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Macionis V. Fetal head-down posture may explain the rapid brain evolution in humans and other primates: An interpretative review. Brain Res 2023; 1820:148558. [PMID: 37634686 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2023.148558] [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: 08/05/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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Evolutionary cerebrovascular consequences of upside-down postural verticality of the anthropoid fetus have been largely overlooked in the literature. This working hypothesis-based report provides a literature interpretation from an aspect that the rapid evolution of the human brain has been promoted by fetal head-down position due to maternal upright and semi-upright posture. Habitual vertical torso posture is a feature not only of humans, but also of monkeys and non-human apes that spend considerable time in a sitting position. Consequently, the head-down position of the fetus may have caused physiological craniovascular hypertension that stimulated expansion of the intracranial vessels and acted as an epigenetic physiological stress, which enhanced neurogenesis and eventually, along with other selective pressures, led to the progressive growth of the anthropoid brain and its organization. This article collaterally opens a new insight into the conundrum of high cephalopelvic proportions (i.e., the tight fit between the pelvic birth canal and fetal head) in phylogenetically distant lineages of monkeys, lesser apes, and humans. Low cephalopelvic proportions in non-human great apes could be accounted for by their energetically efficient horizontal nest-sleeping and consequently by their larger body mass compared to monkeys and lesser apes that sleep upright. One can further hypothesize that brain size varies in anthropoids according to the degree of exposure of the fetus to postural verticality. The supporting evidence for this postulation includes a finding that in fossil hominins cerebral blood flow rate increased faster than brain volume. This testable hypothesis opens a perspective for research on fetal postural cerebral hemodynamics.
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Braun E, Danan-Gotthold M, Borm LE, Lee KW, Vinsland E, Lönnerberg P, Hu L, Li X, He X, Andrusivová Ž, Lundeberg J, Barker RA, Arenas E, Sundström E, Linnarsson S. Comprehensive cell atlas of the first-trimester developing human brain. Science 2023; 382:eadf1226. [PMID: 37824650 DOI: 10.1126/science.adf1226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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The adult human brain comprises more than a thousand distinct neuronal and glial cell types, a diversity that emerges during early brain development. To reveal the precise sequence of events during early brain development, we used single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomics and uncovered cell states and trajectories in human brains at 5 to 14 postconceptional weeks (pcw). We identified 12 major classes that are organized as ~600 distinct cell states, which map to precise spatial anatomical domains at 5 pcw. We described detailed differentiation trajectories of the human forebrain and midbrain and found a large number of region-specific glioblasts that mature into distinct pre-astrocytes and pre-oligodendrocyte precursor cells. Our findings reveal the establishment of cell types during the first trimester of human brain development.
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- Emelie Braun
- Division of Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Neurogeriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0PY, UK
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- Department of Gene Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Science for Life Laboratory, 171 65 Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Gene Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Science for Life Laboratory, 171 65 Solna, Sweden
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- John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0PY, UK
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- Division of Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Neurogeriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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Gheban BA, Colosi HA, Gheban-Roșca IA, Georgiu C, Gheban D, Crişan D, Crişan M. Techniques for digital histological morphometry of the pineal gland. Acta Histochem 2022; 124:151897. [PMID: 35468563 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2022.151897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The pineal gland is a small photo-neuro-endocrine organ. This study used human post-mortem pineal glands to microscopically assess immunohistochemical marker intensity and percentage of positivity using known and novel digital techniques. MATERIALS AND METHODS An experimental non-inferiority study has been performed on 72 pineal glands harvested from post-mortem examinations. The glands have been stained with glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), synaptophysin (SYN), neuron-specific enolase (NSE), and neurofilament (NF). Slides were digitally scanned. Morphometric data were obtained using optical analysis, CaseViewer, ImageJ, and MorphoRGB RESULTS: Strong and statistically significant correlations were found and plotted using Bland-Altman diagrams between the two image analysis software in the case of mean percentage and intensity of GFAP, NSE, NF, and SYN. DISCUSSIONS Software such as SlideViewer and ImageJ, with our novel software MorphoRGB were used to perform histological morphometry of the pineal gland. Digital morphometry of a small organ such as the pineal gland is easy to do by using whole slide imaging (WSI) and digital image analysis software, with potential use in clinical settings. MorphoRGB provides slightly more accurate data than ImageJ and is more user-friendly regarding measurements of parenchyma percentage stained by immunohistochemistry. The results show that MorphoRGB is not inferior in functionality. CONCLUSIONS The described morphometric techniques have potential value in current practice, experimental small animal models and human pineal glands, or other small endocrine organs that can be fully included in a whole slide image. The software we used has applications in quantifying immunohistochemical stains.
