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Smith G, Thapak P, Paydar A, Ying Z, Gomez-Pinilla F, Harris NG. Altering the Trajectory of Perfusion-Diffusion Deficits Using A BDNF Mimetic Acutely After TBI is Associated with Improved Functional Connectivity. PROGRESS IN NEUROBIOLOGY (DOVER, DEL.) 2023; 10:10.60124/j.pneuro.2023.10.07. [PMID: 38037566 PMCID: PMC10689006 DOI: 10.60124/j.pneuro.2023.10.07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
Abstract
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) results in metabolic deficits and functionally compromised tissue. The BDNF mimetic R13 has a significant positive effect on both tissue metabolism and behavioral outcome after TBI, indicating a promising therapeutic. To understand the mechanism of action for this intervention, we determined whether there was any association between the underlying metabolic insult and any improvement in resting state functional connectivity (FC) with MRI, or whether R13 acts through mechanisms unrelated to metabolic recovery. We found perfusion deficits could be reasonably approximated by reductions in mean diffusivity (MD) acutely after injury, because a majority of regions with low perfusion matched to regions of low MD, indicative of cell swelling. Injury alone resulted in reduced cross-brain FC and contralateral hyperconnectivity at 1d compared to sham and these were spatially coincident with regions of low MD. R13 intervention at 1-7d altered the tissue trajectory of MD pathology away from pseudo-normalization so that a greater volume of tissue remained with low MD at 7d. These same regions were associated with significant changes in cross-brain and contralateral FC in R13 treated rats compared to injured vehicle-treated rats. These data indicate a likely metabolic effect of R13 acutely after injury.
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- Gregory Smith
- Department of Neurosurgery, UCLA David Geffen School. of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
- UCLA Brain Injury Research Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, UCLA David Geffen School. of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
- UCLA Brain Injury Research Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- UCLA Brain Injury Research Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, UCLA David Geffen School. of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
- UCLA Brain Injury Research Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Kamali A, Dieckhaus L, Peters EC, Preszler CA, Witte RS, Pires PW, Hutchinson EB, Laksari K. Ultrasound, photoacoustic, and magnetic resonance imaging to study hyperacute pathophysiology of traumatic and vascular brain injury. J Neuroimaging 2023; 33:534-546. [PMID: 37183044 PMCID: PMC10525021 DOI: 10.1111/jon.13115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cerebrovascular dynamics and pathomechanisms that evolve in the minutes and hours following traumatic vascular injury in the brain remain largely unknown. We investigated the pathophysiology evolution in mice within the first 3 hours after closed-head traumatic brain injury (TBI) and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), two significant traumatic vascular injuries. METHODS We took a multimodal imaging approach using photoacoustic imaging, color Doppler ultrasound, and MRI to track injury outcomes using a variety of metrics. RESULTS Brain oxygenation and velocity-weighted volume of blood flow (VVF) values significantly decreased from baseline to 15 minutes after both TBI and SAH. TBI resulted in 19.2% and 41.0% ipsilateral oxygenation and VVF reductions 15 minutes postinjury, while SAH resulted in 43.9% and 85.0% ipsilateral oxygenation and VVF reduction (p < .001). We found partial recovery of oxygenation from 15 minutes to 3 hours after injury for TBI but not SAH. Hemorrhage, edema, reduced perfusion, and altered diffusivity were evident from MRI scans acquired 90-150 minutes after injury in both injury models, although the spatial distribution was mostly focal for TBI and diffuse for SAH. CONCLUSIONS The results reveal that the cerebral oxygenation deficits immediately following injuries are reversible for TBI and irreversible for SAH. Our findings can inform future studies on mitigating these early responses to improve long-term recovery.
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- Ali Kamali
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona College of Engineering, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona College of Engineering, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Physiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona College of Engineering, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona College of Engineering, Tucson, AZ
- Department of Medical Imaging, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ
- College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Physiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona College of Engineering, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona College of Engineering, Tucson, AZ
- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona College of Engineering, Tucson, AZ
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Naumenko Y, Yuryshinetz I, Zabenko Y, Pivneva T. Mild traumatic brain injury as a pathological process. Heliyon 2023; 9:e18342. [PMID: 37519712 PMCID: PMC10372741 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is defined as dysfunction or other evidence of brain pathology caused by external physical force. More than 69 million new cases of TBI are registered worldwide each year, 80% of them - mild TBI. Based on the physical mechanism of induced trauma, we can separate its pathophysiology into primary and secondary injuries. Many literature sources have confirmed that mechanically induced brain injury initiates ionic, metabolic, inflammatory, and neurovascular changes in the CNS, which can lead to acute, subacute, and chronic neurological consequences. Despite the global nature of the disease, its high heterogeneity, lack of a unified classification system, rapid fluctuation of epidemiological trends, and variability of long-term consequences significantly complicate research and the development of new therapeutic strategies. In this review paper, we systematize current knowledge of biomechanical and molecular mechanisms of mild TBI and provide general information on the classification and epidemiology of this complex disorder.
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- Yana Naumenko
- Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, Department of Sensory Signalization, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, Department of Sensory Signalization, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, Department of Sensory Signalization, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, Department of Sensory Signalization, Kyiv, Ukraine
- Kyiv Academic University, Kyiv, Ukraine
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Wang Y, Bartels HM, Nelson LD. A Systematic Review of ASL Perfusion MRI in Mild TBI. Neuropsychol Rev 2023; 33:160-191. [PMID: 32808244 PMCID: PMC7889778 DOI: 10.1007/s11065-020-09451-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is a major public health concern. Cerebrovascular alterations play a significant role in the evolution of injury sequelae and in the process of post-traumatic brain repair. Arterial spin labeling (ASL) is an advanced perfusion magnetic resonance imaging technique that permits noninvasive quantification of cerebral blood flow (CBF). This is the first systematic review of ASL research findings in patients with mTBI. Our approach followed the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and PRISMA guidelines. We searched Ovid/MEDLINE, Web of Science, Scopus, and the Cochrane Index for relevant articles published as of February 20, 2020. Full-text results were combined into Rayyan software for further evaluation. Data extraction, including risk of bias ratings, was performed using American Academy of Neurology's four-tiered classification scheme. Twenty-three articles met inclusion criteria comprising data on up to 566 mTBI patients and 654 control subjects. Of the 23 studies, 18 reported some type of regional CBF abnormality in mTBI patients at rest or during a cognitive task, with more findings of decreased than increased CBF. The evidence supports the conclusion that mTBI likely causes ASL-derived CBF anomalies. However, synthesis of findings was challenging due to substantial methodological variations across studies and few studies with low risk of bias. Thus, larger-scale prospective cohort studies are needed to more definitively chart the course of CBF changes in humans after mTBI and to understand how individual difference factors contribute to post-injury CBF changes.
