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McDonald BZ, Tarudji AW, Zhang H, Ryu S, Eskridge KM, Kievit FM. Traumatic brain injury heterogeneity affects cell death and autophagy. Exp Brain Res 2024; 242:1645-1658. [PMID: 38789796 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-024-06856-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) mechanism and severity are heterogenous clinically, resulting in a multitude of physical, cognitive, and behavioral deficits. Impact variability influences the origin, spread, and classification of molecular dysfunction which limits strategies for comprehensive clinical intervention. Indeed, there are currently no clinically approved therapeutics for treating the secondary consequences associated with TBI. Thus, examining pathophysiological changes from heterogeneous impacts is imperative for improving clinical translation and evaluating the efficacy of potential therapeutic strategies. Here we utilized TBI models that varied in both injury mechanism and severity including severe traditional controlled cortical impact (CCI), modified mild CCI (MTBI), and multiple severities of closed-head diffuse TBI (DTBI), and assessed pathophysiological changes. Severe CCI induced cortical lesions and necrosis, while both MTBI and DTBI lacked lesions or significant necrotic damage. Autophagy was activated in the ipsilateral cortex following CCI, but acutely impaired in the ipsilateral hippocampus. Additionally, autophagy was activated in the cortex following DTBI, and autophagic impairment was observed in either the cortex or hippocampus following impact from each DTBI severity. Thus, we provide evidence that autophagy is a therapeutic target for both mild and severe TBI. However, dramatic increases in necrosis following CCI may negatively impact the clinical translatability of therapeutics designed to treat acute dysfunction in TBI. Overall, these results provide evidence that injury sequalae affiliated with TBI heterogeneity is linked through autophagy activation and/or impaired autophagic flux. Thus, therapeutic strategies designed to intervene in autophagy may alleviate pathophysiological consequences, in addition to the cognitive and behavioral deficits observed in TBI.
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- Brandon Z McDonald
- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 4240 Fair St., 264 Morrsion Center, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA
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- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 4240 Fair St., 264 Morrsion Center, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA
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- Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 844 N. 16th St., 203 Scott Engineering Center, Lincoln, NE, 68508, USA
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- Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 844 N. 16th St., 203 Scott Engineering Center, Lincoln, NE, 68508, USA
- Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 901 N. 17th St., W316 Nebraska Hall, Lincoln, NE, 68508, USA
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- Department of Statistics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 3310 Holdrege St., 343E Hardin Hall, Lincoln, NE, 68503, USA
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- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 4240 Fair St., 264 Morrsion Center, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA.
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Fesharaki-Zadeh A, Datta D. An overview of preclinical models of traumatic brain injury (TBI): relevance to pathophysiological mechanisms. Front Cell Neurosci 2024; 18:1371213. [PMID: 38682091 PMCID: PMC11045909 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2024.1371213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024] Open
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Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, affecting millions annually worldwide. Although the majority of TBI patients return to premorbid baseline, a subset of patient can develop persistent and often debilitating neurocognitive and behavioral changes. The etiology of TBI within the clinical setting is inherently heterogenous, ranging from sport related injuries, fall related injuries and motor vehicle accidents in the civilian setting, to blast injuries in the military setting. Objective Animal models of TBI, offer the distinct advantage of controlling for injury modality, duration and severity. Furthermore, preclinical models of TBI have provided the necessary temporal opportunity to study the chronic neuropathological sequelae of TBI, including neurodegenerative sequelae such as tauopathy and neuroinflammation within the finite experimental timeline. Despite the high prevalence of TBI, there are currently no disease modifying regimen for TBI, and the current clinical treatments remain largely symptom based. The preclinical models have provided the necessary biological substrate to examine the disease modifying effect of various pharmacological agents and have imperative translational value. Methods The current review will include a comprehensive survey of well-established preclinical models, including classic preclinical models including weight drop, blast injury, fluid percussion injury, controlled cortical impact injury, as well as more novel injury models including closed-head impact model of engineered rotational acceleration (CHIMERA) models and closed-head projectile concussive impact model (PCI). In addition to rodent preclinical models, the review will include an overview of other species including large animal models and Drosophila. Results There are major neuropathological perturbations post TBI captured in various preclinical models, which include neuroinflammation, calcium dysregulation, tauopathy, mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress, axonopathy, as well as glymphatic system disruption. Conclusion The preclinical models of TBI continue to offer valuable translational insight, as well as essential neurobiological basis to examine specific disease modifying therapeutic regimen.