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- Bogdan-Alexandru Gheban
- Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Anatomic Pathology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Emergency Clinical County Hospital Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Anatomic Pathology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Emergency Clinical County Hospital Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Anatomic Pathology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Children's Emergency Clinical Hospital Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Anatomic Pathology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Emergency Clinical County Hospital Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Emergency Clinical County Hospital Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Histology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Utsunomiya N, Katsube M, Yamaguchi Y, Yoneyama A, Morimoto N, Yamada S. The first 3D analysis of the sphenoid morphogenesis during the human embryonic period. Sci Rep 2022; 12:5259. [PMID: 35347174 PMCID: PMC8960892 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08972-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The sphenoid has a complicated shape, and its morphogenesis during early development remains unknown. We aimed to elucidate the detailed morphogenesis of the sphenoid and to visualize it three-dimensionally using histological section (HS) and phase-contrast X-ray CT (PCX-CT). We examined 54 specimens using HS and 57 specimens using PCX-CT, and summarized the initial morphogenesis of the sphenoid during Carnegie stage (CS) 17 to 23. The 3D models reconstructed using PCX-CT demonstrated that some neural foramina have the common process of "neuro-advanced" formation and revealed that shape change in the anterior sphenoid lasts longer than that of the posterior sphenoid, implying that the anterior sphenoid may have plasticity to produce morphological variations in the human face. Moreover, we measured the cranial base angle (CBA) in an accurate midsagittal section acquired using PCX-CT and found that the CBA against CS was largest at CS21. Meanwhile, CBA against body length showed no striking peak, suggesting that the angulation during the embryonic period may be related to any developmental events along the progress of stages rather than to a simple body enlargement. Our study elucidated the normal growth of the embryonic sphenoid, which has implications for the development and evolution of the human cranium.
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- Natsuko Utsunomiya
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.,Congenital Anomaly Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Congenital Anomaly Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Congenital Anomaly Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.,Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Terashima M, Ishikawa A, Männer J, Yamada S, Takakuwa T. Early development of the cortical layers in the human brain. J Anat 2021; 239:1039-1049. [PMID: 34142368 PMCID: PMC8546516 DOI: 10.1111/joa.13488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The cortical plate (CP) first appears at seven postconceptional weeks (pcw), when it splits the preexisting preplate into two layers, the marginal zone and the presubplate (pSP). Although three-dimensional (3D) analysis using fetal magnetic resonance imaging and two-dimensional tissue observations have been reported, there have been no studies analyzing the early development of the layer structure corresponding to the pSP stage in 3D. Here, we reconstructed 3-D models of the brain with a focus on the cortical layers in pSP stage. To achieve this, we digitized serial tissue sections of embryos between CS20 and CS23 from the Kyoto Collection (n = 7, approximately 7-8.5 pcw), and specimens at early fetal phase from the Blechschmidt Collection (n = 2, approximately 9.5-12 pcw, crown rump length [CRL] 39 and 64 mm). We observed tissue sections and 3D images and performed quantitative analysis of the thickness, surface area, and volume. Because the boundary between pSP and the intermediate zone (IZ) could not be distinguished in