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- Yang Wang
- Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
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Peng Y, Zhao Y, Huang Y, Liu X, Zhang H, Zhao Z, Cheng Y, Liu L. Neuroprotective effects of low-intensity transcranial ultrasound stimulation combined with Baicalin intervention on traumatic brain injury in animals. Brain Res Bull 2021; 175:246-253. [PMID: 34343642 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2021.07.028] [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: 01/24/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Low-intensity transcranial ultrasound stimulation (LITUS) can improve the inflammatory reaction after traumatic brain injury (TBI), and Baicalin also has a good protective effect on TBI. The purpose of this study was to observe the neuroprotective effect of LITUS combined with Baicalin intervention in the TBI rats. Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into 5 groups (n = 15) which were Sham control group, TBI group, LITUS group, Baicalin group, LITUS combined with Baicalin group (LB group). The rats were scanned with 3.0 T magnetic resonance imager, and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and the fractional anisotropy (FA) of the brain injury cortical area were determined at 3 h, 1, 3, 7 and 10 d after TBI. The ADC value, FA value, neurological function score and Nissl staining were used to assess the level of brain damage of rats. The results showed that on the 10th day after TBI, the ADC values of the TBI group, the LITUS group and the Baicalin group were remarkable greater than that of the L-B group (all adjusted P < 0.05), FA values were remarkable smaller than that of the L-B group (all adjusted P < 0.05), neurological function scores were remarkable greater than that of the L-B group (all adjusted P < 0.05), and Nissl body loss rates were remarkable greater than that of the L-B group (all adjusted P < 0.001). This study indicated that compared with the LITUS group and the Baicalin group, the L-B group can more effectively reduce level of brain damage after TBI, and the method of LITUS combined with Baicalin intervention was a more effective neuroprotection for brain injury.
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- Yong Peng
- Institute of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, China; Key Laboratory of Intelligent Rehabilitation and Neuromodulation of Hebei Province, Yanshan University, China.
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- Institute of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, China
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- Institute of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, China
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- Institute of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, China
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- Institute of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, China
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- Institute of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, China
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- Institute of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, China
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Cerebral perfusion disturbances in chronic mild traumatic brain injury correlate with psychoemotional outcomes. Brain Imaging Behav 2021; 15:1438-1449. [PMID: 32734434 DOI: 10.1007/s11682-020-00343-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The study explored associations between hemodynamic changes and psychoemotional status in 32 patients with chronic mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and 31 age-matched healthy volunteers. Cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebral blood volume (CBV) values were obtained using Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging in brain regions suspected to play a role in anxiety and depression. Patients were administered self-report measures of anxiety and depression symptoms and underwent neuropsychological assessment. As a group mTBI patients scored significantly below age- and education-adjusted population norms on multiple cognitive domains and reported high rates of anxiety and depression symptomatology. Significantly reduced CBF values were detected in the mTBI group compared to controls in dorsolateral prefrontal areas, putamen, and hippocampus, bilaterally. Within the mTBI group, depressive symptomatology was significantly associated with lower perfusion in the left anterior cingulate gyrus and higher perfusion in the putamen, bilaterally. The latter association was independent from verbal working memory capacity. Moreover, anxiety symptomatology was associated with lower perfusion in the hippocampus (after controlling for verbal episodic memory difficulties). Associations between regional perfusion and psychoemotional scores were specific to depression or anxiety, respectively, and independent of the presence of visible lesions on conventional MRI. Results are discussed in relation to the role of specific limbic and paralimbic regions in the pathogenesis of symptoms of depression and anxiety.
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Pharmacologic Treatment of Neurobehavioral Sequelae Following Traumatic Brain Injury. Crit Care Nurs Q 2020; 43:172-190. [DOI: 10.1097/cnq.0000000000000301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Zheng T, Du J, Yuan Y, Wu S, Jin Y, Wang Z, Liu D, Shi Q, Wang X, Liu L. Neuroprotective Effect of Low-Intensity Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation in Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury Rats. Front Neurosci 2020; 14:172. [PMID: 32218720 PMCID: PMC7078644 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a kind of severe brain injury characterized with a high incidence rate and a high disability rate. Low-intensity transcranial ultrasound stimulation (LITUS) is a promising neuroprotective method for improving the functional prognosis of TBI. The fractional anisotropy (FA) value and mean diffusivity (MD) value can be sensitive to abnormal brain structure and function and can thus be used to evaluate the effect of LITUS on TBI. Our purpose was to evaluate the therapeutic effect of LITUS in a moderate TBI rat model with FA and MD values. For our method, we used 45 male Sprague Dawley rats (15 sham normal, 15 TBI, and 15 LITUS treatment rats). We used single-shot spin echo echo-planar imaging sequences at 3.0T to obtain the DTI parameters. Parameters of FA and MD on the treated side of the injury cortex were measured to evaluate the therapeutic effect of LITUS in a TBI rat model. For FA and MD values, groups were compared by using a two-way analysis of variance for repeated measures, and this was followed by Tukey's post hoc test. Differences were considered significant at P < 0.05. The results were that the FA value in the LITUS treatment group at 1 day after TBI was significantly higher than that in the control group (adjusted P = 0.0422) and significantly lower than that in the TBI group at 14, 21, and 35 days after TBI (adjusted P = 0.0015, 0.0064, and 0.0173, respectively). At the end of the scan time point, the differences between the two groups were not significant (adjusted P = 0.3242). The MD values in the LITUS treatment group were significantly higher in the early stage than that in the TBI group (adjusted P = 0.0167) and significantly lower at the following time points than in the TBI group. In conclusion, daily treatment with LITUS for 10 min effectively improved the brain damage in the Controlled Cortical Impact (CCI)-caused TBI model. FA and MD values can serve as evaluation indicators for the neuro-protective effect of LITUS.
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- Tao Zheng
- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Qinhuangdao Municipal No. 1 Hospital, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Qinhuangdao Municipal No. 1 Hospital, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Institute of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Qinhuangdao Municipal No. 1 Hospital, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Qinhuangdao Municipal No. 1 Hospital, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Qinhuangdao Municipal No. 1 Hospital, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Qinhuangdao Municipal No. 1 Hospital, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Qinhuangdao Municipal No. 1 Hospital, Qinhuangdao, China
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Wang Y, Nencka AS, Meier TB, Guskiewicz K, Mihalik JP, Alison Brooks M, Saykin AJ, Koch KM, Wu YC, Nelson LD, McAllister TW, Broglio SP, McCrea MA. Cerebral blood flow in acute concussion: preliminary ASL findings from the NCAA-DoD CARE consortium. Brain Imaging Behav 2020; 13:1375-1385. [PMID: 30159767 DOI: 10.1007/s11682-018-9946-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Sport-related concussion (SRC) has become a major health problem, affecting millions of athletes each year. Despite the increasing occurrence and prevalence of SRC, its underlying mechanism and recovery course have yet to be fully elucidated. The National Collegiate Athletic Association-Department of Defense Grand Alliance: Concussion Assessment, Research and Education (CARE) Consortium is a large-scale, multisite study of the natural history of concussion across multiple sports. The Advanced Research Core (ARC) of CARE is focused on the advanced biomarker assessment of a reduced subject cohort. This paper reports findings from two ARC sites to evaluate cerebral blood flow (CBF) changes in acute SRC, as measured using advanced arterial spin labeling (ASL) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We compared relative CBF maps assessed in 24 concussed contact sport athletes obtained at 24-48 h after injury to those of a control group of 24 matched contact sport players. Significantly less CBF was detected in several brain regions in concussed athletes, while clinical assessments also indicated clinical symptom and performance impairments in SRC patients. Correlations were found between decreased CBF in acute SRC and clinical assessments, including Balance Error Scoring System total score and Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Test memory composite and impulse control composite scores, as well as days from injury to asymptomatic. Although using different ASL MRI sequences, our preliminary results from two sites are consistent with previous reports and suggest that advanced ASL MRI methods might be useful for detecting acute neurobiological changes in acute SRC.
