK, Clark RS, Janesko-Feldman K, Vagni VA, Simard JM, Jha RM. Abcc8 (Sulfonylurea Receptor-1) Impact on Brain Atrophy after Traumatic Brain Injury Varies by Sex. J Neurotrauma 2021; 38:2473-2485. [PMID: 33940936 PMCID: PMC8403186 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2021.0105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Females have been understudied in pre-clinical and clinical traumatic brain injury (TBI), despite distinct biology and worse clinical outcomes versus males. Sulfonylurea receptor 1 (SUR1) inhibition has shown promising results in predominantly male TBI. A phase II trial is ongoing. We investigated whether SUR1 inhibition effects on contusional TBI differ by sex given that this may inform clinical trial design and/or interpretation. We studied the moderating effects of sex on post-injury brain tissue loss in 142 male and female ATP-binding cassette transporter subfamily C member 8 (Abcc8) wild-type, heterozygote, and knockout mice (12-15 weeks). Monkey fibroblast-like cells and mouse brain endothelium-derived cells were used for in vitro studies. Mice were injured with controlled cortical impact and euthanized 21 days post-injury to assess contusion, brain, and hemisphere volumes (vs. genotype- and sex-matched naïves). Abcc8 knockout mice had smaller contusion volumes (p = 0.012) and larger normalized contralateral (right) hemisphere volumes (nRHV; p = 0.03) after injury versus wild type. This was moderated by sex: Contusions were smaller (p = 0.020), nRHV was higher (p = 0.001), and there was less global atrophy (p = 0.003) in male, but not female, knockout versus wild-type mice after TBI. Less atrophy occurred in males for each copy of Abcc8 lost (p = 0.023-0.002, all outcomes). In vitro, sex-determining region Y (SRY) stimulated Abcc8 promoter activity and increased Abcc8 expression. Loss of Abcc8 strongly protected against post-traumatic cerebral atrophy in male, but not female, mice. This may partly be mediated by SRY on the Y-chromosome. Sex differences may have important implications for ongoing and future trials of SUR1 blockade.
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- Swathi Tata
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Department of Neurobiology and Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Tucker LB, Fu AH, McCabe JT. Hippocampal-Dependent Cognitive Dysfunction following Repeated Diffuse Rotational Brain Injury in Male and Female Mice. J Neurotrauma 2021; 38:1585-1606. [PMID: 33622092 PMCID: PMC8126427 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2021.0025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Cognitive dysfunction is a common, often long-term complaint following acquired traumatic brain injury (TBI). Cognitive deficits suggest dysfunction in hippocampal circuits. The goal of the studies described here is to phenotype in both male and female mice the hippocampal-dependent learning and memory deficits resulting from TBI sustained by the Closed-Head Impact Model of Engineered Rotational Acceleration (CHIMERA) device—a model that delivers both a contact–concussion injury as well as unrestrained rotational head movement. Mice sustained either sham procedures or four injuries (0.7 J, 24-h intervals). Spatial learning and memory skills assessed in the Morris water maze (MWM) approximately 3 weeks following injuries were significantly impaired by brain injuries; however, slower swimming speeds and poor performance on visible platform trials suggest that measurement of cognitive impairment with this test is confounded by injury-induced motor and/or visual impairments. A separate experiment confirmed hippocampal-dependent cognitive deficits with trace fear conditioning (TFC), a behavioral test less dependent on motor and visual function. Male mice had greater injury-induced deficits on both the MWM and TFC tests than female mice. Pathologically, the injury was characterized by white matter damage as observed by silver staining and glial fibrillary acidic protein (astrogliosis) in the optic tracts, with milder damage seen in the corpus callosum, and fimbria and brainstem (cerebral peduncles) of some animals. No changes in the density of GABAergic parvalbumin-expressing cells in the hippocampus, amygdala, or parietal cortex were found. This experiment confirmed significant sexually dimorphic cognitive impairments following a repeated, diffuse brain injury.
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- Laura B Tucker
- Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Physiology and Genetics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.,Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Physiology and Genetics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.,Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Physiology and Genetics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.,Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging highlights neurovasculature changes following experimental traumatic brain injury in the rat. Sci Rep 2020; 10:21252. [PMID: 33277513 PMCID: PMC7718275 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77975-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Neurovascular injury has been proposed as a universal pathological hallmark of traumatic brain injury (TBI) with molecular markers of angiogenesis and endothelial function associated with injury severity and morbidity. Sex differences in the neurovasculature response post-TBI may contribute to the differences seen in how males and females respond to injury. Steady-state contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (SSCE-MRI) can be used to non-invasively assess the neurovasculature and may be a useful tool in understanding and predicting outcomes post-TBI. Here we used SSCE-MRI to investigate the neurovasculature of male and female rats at 48 h after an experimental TBI, and how these changes related to neuromotor function at 1-week post-TBI. In addition to TBI induced changes, we found that female rats had greater vessel density, greater cerebral blood volumes and performed better on a neuromotor task than their male counterparts. These results suggest that acute post-TBI cerebrovascular function is worse in males, and that this may contribute to the greater functional deficits observed post-injury. Furthermore, these results highlight the potential of SSCE-MRI to provide insights into the cerebral microvasculature post-TBI. Future studies, incorporating both males and females, are warranted to investigate the evolution of these changes and the underlying mechanisms.
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Amirkhosravi L, Khaksari M, Soltani Z, Esmaeili-Mahani S, Asadi Karam G, Hoseini M. E2-BSA and G1 exert neuroprotective effects and improve behavioral abnormalities following traumatic brain injury: The role of classic and non-classic estrogen receptors. Brain Res 2020; 1750:147168. [PMID: 33096091 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2020.147168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The role of classical and non-classical estrogen receptors (ERs) in mediating the neuroprotective effects of this hormone on brain edema and long-term behavioral disorders was evaluated after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Ovariectomized rats were divided as follows: E2 (17 β-estradiol), E2-BSA (E2 conjugated to bovine serum albumin), G1 [G-protein-coupled estrogen receptor agonist (GPER)] or their vehicle was injected following TBI, whereas ICI (classical estrogen receptor antagonist), G15 (GPER antagonist), ICI + G15, and their vehicle were injected before the induction of TBI and the injection of E2 and E2-BSA. Brain water (BWC) and Evans blue (EB) contents were measured 24 h and 5 h after TBI, respectively. Intracranial pressure (ICP) and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) were measured before and at different times after TBI. Locomotor activity, anxiety-like behavior, and spatial memory were assessed on days 3, 7, 14, and 21 after injury. E2, E2-BSA, and G1 prevented the increase of BWC and EB content after TBI, and these effects were inhibited by ICI and G15. ICI and G15 also inhibited the beneficial effects of E2, E2-BSA on ICP, as well as CPP, after trauma. E2, E2-BSA, and G1 prevented the cognitive deficiency and behavioral abnormalities induced by TBI. Similar to the above parameters, ICI and G15 also reversed this E2 and E2-BSA effects on days 3, 7, 14, and 21. Our findings indicated that the beneficial effects of E2-BSA and E2 were inhibited by both ICI and G15, suggesting that GPER and classic ERs were involved in mediating the long-term effects of E2.
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- Ladan Amirkhosravi
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran; Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kerman, Iran
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- Neuroscience and Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Centers, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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Andersen CR, Wolf J, Jennings K, Prough DS, Hawkins BE. Accelerated Failure Time Survival Model to Analyze Morris Water Maze Latency Data. J Neurotrauma 2020; 38:435-445. [PMID: 32829672 PMCID: PMC7875609 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2020.7089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) induces cognitive deficits clinically and in animal models. Learning and memory testing is critical when evaluating potential therapeutic strategies and treatments to manage the effects of TBI. We evaluated three data analysis methods for the Morris water maze (MWM), a learning and memory assessment widely used in the neurotrauma field, to determine which statistical tool is optimal for MWM data. Hidden platform spatial MWM data aggregated from three separate experiments from the same laboratory were analyzed using 1) a logistic regression model, 2) an analysis of variance (ANOVA) model, and 3) an accelerated failure time (AFT) time-to-event model. The logistic regression model showed no significant evidence of differences between treatments among any swims over all days of the study, p > 0.11. Although the ANOVA model found significant evidence of differences between sham and TBI groups on three out of four swims on the third day, results are potentially biased due to the failure of this model to account for censoring. The time-to-event AFT model showed significant differences between sham and TBI over all swims on the third day, p < 0.045, taking censoring into account. We suggest AFT models should be the preferred analytical methodology for latency to platform associated with MWM studies.