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- Arman Fesharaki-Zadeh
- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Division of Aging and Geriatric Psychiatry, Alzheimer’s Disease Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, New Haven, CT, United States
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Golub VM, Reddy DS. Post-Traumatic Epilepsy and Comorbidities: Advanced Models, Molecular Mechanisms, Biomarkers, and Novel Therapeutic Interventions. Pharmacol Rev 2022; 74:387-438. [PMID: 35302046 PMCID: PMC8973512 DOI: 10.1124/pharmrev.121.000375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) is one of the most devastating long-term, network consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI). There is currently no approved treatment that can prevent onset of spontaneous seizures associated with brain injury, and many cases of PTE are refractory to antiseizure medications. Post-traumatic epileptogenesis is an enduring process by which a normal brain exhibits hypersynchronous excitability after a head injury incident. Understanding the neural networks and molecular pathologies involved in epileptogenesis are key to preventing its development or modifying disease progression. In this article, we describe a critical appraisal of the current state of PTE research with an emphasis on experimental models, molecular mechanisms of post-traumatic epileptogenesis, potential biomarkers, and the burden of PTE-associated comorbidities. The goal of epilepsy research is to identify new therapeutic strategies that can prevent PTE development or interrupt the epileptogenic process and relieve associated neuropsychiatric comorbidities. Therefore, we also describe current preclinical and clinical data on the treatment of PTE sequelae. Differences in injury patterns, latency period, and biomarkers are outlined in the context of animal model validation, pathophysiology, seizure frequency, and behavior. Improving TBI recovery and preventing seizure onset are complex and challenging tasks; however, much progress has been made within this decade demonstrating disease modifying, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective strategies, suggesting this goal is pragmatic. Our understanding of PTE is continuously evolving, and improved preclinical models allow for accelerated testing of critically needed novel therapeutic interventions in military and civilian persons at high risk for PTE and its devastating comorbidities.
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- Victoria M Golub
- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Bryan, Texas
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- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Bryan, Texas
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Bailey ZS, Cardiff K, Yang X, Gilsdorf J, Shear D, Rasmussen TE, Leung LY. The Effects of Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta on Cerebral Blood Flow, Intracranial Pressure, and Brain Tissue Oxygen Tension in a Rodent Model of Penetrating Ballistic-Like Brain Injury. Front Neurol 2019; 10:1309. [PMID: 31920932 PMCID: PMC6930175 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.01309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Trauma is among the leading causes of death in the United States. Technological advancements have led to the development of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) which offers a pre-hospital option to non-compressible hemorrhage control. Due to the prevalence of concomitant traumatic brain injury (TBI), an understanding of the effects of REBOA on cerebral physiology is critical. To further this understanding, we employed a rat model of penetrating ballistic-like brain injury (PBBI). PBBI produced an injury pattern within the right frontal cortex and striatum that replicates the pathology from a penetrating ballistic round. Aortic occlusion was initiated 30 min post-PBBI and maintained continuously (cAO) or intermittently (iAO) for 30 min. Continuous measurements of mean arterial pressure (MAP), intracranial pressure (ICP), cerebral blood flow (CBF), and brain tissue oxygen tension (PbtO2) were recorded during, and for 60 min following occlusion. PBBI increased ICP and decreased CBF and PbtO2. The arterial balloon catheter effectively occluded the descending aorta which augmented MAP in the carotid artery. Despite this, CBF levels were not changed by aortic occlusion. iAO caused sustained adverse effects to ICP and PbtO2 while cAO demonstrated no adverse effects on either. Temporary increases in PbtO2 were observed during occlusion, along with restoration of sham levels of ICP for the remainder of the recordings. These results suggest that iAO may lead to prolonged cerebral hypertension following PBBI. Following cAO, ICP, and PbtO2 levels were temporarily improved. This information warrants further investigation using TBI-polytrauma model and provides foundational knowledge surrounding the non-hemorrhage applications of REBOA including neurogenic shock and stroke.