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- Yang Wang
- Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina, 250 East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina, 250 East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 750 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Science, Indiana University School of Medicine, 340 West 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Science, Indiana University School of Medicine, 340 West 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, 340 West 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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We explored the dynamic features of brain edema after traumatic brain injury (TBI) using healthy adult male Wistar rats. After inducing moderate brain injuries in the rats, we divided them randomly among seven groups on the basis of the time elapsed between TBI and examination: 1, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72, and 168 h. All rats were scanned using diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) to observe tissue changes in the contusion penumbra (CP) after TBI. Immunoglobulin G expression was also detected. At 1 h after TBI, there was an annular light-colored region in the CP where the intercellular space was enlarged, suggesting vasogenic edema. At 6 h, the cells expanded, their nuclei shrank, and the cytoplasm was replaced by vacuoles, indicating intracellular edema. Vasogenic edema and intracellular edema increased 12 h after TBI, but decreased 24 h after TBI, with vasogenic edema increasing 48 h after TBI. By 72 h after TBI, intracellular edema dominated until resolution of all edema by 168 h after TBI. DWI indicated that the relative apparent diffusion coefficient increased markedly at 1 h after TBI, but was reduced at 6 and 12 h after TBI. At 48 h, relative apparent diffusion coefficient increased gradually and then declined at 72 h. In rats, TBI-related changes include dynamic variations in intracellular and vasogenic edema severity. Routine MRI and DWI examinations do not distinguish between the center of trauma and CP; however, the apparent diffusion coefficient diagram can portray variations in CP edema type and degree at different time-points following TBI.
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- Huanhuan Ren
- Department of Radiology, Chongqing Seventh People's Hospital, Chongqing, China
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Emery Joseph Crownover J, Holland AM. Therapeutic ketosis for mild traumatic brain injury. TRANSLATIONAL SPORTS MEDICINE 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/tsm2.89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Nutrition, Exercise, and Stress Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology Augusta University Augusta Georgia
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Sex differences in cerebral perfusion changes after mild traumatic brain injury: Longitudinal investigation and correlation with outcome. Brain Res 2019; 1708:93-99. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2018.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Li L, Chopp M, Ding G, Li Q, Mahmood A, Jiang Q. Chronic global analysis of vascular permeability and cerebral blood flow after bone marrow stromal cell treatment of traumatic brain injury in the rat: A long-term MRI study. Brain Res 2017; 1675:61-70. [PMID: 28899758 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2017.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Revised: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Vascular permeability and hemodynamic alteration in response to the transplantation of human bone marrow stromal cells (hMSCs) after traumatic brain injury (TBI) were longitudinally investigated in non directly injured and normal-appearing cerebral tissue using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Male Wistar rats (300-350g, n=30) subjected to controlled cortical impact TBI were intravenously injected with 1ml of saline (at 6-h or 1-week post-injury, n=5/group) or with hMSCs in suspension (∼3×106 hMSCs, at 6-h or 1-week post-injury, n=10/group). MRI measurements of T2-weighted imaging, cerebral blood flow (CBF) and blood-to-brain transfer constant (Ki) of gadolinium-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (Gd-DTPA), and neurological behavioral estimates were performed on all animals at multiple time points up to 3-months post-injury. Our long-term imaging data show that blood-brain barrier (BBB) breakdown and hemodynamic disruption after TBI, as revealed by Ki and CBF, respectively, affect both hemispheres of the brain in a diffuse manner. Our data reveal a sensitive vascular permeability and hemodynamic reaction in response to the time-dependent transplantation of hMSCs. A more rapid reduction of Ki following cell treatment is associated with a higher level of CBF in the injured brain, and acute (6h) cell administration leads to enhanced therapeutic effects on both the recovery of vascular integrity and stabilization of cerebral perfusion compared to delayed (1w) cell engraftment. Our results indicate that cell-enhanced BBB reconstitution plays an important role in underlying the restoration of CBF in the injured brain, which in turn, contributes to the improvement of functional outcome.
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- Lian Li
- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA; Department of Physics, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48208, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
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Churchill NW, Caverzasi E, Graham SJ, Hutchison MG, Schweizer TA. White matter microstructure in athletes with a history of concussion: Comparing diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI). Hum Brain Mapp 2017; 38:4201-4211. [PMID: 28556431 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2017] [Revised: 05/08/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Sport concussion is associated with disturbances in brain function in the absence of gross anatomical lesions, and may have long-term health consequences. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods provide a powerful tool for investigating alterations in white matter microstructure reflecting the long-term effects of concussion. In a previous study, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) showed that athletes with a history of concussion had elevated fractional anisotropy (FA) and reduced mean diffusivity (MD) parameters. To better understand these effects, this study compared DTI results to neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI), which was used to estimate the intracellular volume fraction (VIC ) and orientation dispersion index (ODI). Sixty-eight (68) varsity athletes were recruited, including 37 without a history of concussion and 31 with concussion >6 months prior to imaging. Univariate analyses showed elevated FA and decreased MD for concussed athletes, along with increased VIC and reduced ODI, indicating greater neurite density and coherence of neurite orientation within white matter. Multivariate analyses also showed that for athletes with a history of concussion, white matter regions with increased FA had increased VIC and decreased ODI, with greater effects among athletes who were imaged a longer time since their last concussion. These findings enhance our understanding of the relationship between the biophysics of water diffusion and concussion neurobiology for young, healthy adults. Hum Brain Mapp 38:4201-4211, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Nathan W Churchill
- Neuroscience Research Program, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, California.,Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Physical Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Neuroscience Research Program, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Neuroscience Research Program, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Faculty of Medicine, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Obenaus A, Ng M, Orantes AM, Kinney-Lang E, Rashid F, Hamer M, DeFazio RA, Tang J, Zhang JH, Pearce WJ. Traumatic brain injury results in acute rarefication of the vascular network. Sci Rep 2017; 7:239. [PMID: 28331228 PMCID: PMC5427893 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00161-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The role of the cerebrovascular network and its acute response to TBI is poorly defined and emerging evidence suggests that cerebrovascular reactivity is altered. We explored how cortical vessels are physically altered following TBI using a newly developed technique, vessel painting. We tested our hypothesis that a focal moderate TBI results in global decrements to structural aspects of the vasculature. Rats (naïve, sham-operated, TBI) underwent a moderate controlled cortical impact. Animals underwent vessel painting perfusion to label the entire cortex at 1 day post TBI followed by whole brain axial and coronal images using a wide-field fluorescence microscope. Cortical vessel network characteristics were analyzed for classical angiographic features (junctions, lengths) wherein we observed significant global (both hemispheres) reductions in vessel junctions and vessel lengths of 33% and 22%, respectively. Biological complexity can be quantified using fractal geometric features where we observed that fractal measures were also reduced significantly by 33%, 16% and 13% for kurtosis, peak value frequency and skewness, respectively. Acutely after TBI there is a reduction in vascular network and vascular complexity that are exacerbated at the lesion site and provide structural evidence for the bilateral hemodynamic alterations that have been reported in patients after TBI.
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- Andre Obenaus
- Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, 92350, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, 92350, USA
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- Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, 92350, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, 92350, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, 92350, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, 92350, USA
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- Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, 92350, USA
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- Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, 92350, USA.,Anesthesiology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, 92350, USA.,Neurosurgery, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, 92350, USA
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- Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, 92350, USA.,Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, 92350, USA
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has become the signature injury of the military conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan and also has a high rate of occurrence in civilian populations in the United States. Although the effects of a moderate to severe brain injury have been investigated for decades, the chronic effects of single and repetitive mild TBI are just beginning to be investigated. Data suggest that the different types and severities of TBI have unique long-term outcomes and thus may represent different types of diseases. Therefore, this review outlines the causes, incidence, symptoms, and pathophysiology of mild, moderate, and severe TBI.