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- Clark R Andersen
- The Moody Project for Translational Traumatic Brain Injury Research, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.,Office of Biostatistics, Department of Preventive Medicine and Population Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
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- The Moody Project for Translational Traumatic Brain Injury Research, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.,Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Office of Biostatistics, Department of Preventive Medicine and Population Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
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- The Moody Project for Translational Traumatic Brain Injury Research, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.,Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
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- The Moody Project for Translational Traumatic Brain Injury Research, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.,Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.,School of Nursing, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
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Daglas M, Galle A, Draxler DF, Ho H, Liu Z, Sashindranath M, Medcalf RL. Sex-dependent effects of tranexamic acid on blood-brain barrier permeability and the immune response following traumatic brain injury in mice. J Thromb Haemost 2020; 18:2658-2671. [PMID: 32668057 DOI: 10.1111/jth.15015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2019] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tranexamic acid (TXA) is an anti-fibrinolytic agent used to reduce bleeding in various conditions including traumatic brain injury (TBI). As the fibrinolytic system also influences the central nervous system and the immune response, TXA may also modulate these parameters following TBI. OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of TXA on blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity and changes in immune and motor function in male and female mice subjected to TBI. METHODS Wild-type and plasminogen deficient (plg-/-) mice were subjected to TBI then administered either TXA/vehicle. The degree of BBB breakdown, intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), motor dysfunction, and changes in inflammatory subsets in blood and brain were determined. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Tranexamic acid significantly reduced BBB breakdown, and increased blood neutrophils in male mice 3 hours post-TBI. In contrast, TXA treatment of female mice increased BBB permeability and ICH but had no effect on blood neutrophils at the same time-point. TXA improved motor function in male mice but still increased BBB breakdown in female mice 24 hours post-TBI. Brain urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA) antigen and activity levels were significantly higher in injured females compared to males. Because TXA can promote a pro-fibrinolytic effect via u-PA, these sex differences may be related to brain u-PA levels. TXA also increased monocyte subsets and dendritic cells in the injured brain of wild-type male mice 1 week post-TBI. Plg-/- mice of both sexes had reduced BBB damage and were protected from TBI irrespective of treatment indicating that TXA modulation of the BBB is plasmin-dependent. In conclusion, TXA is protective post-TBI but only in male mice.
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- Maria Daglas
- Molecular Neurotrauma and Haemostasis, Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Molecular Neurotrauma and Haemostasis, Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Molecular Neurotrauma and Haemostasis, Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Molecular Neurotrauma and Haemostasis, Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Molecular Neurotrauma and Haemostasis, Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Molecular Neurotrauma and Haemostasis, Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Molecular Neurotrauma and Haemostasis, Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Pan MX, Li J, Ma C, Fu K, Li ZQ, Wang ZF. Sex-dependent effects of GPER activation on neuroinflammation in a rat model of traumatic brain injury. Brain Behav Immun 2020; 88:421-431. [PMID: 32272225 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) plays a role in estrogen-mediated neuroprotection and has been considered a potential therapeutic target for treating various neurological diseases. It is increasingly recognized that sex is a biological variable affecting treatment outcomes and efficacy, and that neuroinflammation is a key secondary injury mechanism following brain injury, though it is unknown whether the neuroprotective effects exerted by GPER involve modulation of inflammatory processes. The aim of this study was to investigate whether activation of GPER has a sex-dependent effect on neuroinflammation following traumatic brain injury (TBI), a sexually dimorphic disease. In male and ovariectomized (OVX) female rats, the GPER agonist, G1, inhibited the upregulated expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α), increased the expression of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-4, and shifted microglia/macrophage polarization toward the M2 phenotype. In gonadally-intact females, G1 caused more pro-inflammatory (IL-6 and TNF-α) and less anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-4) production, without altering microglia/macrophage polarization. Estradiol supplementation blocked the effects of G1 in OVX females. We also found that post-injury GPER expression was increased in males and OVX females but not in intact females. G1 administration increased Akt phosphorylation in males and OVX females, but had no significant effect in intact females, while Akt inhibition blocked the effects of G1 in males and OVX females. These results indicate that G1 exerts anti-inflammatory effects in males and OVX females but not in intact females; these sex-specific effects are dependent on circulating estrogen levels and are partially mediated through Akt signaling. Future studies are needed to elucidate the relevant molecular mechanisms, especially in females. A better understanding of the sex differences in treatment efficacy with GPER agonists may help improve personalized therapeutic strategies for males and pre- and postmenopausal females with TBI.
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- Meng-Xian Pan
- Department of Physiology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Physiology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Wuhan University Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Wuhan University Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Wuhan University Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan 430071, China.
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- Department of Physiology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China.
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Bharadwaj VN, Copeland C, Mathew E, Newbern J, Anderson TR, Lifshitz J, Kodibagkar VD, Stabenfeldt SE. Sex-Dependent Macromolecule and Nanoparticle Delivery in Experimental Brain Injury. Tissue Eng Part A 2020; 26:688-701. [PMID: 32697674 PMCID: PMC7398445 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2020.0040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The development of effective therapeutics for brain disorders is challenging, in particular, the blood-brain barrier (BBB) severely limits access of the therapeutics into the brain parenchyma. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) may lead to transient BBB permeability that affords a unique opportunity for therapeutic delivery via intravenous administration ranging from macromolecules to nanoparticles (NPs) for developing precision therapeutics. In this regard, we address critical gaps in understanding the range/size of therapeutics, delivery window(s), and moreover, the potential impact of biological factors for optimal delivery parameters. Here we show, for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, that 24-h postfocal TBI female mice exhibit a heightened macromolecular tracer and NP accumulation compared with male mice, indicating sex-dependent differences in BBB permeability. Furthermore, we report for the first time the potential to deliver NP-based therapeutics within 3 days after focal injury in both female and male mice. The delineation of injury-induced BBB permeability with respect to sex and temporal profile is essential to more accurately tailor time-dependent precision and personalized nanotherapeutics. Impact statement In this study, we identified a sex-dependent temporal profile of blood/brain barrier disruption in a preclinical mouse model of traumatic brain injury (TBI) that contributes to starkly different macromolecule and nanoparticle delivery profiles post-TBI. The implications and potential impact of this work are profound and far reaching as it indicates that a demand of true personalized medicine for TBI is necessary to deliver the right therapeutic at the right time for the right patient.
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- Vimala N. Bharadwaj
- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona, College of Medicine–Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Child Health, University of Arizona, College of Medicine–Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- BARROW Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Phoenix VA Health Care System, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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Sun MK, Passaro AP, Latchoumane CF, Spellicy SE, Bowler M, Goeden M, Martin WJ, Holmes PV, Stice SL, Karumbaiah L. Extracellular Vesicles Mediate Neuroprotection and Functional Recovery after Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurotrauma 2020; 37:1358-1369. [PMID: 31774030 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2019.6443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The lack of effective therapies for moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) leaves patients with lifelong disabilities. Neural stem cells (NSCs) have demonstrated great promise for neural repair and regeneration. However, direct evidence to support their use as a cell replacement therapy for neural injuries is currently lacking. We hypothesized that NSC-derived extracellular vesicles (NSC EVs) mediate repair indirectly after TBI by enhancing neuroprotection and therapeutic efficacy of endogenous NSCs. We evaluated the short-term effects of acute intravenous injections of NSC EVs immediately following a rat TBI. Male NSC EV-treated rats demonstrated significantly reduced lesion sizes, enhanced presence of endogenous NSCs, and attenuated motor function impairments 4 weeks post-TBI, when compared with vehicle- and TBI-only male controls. Although statistically not significant, we observed a therapeutic effect of NSC EVs on brain lesion volume, nestin expression, and behavioral recovery in female subjects. Our study demonstrates the neuroprotective and functional benefits of NSC EVs for treating TBI and points to gender-dependent effects on treatment outcomes, which requires further investigation.