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- Zachary S Bailey
- Brain Trauma Neuroprotection, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, United States
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- Brain Trauma Neuroprotection, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, United States
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- Brain Trauma Neuroprotection, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, United States
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- Brain Trauma Neuroprotection, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, United States
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- Brain Trauma Neuroprotection, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Brain Trauma Neuroprotection, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, United States.,Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
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Leung LY, Cardiff K, Yang X, Srambical Wilfred B, Gilsdorf J, Shear D. Selective Brain Cooling Reduces Motor Deficits Induced by Combined Traumatic Brain Injury, Hypoxemia and Hemorrhagic Shock. Front Neurol 2018; 9:612. [PMID: 30123177 PMCID: PMC6085442 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Selective brain cooling (SBC) can potentially maximize the neuroprotective benefits of hypothermia for traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients without the complications of whole body cooling. We have previously developed a method that involved extraluminal cooling of common carotid arteries, and demonstrated the feasibility, safety and efficacy for treating isolated TBI in rats. The present study evaluated the neuroprotective effects of 4-h SBC in a rat model of penetrating ballistic-like brain injury (PBBI) combined with hypoxemic and hypotensive insults (polytrauma). Rats were randomly assigned into two groups: PBBI+polytrauma without SBC (PHH) and PBBI+polytrauma with SBC treatment (PHH+SBC). All animals received unilateral PBBI, followed by 30-min hypoxemia (fraction of inspired oxygen = 0.1) and then 30-min hemorrhagic hypotension (mean arterial pressure = 40 mmHg). Fluid resuscitation was given immediately following hypotension. SBC was initiated 15 min after fluid resuscitation and brain temperature was maintained at 32-33°C (core temperature at ~36.5°C) for 4 h under isoflurane anesthesia. The PHH group received the same procedures minus the cooling. At 7, 10, and 21 days post-injury, motor function was assessed using the rotarod task. Cognitive function was assessed using the Morris water maze at 13-17 days post-injury. At 21 days post-injury, blood samples were collected and the animals were transcardially perfused for subsequent histological analyses. SBC transiently augmented cardiovascular function, as indicated by the increase in mean arterial pressure and heart rate during cooling. Significant improvement in motor functions were detected in SBC-treated polytrauma animals at 7, 10, and 21 days post-injury compared to the control group (p < 0.05). However, no significant beneficial effects were detected on cognitive measures following SBC treatment in the polytrauma animals. In addition, the blood serum and plasma levels of cytokines interleukin-1 and -10 were comparable between the two groups. Histological results also did not reveal any between-group differences in subacute neurodegeneration and astrocyte/ microglial activation. In summary, 4-h SBC delivered through extraluminal cooling of the common carotid arteries effectively ameliorated motor deficits induced by PBBI and polytrauma. Improving cognitive function or mitigating subacute neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation might require a different cooling regimen such as extended cooling, a slow rewarming period and a lower temperature.