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Mishra SK, Rana P, Khushu S, Gangenahalli G. Therapeutic Prospective of Infused Allogenic Cultured Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Traumatic Brain Injury Mice: A Longitudinal Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Assessment. Stem Cells Transl Med 2016; 6:316-329. [PMID: 28170180 PMCID: PMC5442758 DOI: 10.5966/sctm.2016-0087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Improved therapeutic assessment of experimental traumatic brain injury (TBI), using mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), would immensely benefit its therapeutic management. Neurometabolite patterns at injury site, measured with proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H‐MRS) after MSCs transplantation, may serve as a bio‐indicator of the recovery mechanism. This study used in vivo magnetic resonance imaging and 1H‐MRS to evaluate the therapeutic prospects of implanted MSCs at injury site in experimental mice longitudinally up to 21 days. Negative tissue contrast and cytotoxic edema formation were observed in susceptibility‐based contrast (T2*) and an apparent diffusion coefficient map, respectively. Lesion site showed decreased N‐acetylaspartate, total choline, myo‐inositol, total creatine, glutamate‐glutamine complex, and taurine neurometabolic concentrations by 1H‐MRS investigation. There was a considerable decrease in locomotor activity, depression index, and cognitive index after TBI. It may, therefore, be inferred that MSC transplantation prompted recovery by decreasing negative signals and edema, restoring metabolites to baseline concentrations, and enhancing behavioral activity. Overall findings support the potential of MSC transplantation for the enhancement of endogenous neuroprotective responses, which may provide future clinical applications for translating laboratory research into therapeutic clinical advances. Stem Cells Translational Medicine2017;6:316–329
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- Sushanta Kumar Mishra
- NMR Research Centre, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Defense Research and Development Organisation, Timarpur, Delhi, India
- Division of Stem Cell and Gene Therapy Research, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Timarpur, Delhi, India
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- NMR Research Centre, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Defense Research and Development Organisation, Timarpur, Delhi, India
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- NMR Research Centre, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Defense Research and Development Organisation, Timarpur, Delhi, India
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- Division of Stem Cell and Gene Therapy Research, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Timarpur, Delhi, India
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Zhang X, Wang H, Antaris AL, Li L, Diao S, Ma R, Nguyen A, Hong G, Ma Z, Wang J, Zhu S, Castellano JM, Wyss-Coray T, Liang Y, Luo J, Dai H. Traumatic Brain Injury Imaging in the Second Near-Infrared Window with a Molecular Fluorophore. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2016; 28:6872-9. [PMID: 27253071 PMCID: PMC5293734 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201600706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 258] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2016] [Revised: 04/27/2016] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. A bright, renal-excreted, and biocompatible near-infrared II fluorophore for in vivo imaging of TBI is designed. A transient hypoperfusion in the injured cerebral region, followed by fluorophore leakage, is observed. NIR-II fluorophores can provide noninvasive assessment of TBI.
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- Xiaodong Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
- Department of Physics, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, South University of Science & Technology of China, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
- Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, South University of Science & Technology of China, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
- Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
- Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
- Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, South University of Science & Technology of China, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
- Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
- Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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Zhang XD, Wang H, Antaris AL, Li L, Diao S, Ma R, Nguyen A, Hong G, Ma Z, Wang J, Zhu S, Castellano JM, Wyss-Coray T, Liang Y, Luo J, Dai H. Traumatic Brain Injury Imaging in the Second Near-Infrared Window with a Molecular Fluorophore. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2016. [PMID: 27253071 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201600706.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. A bright, renal-excreted, and biocompatible near-infrared II fluorophore for in vivo imaging of TBI is designed. A transient hypoperfusion in the injured cerebral region, followed by fluorophore leakage, is observed. NIR-II fluorophores can provide noninvasive assessment of TBI.
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- Xiao-Dong Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.,Department of Physics, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300354, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.,Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.,Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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Kenney K, Amyot F, Haber M, Pronger A, Bogoslovsky T, Moore C, Diaz-Arrastia R. Cerebral Vascular Injury in Traumatic Brain Injury. Exp Neurol 2016; 275 Pt 3:353-366. [DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2015.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2015] [Revised: 05/19/2015] [Accepted: 05/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Wang Y, Nelson LD, LaRoche AA, Pfaller AY, Nencka AS, Koch KM, McCrea MA. Cerebral Blood Flow Alterations in Acute Sport-Related Concussion. J Neurotrauma 2015; 33:1227-36. [PMID: 26414315 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2015.4072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Sport-related concussion (SRC) is a major health problem, affecting millions of athletes each year. While the clinical effects of SRC (e.g., symptoms and functional impairments) typically resolve within several days, increasing evidence suggests persistent neurophysiological abnormalities beyond the point of clinical recovery after injury. This study aimed to evaluate cerebral blood flow (CBF) changes in acute SRC, as measured using advanced arterial spin labeling (ASL) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We compared CBF maps assessed in 18 concussed football players (age, 17.8 ± 1.5 years) obtained within 24 h and at 8 days after injury with a control group of 19 matched non-concussed football players. While the control group did not show any changes in CBF between the two time-points, concussed athletes demonstrated a significant decrease in CBF at 8 days relative to within 24 h. Scores on the clinical symptom (Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 3, SCAT3) and cognitive measures (Standardized Assessment of Concussion [SAC]) demonstrated significant impairment (vs. pre-season baseline levels) at 24 h (SCAT, p < 0.0001; SAC, p < 0.01) but returned to baseline levels at 8 days. Two additional computerized neurocognitive tests, the Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics and Immediate Post-Concussion and Cognitive Testing, showed a similar pattern of changes. These data support the hypothesis that physiological changes persist beyond the point of clinical recovery after SRC. Our results also indicate that advanced ASL MRI methods might be useful for detecting and tracking the longitudinal course of underlying neurophysiological recovery from concussion.
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- Yang Wang
- 1 Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee, Wisconsin.,2 Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- 3 Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee, Wisconsin.,4 Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- 3 Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- 3 Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee, Wisconsin.,2 Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee, Wisconsin.,2 Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- 3 Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee, Wisconsin.,4 Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Long JA, Watts LT, Li W, Shen Q, Muir ER, Huang S, Boggs RC, Suri A, Duong TQ. The effects of perturbed cerebral blood flow and cerebrovascular reactivity on structural MRI and behavioral readouts in mild traumatic brain injury. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2015; 35:1852-61. [PMID: 26104285 PMCID: PMC4635242 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2015.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2014] [Revised: 05/11/2015] [Accepted: 05/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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This study investigated the effects of perturbed cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebrovascular reactivity (CR) on relaxation time constant (T2), apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), fractional anisotropy (FA), and behavioral scores at 1 and 3 hours, 2, 7, and 14 days after traumatic brain injury (TBI) in rats. Open-skull TBI was induced over the left primary forelimb somatosensory cortex (N=8 and 3 sham). We found the abnormal areas of CBF and CR on days 0 and 2 were larger than those of the T2, ADC, and FA abnormalities. In the impact core, CBF was reduced on day 0, increased to 2.5 times of normal on day 2, and returned toward normal by day 14, whereas in the tissue surrounding the impact, hypoperfusion was observed on days 0 and 2. CR in the impact core was negative, most severe on day 2 but gradually returned toward normal. T2, ADC, and FA abnormalities in the impact core were detected on day 0, peaked on day 2, and pseudonormalized by day 14. Lesion volumes peaked on day 2 and were temporally correlated with forelimb asymmetry and foot-fault scores. This study quantified the effects of perturbed CBF and CR on structural magnetic resonance imaging and behavioral readouts.
