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Optimisation of a Mouse Model of Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion to Address Issues of Survival and Model Reproducibility and Consistency. COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND NEUROSCIENCE 2022; 2022:7594969. [PMID: 35845875 PMCID: PMC9279060 DOI: 10.1155/2022/7594969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) induced brain ischemia-reperfusion model in Mice is essential for understanding the pathology of stroke and investigating potential treatments, in which a variety of methods may be employed to block the middle cerebral artery (MCA), the most common being through the insertion of a monofilament; however, in vivo ischemia-reperfusion models are associated, particularly in mice, with high variability in lesion volume and high mortality. We aimed to optimise a mouse model of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion, addressing issues of mouse survival, model reproducibility, and consistency. The model was optimised in two ways: first, insert the monofilament directly through the internal carotid artery rather than through the external or common carotid artery, and second, by extending the length of the silicone coating on the monofilament, the length of the silicone coating enables embolization of the beginning of the middle cerebral artery, as well as the anterior cerebral artery and part of the posterior communicating artery. Results: We assessed various parameters, including blood flow changes in the middle cerebral artery, stability of the infarct area, correlation between infarct volume percentages and neurological deficit scores, mortality, weight changes, and wellbeing. We found that optimisation of the surgical procedure may improve mouse wellbeing and reduce mortality, through reduced weight loss and decrease the variability. In conclusion, we suggest that the optimisation of the model is superior for the study of both short and long-term outcomes of ischemic stroke. These results have considerable implications on stroke model selection for researchers.
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Li D, Deng L, Hu Z, Li Y, Yu T, Zhong X, Zhu J, Zhu D. Optical clearing imaging assisted evaluation of urokinase thrombolytic therapy on cerebral vessels with different sizes. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 13:3243-3258. [PMID: 35781944 PMCID: PMC9208601 DOI: 10.1364/boe.457912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Ischemic stroke is caused by occlusion of the blood vessels in the brain, where intravenous thrombolytic therapy is the most effective treatment. Urokinase is a commonly used drug for intravenous thrombolytic therapy, while the effect of vessel size has not been thoroughly studied on urokinase. In this work, using the thrombin-combined photothrombosis model and craniotomy-free skull optical clearing window, we studied the recanalization of different cortical vessels after urokinase treatment. The results demonstrated that, compared to small vessels in distal middle cerebral artery (MCA) and large MCA, urokinase has the best therapeutic effect on secondary branches of MCA. This study holds potential to provide references for the clinical applications of urokinase.
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- Dongyu Li
- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Hubei 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Hubei 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Hubei 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Hubei 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Hubei 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Hubei 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Hubei 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Hubei 430074, China
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Yang Z, Li X, Cao Z, Wang P, Warner DS, Sheng H. Post-ischemia common carotid artery occlusion worsens memory loss, but not sensorimotor deficits, in long-term survived stroke mice. Brain Res Bull 2022; 183:153-161. [PMID: 35304288 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2022.03.008] [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: 07/18/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Ischemic stroke in rodents is usually induced by intraluminal occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) via the external carotid artery (ECA) or the common carotid artery (CCA). The latter route requires permanent CCA occlusion after ischemia, and here, we assess its effects on long-term outcomes. Transient occlusion of MCA and CCA was performed at normal body temperature. After 90minutes of ischemia, mice were randomized to permanent CCA occlusion or no occlusion (control group). Body weight, and motor and sensory functions, ie, pole test, adhesive tape removal, and elevated plus maze, were evaluated at 24hours, and at 7 and 28 days after stroke. Infarct volume, apoptosis, and activation of astrocytes and microglia were assessed at 4 weeks by an investigator blinded to groups. The Morris water maze test was performed at 3 weeks in the second experiment. One mouse died at 4 days, and the other mice survived with persistent neurologic deficits. CCA-occluded mice exhibited delayed turn on the pole at 24hours and decreased responses to the von Frey filament, and spent more time on the pole at 7 and 28 days than the control group. Infarction, hemispheric atrophy, glial activation, and apoptotic neuronal death were present in all mice, and no intra-group difference was found. However, CCA-occluded mice had a significantly poorer performance in the Morris water maze compared to the control group, which showed an adverse effect of post-ischemia CCA occlusion on cognition. Thus, the model selection should be well considered in preclinical efficacy studies on stroke-induced vascular dementia and stroke with Alzheimer's disease.
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- Zhong Yang
- Multidisciplinary Neuroprotection Laboratories, Center of Perioperative Organ Protection, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA; Department of Orthopedics, The Fifth Central Hospital of Tianjin, Tanggu District, Tianjin, 300450, China
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- Multidisciplinary Neuroprotection Laboratories, Center of Perioperative Organ Protection, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150081, China
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- Multidisciplinary Neuroprotection Laboratories, Center of Perioperative Organ Protection, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA; School of Forensic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang Liaoning, 110122, China
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- Multidisciplinary Neuroprotection Laboratories, Center of Perioperative Organ Protection, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, The Fifth Central Hospital of Tianjin, Tanggu District, Tianjin, 300450, China
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- Multidisciplinary Neuroprotection Laboratories, Center of Perioperative Organ Protection, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA; Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA; Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Multidisciplinary Neuroprotection Laboratories, Center of Perioperative Organ Protection, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Multiparametric monitoring of early pathophysiological changes in a porcine model of sequential focal and global cerebral ischemia. World Neurosurg 2022; 161:e473-e481. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.02.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Fong D, Gradon K, Barrett CJ, Guild SJ, Tzeng YC, Paton JFR, McBryde FD. A method to evaluate dynamic cerebral pressure-flow relationships in the conscious rat. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2021; 131:1361-1369. [PMID: 34498945 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00289.2021] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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The classic dogma of cerebral autoregulation is that cerebral blood flow is steadily maintained across a wide range of perfusion pressures. This has been challenged by recent studies suggesting little to no "autoregulatory plateau" in the relationship between cerebral blood flow and blood pressure (BP). Therefore, the mechanisms underlying the cerebral pressure-flow relationship still require further understanding. Here, we present a novel approach to examine dynamic cerebral autoregulation in conscious Wistar rats (n = 16) instrumented to measure BP and internal carotid blood flow (iCBF), as an indicator of cerebral blood flow. Transient reductions in BP were induced by occluding the vena cava via inflation of a chronically implanted intravascular silicone balloon. Falls in BP were paralleled by progressive decreases in iCBF, with no evidence of a steady-state plateau. No significant changes in internal carotid vascular resistance (iCVR) were observed. In contrast, intravenous infusions of the vasoactive drug sodium nitroprusside (SNP) produced a similar fall in BP but increases in iCBF and decreases in iCVR were observed. These data suggest a considerable confounding influence of vasodilatory drugs such as SNP on cerebrovascular tone in the rat, making them unsuitable to investigate cerebral autoregulation. We demonstrate that our technique of transient vena cava occlusion produced reliable and repeatable depressor responses, highlighting the potential for our approach to permit assessment of the dynamic cerebral pressure-flow relationship over time in conscious rats.NEW & NOTEWORTHY We present a novel technique to overcome the use of vasoactive agents when studying cerebrovascular dynamics in the conscious rat. Our method of vena cava occlusion to reduce BP was associated with decreased iCBF and no change in iCVR. In contrast, comparable BP falls with intravenous SNP increased iCBF and reduced iCVR. Thus, the dynamic cerebral pressure-flow relationship shows a narrower, less level autoregulatory plateau than conventionally thought. We confirm our method allows repeatable assessment of cerebrovascular dynamics in conscious rats.