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- Lai Yee Leung
- Brain Trauma Neuroprotection and Neurorestoration Branch, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, United States
- Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Brain Trauma Neuroprotection and Neurorestoration Branch, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, United States
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- Brain Trauma Neuroprotection and Neurorestoration Branch, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, United States
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- Brain Trauma Neuroprotection and Neurorestoration Branch, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, United States
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- Brain Trauma Neuroprotection and Neurorestoration Branch, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, United States
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- Brain Trauma Neuroprotection and Neurorestoration Branch, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, United States
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Chandel S, Gupta SK, Medhi B. Epileptogenesis following experimentally induced traumatic brain injury - a systematic review. Rev Neurosci 2018; 27:329-46. [PMID: 26581067 DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2015-0050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Accepted: 10/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a complex neurotrauma in civilian life and the battlefield with a broad spectrum of symptoms, long-term neuropsychological disability, as well as mortality worldwide. Posttraumatic epilepsy (PTE) is a common outcome of TBI with unknown mechanisms, followed by posttraumatic epileptogenesis. There are numerous rodent models of TBI available with varying pathomechanisms of head injury similar to human TBI, but there is no evidence for an adequate TBI model that can properly mimic all aspects of clinical TBI and the first successive spontaneous focal seizures follow a single episode of neurotrauma with respect to epileptogenesis. This review aims to provide current information regarding the various experimental animal models of TBI relevant to clinical TBI. Mossy fiber sprouting, loss of dentate hilar neurons along with recurrent seizures, and epileptic discharge similar to human PTE have been studied in fluid percussion injury, weight-drop injury, and cortical impact models, but further refinement of animal models and functional test is warranted to better understand the underlying pathophysiology of posttraumatic epileptogenesis. A multifaceted research approach in TBI model may lead to exploration of the potential treatment measures, which are a major challenge to the research community and drug developers. With respect to clinical setting, proper patient data collection, improved clinical trials with advancement in drug delivery strategies, blood-brain barrier permeability, and proper monitoring of level and effects of target drug are also important.
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Nyanzu M, Siaw-Debrah F, Ni H, Xu Z, Wang H, Lin X, Zhuge Q, Huang L. Improving on Laboratory Traumatic Brain Injury Models to Achieve Better Results. Int J Med Sci 2017; 14:494-505. [PMID: 28539826 PMCID: PMC5441042 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.18075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Experimental modeling of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in animals has identified several potential means and interventions that might have beneficial applications for treating traumatic brain injury clinically. Several of these interventions have been applied and tried with humans that are at different phases of testing (completed, prematurely terminated and others in progress). The promising results achieved in the laboratory with animal models have not been replicated with human trails as expected. This review will highlight some insights and significance attained via laboratory animal modeling of TBI as well as factors that require incorporation into the experimental studies that could help in translating results from laboratory to the bedside. Major progress has been made due to laboratory studies; in explaining the mechanisms as well as pathophysiological features of brain damage after TBI. Attempts to intervene in the cascade of events occurring after TBI all rely heavily on the knowledge from basic laboratory investigations. In looking to discover treatment, this review will endeavor to sight and state some central discrepancies between laboratory models and clinical scenarios.
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- Mark Nyanzu
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Aging and Neurological Disorder Research, First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Aging and Neurological Disorder Research, First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Aging and Neurological Disorder Research, First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Aging and Neurological Disorder Research, First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Aging and Neurological Disorder Research, First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Aging and Neurological Disorder Research, First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Aging and Neurological Disorder Research, First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Aging and Neurological Disorder Research, First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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Petit-Pierre G, Bertsch A, Renaud P. Neural probe combining microelectrodes and a droplet-based microdialysis collection system for high temporal resolution sampling. LAB ON A CHIP 2016; 16:917-924. [PMID: 26864169 DOI: 10.1039/c5lc01544h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We propose a novel neural probe which combines microfluidic channels with recording and stimulation electrodes. The developed microfabrication approach enables the concentration of every active element such as electrodes and the sampling inlet in close proximity on the same surface. As a first approach, full functional validation is presented in this work (in vivo testing will be presented in the next study). Electrical characterization by impedance spectroscopy is performed in order to assess the electrode properties. An advanced experimental setup enabling the validation of the fluidic functions of the neural probe is also presented. It allowed the achievement of a high temporal resolution (170 ms) during sampling as a result of the integration of a T-junction droplet generator inside the probe. The droplets reached a volume of 0.84 nL and are separated by a non-aqueous phase (perfluoromethyldecalin, PFD). This probe represents an innovative tool for neuroscientists as it can be implanted in precise brain structures while combining electrical stimulation with sampling at a high temporal resolution.