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- Justin A Long
- Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA.,Departments of Cellular and Structure Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA.,Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA.,Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA.,Department of Opthalmology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA.,South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Talley Watts L, Long JA, Boggs RC, Manga H, Huang S, Shen Q, Duong TQ. Delayed Methylene Blue Improves Lesion Volume, Multi-Parametric Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Measurements, and Behavioral Outcome after Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurotrauma 2015; 33:194-202. [PMID: 25961471 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2015.3904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a primary cause of death and disability in both civilian and military populations worldwide. There is a critical need for the development of neuroprotective agents that can circumvent damage and provide functional recovery. We previously showed that methylene blue (MB), a U.S. Food and Drug Administration-grandfathered drug with energy-enhancing and antioxidant properties, given 1 and 3 h post-TBI, had neuroprotective effects in rats. This study aimed to further investigate the neuroprotection of delayed MB treatment (24 h postinjury) post-TBI as measured by lesion volume and functional outcomes. Comparisons were made with vehicle and acute MB treatment. Multi-modal magnetic resonance imaging and behavioral studies were performed at 1 and 3 h and 2, 7, and 14 days after an impact to the primary forelimb somatosensory cortex. We found that delaying MB treatment 24 h postinjury still minimized lesion volume and functional deficits, compared to vehicle-treated animals. The data further support the potential for MB as a neuroprotective treatment, especially when medical teatment is not readily available. MB has an excellent safety profile and is clinically approved for other indications. MB clinical trials on TBI can thus be readily explored.
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- Lora Talley Watts
- 1 Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center , San Antonio, Texas.,2 Departments of Cellular and Structure Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center , San Antonio, Texas.,3 Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center , San Antonio, Texas
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- 1 Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center , San Antonio, Texas
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- 1 Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center , San Antonio, Texas
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- 1 Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center , San Antonio, Texas
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- 1 Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center , San Antonio, Texas
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- 1 Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center , San Antonio, Texas
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- 1 Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center , San Antonio, Texas.,3 Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center , San Antonio, Texas.,4 Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Health Science Center , San Antonio, Texas.,5 Research Division, South Texas Veterans Health Care System , San Antonio, Texas
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Kabu S, Jaffer H, Petro M, Dudzinski D, Stewart D, Courtney A, Courtney M, Labhasetwar V. Blast-Associated Shock Waves Result in Increased Brain Vascular Leakage and Elevated ROS Levels in a Rat Model of Traumatic Brain Injury. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0127971. [PMID: 26024446 PMCID: PMC4449023 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Blast-associated shock wave-induced traumatic brain injury (bTBI) remains a persistent risk for armed forces worldwide, yet its detailed pathophysiology remains to be fully investigated. In this study, we have designed and characterized a laboratory-scale shock tube to develop a rodent model of bTBI. Our blast tube, driven by a mixture of oxygen and acetylene, effectively generates blast overpressures of 20–130 psi, with pressure-time profiles similar to those of free-field blast waves. We tested our shock tube for brain injury response to various blast wave conditions in rats. The results show that blast waves cause diffuse vascular brain damage, as determined using a sensitive optical imaging method based on the fluorescence signal of Evans Blue dye extravasation developed in our laboratory. Vascular leakage increased with increasing blast overpressures and mapping of the brain slices for optical signal intensity indicated nonhomogeneous damage to the cerebral vasculature. We confirmed vascular leakage due to disruption in the blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity following blast exposure. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in the brain also increased with increasing blast pressures and with time post-blast wave exposure. Immunohistochemical analysis of the brain sections analyzed at different time points post blast exposure demonstrated astrocytosis and cell apoptosis, confirming sustained neuronal injury response. The main advantages of our shock-tube design are minimal jet effect and no requirement for specialized equipment or facilities, and effectively generate blast-associated shock waves that are relevant to battle-field conditions. Overall data suggest that increased oxidative stress and BBB disruption could be the crucial factors in the propagation and spread of neuronal degeneration following blast injury. Further studies are required to determine the interplay between increased ROS activity and BBB disruption to develop effective therapeutic strategies that can prevent the resulting cascade of neurodegeneration.
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- Shushi Kabu
- Lerner Research Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Lerner Research Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Lerner Research Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Lerner Research Institute, Medical Device Solutions, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Lerner Research Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- BTG Research, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America
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- BTG Research, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America
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- Lerner Research Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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Long JA, Watts LT, Chemello J, Huang S, Shen Q, Duong TQ. Multiparametric and longitudinal MRI characterization of mild traumatic brain injury in rats. J Neurotrauma 2015; 32:598-607. [PMID: 25203249 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2014.3563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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This study reports T2 and diffusion-tensor magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies of a mild open-skull, controlled cortical impact injury in rats (n=6) from 3 h to up to 14 d after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Comparison was made with longitudinal behavioral measurements and end-point histology. The impact was applied over the left primary forelimb somatosensory cortex (S1FL). The major findings were: 1) In the S1FL, T2 increased and fractional anisotropy (FA) decreased at 3 h after TBI and gradually returned toward normal by Day 14; 2) in the S1FL, the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) increased at 3 h, peaked on Day 2, and gradually returned toward normal at Day 14; 3) in the corpus callosum underneath the S1FL, FA decreased at 3 h to Day 2 but returned to normal at Day 7 and 14, whereas T2 and ADC were normal throughout; 4) heterogeneous hyperintense and hypointense T2 map intensities likely indicated the presence of hemorrhage but were not independently verified; 5) lesion volumes defined by abnormal T2, ADC, and FA showed similar temporal patterns, peaking around Day 2 and returning toward normal on Day 14; 6) the temporal profiles of lesion volumes were consistent with behavioral scores assessed by forelimb placement and forelimb foot fault tests; and 7) at 14 d post-TBI, there was substantial tissue recovery by MRI, which could either reflect true tissue recovery or reabsorption of edema. Histology performed 14 d post-TBI, however, showed a small cavitation and significant neuronal degeneration surrounding the cavitation in S1FL. Thus, the observed improvement of behavioral scores likely involves both functional recovery and functional compensation.
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- Justin Alexander Long
- 1 Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio , San Antonio, Texas
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This article focuses on advancements in neuroimaging techniques, compares the advantages of each of the modalities in the evaluation of mild traumatic brain injury, and discusses their contribution to our understanding of the pathophysiology as it relates to prognosis. Advanced neuroimaging techniques discussed include anatomic/structural imaging techniques, such as diffusion tensor imaging and susceptibility-weighted imaging, and functional imaging techniques, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging, perfusion-weighted imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and positron emission tomography.
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- Laszlo L Mechtler
- Department of Neurology and Neuro-Oncology, State University of New York at Buffalo, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14223, USA; Dent Neurologic Institute, 3980A Sheridan Drive, Suite 101, Amherst, NY 14226, USA.