hematoxylin and eosin-stained sections, the two layers were analyzed together as a single layer in this study. The histology of the layers was observed from CS21 and became distinct at CS22. Subsequently, we observed the 3-D models; pSP-IZ was present in a midlateral region of the cerebral wall at CS21, and an expansion centered around this region was observed after CS22. We observed it over the entire cerebral hemisphere at early fetal phase (CRL 39 mm). The thickness of pSP-IZ was visible in 3D and was greater in the midlateral region. At the end of the pSP stage (CRL 64 mm), the thick region expanded to lateral, superior, and posterior regions around the primordium of the insula. While, the region near the basal ganglia was not included in the thickest 10% of the pSP-IZ area. Middle cerebral artery was found in the midlateral region of the cerebral wall, near the area where pSP-IZ was observed. Feature of layer structure growth was revealed by quantitative assessment as thickness, surface area, and volume. The maximum thickness value of pSP-IZ and CP increased significantly according to CRL, whereas the median value increased slightly. The layer structure appeared to grow and spread thin, rather than thickening during early development, which is characteristic during pSP stages. The surface area of the cerebral total tissue, CP, and pSP-IZ increased in proportion to the square of CRL. The surface area of CP and pSP-IZ approached that of the total tissue at the end of the pSP stage. Volume of each layer increased in proportion to the cube of CRL. pSP-IZ and CP constituted over 50% of the total tissue in volume at the end of the pSP stages. We could visualize the growth of pSP-IZ in 3D and quantify it during pSP stage. Our approach allowed us to observe the process of rapid expansion of pSP-IZ from the midlateral regions of the cerebral wall, which subsequently becomes the insula.
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- Mei Terashima
- Human Health Science, Graduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Human Health Science, Graduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Institute of Anatomy and EmbryologyUMGGeorg‐August‐University of GöttingenGöttingenGermany
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- Human Health Science, Graduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
- Congenital Anomaly Research CenterGraduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Human Health Science, Graduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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de Morais-Pinto L, da Veiga ML, Almeida da Anunciação AR. Central nervous system development of cats (Felis catus L. 1758). Res Vet Sci 2021; 141:81-94. [PMID: 34700148 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2021.10.015] [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: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The morphological similarities of vertebrates' embryonic development are used as a criterion for choosing animal models that can be used in biomedical research. This study describes the embryonic and fetal development of the domestic cat's central nervous system from 15 days after conception until birth. In total, fifty-seven samples of embryos and fetuses were carefully dissected and analyzed microscopically. The closure of the neural tube was observed between 14-15th days of gestation. The differentiation of the primordial cerebral vesicles was observed from the 17th day of gestation. On the 19th day of gestation, the formation of the choroid plexus began, and on the 20th day of gestation, the brain and brainstem were well-identified macroscopically. On the 24th day of gestation, four layers of cells from the cerebral cortex were described, and on the 60th day, six layers of cells were present. The cerebellar cortex had the three classic cortical layers at this stage. The morphological aspects of embryonic and fetal development in cats were very similar to the stages of development of the human nervous system. As such, this study provided relevant information that highlights the domestic cat as an animal model option for preclinical research on infectious and non-infectious neurological diseases in humans.