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- Debra Fong
- Manaaki Mānawa-The Centre for Heart Research, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Manaaki Mānawa-The Centre for Heart Research, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Manaaki Mānawa-The Centre for Heart Research, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Manaaki Mānawa-The Centre for Heart Research, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Wellington Medical Technology Group, Centre for Translational Physiology, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Manaaki Mānawa-The Centre for Heart Research, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Manaaki Mānawa-The Centre for Heart Research, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Knauss S, Albrecht C, Dirnagl U, Mueller S, Harms C, Hoffmann CJ, Koch SP, Endres M, Boehm-Sturm P. A Semiquantitative Non-invasive Measurement of PcomA Patency in C57BL/6 Mice Explains Variance in Ischemic Brain Damage in Filament MCAo. Front Neurosci 2020; 14:576741. [PMID: 33071747 PMCID: PMC7538613 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.576741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Numerous studies on experimental ischemic stroke use the filament middle cerebral artery occlusion (fMCAo) model in C57BL/6 mice, but lesion sizes in this strain are highly variable. A known contributor is variation in the posterior communicating artery (PcomA) patency. We therefore aimed to provide a semiquantitative non-invasive in vivo method to routinely assess PcomA patency. We included 43 male C57BL/6 mice from four independent studies using a transient 45 min fMCAo model. Edema-corrected lesion sizes were measured by magnetic resonance (MR) imaging 24 h after reperfusion. Time-of-flight MR angiography was performed 7 days before and 24 h after fMCAo. Scores of PcomA size measured 24 h after, but not scores measured 7 days before fMCAo were negatively correlated with lesion size. Variability in PcomA patency explained 30% of the variance in our cohort (p < 0.0001, coefficient of determination r2 = 0.3). In a simulation using parameters typical for experimental stroke research, the power to detect a true effect of d = 1 between two groups increased by 15% when an according covariate was included in the statistical model. We have demonstrated that in vivo measurement of PcomA size is feasible and can lead to increased accuracy in assessing the effect of treatments.
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- Samuel Knauss
- Department of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.,Quality, Ethics, Open Science, Translation, Center for Transforming Biomedical Research, Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.,Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence and Charité Core Facility 7T Experimental MRIs, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.,Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.,Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence and Charité Core Facility 7T Experimental MRIs, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.,Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence and Charité Core Facility 7T Experimental MRIs, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Azedi F, Mehrpour M, Kazemnejad S, Mousavizadeh K, Zarnani AH, Joghataei MT. Intra-arterial Drug Delivery to the Ischemic Brain in Rat Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Model. Bio Protoc 2019; 9:e3438. [PMID: 33654933 DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.3438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Revised: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Rat transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO) model is one of the most commonly used animal models in ischemic stroke studies. In the model, increasing safety and efficacy of therapeutic agent administration, such as stem cells and drugs directly to the ischemic brain using the internal carotid artery (ICA) is essential, because using the common carotid artery (CCA) for injection can close CCA completely and cause many complications after tMCAO surgery. Also, the pterygopalatine artery (PPA) is an arterial branch of the ICA that supplies blood circulation of the external part of the brain and removing the blood circulation of the PPA is required for more complete induction of ischemia to the brain. Herein, we present the insertion of intra-arterial catheter in the ICA via the external carotid artery (ECA) after the PPA in rats subjected to tMCAO surgery.
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- Fereshteh Azedi
- Department of Neuroscience Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Neuroscience Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Cellular and molecular research center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Azedi F, Mehrpour M, Talebi S, Zendedel A, Kazemnejad S, Mousavizadeh K, Beyer C, Zarnani AH, Joghataei MT. Melatonin regulates neuroinflammation ischemic stroke damage through interactions with microglia in reperfusion phase. Brain Res 2019; 1723:146401. [PMID: 31445031 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2019.146401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2019] [Revised: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Even today, ischemic stroke is a major cause of death and disabilities because of its high incidence, limited treatments and poor understanding of the pathophysiology of ischemia/reperfusion, neuroinflammation and secondary injuries following ischemic stroke. The function of microglia as a part of the immune system of the brain following ischemic stroke can be destructive or protective. Recent surveys indicate that melatonin, a strong antioxidant agent, has receptors on microglial cells and can regulate them to protective form; yet, more findings are required for better understanding of this mechanism, particularly in the reperfusion phase. In this study, we initially aimed to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of melatonin intra-arterially and to clarify the underlying mechanisms. After that by using an in vitro approach, we evaluated the protective effects of melatonin on microglial cells following the hypoxia condition. Our results proved that a single dose of melatonin at the beginning of reperfusion phase improved structural and behavioral outcomes. Melatonin increased NeuN and decreased GFAP, Iba1 and active caspase-3 at protein level. Furthermore, melatonin elevated BDNF, MAP2, HSPA1A and reduced VEGF at mRNA level. We also showed that melatonin receptor 1B highly expressed in microglial cells after 3 h hypoxia. Besides, melatonin increased the ratio of TREM2/iNOS as a marker of the most protective form of microglia (M2). In summary, our data suggest that melatonin has the possibility to serve as targeting microglial action for preventing secondary injury of reperfusion phase after ischemic stroke.