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- Min Kyoung Sun
- Regenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
- Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Regenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
- Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Regenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
- Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Regenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
- Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Animal Health Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
- Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Regenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
- Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
- Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Regenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
- Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
- Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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Newell EA, Todd BP, Luo Z, Evans LP, Ferguson PJ, Bassuk AG. A Mouse Model for Juvenile, Lateral Fluid Percussion Brain Injury Reveals Sex-Dependent Differences in Neuroinflammation and Functional Recovery. J Neurotrauma 2019; 37:635-646. [PMID: 31621484 PMCID: PMC7045348 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2019.6675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability that lacks targeted therapies. Successful translation of promising neuroprotective therapies will likely require more precise identification of target populations through greater study of crucial biological factors like age and sex. A growing body of work supports the impact of these factors on response to and recovery from TBI. However, age and sex are understudied in TBI animal models. The first aim of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility of lateral fluid percussion injury (FPI) in juvenile mice as a model of pediatric TBI. Subsequently, we were interested in examining the impact of young age and sex on TBI outcome. After adapting the lateral FPI model to 21-day-old male and female mice, we characterized the molecular, histological, and functional outcomes. Whereas similar tissue injury was observed in male and female juvenile mice exposed to TBI, we observed differences in neuroinflammation and neurobehavioral function. Overall, our findings revealed less acute inflammatory cytokine expression, greater subacute microglial/macrophage accumulation, and greater neurological recovery in juvenile male mice after TBI. Given that ongoing brain development may affect progression of and recovery from TBI, juvenile models are of critical importance. The sex-dependent differences we discovered after FPI support the necessity of also including this biological variable in future TBI studies. Understanding the mechanisms underlying age- and sex-dependent differences may result in the discovery of novel therapeutic targets for TBI.
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- Department of Pediatrics and University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Pediatrics and University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Pediatrics and University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.,Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Pediatrics and University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Pediatrics and University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.,Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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Gupte R, Brooks W, Vukas R, Pierce J, Harris J. Sex Differences in Traumatic Brain Injury: What We Know and What We Should Know. J Neurotrauma 2019; 36:3063-3091. [PMID: 30794028 PMCID: PMC6818488 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2018.6171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 263] [Impact Index Per Article: 52.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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There is growing recognition of the problem of male bias in neuroscience research, including in the field of traumatic brain injury (TBI) where fewer women than men are recruited to clinical trials and male rodents have predominantly been used as an experimental injury model. Despite TBI being a leading cause of mortality and disability worldwide, sex differences in pathophysiology and recovery are poorly understood, limiting clinical care and successful drug development. Given growing interest in sex as a biological variable affecting injury outcomes and treatment efficacy, there is a clear need to summarize sex differences in TBI. This scoping review presents an overview of current knowledge of sex differences in TBI and a comparison of human and animal studies. We found that overall, human studies report worse outcomes in women than men, whereas animal studies report better outcomes in females than males. However, closer examination shows that multiple factors including injury severity, sample size, and experimental injury model may differentially interact with sex to affect TBI outcomes. Additionally, we explore how sex differences in mitochondrial structure and function might contribute to possible sex differences in TBI outcomes. We propose recommendations for future investigations of sex differences in TBI, which we hope will lead to improved patient management, prognosis, and translation of therapies from bench to bedside.
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- Raeesa Gupte
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
- Hoglund Brain Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
- The University of Kansas Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- School of Medicine, Dykes Library of Health Sciences, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
- Hoglund Brain Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
- Address correspondence to: Janna Harris, PhD, Hoglund Brain Imaging Center, MS 1052, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160
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Adediran T, Drumheller BC, McCunn M, Stein DM, Albrecht JS. Sex Differences in In-hospital Complications Among Older Adults After Traumatic Brain Injury. J Surg Res 2019; 243:427-433. [PMID: 31279269 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2019.05.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Revised: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Older adults have the highest rates of hospitalization and mortality after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and suffer poorer outcomes compared with younger adults with similar injuries. Non-neurological complications can significantly impact outcomes. Evidence suggests that women may have better outcomes after TBI. However, sex differences in in-hospital complications among older adults after TBI have not been studied. The objective of this study was to assess sex differences in in-hospital complications after TBI among adults aged 65 y and older. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of adults aged ≥65 y treated for isolated moderate to severe TBI at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center between 1996 and 2012. Using the Shock Trauma Center registry, we identified TBI using the International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification codes and required an abbreviated injury scale head score ≥3, abbreviated injury scale scores for other body regions ≤2, and a blunt injury mechanism. We searched the Shock Trauma Center registry for the International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification codes representing in-hospital complications. RESULTS Of 2511 patients meeting inclusion criteria, 1283 (51.1%) were men and 635 (25.1%) developed an in-hospital complication. Men were more likely than women to develop an in-hospital complication (28.1% versus 22.0, P < 0.001). In an adjusted analysis, men were at increased risk of any in-hospital complication (hazards ratio 1.23; 95% confidence interval 1.05, 1.44) compared with women. CONCLUSIONS Older men were more likely to have any in-hospital complications than women.
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- Timileyin Adediran
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
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- Program in Trauma, Department of Surgery, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Divisions of Trauma Anesthesiology and Surgical Critical Care, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Program in Trauma, Department of Surgery, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Tucker LB, Velosky AG, Fu AH, McCabe JT. Chronic Neurobehavioral Sex Differences in a Murine Model of Repetitive Concussive Brain Injury. Front Neurol 2019; 10:509. [PMID: 31178814 PMCID: PMC6538769 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) resulting from repeated head trauma is frequently characterized by diffuse axonal injury and long-term motor, cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms. Given the delay, often decades, between repeated head traumas and the presentation of symptoms in TBI patients, animal models of repeated injuries should be studied longitudinally to properly assess the longer-term effects of multiple concussive injuries on functional outcomes. In this study, male and cycling female C57BL/6J mice underwent repeated (three) concussive brain injuries (rCBI) delivered via a Leica ImpactOne cortical impact device and were assessed chronically on motor (open field and rotarod), cognitive (y-maze and active place avoidance), and neuropsychiatric (marble-burying, elevated zero maze and tail suspension) tests. Motor deficits were significant on the rotarod on the day following the injuries, and slight impairment remained for up to 6 months. All mice that sustained rCBI had significant cognitive deficits on the active place avoidance test and showed greater agitation (less immobility) in the tail suspension test. Only injured male mice were significantly hyperactive in the open field, and had increased time spent in the open quadrants of the elevated zero maze. One year after the injuries, mice of both sexes exhibited persistent pathological changes by the presence of Prussian blue staining (indication of prior microbleeds), primarily in the cortex at the site of the injury, and increased GFAP staining in the perilesional cortex and axonal tracts (corpus callosum and optic tracts). These data demonstrate that a pathological phenotype with motor, cognitive, and neuropsychiatric symptoms can be observed in an animal model of rCBI for at least one year post-injury, providing a pre-clinical setting for the study of the link between multiple brain injuries and neurodegenerative disorders. Furthermore, this is the first study to include both sexes in a pre-clinical long-term rCBI model, and female mice are less impaired functionally than males.