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- Luciano de Morais-Pinto
- Laboratório de Design Anatômico/LabDA, Departamento de Morfologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Morfofisiologia Experimental e Comparada/LABITEX, Departamento de Morfologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Takakuwa T, Shiraishi N, Terashima M, Yamanaka M, Okamoto I, Imai H, Ishizu K, Yamada S, Ishikawa A, Kanahashi T. Morphology and morphometry of the human early foetal brain: A three-dimensional analysis. J Anat 2021; 239:498-516. [PMID: 33754346 PMCID: PMC8273585 DOI: 10.1111/joa.13433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2020] [Revised: 03/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Morphometric analyses in the early foetal phase (9-13 postconceptional week) are critical for evaluating normal brain growth. In this study, we assessed sequential morphological and morphometric changes in the foetal brain during this period using high-resolution T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans from 21 samples preserved at Kyoto University. MRI sectional views (coronal, mid-sagittal, and horizontal sections) and 3D reconstructions of the whole brain revealed sequential changes in its external morphology and internal structures. The cerebrum's gross external view, lateral ventricle and choroid plexus, cerebral wall, basal ganglia and thalamus, and corpus callosum were assessed. The development of the cerebral cortex, white matter microstructure, and basal ganglia can be well-characterized using MRI scans. The insula became apparent and deeply impressed as brain growth progressed. A thick, densely packed cellular ventricular/subventricular zone and ganglionic eminence became apparent at high signal intensity. We detected the emergence of important landmarks which may be candidates in the subdivision processes during the early foetal period; the corpus callosum was first detected in the sample with crown-rump length (CRL) 62 mm. A primary sulcus on the medial part of the cortex (cingulate sulcus) was observed in the sample with CRL 114 mm. In the cerebellum, the hemispheres, posterolateral fissure, union of the cerebellar halves, and definition of the vermis were observed in the sample with CRL 43.5 mm, alongside the appearance of a primary fissure in the sample with CRL 56 mm and the prepyramidal fissure in the sample with CRL 75 mm. The volumetric, linear, and angle measurements revealed the comprehensive and regional development, growth, and differentiation of brain structures during the early foetal phase. The early foetal period was neither morphologically nor morphometrically uniform. The cerebral proportion (length/height) and the angle of cerebrum to the standard line at the lateral view of the cerebrum, which may reflect the growth and C-shape formation of the cerebrum, may be a candidate for subdividing the early foetal period. Future precise analyses must establish a staging system for the brain during the early foetal period. This study provides insights into brain structure, allowing for a correlation with functional maturation and facilitating the early detection of brain damage and abnormal development.
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- Tetsuya Takakuwa
- Human Health ScienceGraduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Human Health ScienceGraduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Human Health ScienceGraduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Human Health ScienceGraduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Human Health ScienceGraduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Department of Systems ScienceGraduate School of InformaticsKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Human Health ScienceGraduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Human Health ScienceGraduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
- Congenital Anomaly Research CenterGraduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Human Health ScienceGraduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Human Health ScienceGraduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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Yamamoto M, Abe H, Hirouchi H, Sato M, Murakami G, Rodríguez-Vázquez JF, Abe S. Development of the cartilaginous connecting apparatuses in the fetal sphenoid, with a focus on the alar process. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0251068. [PMID: 34252104 PMCID: PMC8274926 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The human fetal sphenoid is reported to have a cartilaginous connecting apparatus known as the alar process (AP), which connects the ala temporalis (AT) (angle of the greater wing of the sphenoid) to the basisphenoid (anlage of the sphenoid body). However, how the AP develops in humans is unclear. In addition, although the AP is a common structure of the mammalian chondrocranium, little is known about whether it is really a fundamental feature in mammals. This study examined the histological sections of 20 human embryos and fetuses from 6 to 14 weeks of development, of 20 mouse embryos from embryonic days 12-18, and of 4 rats embryos form embryonic days 17 and 20. In addition, we reconsidered the definition of the AP by comparing humans and rats with mice. In humans, the AP was continuous with the basisphenoid but was separated from the AT by a thick perichondrium. Then, the AP-AT connection had a key-and-keyhole structure. Unlike a joint, no cavitation developed in this connection. In mice, there was no boundary between the AT and the basisphenoid, indicating the absence of the AP in the mouse chondrocranium. In rats, the AP was, however, separated from the AT by a thick perichondrium. Therefore, the AP can be defined as follows: the AP is temporally separated from the AT by a thick perichondrium or a key-and-keyhole structure during the fetal period. This is the first study that confirms the absence of the alar process in the mice skull, and its presence in other mammals skull should be further investigated.