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- Fereshteh Azedi
- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Neurology, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Neuroanatomy, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Neuroanatomy, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Immunology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Liu J, Wu YY, Yu XL, Jia HY, Mao QY, Fang JQ. Temporal effect of acupuncture on amino acid neurotransmitters in rats with acute cerebral ischaemia. Acupunct Med 2019; 37:252-258. [PMID: 31342771 DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2017-011417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Acupuncture stimulation at GV26 during the acute phase of cerebral ischaemia can effectively reduce brain damage induced by ischaemic injury. However, the time course of the effects of acupuncture stimulation has not yet been thoroughly studied. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of manual acupuncture (MA) on glutamic acid (Glu) and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) expression in the cerebrospinal fluid of rats with middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) and determine whether there is a temporal effect of acupuncture on the treatment of cerebral ischaemia. METHODS We performed thread occlusion of the right middle cerebral artery in rats to establish an animal model of MCAO. Simultaneously, during acupuncture treatment, microdialysis was used to continuously and dynamically observe immediate alterations in amino acid metabolism with acupuncture stimulation after cerebral ischaemia in vivo in this rat model of MCAO. RESULTS We found that, in comparison with an untreated MCAO group, Glu content was significantly decreased during the first acupuncture stimulation and during the course of the acupuncture treatment in the MCAO+MA group (MCAO vs MCAO+MA: day 1, P=0.032; day 2, P=0.021; day 3, P=0.017). These findings were also seen after the end of treatment when acupuncture was no longer applied (MCAO vs MCAO+MA: day 7, P=0.009). Measurements of GABA content following cerebral ischaemic injury showed that GABA peaks 24 hours after damage, falls thereafter and decreases to baseline levels on day 7. In the MCAO+MA group, GABA content on days 1 to day 2 was lower than in the MCAO group (MCAO+MA vs MCAO: day 1, P=0.003; day 2, P=0.001), although it was higher than in the control group (MCAO+MA vs control: day 1, P=0.024; day 2, P=0.009). GABA content on day 3 and day 7 was higher in the MCAO+MA group than in the MCAO group and the control group (MCAO+MA vs MCAO: day 3, P=0.008; day 7, P=0.013; MCAO+MA vs control: day 3, P=0.002; day 7, P=0.009). CONCLUSION Acupuncture stimulation at GV26 can effectively decrease excessive release of Glu induced by ischaemia and maintain the endogenous inhibitory activity of GABA. This phenomenon was seen during the entire course of acupuncture treatment and continued for some time after the end of acupuncture treatment.
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- Jing Liu
- 1 The Third Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,2 The Third Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- 1 The Third Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,2 The Third Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- 1 The Third Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,2 The Third Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- 1 The Third Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,2 The Third Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- 1 The Third Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,2 The Third Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- 1 The Third Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,2 The Third Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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Abe T, Niizuma K, Kanoke A, Saigusa D, Saito R, Uruno A, Fujimura M, Yamamoto M, Tominaga T. Metabolomic Analysis of Mouse Brain after a Transient Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion by Mass Spectrometry Imaging. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2018; 58:384-392. [PMID: 30078821 PMCID: PMC6156127 DOI: 10.2176/nmc.oa.2018-0054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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We performed metabolomic analyses of mouse brain using a transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO) model with Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization (MALDI)-mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) to reveal metabolite changes after cerebral ischemia. We selected and analyzed three metabolites, namely creatine (Cr), phosphocreatine (P-Cr), and ceramides (Cer), because these metabolites contribute to cell life and death. Eight-week-old male C57BL/6J mice were subjected to tMCAO via the intraluminal blockade of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) and reperfusion 60 min after the induction of ischemia. Each mouse was randomly assigned to one of the three groups; the groups were defined by the survival period after reperfusion: control, 1 h, and 24 h. Corrected samples were analyzed using MALDI-MSI. Results of MSI analysis showed the presence of several ionized substances and revealed spatial changes in some metabolites identified as precise substances, including Cr, P-Cr, Cer d18:1/18:0, phosphatidylcholine, L-glutamine, and L-histidine. Cr, P-Cr, and Cer d18:1/18:0 were changed after tMCAO, and P-Cr and Cer d18:1/18:0 accumulated over time in ischemic cores and surrounding areas following ischemia onset. The upregulation of P-Cr and Cer d18:1/18:0 was detected 1 h after tMCAO when no changes were evident on hematoxylin and eosin staining and immunofluorescence assay. P-Cr and Cer d18:1/18:0 can serve as neuroprotective therapies because they are biomarker candidates for cerebral ischemia.
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- Takatsugu Abe
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine.,Neurosurgical Engineering and Translational Neuroscience, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine.,Department of Neurosurgical Engineering and Translational Neuroscience, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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Morris GP, Wright AL, Tan RP, Gladbach A, Ittner LM, Vissel B. A Comparative Study of Variables Influencing Ischemic Injury in the Longa and Koizumi Methods of Intraluminal Filament Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in Mice. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0148503. [PMID: 26870954 PMCID: PMC4752454 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2015] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The intraluminal filament model of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) in mice and rats has been plagued by inconsistency, owing in part to the multitude of variables requiring control. In this study we investigated the impact of several major variables on survival rate, lesion volume, neurological scores, cerebral blood flow (CBF) and body weight including filament width, time after reperfusion, occlusion time and the choice of surgical method. Using the Koizumi method, we found ischemic injury can be detected as early as 30 min after reperfusion, to a degree that is not statistically different from 24 h post-perfusion, using 2,3,5-Triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining. We also found a distinct increase in total lesion volume with increasing occlusion time, with 30–45 min a critical time for the development of large, reproducible lesions. Furthermore, although we found no significant difference in total lesion volume generated by the Koizumi and Longa methods of MCAO, nor were survival rates appreciably different between the two at 4 h after reperfusion, the Longa method produces significantly greater reperfusion. Finally, we found no statistical evidence to support the exclusion of data from animals experiencing a CBF reduction of <70% in the MCA territory following MCAO, using laser-Doppler flowmetry. Instead we suggest the main usefulness of laser-Doppler flowmetry is for guiding filament placement and the identification of subarachnoid haemorrhages and premature reperfusion. In summary, this study provides detailed evaluation of the Koizumi method of intraluminal filament MCAO in mice and a direct comparison to the Longa method.