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- Laura B Tucker
- Pre-Clinical Studies Core, Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States.,Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Genetics, F.E. Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Genetics, F.E. Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Pre-Clinical Studies Core, Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States.,Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Genetics, F.E. Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Pre-Clinical Studies Core, Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States.,Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Genetics, F.E. Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
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Jones KM, Prah P, Starkey N, Theadom A, Barker-Collo S, Ameratunga S, Feigin VL. Longitudinal patterns of behavior, cognition, and quality of life after mild traumatic brain injury in children: BIONIC study findings. Brain Inj 2019; 33:884-893. [PMID: 31010355 DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2019.1606445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Background: Research following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) during childhood predominantly examines recovery up to 12 months post-injury. Objectives: To determine children's longer-term (4 years) patterns and predictors of recovery. Methods: Parents of 196 children (aged 1-15 years) completed the Behaviour Assessment System for Children and Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory at baseline, 1, 6, 12, and 48 months post-injury. Children aged ≥8 years at each assessment completed a computerized neurocognitive testing battery. At 1 month, parents completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Multilevel modeling accounted for repeated measures. Results: Children had significantly fewer child behavior problems, better adaptability, and improved quality of life after 12 months. Concurrent improvements in overall neurocognitive function were no longer significant once adjusted for age, gender, and socio-economic status. From 12 to 48 months, quality of life reduced significantly while child behavior and neurocognition plateaued. Child behavior problems and worse quality of life were associated with parental anxiety and lower socio-economic status. Conclusions: Children's recovery in the year following mTBI appears to plateau from 12 to 48 months, with a concomitant reduction in quality of life. Identification and treatment of parent mental health issues may reduce the exacerbation of negative child outcomes following mTBI.
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- Kelly M Jones
- a National Institute for Stroke and Applied Neurosciences, School of Public Health & Psychosocial Studies, Faculty of Health and Environmental Studies , Auckland University of Technology , Auckland , New Zealand
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- a National Institute for Stroke and Applied Neurosciences, School of Public Health & Psychosocial Studies, Faculty of Health and Environmental Studies , Auckland University of Technology , Auckland , New Zealand
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- b School of Psychology, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences , The University of Waikato , Hamilton , New Zealand
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- a National Institute for Stroke and Applied Neurosciences, School of Public Health & Psychosocial Studies, Faculty of Health and Environmental Studies , Auckland University of Technology , Auckland , New Zealand
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- c Department of Psychology , The University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand
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- d School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences , The University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand
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- a National Institute for Stroke and Applied Neurosciences, School of Public Health & Psychosocial Studies, Faculty of Health and Environmental Studies , Auckland University of Technology , Auckland , New Zealand
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Fortress AM, Avcu P, Wagner AK, Dixon CE, Pang KCH. Experimental traumatic brain injury results in estrous cycle disruption, neurobehavioral deficits, and impaired GSK3β/β-catenin signaling in female rats. Exp Neurol 2019; 315:42-51. [PMID: 30710530 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2019.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Revised: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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An estimated 2.8 million traumatic brain injuries (TBI) occur within the United States each year. Approximately 40% of new TBI cases are female, however few studies have investigated the effects of TBI on female subjects. In addition to typical neurobehavioral sequelae observed after TBI, such as poor cognition, impaired behavior, and somatic symptoms, women with TBI report amenorrhea or irregular menstrual cycles suggestive of disruptions in the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis. HPG dysfunction following TBI has been linked to poor functional outcome in men and women, but the mechanisms by which this may occur or relate to behavior has not been fully developed or ascertained. The present study determined if TBI resulted in HPG axis perturbations in young adult female Sprague Dawley rats, and whether TBI was associated with cognitive and sensorimotor deficits. Following lateral fluid percussion injury, injured females spent significantly more time in diestrus compared to sham females, consistent with a persistent low sex-steroid hormone state. Injured females displayed significantly reduced 17β-estradiol (E2) and luteinizing hormone levels. Concomitantly, injured females were impaired in spatial working memory compared to shams. Impaired GSK3β/β-catenin signaling related to synaptic changes was evident one-week post-injury in the hippocampus among injured females compared to sham females, and this impairment paralleled the deficits in spatial working memory. Sensorimotor function, as evidenced by suppression of the acoustic startle response, was chronically impaired even after normal estrous cycling resumed. These data demonstrate that TBI results in estrous cycle impairments, memory dysfunction, and perturbations in GSK3β/β-catenin signaling, suggesting a potential mechanism for HPG-mediated cognitive impairment following TBI.
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- Ashley M Fortress
- NeuroBehavioral Research Laboratory, Department of Veterans Affairs, New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ, USA; VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Mailstop 151, University Drive C, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA.
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, 65 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, Center for Neuroscience, 3471 Fifth Avenue Suite 202, Kaufman BuildingUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Mailstop 151, University Drive C, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA; Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, Center for Neuroscience, 3471 Fifth Avenue Suite 202, Kaufman BuildingUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- NeuroBehavioral Research Laboratory, Department of Veterans Affairs, New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ, USA; Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, 65 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07103, USA; Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Science, Newark, NJ, USA.
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Azizian H, Khaksari M, Asadi karam G, Esmailidehaj M, Farhadi Z. Cardioprotective and anti-inflammatory effects of G-protein coupled receptor 30 (GPR30) on postmenopausal type 2 diabetic rats. Biomed Pharmacother 2018; 108:153-164. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2018] [Revised: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Doran SJ, Ritzel RM, Glaser EP, Henry RJ, Faden AI, Loane DJ. Sex Differences in Acute Neuroinflammation after Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury Are Mediated by Infiltrating Myeloid Cells. J Neurotrauma 2018; 36:1040-1053. [PMID: 30259790 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2018.6019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The inflammatory response to moderate-severe controlled cortical impact (CCI) in adult male mice has been shown to exhibit greater glial activation compared with age-matched female mice. However, the relative contributions of resident microglia and infiltrating peripheral myeloid cells to this sexually dimorphic neuroinflammatory responses remains unclear. Here, 12-week-old male and female C57Bl/6 mice were subjected to sham or CCI, and brain samples were collected at 1, 3, or 7 days post-injury for flow cytometry analysis of cytokines, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and phagocytosis in resident microglia (CD45intCD11b+) versus infiltrating myeloid cells (CD45hiCD11b+). Motor (rotarod, cylinder test), affect (open field), and cognitive (Y-maze) function tests also were performed. We demonstrate that male microglia had increased phagocytic activity and higher ROS levels in the non-injured brain, whereas female microglia had increased production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) α and interleukin (IL)-1β. Following CCI, males showed a significant influx of peripheral myeloid cells by 1 day post-injury followed by proliferation of resident microglia at 3 days. In contrast, myeloid infiltration and microglial activation responses in female CCI mice were significantly reduced. No sex differences were observed for TNFα, IL-1β, transforming growth factor β, NOX2, ROS production, or phagocytic activity in resident microglia or infiltrating cells at any time. However, across these functions, infiltrating myeloid cells were significantly more reactive than resident microglia. Female CCI mice also had improved motor function at 1 day post-injury compared with male mice. Thus, we conclude that sexually dimorphic responses to moderate-severe CCI result from the rapid activation and infiltration of pro-inflammatory myeloid cells to brain in male, but not female, mice.
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- Sarah J Doran
- Department of Anesthesiology and Shock, Trauma and Anesthesiology Research (STAR) Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Shock, Trauma and Anesthesiology Research (STAR) Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Shock, Trauma and Anesthesiology Research (STAR) Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Shock, Trauma and Anesthesiology Research (STAR) Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Shock, Trauma and Anesthesiology Research (STAR) Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Shock, Trauma and Anesthesiology Research (STAR) Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Truong PH, Ciccotosto GD, Cappai R. Analysis of Motor Function in Amyloid Precursor-Like Protein 2 Knockout Mice: The Effects of Ageing and Sex. Neurochem Res 2018; 44:1356-1366. [PMID: 30362021 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-018-2669-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Revised: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 10/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The amyloid precursor protein (APP) is a member of a conserved gene family that includes the amyloid precursor-like proteins 1 (APLP1) and 2 (APLP2). APP and APLP2 share a high degree of similarity, and have overlapping patterns of spatial and temporal expression in the central and peripheral tissues, in particular at the neuromuscular junction. APP-family knockout (KO) studies have helped elucidate aspects of function and functional redundancy amongst the APP-family members. In the present study, we investigated motor performance of APLP2-KO mice and the effect sex differences and age-related changes have on motor performance. APLP2-KO and WT (on C57Bl6 background) littermates control mice from 8 (young adulthood) to 48 weeks (middle age) were investigated. Analysis of motor neuron and muscle morphology showed APLP2-KO females but not males, had less age-related motor function impairments. We observed age and sex differences in both motor neuron number and muscle fiber size distribution for APLP2-KO mice compared to WT (C57Bl6). These alterations in the motor neuron number and muscle fiber distribution pattern may explain why female APLP2-KO mice have far better motor function behaviour during ageing.