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Zubkov M, Stait-Gardner T, Price WS. Efficient and precise calculation of the b-matrix elements in diffusion-weighted imaging pulse sequences. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2014; 243:65-73. [PMID: 24747787 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2014.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Revised: 02/05/2014] [Accepted: 03/10/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Precise NMR diffusion measurements require detailed knowledge of the cumulative dephasing effect caused by the numerous gradient pulses present in most NMR pulse sequences. This effect, which ultimately manifests itself as the diffusion-related NMR signal attenuation, is usually described by the b-value or the b-matrix in the case of multidirectional diffusion weighting, the latter being common in diffusion-weighted NMR imaging. Neglecting some of the gradient pulses introduces an error in the calculated diffusion coefficient reaching in some cases 100% of the expected value. Therefore, ensuring the b-matrix calculation includes all the known gradient pulses leads to significant error reduction. Calculation of the b-matrix for simple gradient waveforms is rather straightforward, yet it grows cumbersome when complexly shaped and/or numerous gradient pulses are introduced. Making three broad assumptions about the gradient pulse arrangement in a sequence results in an efficient framework for calculation of b-matrices as well providing some insight into optimal gradient pulse placement. The framework allows accounting for the diffusion-sensitising effect of complexly shaped gradient waveforms with modest computational time and power. This is achieved by using the b-matrix elements of the simple unmodified pulse sequence and minimising the integration of the complexly shaped gradient waveform in the modified sequence. Such re-evaluation of the b-matrix elements retains all the analytical relevance of the straightforward approach, yet at least halves the amount of symbolic integration required. The application of the framework is demonstrated with the evaluation of the expression describing the diffusion-sensitizing effect, caused by different bipolar gradient pulse modules.
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- Mikhail Zubkov
- Nanoscale Organisation and Dynamics Group, School of Science and Health, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Nanoscale Organisation and Dynamics Group, School of Science and Health, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Nanoscale Organisation and Dynamics Group, School of Science and Health, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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Liao GP, Olson SD, Kota DJ, Hetz RA, Smith P, Bedi S, Cox CS. Far-red tracer analysis of traumatic cerebrovascular permeability. J Surg Res 2014; 190:628-33. [PMID: 24906578 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2014] [Revised: 04/25/2014] [Accepted: 05/02/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Blood brain barrier (BBB) compromise is a key pathophysiological component of secondary traumatic brain injury characterized by edema and neuroinflammation in a previously immune-privileged environment. Current assays for BBB permeability are limited by working size, harsh extraction processes, suboptimal detection via absorbance, and wide excitation fluorescence spectra. In this study, we evaluate the feasibility of Alexa Fluor 680, a far-red dye bioconjugated to dextran, as an alternative assay to improve resolution and sensitivity. METHODS Alexa Fluor was introduced intravenously on the day of sacrifice to three groups: sham, controlled cortical impact (CCI), and CCI treated with a cell based therapy known to reduce BBB permeability. The brains were sectioned coronally and imaged using an infrared laser scanner to generate intensity plot profiles as well as signal threshold images to distinguish regions with varying degrees of permeability. RESULTS Linear plot profile analysis demonstrated greater signal intensity from CCI than treated rats at corresponding injury depths. Threshold analysis identified rims of signal at low + narrow threshold ranges. The integrated signals from a treatment group known to preserve the BBB were significantly less than the groups with CCI injury alone. There was no significant difference at high + wide signal intensity threshold ranges. CONCLUSIONS Alexa Fluor 680 infrared photodetection and image analysis can aid in detecting differential degrees of BBB permeability after traumatic brain injury and maybe particularly useful in demonstrating BBB preservation of at-risk regions in response to therapeutic agents.
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- George P Liao
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas.
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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Microstructural basis of contusion expansion in traumatic brain injury: insights from diffusion tensor imaging. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2013; 33:855-62. [PMID: 23423189 PMCID: PMC3677102 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2013.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is often exacerbated by events that lead to secondary brain injury, and represent potentially modifiable causes of mortality and morbidity. Diffusion tensor imaging was used to characterize tissue at-risk in a group of 35 patients scanned at a median of 50 hours after injury. Injury progression was assessed in a subset of 16 patients with two scans. All contusions within the first few days of injury showed a core of restricted diffusion, surrounded by an area of raised apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC). In addition to these two well-defined regions, a thinner rim of reduced ADC was observed surrounding the region of increased ADC in 91% of patients scanned within the first 3 days after injury. In patients who underwent serial imaging, the rim of ADC hypointensity was subsumed into the high ADC region as the contusion enlarged. Overall contusion enlargement tended to be more frequent with early lesions, but its extent was unrelated to the time of initial imaging, initial contusion size, or the presence of hemostatic abnormalities. This rim of hypointensity may characterize a region of microvascular failure resulting in cytotoxic edema, and may represent a 'traumatic penumbra' which may be rescued by effective therapy.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and long-term cognitive and behavioral dysfunction in children and young adults, yet effective treatments are lacking, in part because critical aspects of TBI neurobiology and natural history are not understood. We review recent advances in neuroimaging and discuss how they are helping to address these fundamental gaps. RECENT FINDINGS Novel imaging methods provide detailed information on how TBI affects anatomical integrity (diffusion tensor imaging; voxel-based morphometry; susceptibility-weighted imaging, magnetization transfer imaging), metabolic activity (magnetic resonance spectroscopy), perfusion (positron emission tomography, perfusion computed tomography, perfusion magnetic resonance), and patterns of functional activation (functional magnetic resonance imaging). Individually and collectively, these methods can significantly enhance TBI diagnosis and outcome prediction. SUMMARY Refinements in neuroimaging offer a window into the complex neuroanatomical and neurophysiological disturbances induced by TBI. Research is needed to understand how these alterations evolve with time and in response to therapeutic interventions.
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MRI measurement of angiogenesis and the therapeutic effect of acute marrow stromal cell administration on traumatic brain injury. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2012; 32:2023-32. [PMID: 22781331 PMCID: PMC3493994 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2012.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the present study was undertaken to investigate the therapeutic effect of acute administration of human bone marrow stromal cells (hMSCs) on traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to measure the temporal profile of angiogenesis after the injury with or without cell intervention. Male Wistar rats (300 to 350 g, n=18) subjected to controlled cortical impact TBI were intravenously injected with 1 mL of saline (n=9) or hMSCs in suspension (n=9, 3 × 10(6) hMSCs) 6 hours after TBI. In-vivo MRI acquisitions of T2-weighted imaging, cerebral blood flow (CBF), three-dimensional (3D) gradient echo imaging, and blood-to-brain transfer constant (Ki) of contrast agent were performed on all animals 2 days after injury and weekly for 6 weeks. Sensorimotor function and spatial learning were evaluated. Volumetric changes in the trauma-induced brain lesion and the lateral ventricles were tracked and quantified using T2 maps, and hemodynamic alteration and blood-brain barrier permeability were monitored by CBF and Ki, respectively. Our data show that transplantation of hMSCs 6 hours after TBI leads to reduced cerebral atrophy, early and enhanced cerebral tissue perfusion and improved functional outcome compared with controls. The hMSC treatment increases angiogenesis in the injured brain, which may promote neurologic recovery after TBI.