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- Guillaume Petit-Pierre
- Laboratory of Microsystems LMIS4, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Microsystems LMIS4, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Microsystems LMIS4, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability for people under 45 years of age. Clinical TBI is often the result of disparate forces resulting in heterogeneous injuries. Preclinical modeling of TBI is a vital tool for studying the complex cascade of metabolic, cellular, and molecular post-TBI events collectively termed secondary injury. Preclinical models also provide an important platform for studying therapeutic interventions. However, modeling TBI in the preclinical setting is challenging, and most models replicate only certain aspects of clinical TBI. This chapter details the most widely used models of preclinical TBI, including the controlled cortical impact, fluid percussion, blast, and closed head models. Each of these models replicates particular critical aspects of clinical TBI. Prior to selecting a preclinical TBI model, it is important to address what aspect of human TBI is being sought to evaluate.
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Glucose and oxygen metabolism after penetrating ballistic-like brain injury. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2015; 35:773-80. [PMID: 25669903 PMCID: PMC4420850 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2014.243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2014] [Revised: 11/29/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability in all age groups. Among TBI, penetrating traumatic brain injuries (PTBI) have the worst prognosis and represent the leading cause of TBI-related morbidity and death. However, there are no specific drugs/interventions due to unclear pathophysiology. To gain insights we looked at cerebral metabolism in a PTBI rat model: penetrating ballistic-like brain injury (PBBI). Early after injury, regional cerebral oxygen tension and consumption significantly decreased in the ipsilateral cortex in the PBBI group compared with the control group. At the same time point, glucose uptake was significantly reduced globally in the PBBI group compared with the control group. Examination of Fluorojade B-stained brain sections at 24 hours after PBBI revealed an incomplete overlap of metabolic impairment and neurodegeneration. As expected, the injury core had the most severe metabolic impairment and highest neurodegeneration. However, in the peri-lesional area, despite similar metabolic impairment, there was lesser neurodegeneration. Given our findings, the data suggest the presence of two distinct zones of primary injury, of which only one recovers. We anticipate the peri-lesional area encompassing the PBBI ischemic penumbra, could be salvaged by acute therapies.
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Gilhooly J, Siu A, Beare M, Ecklund JM. Acute management of military-related injury. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2015; 127:379-93. [PMID: 25702229 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-52892-6.00024-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Since the dawn of armed conflict head trauma has remained one of the most challenging afflictions for surgeons and medical personnel to treat. Interventions for head trauma from antiquity through the American Civil War were met with dismal outcomes. In the 20th century, despite greater lethality of weapons, progressive advances in management led to improved outcomes for head injured patients. A triage system consisting of appropriate levels of care from the front lines, through combat support hospitals to reconstructive and rehabilitative hospitals, has also contributed to the improved outcomes of head injured patients. This chapter examines the progressive improvement in management strategies during major conflicts, the mechanisms causing head trauma during conflict, and the current medical and surgical therapies recommended in the care of head-injured patients during armed conflict.
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- Jonathan Gilhooly
- Department of Neurosurgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, Falls Church, VA, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, Falls Church, VA, USA.