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- Masahito Yamamoto
- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Tokyo Dental College, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Internal Medicine, Jikou-kai Clinic of Home Visits, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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de Almeida da Anunciação AR, Favaron PO, de Morais-Pinto L, de Carvalho CMF, Dos Santos Martins D, Conei D, Del Sol M, Vásquez B, Miglino MA. Central nervous system development in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus L. 1758). Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2021; 304:1313-1328. [PMID: 33480146 DOI: 10.1002/ar.24586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The present study describes the embryonic and fetal development of the central nervous system in rabbits from the seventh day after conception until the end of the full-term fetal period. A total of 19 embryonic and fetal samples were carefully dissected and microscopically analyzed. Neural tube closure was observed between 7.5 and 8 days of gestation. Primordial encephalic vesicle differentiation and spinal canal delimitation were observed on the 12th day of gestation. Histologically, on the 15th day of gestation, the brain, cerebellum, and brain stem were delimited. On the 18th day of gestation, the cervical and lumbar intumescences of the spinal cord were visible. On the 28th day of gestation, four-cell layers could be distinguished in the cerebral cortex, while the cerebellar cortex was still differentiating. Overall, the morphological aspects of the embryonic and fetal developmental phases in rabbits were highly similar to those in humans. Thus, the present study provides relevant information highlighting rabbits as an excellent candidate animal model for preclinical research on human neurological diseases given the high adaptability of rabbits to bioterium conditions and the similarity of morphological events between rabbits and humans.
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- General Biology Department, Biological Science Center, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Anatomical Design/LabDA, Department of Morphology, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Doctoral Program in Morphological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
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- Doctoral Program in Morphological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Animal Sciences, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Ohga A, Sakamoto R, Yamada S, Takakuwa T. Vesicular swelling in the cervical region with lymph sac formation in human embryos. Congenit Anom (Kyoto) 2020; 60:62-67. [PMID: 31102424 DOI: 10.1111/cga.12339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Revised: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Vesicular swelling in the cervical region (VSC) is occasionally observed among human embryos around Carnegie stage (CS) 21. However, its mechanism and significance in fetal development are unclear. The present study aimed to analyze the relation of development of VSC with jugular lymph sac (JLS) formation. Serial histological sections that were digitalized from 14 embryos at CS20 and CS21 stored at the Kyoto Collection were used for the analysis. Subcutaneous edema and enlargement of the subarachnoid space were found to cause VSC. No obvious abnormalities in cranial regions that may be related to the VSC were detected on histological sections. Three-dimensional reconstructions revealed the following: (a) the JLS was located bilaterally at the levels between the first and fourth cervical vertebrae; (b) the JLS was pyramidal in shape; and (c) no severe deformity and/or malformation was found in all samples. The JLS was not connected to the subcutaneous tissue and subarachnoid space in all samples. The mean volume of the JLS increased nine-times from CS20 (0.02 mm3 in VSC [-] group) to CS21 (0.18 mm3 in VSC [-] group). The mean volume of the JLS was comparable between the VSC [-] and VSC (+) groups at both CS20 and CS21. A moderate correlation was observed between VSCd and the mean volume of the JLS in both groups at CS20 (R2 = 0.75) and CS21 (R2 = 0.56). In conclusion, the dynamics of the lymphatic system at the cervical region may contribute to VSC observed around CS21. © 2019 Japanese Teratology Society.
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- Ayako Ohga
- Human Health Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Human Health Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Human Health Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.,Congenital Anomaly Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Human Health Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Li Z, Xu F, Zhang Z, Lin X, Teng G, Zang F, Liu S. Morphologic Evolution and Coordinated Development of the Fetal Lateral Ventricles in the Second and Third Trimesters. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2019; 40:718-725. [PMID: 30894357 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2018] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Few investigators have studied the lateral ventricle formation related to the development of the calcarine sulcus. Our purpose was to establish the relationship between the lateral ventricles and the calcarine sulcus in the second and third trimesters. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fetal brain MR imaging (3T and 7T) was performed in 84 fetuses at 14-35 gestational weeks. The lateral ventricles and calcarine sulcus were 3D-reconstructed, and quantitative measurements were obtained. RESULTS The lateral ventricle volume decreases slowly at 14-23 gestational weeks and then increases rapidly at 24-35 gestational weeks. The depth and length of the calcarine sulcus develop with the increase in gestational weeks, leading to be squeezed in the lateral ventricle posterior horn. A linear correlation occurs between the calcarine sulcus length and posterior horn length: Right-length = 2.4204 (LPH) - 27.5706, Left-length = 2.0939 (LPH) - 23.4099. CONCLUSIONS The variation of lateral ventricle volume evolved from a slow to rapid increase at 14-35 gestational weeks. The shrinkage in the lateral ventricle posterior horn is accompanied by the development of the calcarine sulcus, resulting in a better linear correlation between the calcarine sulcus length and the posterior horn length. The present results are valuable in elucidating the evolution of lateral ventricle development and provide clues for the diagnosis of lateral ventricle abnormalities in the prenatal examination.