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- Phan H Truong
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia.
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Späni CB, Braun DJ, Van Eldik LJ. Sex-related responses after traumatic brain injury: Considerations for preclinical modeling. Front Neuroendocrinol 2018; 50:52-66. [PMID: 29753798 PMCID: PMC6139061 DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2018.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has historically been viewed as a primarily male problem, since men are more likely to experience a TBI because of more frequent participation in activities that increase risk of head injuries. This male bias is also reflected in preclinical research where mostly male animals have been used in basic and translational science. However, with an aging population in which TBI incidence is increasingly sex-independent due to falls, and increasing female participation in high-risk activities, the attention to potential sex differences in TBI responses and outcomes will become more important. These considerations are especially relevant in designing preclinical animal models of TBI that are more predictive of human responses and outcomes. This review characterizes sex differences following TBI with a special emphasis on the contribution of the female sex hormones, progesterone and estrogen, to these differences. This information is potentially important in developing and customizing TBI treatments.
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- Claudia B Späni
- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, 101 Sanders-Brown Bldg., 800 S. Limestone Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, 101 Sanders-Brown Bldg., 800 S. Limestone Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, 101 Sanders-Brown Bldg., 800 S. Limestone Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCoBIRC), University of Kentucky, B481, BBSRB, 741 S. Limestone Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, UK Medical Center MN 150, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
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Clevenger AC, Kim H, Salcedo E, Yonchek JC, Rodgers KM, Orfila JE, Dietz RM, Quillinan N, Traystman RJ, Herson PS. Endogenous Sex Steroids Dampen Neuroinflammation and Improve Outcome of Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice. J Mol Neurosci 2018; 64:410-420. [PMID: 29450697 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-018-1038-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2017] [Accepted: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The role of biological sex in short-term and long-term outcome after traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains controversial. The observation that exogenous female sex steroids (progesterone and estrogen) reduce brain injury coupled with a small number of clinical studies showing smaller injury in women suggest that sex steroids may play a role in outcome from TBI. We used the controlled cortical impact (CCI) model of TBI in mice to test the hypothesis that after CCI, female mice would demonstrate less injury than male mice, related to the protective role of endogenous steroids. Indeed, adult females exhibit histological protection (3.7 ± 0.5 mm3) compared to adult male mice (6.8 ± 0.6 mm3), and females that lacked sex steroids (ovex) showed increased injury compared to intact females. Consistent with histology, sensorimotor deficits measured as reduced contralateral limb use were most pronounced in male mice (31.9 ± 6.9% reduced limb use) compared to a 12.7 ± 3.8% reduction in female mice. Ovex mice exhibited behavioral deficits similar to males (31.5 ± 3.9% reduced limb use). Ovex females demonstrated increased microglial activation relative to intact females in both the peri-injury cortex and the reticular thalamic nucleus. Ovex females also demonstrated increased astrogliosis in comparison to both females and males in the peri-injury cortex. These data indicate that female sex steroids reduce brain sensitivity to TBI and that reduced acute neuroinflammation may contribute to the relative protection observed in females.
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- Amy C Clevenger
- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, 13121 E. 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chung Dae Ro1, Seowon-Gu, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, 12801 E. 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, 12800 E. 19th Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, 12800 E. 19th Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, 12800 E. 19th Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, 13121 E. 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, 12800 E. 19th Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, 12800 E. 19th Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, 12800 E. 19th Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
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Ferguson SA, Mouzon BC, Lynch C, Lungmus C, Morin A, Crynen G, Carper B, Bieler G, Mufson EJ, Stewart W, Mullan M, Crawford F. Negative Impact of Female Sex on Outcomes from Repetitive Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in hTau Mice Is Age Dependent: A Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium Study. Front Aging Neurosci 2017; 9:416. [PMID: 29311903 PMCID: PMC5744460 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2017.00416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious public health concern which strikes someone every 15 s on average in the US. Even mild TBI, which comprise as many as 75% of all TBI cases, carries long term consequences. The effects of age and sex on long term outcome from TBI is not fully understood, but due to the increased risk for neurodegenerative diseases after TBI it is important to understand how these factors influence the outcome from TBI. This study examined the neurobehavioral and neuropathological effects of age and sex on the outcome 15 days following repetitive mild traumatic brain injury (r-mTBI) in mice transgenic for human tau (hTau). These mice express the six human isoforms of tau but do not express endogenous murine tau and they develop tau pathology and memory impairment in an age-dependent manner. After 5 mild impacts, aged female mice showed motor impairments that were absent in aged male mice, as well as younger animals. Conversely, aged female sham mice outperformed all other groups of aged mice in a Barnes maze spatial memory test. Pathologically, increases in IBA-1 and GFAP staining typically seen in this model of r-mTBI showed the expected increases with both injury and age, but phosphorylated tau stained with CP13 in the hippocampus (reduced in female sham mice compared to males) and PHF1 in the cortex (reduced in female TBI mice compared to male TBI mice) showed the only histological signs of sex-dependent differences in these mice.
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- Scott A Ferguson
- Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, FL, United States.,James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL, United States
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- Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, FL, United States.,James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL, United States
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- RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
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- RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, United States
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- Queen Elizabeth Glasgow University Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom.,Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, FL, United States.,James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL, United States
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Engler-Chiurazzi EB, Brown CM, Povroznik JM, Simpkins JW. Estrogens as neuroprotectants: Estrogenic actions in the context of cognitive aging and brain injury. Prog Neurobiol 2017; 157:188-211. [PMID: 26891883 PMCID: PMC4985492 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2015.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Revised: 11/06/2015] [Accepted: 12/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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There is ample empirical evidence to support the notion that the biological impacts of estrogen extend beyond the gonads to other bodily systems, including the brain and behavior. Converging preclinical findings have indicated a neuroprotective role for estrogen in a variety of experimental models of cognitive function and brain insult. However, the surprising null or even detrimental findings of several large clinical trials evaluating the ability of estrogen-containing hormone treatments to protect against age-related brain changes and insults, including cognitive aging and brain injury, led to hesitation by both clinicians and patients in the use of exogenous estrogenic treatments for nervous system outcomes. That estrogen-containing therapies are used by tens of millions of women for a variety of health-related applications across the lifespan has made identifying conditions under which benefits with estrogen treatment will be realized an important public health issue. Here we provide a summary of the biological actions of estrogen and estrogen-containing formulations in the context of aging, cognition, stroke, and traumatic brain injury. We have devoted special attention to highlighting the notion that estrogen appears to be a conditional neuroprotectant whose efficacy is modulated by several interacting factors. By developing criteria standards for desired beneficial peripheral and neuroprotective outcomes among unique patient populations, we can optimize estrogen treatments for attenuating the consequences of, and perhaps even preventing, cognitive aging and brain injury.
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- E B Engler-Chiurazzi
- Center for Basic and Translational Stroke Research, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States.
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- Center for Basic and Translational Stroke Research, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States; Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States.
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- Center for Basic and Translational Stroke Research, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States; Department of Pediatrics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States.
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- Center for Basic and Translational Stroke Research, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States.