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Cunningham TL, Cartagena CM, Lu XCM, Konopko M, Dave JR, Tortella FC, Shear DA. Correlations between blood-brain barrier disruption and neuroinflammation in an experimental model of penetrating ballistic-like brain injury. J Neurotrauma 2014; 31:505-14. [PMID: 24138024 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2013.2965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract Blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption is a pathological hallmark of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and is associated with neuroinflammatory events contributing to brain edema and cell death. The goal of this study was to elucidate the profile of BBB disruption after penetrating ballistic-like brain injury (PBBI) in conjunction with changes in neuroinflammatory markers. Brain uptake of biotin-dextran amine (BDA; 3 kDa) and horseradish peroxidase (HRP; 44 kDa) was evaluated in rats at 4 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, and 7 days post-PBBI and compared with the histopathologic and molecular profiles for inflammatory markers. BDA and HRP both displayed a uniphasic profile of extravasation, greatest at 24 h post-injury and which remained evident out to 48 h for HRP and 7 days for BDA. This profile was most closely associated with markers for adhesion (mRNA for intercellular adhesion molecule-1) and infiltration of peripheral granulocytes (mRNA for matrix metalloproteinase-9 [MMP-9] and myeloperoxidase staining). Improvement of BBB dysfunction coincided with increased expression of markers implicated in tissue remodeling and repair. The results of this study reveal a uniphasic and gradient opening of the BBB after PBBI and suggest MMP-9 and resident inflammatory cell activation as candidates for future neurotherapeutic intervention after PBBI.
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- Tracy L Cunningham
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience , Branch of Brain Trauma Neuroprotection and Neurorestoration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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Stefanopoulos PK, Filippakis K, Soupiou OT, Pazarakiotis VC. Wound ballistics of firearm-related injuries--part 1: missile characteristics and mechanisms of soft tissue wounding. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014; 43:1445-58. [PMID: 25128259 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2014.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2013] [Revised: 04/08/2014] [Accepted: 07/21/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Firearm-related injuries are caused by a wide variety of weapons and projectiles. The kinetic energy of the penetrating projectile defines its ability to disrupt and displace tissue, whereas the actual tissue damage is determined by the mode of energy release during the projectile-tissue interaction and the particular characteristics of the tissues and organs involved. Certain projectile factors, namely shape, construction, and stability, greatly influence the rate of energy transfer to the tissues along the wound track. Two zones of tissue damage can be identified, the permanent cavity created by the passage of the bullet and a potential area of contused tissue surrounding it, produced mainly by temporary cavitation which is a manifestation of effective high-energy transfer to tissue. Due to the complex nature of these injuries, wound assessment and the type and extent of treatment required should be based on an understanding of the various mechanisms contributing to tissue damage.
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- 401 General Army Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- 401 General Army Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Cartagena CM, Phillips KL, Tortella FC, Dave JR, Schmid KE. Temporal alterations in aquaporin and transcription factor HIF1α expression following penetrating ballistic-like brain injury (PBBI). Mol Cell Neurosci 2014; 60:81-7. [PMID: 24769105 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2014.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2013] [Revised: 03/05/2014] [Accepted: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Brain edema is a primary factor in the morbidity and mortality of traumatic brain injury (TBI). The various isoforms of aquaporin 4 (AQP4) and aquaporin 9 (AQP9) are important factors influencing edema following TBI. Others have reported that these AQPs are regulated by the transcription factor hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) 1α. Therefore, we examined the temporal alterations in the multiple isoforms of AQP4 and AQP9, and its possible upstream regulation by HIF1α, and evaluated whether different severities of penetrating injury influence these mechanisms. METHODS In the penetrating ballistic-like brain injury (PBBI) model, a temporary cavity and resultant injury was formed by the rapid inflation/deflation (i.e. <40ms) of an elastic balloon attached to the end of the custom probe, injuring 10% of total rat brain volume. Tissue from the ipsilateral core and perilesional injury zones was collected. Total RNA was isolated at 4, 12, and 24h, 3 and 7days