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- Gary P Morris
- Neurodegenerative Disorders, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Neurodegenerative Disorders, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
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- Neurodegenerative Disorders, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia.,Heart Research Institute, 2042 New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Dementia Research Unit, Department of Anatomy, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Dementia Research Unit, Department of Anatomy, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.,Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia
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- Neurodegenerative Disorders, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.,Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Cai Q, Xu G, Liu J, Wang L, Deng G, Liu J, Chen Z. A modification of intraluminal middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion model for ischemic stroke with laser Doppler flowmetry guidance in mice. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2016; 12:2851-2858. [PMID: 27843320 PMCID: PMC5098775 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s118531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Stroke is one of the common causes of death and disability in the world. The intraluminal middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion (MCAO/R) model is a "gold standard" in surgical ischemic stroke models. Here, we optimized the procedure of this model by ligating on external carotid artery (ECA) stump and two ligatures prepared on internal carotid artery, which could improve the success and survival rate in mice. The results show that ECA approach was superior to common carotid artery approach. Meanwhile, we found that the exposure of pterygopalatine artery was not an essential step for MCAO/R model in mice.
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- Qiang Cai
- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiantao First People's Hospital, Xiantao
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan
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- Department of Emergency, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan
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Leithner C, Füchtemeier M, Jorks D, Mueller S, Dirnagl U, Royl G. Infarct Volume Prediction by Early Magnetic Resonance Imaging in a Murine Stroke Model Depends on Ischemia Duration and Time of Imaging. Stroke 2015; 46:3249-59. [PMID: 26451016 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.114.007832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2014] [Accepted: 09/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Despite standardization of experimental stroke models, final infarct sizes after middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) vary considerably. This introduces uncertainties in the evaluation of drug effects on stroke. Magnetic resonance imaging may detect variability of surgically induced ischemia before treatment and thus improve treatment effect evaluation. METHODS MCAO of 45 and 90 minutes induced brain infarcts in 83 mice. During, and 3 and 6 hours after MCAO, we performed multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging. We evaluated time courses of cerebral blood flow, apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), T1, T2, accuracy of infarct prediction strategies, and impact on statistical evaluation of experimental stroke studies. RESULTS ADC decreased during MCAO but recovered completely on reperfusion after 45 and partially after 90-minute MCAO, followed by a secondary decline. ADC lesion volumes during MCAO or at 6 hours after MCAO largely determined final infarct volumes for 90 but not for 45 minutes MCAO. The majority of chance findings of final infarct volume differences in random group allocations of animals were associated with significant differences in early ADC lesion volumes for 90, but not for 45-minute MCAO. CONCLUSIONS The prediction accuracy of early magnetic resonance imaging for infarct volumes depends on timing of magnetic resonance imaging and MCAO duration. Variability of the posterior communicating artery in C57Bl6 mice contributes to differences in prediction accuracy between short and long MCAO. Early ADC imaging may be used to reduce errors in the interpretation of post MCAO treatment effects on stroke volumes.
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- Christoph Leithner
- From the Department of Experimental Neurology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany (C.L., M.F., D.J., S.M., U.D., G.R.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Berlin, Germany (C.L., D.J., S.M., U.D., G.R.); NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, Berlin, Germany (C.L., U.D.); German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) (M.F., U.D.) and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK) (U.D.), Berlin site, Charitéplatz, Berlin, Germany; and Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (G.R.).
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- From the Department of Experimental Neurology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany (C.L., M.F., D.J., S.M., U.D., G.R.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Berlin, Germany (C.L., D.J., S.M., U.D., G.R.); NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, Berlin, Germany (C.L., U.D.); German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) (M.F., U.D.) and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK) (U.D.), Berlin site, Charitéplatz, Berlin, Germany; and Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (G.R.)
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- From the Department of Experimental Neurology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany (C.L., M.F., D.J., S.M., U.D., G.R.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Berlin, Germany (C.L., D.J., S.M., U.D., G.R.); NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, Berlin, Germany (C.L., U.D.); German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) (M.F., U.D.) and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK) (U.D.), Berlin site, Charitéplatz, Berlin, Germany; and Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (G.R.)
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- From the Department of Experimental Neurology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany (C.L., M.F., D.J., S.M., U.D., G.R.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Berlin, Germany (C.L., D.J., S.M., U.D., G.R.); NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, Berlin, Germany (C.L., U.D.); German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) (M.F., U.D.) and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK) (U.D.), Berlin site, Charitéplatz, Berlin, Germany; and Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (G.R.)
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- From the Department of Experimental Neurology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany (C.L., M.F., D.J., S.M., U.D., G.R.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Berlin, Germany (C.L., D.J., S.M., U.D., G.R.); NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, Berlin, Germany (C.L., U.D.); German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) (M.F., U.D.) and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK) (U.D.), Berlin site, Charitéplatz, Berlin, Germany; and Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (G.R.)
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- From the Department of Experimental Neurology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany (C.L., M.F., D.J., S.M., U.D., G.R.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Berlin, Germany (C.L., D.J., S.M., U.D., G.R.); NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, Berlin, Germany (C.L., U.D.); German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) (M.F., U.D.) and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK) (U.D.), Berlin site, Charitéplatz, Berlin, Germany; and Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (G.R.)