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- Z Li
- From the Research Center for Sectional and Imaging Anatomy (Z.L., F.X., Z.Z., X.L., S.L.), Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University Cheeloo Medical College, Shandong, China
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- From the Research Center for Sectional and Imaging Anatomy (Z.L., F.X., Z.Z., X.L., S.L.), Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University Cheeloo Medical College, Shandong, China
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- From the Research Center for Sectional and Imaging Anatomy (Z.L., F.X., Z.Z., X.L., S.L.), Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University Cheeloo Medical College, Shandong, China.,Department of Medical Imaging (Z.Z., X.L.), Provincial Hospital Affiliated with Shandong University, Shandong, China
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- From the Research Center for Sectional and Imaging Anatomy (Z.L., F.X., Z.Z., X.L., S.L.), Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University Cheeloo Medical College, Shandong, China.,Department of Medical Imaging (Z.Z., X.L.), Provincial Hospital Affiliated with Shandong University, Shandong, China.,Department of MR Imaging (X.L.), Shandong Medical Imaging Research Institute, Shandong, China
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- Department of Radiology (G.T., F.Z.), Zhong Da Hospital, Southeast University School of Clinical Medicine, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Radiology (G.T., F.Z.), Zhong Da Hospital, Southeast University School of Clinical Medicine, Jiangsu, China
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- From the Research Center for Sectional and Imaging Anatomy (Z.L., F.X., Z.Z., X.L., S.L.), Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University Cheeloo Medical College, Shandong, China
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Lesciotto KM, Richtsmeier JT. Craniofacial skeletal response to encephalization: How do we know what we think we know? AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2019; 168 Suppl 67:27-46. [PMID: 30680710 PMCID: PMC6424107 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 11/16/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Dramatic changes in cranial capacity have characterized human evolution. Important evolutionary hypotheses, such as the spatial packing hypothesis, assert that increases in relative brain size (encephalization) have caused alterations to the modern human skull, resulting in a suite of traits unique among extant primates, including a domed cranial vault, highly flexed cranial base, and retracted facial skeleton. Most prior studies have used fossil or comparative primate data to establish correlations between brain size and cranial form, but the mechanistic basis for how changes in brain size impact the overall shape of the skull resulting in these cranial traits remains obscure and has only rarely been investigated critically. We argue that understanding how changes in human skull morphology could have resulted from increased encephalization requires the direct testing of hypotheses relating to interaction of embryonic development of the bones of the skull and the brain. Fossil and comparative primate data have thoroughly described the patterns of association between brain size and skull morphology. Here we suggest complementing such existing datasets with experiments focused on mechanisms responsible for producing the observed patterns to more thoroughly understand the role of encephalization in shaping the modern human skull.