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Free KE, Greene AM, Bondi CO, Lajud N, de la Tremblaye PB, Kline AE. Comparable impediment of cognitive function in female and male rats subsequent to daily administration of haloperidol after traumatic brain injury. Exp Neurol 2017; 296:62-68. [PMID: 28698031 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2017.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Revised: 06/06/2017] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Antipsychotic drugs, such as haloperidol (HAL), are prescribed in the clinic to manage traumatic brain injury (TBI)-induced agitation. While preclinical studies have consistently shown that once-daily administration of HAL hinders functional recovery after TBI in male rats, its effects in females are unknown. Hence, the objective of this study was to directly compare neurobehavioral and histological outcomes in both sexes to determine whether the reported deleterious effects of HAL extend to females. Anesthetized adult female and male rats received either a controlled cortical impact (CCI) or sham injury and then were randomly assigned to a dosing regimen of HAL (0.5mg/kg, i.p.) or vehicle (VEH; 1mL/kg, i.p.) that was initiated 24h after injury and continued once daily for 19 consecutive days. Motor function was tested using established beam-balance/walk protocols on post-operative days 1-5 and acquisition of spatial learning was assessed with a well-validated Morris water maze task on days 14-19. Cortical lesion volume was quantified at 21days. No statistical differences were revealed between the HAL and VEH-treated sham groups and thus they were pooled for each sex. HAL only impaired motor recovery in males (p<0.05), but significantly diminished spatial learning in both sexes (p<0.05). Females, regardless of treatment, exhibited smaller cortical lesions vs VEH-treated males (p<0.05). Taken together, the data show that daily HAL does not prohibit motor recovery in females, but does negatively impact cognition. These task-dependent differential effects of HAL in female vs male rats may have clinical significance as they can direct therapy.
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- Kristin E Free
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; División de Neurociencias, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Michoacán, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Morelia, Mexico
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- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States.
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Low intensity rTMS has sex-dependent effects on the local response of glia following a penetrating cortical stab injury. Exp Neurol 2017. [PMID: 28624361 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2017.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a non-invasive form of brain stimulation, has shown experimental and clinical efficacy in a range of neuromodulatory models, even when delivered at low intensity (i.e. subthreshold for action potential generation). After central nervous system (CNS) injury, studies suggest that reactive astrocytes and microglia can have detrimental but also beneficial effects; thus modulating glial activity, for example through application of rTMS, could potentially be a useful therapeutic tool following neurotrauma. Immunohistochemistry was used to measure the effect of low intensity rTMS (LI-rTMS) on GFAP (astrocyte), IBA1 (microglial), and CS56 (proteoglycan) expression in a unilateral penetrating cortical stab injury model of glial scarring in young adult and aged male and female C57BL6/J mice. Mice received contralateral low frequency, ipsilateral low frequency, ipsilateral high frequency or sham LI-rTMS (4-5mT intensity), for two weeks following injury. There was no significant difference in the overall volume of tissue containing GFAP positive (+) astrocytes, IBA1+ microglia, or proteoglycan expression, between sham and LI-rTMS-treated mice of all ages and sex. Importantly however, the density of GFAP+ astrocytes and IBA1+ microglia immediately adjacent to the injury was significantly reduced following ipsilateral low and high frequency stimulation in adult and aged females (p≤0.05), but was significantly increased in adult and aged males (p≤0.05). LI-rTMS effects were generally of greater magnitude in aged mice compared to young adult mice. These results suggest that sex differences need to be factored into therapeutic rTMS protocols. In particular, more work analyzing frequency and intensity specific effects, especially in relation to age and sex, is required to determine how rTMS can best be used to modify glial reactivity and phenotype following neurotrauma.
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Villapol S, Loane DJ, Burns MP. Sexual dimorphism in the inflammatory response to traumatic brain injury. Glia 2017; 65:1423-1438. [PMID: 28608978 DOI: 10.1002/glia.23171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Revised: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The activation of resident microglial cells, alongside the infiltration of peripheral macrophages, are key neuroinflammatory responses to traumatic brain injury (TBI) that are directly associated with neuronal death. Sexual disparities in response to TBI have been previously reported; however it is unclear whether a sex difference exists in neuroinflammatory progression after TBI. We exposed male and female mice to moderate-to-severe controlled cortical impact injury and studied glial cell activation in the acute and chronic stages of TBI using immunofluorescence and in situ hybridization analysis. We found that the sex response was completely divergent up to 7 days postinjury. TBI caused a rapid and pronounced cortical microglia/macrophage activation in male mice with a prominent activated phenotype that produced both pro- (IL-1β and TNFα) and anti-inflammatory (Arg1 and TGFβ) cytokines with a single-phase, sustained peak from 1 to 7 days. In contrast, TBI caused a less robust microglia/macrophage phenotype in females with biphasic pro-inflammatory response peaks at 4 h and 7 days, and a delayed anti-inflammatory mRNA peak at 30 days. We further report that female mice were protected against acute cell loss after TBI, with male mice demonstrating enhanced astrogliosis, neuronal death, and increased lesion volume through 7 days post-TBI. Collectively, these findings indicate that TBI leads to a more aggressive neuroinflammatory profile in male compared with female mice during the acute and subacute phases postinjury. Understanding how sex affects the course of neuroinflammation following brain injury is a vital step toward developing personalized and effective treatments for TBI.
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- Sonia Villapol
- Laboratory for Brain Injury and Dementia, Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Center for Shock, Trauma, and Anesthesiology Research (STAR), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Laboratory for Brain Injury and Dementia, Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia
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Estrogen Replacement Regulates Vaginal Innervations in Ovariectomized Adult Virgin Rats: A Histological Study. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 2017:7456853. [PMID: 28401161 PMCID: PMC5376441 DOI: 10.1155/2017/7456853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2017] [Revised: 02/18/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background. Our previous Gräfenberg spot findings confirmed that the distal-third areas of the anterior vaginal wall bore a significantly greater number of nerves and sexual hormone may have certain degree of influence on these significant differences. However, the role of estrogen in vaginal innervations remains controversial. Methods. To investigate whether hormonal-neural interactions occur in the vagina, sixty rats were randomly divided into six groups: Sham-operated, ovariectomy, and 4 treatment groups. After 2 weeks of treatment, vaginal biopsies were prepared with hematoxylin and eosin and PGP9.5 using immunohistochemistry. Results. The density of small nerve fibers was significantly higher in the distal-half areas of intact vaginal walls than the proximal-half areas (P = 0.001). In contrast, the overall PGP 9.5-ir fiber innervation density was significantly decreased in the OVX rats subjected to surgical menopause. Sustained estrogen administration for 2 weeks resulted in nerve fiber proliferation, with values reaching normal levels in the low-dose estradiol valerate group. Conclusion. Our findings indicate that systemic hormonal therapy with low-dose estradiol valerate is effective and safe for treating deficient vaginal innervation caused by low level of estrogen activity in menopausal women and may aid studies to identify an optimal estradiol dose to provide relief from vaginal discomfort.
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Salatino JW, Winter BM, Drazin MH, Purcell EK. Functional remodeling of subtype-specific markers surrounding implanted neuroprostheses. J Neurophysiol 2017; 118:194-202. [PMID: 28356474 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00162.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Revised: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Microelectrode arrays implanted in the brain are increasingly used for the research and treatment of intractable neurological disease. However, local neuronal loss and glial encapsulation are known to interfere with effective integration and communication between implanted devices and brain tissue, where these observations are typically based on assessments of broad neuronal and astroglial markers. However, both neurons and astrocytes comprise heterogeneous cellular populations that can be further divided into subclasses based on unique functional and morphological characteristics. In this study, we investigated whether or not device insertion causes alterations in specific subtypes of these cells. We assessed the expression of both excitatory and inhibitory markers of neurotransmission (vesicular glutamate and GABA transporters, VGLUT1 and VGAT, respectively) surrounding single-shank Michigan-style microelectrode arrays implanted in the motor cortex of adult rats by use of quantitative immunohistochemistry. We found a pronounced shift from significantly elevated VGLUT1 within the initial days following implantation to relatively heightened VGAT by the end of the 4-wk observation period. Unexpectedly, we observed VGAT positivity in a subset of reactive astrocytes during the first week of implantation, indicating heterogeneity in early-responding encapsulating glial cells. We coupled our VGLUT1 data with the evaluation of a second marker of excitatory neurons (CamKiiα); the results closely paralleled each other and underscored a progression from initially heightened to subsequently weakened excitatory tone in the neural tissue proximal to the implanted electrode interface (within 40 μm). Our results provide new evidence for subtype-specific remodeling surrounding brain implants that inform observations of suboptimal integration and performance.NEW & NOTEWORTHY We report novel changes in the local expression of excitatory and inhibitory synaptic markers surrounding microelectrode arrays implanted in the motor cortex of rats, where a progressive shift toward increased inhibitory tone was observed over the 4-wk observation period. The result was driven by declining glutamate transporter expression (VGLUT1) in parallel with increasing GABA transporter expression (VGAT) over time, where a reactive VGAT+ astroglial subtype made an unexpected contribution to our findings.