post-injury (sham and PBBI, n=6 per group). cDNA was synthesized using oligodT primers. Quantitative real time PCR was performed using Taqman expression assays for aqp4 (recognizing all isoforms), aqp9, and hif1α. Using separate animals, tissue lysate was collected at 4 and 24h, 3 and 7days post-injury and analyzed by immunoblot for protein expression of multiple isoforms of AQP4, the single known isoform of AQP9 and for expression of transcription factor HIF1α (sham, probe only control, and PBBI, n=8-10 per group). RESULTS Global aqp4 mRNA was decreased at 24h (p<0.01) with PBBI. Three of the four known protein isoforms of AQP4 were detected, M1 (34kDa), M23 (32kDa) and isoform 3 (30kDa). AQP4 M1 decreased at 3 and 7days post-injury (p<0.001; p<0.01). AQP4 M23 levels were highly variable with no significant changes. AQP4 isoform 3 levels were decreased 3days post-PBBI (p<0.05). From 4, 12, and 24h aqp9 mRNA levels were decreased with injury (p<0.01, p<0.05, p<0.01) while AQP9 levels were decreased at 3 and 7days after PBBI (p<0.001, p<0.01). At 12 and 24h post-PBBI hif1α mRNA levels increased (p<0.05, p<0.01) but at 3 and 7days mRNA levels decreased (p<0.05, p<0.01). From 24h and 3 and 7days HIF1α protein levels were decreased (p<0.0001, p<0.0001, p<0.0001). In comparison to probe control, PBBI led to greater decreases in protein for AQP4 M1 (trend), AQP4 isoform 3 (trend), AQP9 (p<0.05) and HIF1α (p<0.05). CONCLUSION PBBI is characterized by a loss of AQP4 M1, AQP4 isoform 3 and AQP9 at delayed time-points. The severity of the injury (PBBI versus probe control) increased these effects. Therefore, AQP9 and the AQP4 M1 isoform may be regulated by HIF1α, but not AQP4 isoform 3. This delayed loss of aquaporins may markedly reduce the ability of the brain to efflux water, contributing to the protracted edema that is a characteristic following severe penetrating TBI. Factors contributing to edema differ with different types and severities of TBI. For example, cellular based edema is more prominent in diffuse non-penetrating TBI whereas vasogenic edema is more prevalent with TBI involving hemorrhage. Molecular regulation leading to edema will likely also differ, such that treatments which have been suggested for non-hemorrhagic moderate TBI, such as the suppression of aquaporins, may be detrimental in more severe forms of TBI.
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- Casandra M Cartagena
- Brain Trauma Neuroprotection and Neurorestoration Branch, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA.
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- Brain Trauma Neuroprotection and Neurorestoration Branch, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA.
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- Brain Trauma Neuroprotection and Neurorestoration Branch, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA.
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- Brain Trauma Neuroprotection and Neurorestoration Branch, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA.
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- Brain Trauma Neuroprotection and Neurorestoration Branch, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA.
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Leung LY, Wei G, Shear DA, Tortella FC. The acute effects of hemorrhagic shock on cerebral blood flow, brain tissue oxygen tension, and spreading depolarization following penetrating ballistic-like brain injury. J Neurotrauma 2013; 30:1288-98. [PMID: 23461630 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2012.2715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) often occurs in conjunction with additional trauma, resulting in secondary complications, such as hypotension as a result of blood loss. This study investigated the combined effects of penetrating ballistic-like brain injury (PBBI) and hemorrhagic shock (HS) on physiological parameters, including acute changes in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF), brain tissue oxygen tension (P(bt)O₂), and cortical spreading depolarizations (CSDs). All recordings were initiated before injury (PBBI/HS/both) and maintained for 2.5 h. Results showed that PBBI alone and combined PBBI and HS produced a sustained impairment of ipsilateral rCBF that decreased by 70% from baseline (p<0.05). Significant and sustained reductions in P(bt)O₂ (50% baseline; p<0.05) were also observed in the injured hemisphere of the animals subjected to both PBBI and HS (PBBI+HS). In contrast, PBBI alone produced smaller, more transient reductions in P(bt)O₂ levels. The lower limit of cerebral autoregulation was significantly higher in the PBBI+HS group (p<0.05, compared to HS alone). Critically, combined injury resulted in twice the number of spontaneous CSDs as in PBBI alone (p<0.05). It also lowered the propagation speed of CSD and the threshold of CSD occurrence [induced CSD at higher mean arterial pressure (MAP)]. However, rCBF and P(bt)O₂ were not responsive to the depolarizations. Our data suggest that PBBI together with HS causes persistent impairment of CBF and brain tissue oxygen tension, increasing the probability of CSDs that likely contribute to secondary neuropathology and compromise neurological recovery.