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- Kate M Lesciotto
- Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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Düver P, Precht C, Fosgate G, Forterre F, Hettlich B. Cervical Intervertebral Disk to Vertebral Body Ratios of Different Dog Breeds Based on Sagittal Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Front Vet Sci 2018; 5:248. [PMID: 30345279 PMCID: PMC6182047 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2018.00248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Objective: To establish sagittal area and length reference values and ratios between apparently normal canine cervical vertebrae and intervertebral disks using magnetic resonance imaging. Sample: Retrospective evaluation of cervical vertebral column magnetic resonance imaging studies of 44 dogs representing 5 different breeds (Labrador Retriever, n = 10; French Bulldog, n = 10; Great Dane, n = 9; Chihuahua, n = 10; Dachshund, n = 5). Procedures: Mid-sagittal measurements of vertebral body and disk areas were obtained from C3 through C7 vertebrae and C2/C3 through C6/C7 intervertebral disks. Disk to vertebra area ratios were calculated and compared among dog breeds. Additionally, sagittal vertebral body and disk length measurements were obtained and disk to vertebra length ratios calculated. Inter and intra observer variability was assessed. Results: There were significant differences for disk to vertebral body area and length ratios between evaluated dog breeds and cervical vertebral locations (p < 0.001). Mean area ratio of Chihuahuas was significantly larger than all other breeds, while results from Dachshunds were only significantly different than Chihuahuas and Labrador Retrievers. Mean area ratios were statistically different between the cranial and caudal cervical vertebral locations. Regarding length ratios, results from Chihuahuas were significantly different than all breeds except Dachshunds. Mean length ratios were statistically different between all cervical locations, except C2/C3 compared to C3/C4. Intra- and interobserver variability was very good to excellent. Conclusion and Clinical Relevance: There are significant differences in area and length ratios between dog breeds. Differences also exist in area and length ratios between the cranial and caudal cervical vertebral column. These differences may play a role in the development of vertebral column diseases including intervertebral disk disease.
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- Pia Düver
- Division of Small Animal Surgery, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical Radiology, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Production Animal Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa
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- Division of Small Animal Surgery, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Small Animal Surgery, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Takakuwa T. 3D Analysis of Human Embryos and Fetuses Using Digitized Datasets From the Kyoto Collection. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2018; 301:960-969. [DOI: 10.1002/ar.23784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2016] [Revised: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Tetsuya Takakuwa
- Human Health Science, Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
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Kose K. Magnetic Resonance Microscopy of Chemically Fixed Human Embryos Performed in University of Tsukuba Since 1999 to 2015. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2018; 301:987-997. [PMID: 29663733 DOI: 10.1002/ar.23787] [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: 03/17/2017] [Revised: 06/02/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Magnetic resonance (MR) microscopy of chemically fixed human embryos performed in University of Tsukuba since 1999 to 2015 was reviewed. More than 1,000 chemically fixed human embryos stored in the Congenital Anomaly Research Center of Kyoto University were used throughout the MR microscopy project, which was divided into three terms. In the first term (1999-2005), 3D MR images of 1,204 embryo specimens were acquired with 128 × 128 × 256 voxels by a super-parallel MR microscope using a 2.35 T horizontal-bore superconducting magnet. In the second term (2005-2006), 3D MR images of seven embryo specimens were acquired with 256 × 256 × 512 voxels by an MR microscope using a 9.4 T vertical wide-bore superconducting magnet. In the third term (2013-2015), 3D MR images of a Carnegie Stage (CS) 21 specimen were acquired with 512 × 512 × 1024 voxels by an MR microscope using a 4.7 T vertical wide-bore superconducting magnet and nuclear magnetic resonance parameters of a CS23 specimen were measured with 128 × 128 × 256-256 × 256 × 512 voxels by an MR microscope using a 9.4 T vertical narrow-bore superconducting magnet. Based on the results obtained in this project, the author has proposed the future MR microscopy project in which a number of embryo specimens will be imaged with 256 × 256 × 512-512 × 512 × 1024 voxels using a newly designed super-parallel MR microscope. Anat Rec, 301:987-997, 2018. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Katsumi Kose
- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 3058573, Japan
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Yamaguchi Y, Miyazaki R, Kamatani M, Uwabe C, Makishima H, Nagai M, Katsube M, Yamamoto A, Imai H, Kose K, Togashi K, Yamada S. Three-dimensional models of the segmented human fetal brain generated by magnetic resonance imaging. Congenit Anom (Kyoto) 2018; 58:48-55. [PMID: 28493478 DOI: 10.1111/cga.12229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Revised: 04/25/2017] [Accepted: 04/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Recent advances in imaging technology have enabled us to obtain more detailed images of the human fetus in a nondestructive and noninvasive manner. Through detailed images, elaborate three-dimensional (3D) models of the developing brain can be reconstructed. The segmentation of the developing brain has been determined by serial sections. Therefore, in this study, we attempted to develop a 3D model of the fetal brain using magnetic resonance image (MRI). MR images from 19 specimens (11 embryonic specimens and eight fetal specimens from 5.2 to 225 mm in crown rump length) were used to reconstruct 3D models of regionalized developing brains. From this analysis, we succeeded in registering a maximum of nine landmarks on MR images and reconstructing 19 sequential models of the regionalized developing brain. To confirm the validity of the landmarks, we also compared our results with three serial sections from the Kyoto Collection; the same morphological characteristics were observed on both serial sections and MRI. The morphological minutiae could be found on MR images, and regionalized models of the developing brain could be reconstructed. These results will be useful for clinical diagnosis of living fetuses in utero.