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Dijkhuizen RM. Advances in MRI-Based Detection of Cerebrovascular Changes after Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury. Transl Stroke Res 2011; 2:524-32. [PMID: 22207884 PMCID: PMC3236292 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-011-0130-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2011] [Revised: 10/25/2011] [Accepted: 10/26/2011] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Traumatic brain injury is a heterogeneous and multifaceted neurological disorder that involves diverse pathophysiological pathways and mechanisms. Thorough characterization and monitoring of the brain’s status after neurotrauma is therefore highly complicated. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides a versatile tool for in vivo spatiotemporal assessment of various aspects of central nervous system injury, such as edema formation, perfusion disturbances and structural tissue damage. Moreover, recent advances in MRI methods that make use of contrast agents have opened up additional opportunities for measurement of events at the level of the cerebrovasculature, such as blood–brain barrier permeability, leukocyte infiltration, cell adhesion molecule upregulation and vascular remodeling. It is becoming increasingly clear that these cerebrovascular alterations play a significant role in the progression of post-traumatic brain injury as well as in the process of post-traumatic brain repair. Application of advanced multiparametric MRI strategies in experimental, preclinical studies may significantly aid in the elucidation of pathomechanisms, monitoring of treatment effects, and identification of predictive markers after traumatic brain injury.
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- Rick M. Dijkhuizen
- Biomedical MR Imaging and Spectroscopy Group, Image Sciences Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Building Nieuw Gildestein, Yalelaan 2, 3584 CM Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Bazarian JJ, Zhu T, Blyth B, Borrino A, Zhong J. Subject-specific changes in brain white matter on diffusion tensor imaging after sports-related concussion. Magn Reson Imaging 2011; 30:171-80. [PMID: 22079073 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2011.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2011] [Revised: 10/05/2011] [Accepted: 10/06/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current approaches to diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) analysis do not permit identification of individual-level changes in DTI indices. We investigated the ability of wild bootstrapping analysis to detect subject-specific changes in brain white matter (WM) before and after sports-related concussion. MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective cohort study was performed in nine high school athletes engaged in hockey or football and six controls. Subjects underwent DTI pre- and postseason within a 3-month interval. One athlete was diagnosed with concussion (scanned within 72 h), and eight suffered between 26 and 399 subconcussive head blows. Fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) were measured in each WM voxel. Bootstrap samples were generated, and a permuted t test was used to compare voxel-wise FA/MD changes in each subject pre- vs. postseason. RESULTS The percentage of WM voxels with significant (p<.05) pre-post FA changes was highest for the concussion subject (3.2%), intermediary for those with subconcussive head blows (mean 1.05%±.15%) and lowest for controls (mean 0.28%±.01%). Similarly, the percentage of WM voxels with significant MD changes was highest for the concussion subject (3.44%), intermediary for those with subconcussive head blows (mean 1.48%±.17%) and lowest for controls (mean 0.48%±.05%). Significantly changed FA and MD voxels colocalized in the concussion subject to the right corona radiata and right inferior longitudinal fasciculus. CONCLUSIONS Wild bootstrap analysis detected significantly changed WM in a single concussed athlete. Athletes with multiple subconcussive head blows had significant changes in a percentage of their WM that was over three times higher than controls. Efforts to understand the significance of these WM changes and their relationship to head impact forces appear warranted.
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- Jeffrey J Bazarian
- Emergency Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Community and Preventive Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
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Li L, Jiang Q, Qu CS, Ding GL, Li QJ, Wang SY, Lee JH, Lu M, Mahmood A, Chopp M. Transplantation of marrow stromal cells restores cerebral blood flow and reduces cerebral atrophy in rats with traumatic brain injury: in vivo MRI study. J Neurotrauma 2011; 28:535-45. [PMID: 21275806 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2010.1619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Cell therapy promotes brain remodeling and improves functional recovery after various central nervous system disorders, including traumatic brain injury (TBI). We tested the hypothesis that treatment of TBI with intravenous administration of human marrow stromal cells (hMSCs) provides therapeutic benefit in modifying hemodynamic and structural abnormalities, which are detectable by in vivo MRI. hMSCs were labeled with superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles. Male Wistar rats (300-350 g, n=18) subjected to controlled cortical impact TBI were intravenously injected with 1 mL of saline (n=9) or hMSCs in suspension (n=9, approximately 3 × 10(6) SPIO-labeled hMSCs) 5 days post-TBI. In vivo MRI measurements consisting of cerebral blood flow (CBF), T2-weighted imaging, and 3D gradient echo imaging were performed for all animals 2 days post-TBI and weekly for 6 weeks. Functional outcome was evaluated with modified neurological severity score and Morris water maze test. Cell engraftment was detected in vivo by 3D MRI and confirmed by double staining. Ventricle and lesion volumetric alterations were measured using T2 maps, and hemodynamic abnormality was tracked by MRI CBF measurements. Our data demonstrate that treatment with hMSCs following TBI diminishes hemodynamic abnormalities by early restoration and preservation of CBF in the brain regions adjacent to and remote from the impact site, and reduces generalized cerebral atrophy, all of which may contribute to the observed improvement of functional outcome.
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- Lian Li
- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
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Barkhoudarian G, Hovda DA, Giza CC. The molecular pathophysiology of concussive brain injury. Clin Sports Med 2011; 30:33-48, vii-iii. [PMID: 21074080 DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2010.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 291] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is a condition that affects hundreds of thousands of patients worldwide. Understanding the pathophysiology of this disorder can help manage its acute and chronic repercussions. Immediately following mTBI, there are several metabolic, hemodynamic, structural, and electric changes that alter normal cerebral function. These alterations can increase the brain's vulnerability to repeat injury and long-term disability. This review evaluates current studies from the bench to the bedside of mTBI. Acute and chronic effects of concussion are measured in both animal and clinical studies. Also, the effect of repeat concussions is analyzed. Concussion-induced pathophysiology with regards to glucose metabolism changes, mitochondrial dysfunction, axonal injury, and structural damage are evaluated. Translational studies such as functional magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopy and diffusion tensor imaging prove to be effective clinical tools for both prognostic and treatment parameters. Understanding the neurobiology of concussion will lead to development and validation of physiological biomarkers of this common injury. These biomarkers (eg, laboratory tests, imaging, electrophysiology) will then allow for improved detection, better functional assessment and evidence-based return to play recommendations.
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- Garni Barkhoudarian
- Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Oliva AA, Kang Y, Truettner JS, Sanchez-Molano J, Furones C, Yool AJ, Atkins CM. Fluid-percussion brain injury induces changes in aquaporin channel expression. Neuroscience 2011; 180:272-9. [PMID: 21329742 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2010] [Revised: 02/07/2011] [Accepted: 02/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Edema, the accumulation of excess fluid, is a major pathological change in the brain that contributes significantly to pathology and mortality after moderate to severe brain injury. Edema is regulated by aquaporin (AQP) channels which transport water across cellular membranes. Six AQPs are found in the brain (1, 3, 4, 5, 8, and 9), and previous studies have found that AQP4 is regulated after traumatic brain injury (TBI). To further understand how AQPs contribute to brain edema, we investigated whether expression of AQP1, 3, and 9 are also regulated after TBI. Adult male Sprague Dawley rats received moderate parasagittal fluid-percussion brain injury (FPI) or sham surgery. After induction of FPI, the injured, ipsilateral parietal cortex and hippocampus were dissected and analyzed by Western blotting. We observed a small decrease in AQP3 and 4 levels at 7 days after FPI in the ipsilateral, parietal cortex. Both AQP1 and 9 significantly increased within 30 min post-injury and remained elevated for up to 6 h in the ipsilateral, parietal cortex. Aqp1 and 9 mRNA levels were also significantly increased at 30 min post-FPI. Administration of an AQP1 and 4 antagonist, AqB013, non-significantly increased brain water content in sham, non-injured animals, and did not prevent edema formation 24 h after trauma in either the parietal cortex or hippocampus. These results indicate that Aqp1 and 9 mRNA and protein levels increase after moderate parasagittal FPI and that an inhibitor of AQP1 and 4 does not decrease edema after moderate parasagittal FPI.