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- Joseph W Salatino
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.,Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.,Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.,Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan; and
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan; .,Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.,Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.,Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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Velosky AG, Tucker LB, Fu AH, Liu J, McCabe JT. Cognitive performance of male and female C57BL/6J mice after repetitive concussive brain injuries. Behav Brain Res 2017; 324:115-124. [PMID: 28214540 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2016] [Revised: 01/24/2017] [Accepted: 02/11/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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In contact sports, repetitive concussive brain injury (rCBI) is the prevalent form of head injury seen in athletes. The need for effective treatment is urgent as rCBI has been associated with a host of cognitive, behavioral and neurological complaints. There has been a growing trend in the use of female animals in pre-clinical research, but few studies have investigated possible sex differences following rCBI. The goal of the current study was to determine any differences between male and female C57BL/6J mice on assessments of learning and memory after repetitive concussive injury. Following rCBI by impact to the scalp, male mice exhibited longer righting reflexes during acute recovery. In both sexes, there were no evident histopathological changes observed in the underlying cerebral cortex or hippocampus. Reactive astrogliosis was elevated in the corpus callosum and optic tract, and astrogliosis was slightly less in the optic tract of female mice. rCBI mice exhibited impairment during the learning phase of the Morris water maze (MWM), but female mice, in comparison to male mice, were observed to have superior spatial memory during standard MWM probe trials. Female mice were overall more active, evidenced by greater distances traveled in the y-maze and greater swim speeds in the MWM. The results of this study demonstrate sex differences in cognitive performance following rCBI and support previous research suggesting the neuroprotective role of sex in brain injury.
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- Alexander G Velosky
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Genetics, F.E. Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Genetics, F.E. Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD, United States; Pre-Clinical Studies Core, Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Genetics, F.E. Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD, United States; Pre-Clinical Studies Core, Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Genetics, F.E. Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Genetics, F.E. Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD, United States; Pre-Clinical Studies Core, Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Bethesda, MD, United States.
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Radabaugh HL, Carlson LJ, O'Neil DA, LaPorte MJ, Monaco CM, Cheng JP, de la Tremblaye PB, Lajud N, Bondi CO, Kline AE. Abbreviated environmental enrichment confers neurobehavioral, cognitive, and histological benefits in brain-injured female rats. Exp Neurol 2016; 286:61-68. [PMID: 27693618 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2016.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Revised: 09/23/2016] [Accepted: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Environmental enrichment (EE) promotes behavioral recovery after experimental traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, the chronic rehabilitation provided in the laboratory is not analogous to the clinic where physiotherapy is typically limited. Moreover, females make up approximately 40% of the clinical TBI population, yet they are seldom studied in brain trauma. Hence, the goal of this study was to test the hypothesis that abbreviated EE would confer neurobehavioral, cognitive, and histological benefits in brain injured female rats. Anesthetized rats received a cortical impact of moderate-to-severe injury (2.8mm tissue deformation at 4m/s) or sham surgery and then were randomly assigned to groups receiving standard (STD) housing or 4h, 6h, or 24h of EE daily. Motor function (beam-balance/walk and rotarod) was assessed on post-operative days 1-5 and every other day from 1 to 19, respectively. Spatial learning/memory (Morris water maze) was evaluated on days 14-19, and cortical lesion volume was quantified on day 21. No statistical differences were appreciated among the sham controls in any assessment and thus the data were pooled. All EE conditions improved motor function and memory retention, but only 6h and 24h enhanced spatial learning relative to STD (p<0.05). Moreover, EE, regardless of duration reduced cortical lesion volume (p<0.05). These data confirm that abbreviated EE confers robust neurobehavioral, cognitive, and histological benefits in TBI female rats, which supports the hypothesis and strengthens the utility of EE as a pre-clinical model of neurorehabilitation.
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- Hannah L Radabaugh
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; División de Neurociencias, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Michoacán - Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Morelia, Mexico
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- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States.
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Tucker LB, Burke JF, Fu AH, McCabe JT. Neuropsychiatric Symptom Modeling in Male and Female C57BL/6J Mice after Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurotrauma 2016; 34:890-905. [PMID: 27149139 PMCID: PMC5314988 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2016.4508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Psychiatric symptoms such as anxiety and depression are frequent and persistent complaints following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Modeling these symptoms in animal models of TBI affords the opportunity to determine mechanisms underlying behavioral pathologies and to test potential therapeutic agents. However, testing these symptoms in animal models of TBI has yielded inconsistent results. The goal of the current study was to employ a battery of tests to measure multiple anxiety- and depressive-like symptoms following TBI in C57BL/6J mice, and to determine if male and female mice are differentially affected by the injury. Following controlled cortical impact (CCI) at a parietal location, neither male nor female mice showed depressive-like symptoms as measured by the Porsolt forced-swim test and sucrose preference test. Conclusions regarding anxiety-like behaviors were dependent upon the assay employed; CCI-induced thigmotaxis in the open field suggested an anxiogenic effect of the injury; however, results from the elevated zero maze, light-dark box, and marble-burying tests indicated that CCI reduced anxiety-like behaviors. Fewer anxiety-like behaviors were also associated with the female sex. Increased levels of activity were also measured in female mice and injured mice in these tests, and conclusions regarding anxiety should be taken with caution when experimental manipulations induce changes in baseline activity. These results underscore the irreconcilability of results from studies attempting to model TBI-induced neuropsychiatric symptoms. Changes in injury models or better attempts to replicate the clinical syndrome may improve the translational applicability of rodent models of TBI-induced anxiety and depression.
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- Laura B Tucker
- 1 Pre-Clinical Studies Core, Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Uniformed Service University of the Health Sciences , Bethesda, Maryland.,2 Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Genetics, F.E. Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences , Bethesda, Maryland
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- 1 Pre-Clinical Studies Core, Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Uniformed Service University of the Health Sciences , Bethesda, Maryland.,2 Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Genetics, F.E. Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences , Bethesda, Maryland
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- 1 Pre-Clinical Studies Core, Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Uniformed Service University of the Health Sciences , Bethesda, Maryland.,2 Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Genetics, F.E. Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences , Bethesda, Maryland
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- 1 Pre-Clinical Studies Core, Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Uniformed Service University of the Health Sciences , Bethesda, Maryland.,2 Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Genetics, F.E. Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences , Bethesda, Maryland
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Geddes RI, Peterson BL, Stein DG, Sayeed I. Progesterone Treatment Shows Benefit in Female Rats in a Pediatric Model of Controlled Cortical Impact Injury. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0146419. [PMID: 26799561 PMCID: PMC4723082 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Purpose We recently showed that progesterone treatment can reduce lesion size and behavioral deficits after moderate-to-severe bilateral injury to the medial prefrontal cortex in immature male rats. Whether there are important sex differences in response to injury and progesterone treatment in very young subjects has not been given sufficient attention. Here we investigated progesterone’s effects in the same model of brain injury but with pre-pubescent females. Methods Twenty-eight-day-old female Sprague-Dawley rats received sham (n = 14) or controlled cortical impact (CCI) (n = 21) injury, were given progesterone (8 mg/kg body weight) or vehicle injections on post-injury days (PID) 1–7, and underwent behavioral testing from PID 9–27. Brains were evaluated for lesion size at PID 28. Results Lesion size in vehicle-treated female rats with CCI injury was smaller than that previously reported for similarly treated age-matched male rats. Treatment with progesterone reduced the effect of CCI on extent of damage and behavioral deficits. Conclusion Pre-pubescent female rats with midline CCI injury to the frontal cortex have reduced morphological and functional deficits following progesterone treatment. While gender differences in susceptibility to this injury were observed, progesterone treatment produced beneficial effects in young rats of both sexes following CCI.