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- Yutaka Yamaguchi
- Human Health Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Human Health Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Human Health Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Congenital Anomaly Research Center, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Congenital Anomaly Research Center, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Congenital Anomaly Research Center, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Congenital Anomaly Research Center, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Systems Science, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Human Health Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Congenital Anomaly Research Center, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Kasahara K, Saito A, Takakuwa T, Yamada S, Matsuzoe H, Hontani H, Shimizu A. A Spatiotemporal Statistical Shape Model of the Brain Surface during Human Embryonic Development. ADVANCED BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 2018. [DOI: 10.14326/abe.7.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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AbstractSince the early 1990s, methods for the acquisition of three-dimensional (3-D) data and computer-assisted techniques for the visualization of such data have grown increasingly popular among biologists, paleontologists, and paleoanthropologists. However, thus far no standardized repository for complex virtual models based on 3-D digital data of specimens has emerged, whereas the need for researchers to provide access to 3-D models of specimens as well as the pressure imposed on authors by scientific journals to make original 3-D morphological data publicly available have increased. MorphoMuseuM (M3) aims to fill this gap. M3 is both a peer-reviewed scientific journal (M3 Journal) and a virtual specimen repository (M3 Repository). All scientific articles and their associated 3-D models deposited in M3 go through a formal review process. Each published model is given a DOI and a unique identifier code, which should be cited by researchers using this model in their scientific publications. In this paper, we describe the place of M3 among other online repositories for 3-D data, and explain how the growing community of biologists working with 3-D data can benefit from using M3.
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Kobayashi A, Ishizu K, Yamada S, Uwabe C, Kose K, Takakuwa T. Morphometric human embryonic brain features according to developmental stage. Prenat Diagn 2016; 36:338-45. [DOI: 10.1002/pd.4786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2015] [Revised: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Ami Kobayashi
- Human Health Science, Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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- Human Health Science, Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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- Human Health Science, Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
- Congenital Anomaly Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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- Congenital Anomaly Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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- Institute of Applied Physics University of Tsukuba Ibaragi Japan
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- Human Health Science, Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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Shiraishi N, Katayama A, Nakashima T, Shiraki N, Yamada S, Kose K, Takakuwa T. 3D models related to the publication: Morphology of the human embryonic brain and ventricles. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.18563/m3.1.3.e3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The morphogenesis of the cerebral vesicles and ventricles was visualized in 3D movies using images derived from human embryo specimens between Carnegie stage 13 and 23 from the Kyoto Collection. These images were acquired with a magnetic resonance microscope equipped with a 2.35-T superconducting magnet. Three-dimensional images using the same scale demonstrated brain development and growth effectively. The non-uniform thickness of the brain tissue, which may indicate brain differentiation, was visualized with thickness-based surface color mapping. A closer view was obtained of the unique and complicated differentiation of the rhombencephalon, especially with regard to the internal view and thickening of the brain tissue. The present data contribute to a better understanding of brain and cerebral ventricle development.
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