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- A A Oliva
- The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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Hayward NMEA, Tuunanen PI, Immonen R, Ndode-Ekane XE, Pitkänen A, Gröhn O. Magnetic resonance imaging of regional hemodynamic and cerebrovascular recovery after lateral fluid-percussion brain injury in rats. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2011; 31:166-77. [PMID: 20485295 PMCID: PMC3049481 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2010.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Hemodynamic and cerebrovascular factors are crucially involved in secondary damage after traumatic brain injury (TBI). With magnetic resonance imaging, this study aimed to quantify regional cerebral blood flow (CBF) by arterial spin labeling and cerebral blood volume by using an intravascular contrast agent, during 14 days after lateral fluid-percussion injury (LFPI) in rats. Immunohistochemical analysis of vessel density was used to evaluate the contribution of vascular damage. Results show widespread ipsilateral and contralateral hypoperfusion, including both the cortex and the hippocampus bilaterally, as well as the ipsilateral thalamus. Hemodynamic unrest may partly be explained by an increase in blood vessel density over a period of 2 weeks in the ipsilateral hippocampus and perilesional cortex. Furthermore, three phases of perilesional alterations in CBF, progressing from hypoperfusion to normal and back to hypoperfusion within 2 weeks were shown for the first time in a rat TBI model. These three phases were similar to hemodynamic fluctuations reported in TBI patients. This makes it feasible to use LFPI in rats to study mechanisms behind hemodynamic changes and to explore novel therapeutic approaches for secondary brain damage after TBI.
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- Nick Mark Edward Alexander Hayward
- Biomedical Imaging Unit, Department of Neurobiology, A I Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Cerebral blood volume alterations in the perilesional areas in the rat brain after traumatic brain injury--comparison with behavioral outcome. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2010; 30:1318-28. [PMID: 20145657 PMCID: PMC2949222 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2010.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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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In the traumatic brain injury (TBI) the initial impact causes both primary injury, and launches secondary injury cascades. One consequence, and a factor that may contribute to these secondary changes and functional outcome, is altered hemodynamics. The relative cerebral blood volume (CBV) changes in rat brain after severe controlled cortical impact injury were characterized to assess their interrelations with motor function impairment. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed 1, 2, 4 h, and 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, and 14 days after TBI to quantify CBV and water diffusion. Neuroscore test was conducted before, and 2, 7, and 14 days after the TBI. We found distinct temporal profile of CBV in the perilesional area, hippocampus, and in the primary lesion. In all regions, the first response was drop of CBV. Perifocal CBV was reduced for over 4 days thereafter gradually recovering. After the initial drop, the hippocampal CBV was increased for 2 weeks. Neuroscore demonstrated severely impaired motor functions 2 days after injury (33% decrease), which then slowly recovered in 2 weeks. This recovery parallelled the recovery of perifocal CBV. CBV MRI can detect cerebrovascular pathophysiology after TBI in the vulnerable perilesional area, which seems to potentially associate with time course of sensory-motor deficit.
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Lescot T, Fulla-Oller L, Palmier B, Po C, Beziaud T, Puybasset L, Plotkine M, Gillet B, Meric P, Marchand-Leroux C. Effect of Acute Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase Inhibition by 3-AB on Blood–Brain Barrier Permeability and Edema Formation after Focal Traumatic Brain Injury in Rats. J Neurotrauma 2010; 27:1069-79. [DOI: 10.1089/neu.2009.1188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Thomas Lescot
- Equipe de recherche “Pharmacologie de la Circulation Cérébrale” (EA 2510), Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
- Réanimation neurochirurgicale–Département d'Anesthésie Réanimation, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) et Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- Réanimation neurochirurgicale–Département d'Anesthésie Réanimation, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) et Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
- Laboratoire de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire Biologique, Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles (ICSN) et Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Equipe de recherche “Pharmacologie de la Circulation Cérébrale” (EA 2510), Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire Biologique, Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles (ICSN) et Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Equipe de recherche “Pharmacologie de la Circulation Cérébrale” (EA 2510), Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Réanimation neurochirurgicale–Département d'Anesthésie Réanimation, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) et Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- Equipe de recherche “Pharmacologie de la Circulation Cérébrale” (EA 2510), Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire Biologique, Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles (ICSN) et Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Laboratoire de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire Biologique, Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles (ICSN) et Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Equipe de recherche “Pharmacologie de la Circulation Cérébrale” (EA 2510), Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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Lescot T, Fulla-Oller L, Fulla-Oller L, Po C, Chen XR, Puybasset L, Gillet B, Plotkine M, Meric P, Marchand-Leroux C. Temporal and regional changes after focal traumatic brain injury. J Neurotrauma 2010; 27:85-94. [PMID: 19705964 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2009.0982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is widely used to evaluate the consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in both experimental and clinical studies. Improved assessment of experimental TBI using the same methods as those used in clinical investigations would help to translate laboratory research into clinical advances. Here our goal was to characterize lateral fluid percussion-induced TBI, with special emphasis on differentiating the contused cortex from the pericontusional subcortical tissue. We used both in vivo MRI and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H-MRS) to evaluate adult male Sprague-Dawley rats 24 h and 48 h and 7 days after TBI. T2 and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps were derived from T2-weighted and diffusion-weighted images, respectively. Ratios of N-acetylaspartate (NAA), choline compounds (Cho), and lactate (Lac) over creatine (Cr) were estimated by (1)H-MRS. T2 values were high in the contused cortex 24 h after TBI, suggesting edema development; ADC was low, consistent with cytotoxic edema. At the same site, NAA/Cr was decreased and Lac/Cr elevated during the first week after TBI. In the ipsilateral subcortical area, NAA/Cr was markedly decreased and Lac/Cr was elevated during the first week, although MRI showed no evidence of edema, suggesting that (1)H-MRS detected "invisible" damage. (1)H-MRS combined with MRI may improve the detection of brain injury. Extensive assessments of animal models may increase the chances of developing successful neuroprotective strategies.
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- Thomas Lescot
- Equipe de recherche Pharmacologie de la Circulation Cérébrale (EA 2510), Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France.
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Chapon C, Franconi F, Lacoeuille F, Hindré F, Saulnier P, Benoit JP, Le Jeune JJ, Lemaire L. Imaging E-selectin expression following traumatic brain injury in the rat using a targeted USPIO contrast agent. MAGNETIC RESONANCE MATERIALS IN PHYSICS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2008; 22:167-74. [PMID: 19107536 DOI: 10.1007/s10334-008-0161-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2008] [Revised: 11/10/2008] [Accepted: 11/28/2008] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this work was to map E-selectin expression in a traumatic brain injury model using a newly-designed MR contrast agent. Iron cores, responsible for susceptibility effects and therefore used as T2* contrast agents, need to be coated in order to be stabilized and need to be targeted to be useful. METHODS We have designed a molecule coating composed, at one end, of bisphosphonate to ensure anchorage of the coating on the iron core and, at the other end, of Fukuda's defined heptapeptide known to target selectin binding sites. CONCLUSION The synthesized nanoparticles were able to non-invasively target the traumatic brain lesion, inducing a specific T2* decrease of about 25% up to at least 70 min post-injection of the targeted contrast agent.
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- Catherine Chapon
- INSERM U 646, Ingénierie de la Vectorisation Particulaire, 10 rue André Boquel, Angers, France
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