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Guo L, Ge J, Wang S, Zhou Y, Wang X, Wu Y. A novel method for efficient delivery of stem cells to the ischemic brain. Stem Cell Res Ther 2014; 4:116. [PMID: 24405845 PMCID: PMC3854714 DOI: 10.1186/scrt327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2013] [Revised: 05/19/2013] [Accepted: 09/16/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Rat middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model is the most commonly used animal model in ischemic stroke studies. In the model, to increase the amount of stem cells or drugs to enter the brain after delivery into the internal carotid artery (ICA), the pterygopalatine artery (PPA) is occluded. However, PPA occlusion is a technically demanding procedure which often causes complications. METHODS In this study, we developed an ICA injection needle to facilitate easy and efficient delivery of stem cells to the ischemic brain through the ICA without the need of PPA occlusion. We injected methylene blue and fluorescence dye DiI-labeled human mesenchymal stem cells (DiI-hMSCs) into the ICA in rats with the ICA injection needle (without PPA ligation) or the conventional micro-injection needle (with PPA ligation) and assessed their distributions. RESULTS When methylene blue was injected, evident blue stains were found in the brain of the injection side particularly the middle cerebral artery (MCA)-supplied areas but not in the PPA supplied areas. Similarly, when DiI-hMSCs were injected, the cells largely appeared in the MCA-supplied tissues, which were similar in quantity compared to conventional micro-injection needle injection with PPA occlusion. Moreover, hMSCs injected with the ICA needle or the micro-injection needle similarly improved the functional recovery of the infarcted brain. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that the ICA injection needle is easy to use and efficient in delivering cells to the ischemic brain tissue in rat MCAO model.
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Modi JP, Gharibani PM, Ma Z, Tao R, Menzie J, Prentice H, Wu JY. Protective mechanism of sulindac in an animal model of ischemic stroke. Brain Res 2014; 1576:91-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2014] [Revised: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 06/16/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Muroi C, Fujioka M, Okuchi K, Fandino J, Keller E, Sakamoto Y, Mishima K, Iwasaki K, Fujiwara M. Filament perforation model for mouse subarachnoid hemorrhage: Surgical-technical considerations. Br J Neurosurg 2014; 28:722-32. [DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2014.918579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Wu L, Xu L, Xu X, Fan X, Xie Y, Yang L, Lan W, Zhu J, Xu G, Dai J, Jiang Y, Liu X. Keep warm and get success: The role of postischemic temperature in the mouse middle cerebral artery occlusion model. Brain Res Bull 2014; 101:12-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2013.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2013] [Revised: 11/27/2013] [Accepted: 12/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Pivotal roles of monocytes/macrophages in stroke. Mediators Inflamm 2013; 2013:759103. [PMID: 23431245 PMCID: PMC3568889 DOI: 10.1155/2013/759103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2012] [Accepted: 01/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Stroke is an important issue in public health due to its high rates both of morbidity and mortality, and high rate of disability. Hypertension, cardiovascular disease, arterial fibrillation, diabetes mellitus, smoking, and alcohol abuse are all risk factors for stroke. Clinical observations suggest that inflammation is also a direct risk factor for stroke. Patients with stroke have high levels of inflammatory cytokines in plasma, and immune cells, such as macrophages and T-lymphocytes, are noted within stroke lesions. These inflammatory events are considered as a result of stroke. However, recent studies show that plasma levels of inflammatory cytokines or soluble adhesion molecules are high in patients without stroke, and anti-inflammatory therapy is effective at reducing stroke incidence in not only animal models, but in humans as well. Statins have been shown to decrease the stroke incidence via anti-inflammatory effects that are both dependent and independent of their cholesterol-lowering effects. These reports suggest that inflammation might directly affect the onset of stroke. Microglial cells and blood-derived monocytes/macrophages play important roles in inflammation in both onset and aggravation of stroke lesions. We review the recent findings regarding the role of monocytes/macrophages in stroke.
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Rousselet E, Kriz J, Seidah NG. Mouse model of intraluminal MCAO: cerebral infarct evaluation by cresyl violet staining. J Vis Exp 2012:4038. [PMID: 23168377 DOI: 10.3791/4038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Stroke is the third cause of mortality and the leading cause of disability in the World. Ischemic stroke accounts for approximately 80% of all strokes. However, the thrombolytic tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is the only treatment of acute ischemic stroke that exists. This led researchers to develop several ischemic stroke models in a variety of species. Two major types of rodent models have been developed: models of global cerebral ischemia or focal cerebral ischemia. To mimic ischemic stroke in patients, in whom approximately 80% thrombotic or embolic strokes occur in the territory of the middle cerebral artery (MCA), the intraluminal middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model is quite relevant for stroke studies. This model was first developed in rats by Koizumi et al. in 1986 (1). Because of the ease of genetic manipulation in mice, these models have also been developed in this species (2-3). Herein, we present the transient MCA occlusion procedure in C57/Bl6 mice. Previous studies have reported that physical properties of the occluder such as tip diameter, length, shape, and flexibility are critical for the reproducibility of the infarct volume (4). Herein, a commercial silicon coated monofilaments (Doccol Corporation) have been used. Another great advantage is that this monofilament reduces the risk to induce subarachnoid hemorrhages. Using the Zeiss stereo-microscope Stemi 2000, the silicon coated monofilament was introduced into the internal carotid artery (ICA) via a cut in the external carotid artery (ECA) until the monofilament occludes the base of the MCA. Blood flow was restored 1 hour later by removal of the monofilament to mimic the restoration of blood flow after lysis of a thromboembolic clot in humans. The extent of cerebral infarct may be evaluated first by a neurologic score and by the measurement of the infarct volume. Ischemic mice were thus analyzed for their neurologic score at different post-reperfusion times. To evaluate the infarct volume, staining with 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) was usually performed. Herein, we used cresyl violet staining since it offers the opportunity to test many critical markers by immunohistochemistry. In this video, we report the MCAO procedure; neurological scores and the evaluation of the infarct volume by cresyl violet staining.