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- Rastafa I. Geddes
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322 United States of America
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322 United States of America
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322 United States of America
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322 United States of America
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Hsieh JT, Lei B, Sheng H, Venkatraman T, Lascola CD, Warner DS, James ML. Sex-Specific Effects of Progesterone on Early Outcome of Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Neuroendocrinology 2016; 103:518-30. [PMID: 26356626 DOI: 10.1159/000440883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Preclinical evidence suggests that progesterone improves recovery after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH); however, gonadal hormones have sex-specific effects. Therefore, an experimental model of ICH was used to assess recovery after progesterone administration in male and female rats. METHODS ICH was induced in male and female Wistar rats via stereotactic intrastriatal injection of clostridial collagenase (0.5 U). Animals were randomized to receive vehicle or 8 mg/kg progesterone intraperitoneally at 2 h, then subcutaneously at 5, 24, 48, and 72 h after injury. Outcomes included relevant physiology during the first 3 h, hemorrhage and edema evolution over the first 24 h, proinflammatory transcription factor and cytokine regulation at 24 h, rotarod latency and neuroseverity score over the first 7 days, and microglial activation/macrophage recruitment at 7 days after injury. RESULTS Rotarod latency (p = 0.001) and neuroseverity score (p = 0.01) were improved in progesterone-treated males, but worsened in progesterone-treated females (p = 0.028 and p = 0.008, respectively). Progesterone decreased cerebral edema (p = 0.04), microglial activation/macrophage recruitment (p < 0.001), and proinflammatory transcription factor phosphorylated nuclear factor-x03BA;B p65 expression (p = 0.0038) in males but not females, independent of tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6, and toll-like receptor-4 expression. Cerebral perfusion was increased in progesterone-treated males at 4 h (p = 0.043) but not 24 h after injury. Hemorrhage volume, arterial blood gases, glucose, and systolic blood pressure were not affected. CONCLUSIONS Progesterone administration improved early neurobehavioral recovery and decreased secondary neuroinflammation after ICH in male rats. Paradoxically, progesterone worsened neurobehavioral recovery and did not modify neuroinflammation in female rats. Future work should isolate mechanisms of sex-specific progesterone effects after ICH.
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Osier ND, Carlson SW, DeSana A, Dixon CE. Chronic Histopathological and Behavioral Outcomes of Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury in Adult Male Animals. J Neurotrauma 2015; 32:1861-82. [PMID: 25490251 PMCID: PMC4677114 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2014.3680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The purpose of this review is to survey the use of experimental animal models for studying the chronic histopathological and behavioral consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI). The strategies employed to study the long-term consequences of TBI are described, along with a summary of the evidence available to date from common experimental TBI models: fluid percussion injury; controlled cortical impact; blast TBI; and closed-head injury. For each model, evidence is organized according to outcome. Histopathological outcomes included are gross changes in morphology/histology, ventricular enlargement, gray/white matter shrinkage, axonal injury, cerebrovascular histopathology, inflammation, and neurogenesis. Behavioral outcomes included are overall neurological function, motor function, cognitive function, frontal lobe function, and stress-related outcomes. A brief discussion is provided comparing the most common experimental models of TBI and highlighting the utility of each model in understanding specific aspects of TBI pathology. The majority of experimental TBI studies collect data in the acute postinjury period, but few continue into the chronic period. Available evidence from long-term studies suggests that many of the experimental TBI models can lead to progressive changes in histopathology and behavior. The studies described in this review contribute to our understanding of chronic TBI pathology.
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- Nicole D. Osier
- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Brain Trauma Research Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Seton Hill University, Greensburg, Pennsylvania
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Brain Trauma Research Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- V.A. Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Turner RC, Lucke-Wold BP, Logsdon AF, Robson MJ, Lee JM, Bailes JE, Dashnaw ML, Huber JD, Petraglia AL, Rosen CL. Modeling Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: The Way Forward for Future Discovery. Front Neurol 2015; 6:223. [PMID: 26579067 PMCID: PMC4620695 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2015.00223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Despite the extensive media coverage associated with the diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), our fundamental understanding of the disease pathophysiology remains in its infancy. Only recently have scientific laboratories and personnel begun to explore CTE pathophysiology through the use of preclinical models of neurotrauma. Some studies have shown the ability to recapitulate some aspects of CTE in rodent models, through the use of various neuropathological, biochemical, and/or behavioral assays. Many questions related to CTE development, however, remain unanswered. These include the role of impact severity, the time interval between impacts, the age at which impacts occur, and the total number of impacts sustained. Other important variables such as the location of impacts, character of impacts, and effect of environment/lifestyle and genetics also warrant further study. In this work, we attempt to address some of these questions by exploring work previously completed using single- and repetitive-injury paradigms. Despite some models producing some deficits similar to CTE symptoms, it is clear that further studies are required to understand the development of neuropathological and neurobehavioral features consistent with CTE-like features in rodents. Specifically, acute and chronic studies are needed that characterize the development of tau-based pathology.
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- Ryan C. Turner
- Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
- Center for Neuroscience, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
- Center for Neuroscience, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
- Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, NorthShore University Health System, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, NorthShore University Health System, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
- Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
- Center for Neuroscience, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
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Herrera-Melero MC, Egea-Guerrero JJ, Vilches-Arenas A, Rincón-Ferrari MD, Flores-Cordero JM, León-Carrión J, Murillo-Cabezas F. Acute predictors for mortality after severe TBI in Spain: Gender differences and clinical data. Brain Inj 2015; 29:1439-44. [DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2015.1071428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Tucker LB, Fu AH, McCabe JT. Performance of Male and Female C57BL/6J Mice on Motor and Cognitive Tasks Commonly Used in Pre-Clinical Traumatic Brain Injury Research. J Neurotrauma 2015; 33:880-94. [PMID: 25951234 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2015.3977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
To date, clinical trials have failed to find an effective therapy for victims of traumatic brain injury (TBI) who live with motor, cognitive, and psychiatric complaints. Pre-clinical investigators are now encouraged to include male and female subjects in all translational research, which is of particular interest in the field of neurotrauma given that circulating female hormones (progesterone and estrogen) have been demonstrated to exert neuroprotective effects. To determine whether behavior of male and female C57BL6/J mice is differentially impaired by TBI, male and cycling female mice were injured by controlled cortical impact and tested for several weeks with functional assessments commonly employed in pre-clinical research. We found that cognitive and motor impairments post-TBI, as measured by the Morris water maze (MWM) and rotarod, respectively, were largely equivalent in male and female animals. However, spatial working memory, assessed by the y-maze, was poorer in female mice. Female mice were generally more active, as evidenced by greater distance traveled in the first exposure to the open field, greater distance in the y-maze, and faster swimming speeds in the MWM. Statistical analysis showed that variability in all behavioral data was no greater in cycling female mice than it was in male mice. These data all suggest that with careful selection of tests, procedures, and measurements, both sexes can be included in translational TBI research without concern for effect of hormones on functional impairments or behavioral variability.
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Affiliation(s)
- Laura B Tucker
- 1 Pre-Clinical Studies Core, Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences , Bethesda, Maryland.,2 Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Genetics, F.E. Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences , Bethesda, Maryland
| | - Amanda H Fu
- 1 Pre-Clinical Studies Core, Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences , Bethesda, Maryland.,2 Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Genetics, F.E. Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences , Bethesda, Maryland
| | - Joseph T McCabe
- 1 Pre-Clinical Studies Core, Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences , Bethesda, Maryland.,2 Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Genetics, F.E. Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences , Bethesda, Maryland
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