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- Estelle Rousselet
- Laboratory of Biochemical Neuroendocrinology, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Canada
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Guo RM, Cao N, Zhang F, Wang YR, Wen XH, Shen J, Shuai XT. Controllable labelling of stem cells with a novel superparamagnetic iron oxide-loaded cationic nanovesicle for MR imaging. Eur Radiol 2012; 22:2328-37. [PMID: 22653284 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2509-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2011] [Revised: 04/08/2012] [Accepted: 04/11/2012] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the feasibility of highly efficient and controllable stem cell labelling for cellular MRI. METHODS A new class of cationic, superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle (SPION)-loaded nanovesicles was synthesised to label rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells without secondary transfection agents. The optimal labelling conditions and controllability were assessed, and the effect of labelling on cell viability, proliferation activity and multilineage differentiation was determined. In 18 rats, focal ischaemic cerebral injury was induced and the rats randomly injected with 1 × 10(6) cells labelled with 0-, 8- or 20-mV nanovesicles (n = 6 each). In vivo MRI was performed to follow grafted cells in contralateral striata, and results were correlated with histology. RESULTS Optimal cell labelling conditions involved a concentration of 3.15 μg Fe/mL nanovesicles with 20-mV positive charge and 1-h incubation time. Labelling efficiency showed linear change with an increase in the electric potentials of nanovesicles. Labelling did not affect cell viability, proliferation activity or multilineage differentiation capacity. The distribution and migration of labelled cells could be detected by MRI. Histology confirmed that grafted cells retained the label and remained viable. CONCLUSION Stem cells can be effectively and safely labelled with cationic, SPION-loaded nanovesicles in a controllable way for cellular MRI. KEY POINTS • Stem cells can be effectively labelled with cationic, SPION-loaded nanovesicles. • Labelling did not affect cell viability, proliferation or differentiation. • Cellular uptake of SPION could be controlled using cationic nanovesicles. • Labelled cells could migrate along the corpus callosum towards cerebral infarction. • The grafted, labelled cells retained the label and remained viable.
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- Ruo Mi Guo
- Department of Radiology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, No.107 Yanjiang Road West, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China
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Yuan F, Tang Y, Lin X, Xi Y, Guan Y, Xiao T, Chen J, Zhang Z, Yang GY, Wang Y. Optimizing Suture Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Model in C57BL/6 Mice Circumvents Posterior Communicating Artery Dysplasia. J Neurotrauma 2012; 29:1499-505. [DOI: 10.1089/neu.2011.2105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Falei Yuan
- Neuroscience and Neuroengineering Center, Med-X Research Institute, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Neuroscience and Neuroengineering Center, Med-X Research Institute, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Neuroscience and Neuroengineering Center, Med-X Research Institute, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Neuroscience and Neuroengineering Center, Med-X Research Institute, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Neuroscience and Neuroengineering Center, Med-X Research Institute, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Neuroscience and Neuroengineering Center, Med-X Research Institute, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Zhang F, Guo RM, Yang M, Wen XH, Shen J. A stable focal cerebral ischemia injury model in adult mice: assessment using 7T MR imaging. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2012; 33:935-9. [PMID: 22268078 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a2887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE A stable stroke experimental model is highly desirable for performing longitudinal studies using MR imaging. The purpose of this study is to establish a stable focal cerebral ischemia model with a high survival rate in adult mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred twenty adult mice were randomly divided into 10 groups of 12 each to respectively undergo intraluminal suture occlusion, with suture insertion depths from 0.8 cm to maximum; thromboembolic occlusion; and hypoxic-ischemic injury with hypoxia exposure times from 30-120 minutes. Coronal brain T2-weighted images were obtained on a 7T scanner. The induced infarct volume and location were assessed and correlated with histologic TTC staining. One-day and 7-day survival rates were recorded. RESULTS The infarct location was highly variable in the thromboembolic model, while it showed a cortex predominance in the intraluminal model with the suture insertion depth ≥1.4 cm, and the HI model with hypoxia exposure times ≥60 minutes (P = .001). The infarct volume in the intraluminal model with suture depths ≥1.4 cm (29.7 ± 3.3%, 35.4 ± 4.3%) and the HI model with the hypoxia exposure times ≥90 minutes (26.3 ± 4.1%, 33.4 ± 2.8%) were larger than other groups (9.7 ± 3.3%-20.9 ± 9.3%; P < .05). The HI group (72.5%) had higher 7-day survival rate than the intraluminal suture occlusion (28%) and thromboembolic occlusion groups (20%; P = .001). CONCLUSIONS The HI injury model with a reproducible ishemia and high survival rate can be used for a longitudinal study of brain ischemia in adult mice.
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- F Zhang
- Department of Radiology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangdong, China
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Hase Y, Okamoto Y, Fujita Y, Kitamura A, Nakabayashi H, Ito H, Maki T, Washida K, Takahashi R, Ihara M. Cilostazol, a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, prevents no-reflow and hemorrhage in mice with focal cerebral ischemia. Exp Neurol 2012; 233:523-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2011.11.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2011] [Revised: 11/05/2011] [Accepted: 11/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Akamatsu Y, Shimizu H, Saito A, Fujimura M, Tominaga T. Consistent focal cerebral ischemia without posterior cerebral artery occlusion and its real-time monitoring in an intraluminal suture model in mice. J Neurosurg 2011; 116:657-64. [PMID: 22196098 DOI: 10.3171/2011.11.jns111167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT In the intraluminal suture model of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) in the mouse, disturbance of blood flow from the internal carotid artery to the posterior cerebral artery (PCA) may affect the size of the infarction. In this study, PCA involvement in the model was investigated and modified for consistent MCAO without involving the PCA territory. METHODS Thirty-seven C57Bl/6 mice were randomly divided into 4 groups according to the length of coating over the tip of the suture (1, 2, 3, or 4 mm) and subjected to transient MCAO for 2 hours. Real-time topographical cerebral blood flow was monitored over both hemispheres by laser speckle flowmetry. After 24 hours of reperfusion, the infarct territories and volumes were evaluated. RESULTS The 1- and 2-mm coating groups showed all lesions in the MCA territory. In the 3- and 4-mm coating groups, 62.5% and 75% of mice, respectively, showed lesions in both the MCA and the PCA territories and other lesions in the MCA territory. Mice in the 1- and 2-mm coating groups had significantly smaller infarct volumes than the 3- and 4-mm groups. Laser speckle flowmetry was useful to distinguish whether the PCA territory would undergo infarction. CONCLUSIONS Small changes in the coating length of the intraluminal suture may be critical, and 1-2 mm of coating appeared to be optimal to produce consistent MCAO without involving the PCA territory. Laser speckle flowmetry could predict the territory of infarction and improve the consistency of the infarct size.
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- Yosuke Akamatsu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8574, Japan.
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Kakizawa S, Yamazawa T, Chen Y, Ito A, Murayama T, Oyamada H, Kurebayashi N, Sato O, Watanabe M, Mori N, Oguchi K, Sakurai T, Takeshima H, Saito N, Iino M. Nitric oxide-induced calcium release via ryanodine receptors regulates neuronal function. EMBO J 2011; 31:417-28. [PMID: 22036948 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2011.386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2011] [Accepted: 09/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Mobilization of intracellular Ca(2+) stores regulates a multitude of cellular functions, but the role of intracellular Ca(2+) release via the ryanodine receptor (RyR) in the brain remains incompletely understood. We found that nitric oxide (NO) directly activates RyRs, which induce Ca(2+) release from intracellular stores of central neurons, and thereby promote prolonged Ca(2+) signalling in the brain. Reversible S-nitrosylation of type 1 RyR (RyR1) triggers this Ca(2+) release. NO-induced Ca(2+) release (NICR) is evoked by type 1 NO synthase-dependent NO production during neural firing, and is essential for cerebellar synaptic plasticity. NO production has also been implicated in pathological conditions including ischaemic brain injury, and our results suggest that NICR is involved in NO-induced neuronal cell death. These findings suggest that NICR via RyR1 plays a regulatory role in the physiological and pathophysiological functions of the brain.
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- Sho Kakizawa
- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Morrison H, McKee D, Ritter L. Systemic neutrophil activation in a mouse model of ischemic stroke and reperfusion. Biol Res Nurs 2011; 13:154-63. [PMID: 21044968 PMCID: PMC3555226 DOI: 10.1177/1099800410384500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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As a natural response to injury and disease, neutrophils activate, adhere to the microvasculature, migrate into brain tissue, and release toxic substances such as reactive oxygen species and proteases. This neutrophil response occurs when blood flow is returned to brain tissue (reperfusion) after ischemic stroke. Thus, the presence of activated systemic neutrophils increases the potential for tissue injury during reperfusion after ischemic stroke. Although experiments in rat models suggest that activated neutrophils play a pivotal role in cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury, little is known about systemic neutrophil activation during reperfusion following ischemic stroke in a mouse model. The purpose of this study was to characterize systemic leukocyte responses and neutrophil CD11b expression 15-min and 24-hr post-reperfusion in a mouse model of ischemic stroke. The intraluminal filament method of transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO) with reperfusion or a sham procedure was performed in male C57Bl/6 mice. Automated leukocyte counts and manual white blood cell (WBC) differential counts were measured. Flow cytometry was used to assess systemic neutrophil surface CD11b expression. The data suggest that the damaging potential of systemic neutrophil activation begins as early as 15 min and remains evident at 24 hr after the initiation of reperfusion. In addition, because transgenic mouse models, bred on a C57Bl/6 background, are increasingly used to elucidate single mechanisms of reperfusion injury after ischemic stroke, findings from this study are foundational for future investigations examining the damaging potential of neutrophil responses post-reperfusion after ischemic stroke in genetically altered mouse models within this background strain.
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Engel O, Kolodziej S, Dirnagl U, Prinz V. Modeling stroke in mice - middle cerebral artery occlusion with the filament model. J Vis Exp 2011:2423. [PMID: 21248698 PMCID: PMC3182649 DOI: 10.3791/2423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Stroke is among the most frequent causes of death and adult disability, especially in highly developed countries. However, treatment options to date are very limited. To meet the need for novel therapeutic approaches, experimental stroke research frequently employs rodent models of focal cerebral ischaemia. Most researchers use permanent or transient occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) in mice or rats. Proximal occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) via the intraluminal suture technique (so called filament or suture model) is probably the most frequently used model in experimental stroke research. The intraluminal MCAO model offers the advantage of inducing reproducible transient or permanent ischaemia of the MCA territory in a relatively non-invasive manner. Intraluminal approaches interrupt the blood flow of the entire territory of this artery. Filament occlusion thus arrests flow proximal to the lenticulo-striate arteries, which supply the basal ganglia. Filament occlusion of the MCA results in reproducible lesions in the cortex and striatum and can be either permanent or transient. In contrast, models inducing distal (to the branching of the lenticulo-striate arteries) MCA occlusion typically spare the striatum and primarily involve the neocortex. In addition these models do require craniectomy. In the model demonstrated in this article, a silicon coated filament is introduced into the common carotid artery and advanced along the internal carotid artery into the Circle of Willis, where it blocks the origin of the middle cerebral artery. In patients, occlusions of the middle cerebral artery are among the most common causes of ischaemic stroke. Since varying ischemic intervals can be chosen freely in this model depending on the time point of reperfusion, ischaemic lesions with varying degrees of severity can be produced. Reperfusion by removal of the occluding filament at least partially models the restoration of blood flow after spontaneous or therapeutic (tPA) lysis of a thromboembolic clot in humans. In this video we will present the basic technique as well as the major pitfalls and confounders which may limit the predictive value of this model.
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- Odilo Engel
- Department for Experimental Neurology, Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin
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Fu A, Hui EKW, Lu JZ, Boado RJ, Pardridge WM. Neuroprotection in stroke in the mouse with intravenous erythropoietin–Trojan horse fusion protein. Brain Res 2011; 1369:203-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.10.097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2010] [Revised: 10/23/2010] [Accepted: 10/26/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Different strokes for different folks: the rich diversity of animal models of focal cerebral ischemia. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2010; 30:1412-31. [PMID: 20485296 PMCID: PMC2949237 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2010.66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 218] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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No single animal model is able to encompass all of the variables known to affect human ischemic stroke. This review highlights the major strengths and weaknesses of the most commonly used animal models of acute ischemic stroke in the context of matching model and experimental aim. Particular emphasis is placed on the relationships between outcome and underlying vascular variability, physiologic control, and use of models of comorbidity. The aim is to provide, for novice and expert alike, an overview of the key controllable determinants of experimental stroke outcome to help ensure the most effective application of animal models to translational research.
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Choi S, Lee GJ, Chae SJ, Kang SW, Yin CS, Lee SH, Choi SK, Park HK. Potential neuroprotective effects of acupuncture stimulation on diabetes mellitus in a global ischemic rat model. Physiol Meas 2010; 31:633-47. [PMID: 20308770 DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/31/5/003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Acupuncture (ACU) is known to be effective in ischemia treatment, and glutamate (GLU) excitotoxicity is an important factor in neuronal cell death. We observed the effect of ACU on cerebral blood flow (%CBF) and DeltaGLU (the changes in GLU release) in the ischemic stroke rat model of diabetic mellitus (DM). A global ischemia was induced using the eleven-vessel occlusion (11-VO) method in 14 Sprague-Dawley rats (DM), which were randomly divided into two groups: the control group and the ACU-treatment group. Extracellular DeltaGLU was assessed using an intra-cerebral biosensor system measuring 256 samples per second, simultaneously with %CBF and electroencephalogram. ACU stimulation was applied to ACU points GB34 and GB39 during the ischemic period. Twenty-three diagnostic parameters were proposed first for a detailed analysis of changes in %CBF and GLU release during ischemia/reperfusion. ACU rats showed a significant decrease in ischemic (p < 0.05) and reperfusion %CBF (p < 0.0001) than control rats, and a significantly larger decrease in ischemic DeltaGLU (p < 0.05) and peak level of reperfusion DeltaGLU (p < 0.005) than control rats. From these results, we suggest that ACU stimulation is responsible for the potential protection of neurons through suppression of %CBF response in the increased plasma osmolality and extracellular DeltaGLU in diabetic rats under ischemic conditions.
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- Samjin Choi
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Korea
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Choi S, Kang SW, Lee GJ, Choi SK, Chae SJ, Park HK, Chung JH. Real-time ischemic condition monitoring in normoglycemic and hyperglycemic rats. Physiol Meas 2010; 31:439-50. [PMID: 20150688 DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/31/3/011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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An increase in excitotoxic amino acid glutamate (GLU) concentration associated with neuronal damage might be the cause of the ischemic damage observed in stroke patients suffering from hyperglycemia. However, the effect has never been investigated by real-time in vivo monitoring. Therefore, this study examined the effects of the functional responses of ischemia-evoked electroencephalography (EEG), cerebral blood flow (%CBF) and DeltaGLU in hyperglycemia through real-time in vivo monitoring. Five Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with streptozocin (hyperglycemia) and five normal rats were used as the controls. Global ischemia was induced using an 11-vessel occlusion model. The experimental protocols consisting of 10 min pre-ischemic, 10 min ischemic and 40 min reperfusion periods were applied to both groups. Under these conditions, the responses of the ischemia-evoked EEG, %CBF and DeltaGLU were monitored in real time. The EEG showed flat patterns during ischemia followed by poor recovery during reperfusion. The peak reperfusion %CBF was decreased significantly in the hyperglycemia group compared to the control group (p < 0.05, n = 5). The extracellular DeltaGLU releases increased significantly during ischemia (p < 0.0001, n = 5) and reperfusion (p < 0.001, n = 5) in the hyperglycemia group compared to the control group. The decrease in reperfusion %CBF during short-term hyperglycemia might be related to the increased plasma osmolality, decreased adenosine levels and swollen endothelial cells with decreased vascular luminal diameters under hyperglycemic conditions. And, the increase in DeltaGLU during short-term hyperglycemia might be related to the neurotoxic effects of the high extracellular concentrations of DeltaGLU and the inhibition of GLU uptake.
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- Samjin Choi
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, South Korea
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Eve DJ, Musso J, Park DH, Oliveira C, Pollock K, Hope A, Baradez MO, Sinden JD, Sanberg PR. Methodological study investigating long term laser Doppler measured cerebral blood flow changes in a permanently occluded rat stroke model. J Neurosci Methods 2009; 180:52-6. [PMID: 19427529 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2009.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2009] [Revised: 02/20/2009] [Accepted: 02/24/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Cerebral blood flow is impaired during middle cerebral artery occlusion in the rat model of stroke. However, the long term effects on cerebral blood flow following occlusion have received little attention. We examined cerebral blood flow in both sides at multiple time points following middle cerebral artery occlusion of the rat. The bilateral cerebral blood flow in young male Sprague Dawley rats was measured at the time of occlusion, as well as 4, 10 and 16 weeks after occlusion. Under the present experimental conditions, the difference between the left and right side's cerebral blood flow was observed to appear to switch in direction in a visual oscillatory fashion over time in the sham-treated group, whereas the occluded animals consistently showed left side dominance. One group of rats was intraparenchymally transplanted with a human neural stem cell line (CTX0E03 cells) known to have benefit in stroke models. Cerebral blood flow in the lesioned side of the cell-treated group was observed to be improved compared to the untreated rats and to demonstrate a similar oscillatory nature as that observed in sham-treated animals. These findings suggest that multiple bilateral monitoring of cerebral blood flow over time can show effects of stem cell transplantation efficiently as well as functional tests in an animal stroke model.
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- David J Eve
- Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery, MDC-78, University of South Florida College of Medicine, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
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Liu S, Zhen G, Meloni BP, Campbell K, Winn HR. RODENT STROKE MODEL GUIDELINES FOR PRECLINICAL STROKE TRIALS (1ST EDITION). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 2:2-27. [PMID: 20369026 DOI: 10.6030/1939-067x-2.2.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Translational stroke research is a challenging task that needs long term team work of the stroke research community. Highly reproducible stroke models with excellent outcome consistence are essential for obtaining useful data from preclinical stroke trials as well as for improving inter-lab comparability. However, our review of literature shows that the infarct variation coefficient of commonly performed stroke models ranges from 5% to 200%. An overall improvement of the commonly used stroke models will further improve the quality for experimental stroke research as well as inter-lab comparability. Many factors play a significant role in causing outcome variation; however, they have not yet been adequately addressed in the Stroke Therapy Academic Industry Roundtable (STAIR) recommendations and the Good Laboratory Practice (GLP). These critical factors include selection of anesthetics, maintenance of animal physiological environment, stroke outcome observation, and model specific factors that affect success rate and variation. The authors have reviewed these major factors that have been reported to influence stroke model outcome, herewith, provide the first edition of stroke model guidelines so to initiate active discussion on this topic. We hope to reach a general agreement among stroke researchers in the near future with its successive updated versions.
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- Shimin Liu
- Department of Neurology, Stroke Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine of NYU, New York, NY, USA
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