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- Lai Yee Leung
- Brain Trauma Neuroprotection and Neurorestoration Branch, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, 2W12, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA.
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity both in civilian life and on the battlefield worldwide. Survivors of TBI frequently experience long-term disabling changes in cognition, sensorimotor function and personality. Over the past three decades, animal models have been developed to replicate the various aspects of human TBI, to better understand the underlying pathophysiology and to explore potential treatments. Nevertheless, promising neuroprotective drugs that were identified as being effective in animal TBI models have all failed in Phase II or Phase III clinical trials. This failure in clinical translation of preclinical studies highlights a compelling need to revisit the current status of animal models of TBI and therapeutic strategies.
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- Ye Xiong
- Department of Neurosurgery, E&R Building, Room 3096, Henry Ford Health System, 2799 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA.
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Elias PZ, Spector M. Characterization of a Bilateral Penetrating Brain Injury in Rats and Evaluation of a Collagen Biomaterial for Potential Treatment. J Neurotrauma 2012; 29:2086-102. [DOI: 10.1089/neu.2011.2181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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- Paul Z. Elias
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Tissue Engineering Laboratories, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Tissue Engineering Laboratories, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Yao C, Wei G, Lu XCM, Yang W, Tortella FC, Dave JR. Selective brain cooling in rats ameliorates intracerebral hemorrhage and edema caused by penetrating brain injury: possible involvement of heme oxygenase-1 expression. J Neurotrauma 2012; 28:1237-45. [PMID: 21463155 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2010.1678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Brain edema formation associated with trauma-induced intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a clinical complication with high mortality. Studies have shown that heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) plays an important role in ICH-induced brain edema. In order to understand the role of HO-1 in the protective effect of selective brain cooling (SBC), we investigated the time course of HO-1 changes following penetrating ballistic-like brain injury (PBBI) in rats. Samples were collected from injured and control animals at 6, 24, 48, and 72 h, and 7 days post-injury to evaluate HO-1 expression, heme concentration, brain water content, and immunohistochemistry (IHC). Following a 10% frontal PBBI, HO-1 mRNA and protein was increased at all time points studied, reaching maximum expression levels at 24-48 h post-injury. An increase in the heme concentration and the development of brain edema coincided with the upregulation of HO-1 mRNA and protein during the 7-day post-injury period. SBC significantly decreased PBBI-induced heme concentration, attenuated HO-1 upregulation, and concomitantly reduced brain water content. These results suggest that the neuroprotective effects of SBC may be partially mediated by reducing the heme accumulation, which reduced injury-mediated upregulation of HO-1, and in turn ameliorated edema formation. Collectively, these results suggest a potential value of HO-1 as a diagnostic and/or therapeutic biomarker in hemorrhagic brain injury.
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- Changping Yao
- Department of Applied Neurobiology, Division of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant AvenueSilver Spring, MD 20910, USA
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Gabrielian L, Willshire LW, Helps SC, van den Heuvel C, Mathias J, Vink R. Intracranial Pressure Changes following Traumatic Brain Injury in Rats: Lack of Significant Change in the Absence of Mass Lesions or Hypoxia. J Neurotrauma 2011; 28:2103-11. [DOI: 10.1089/neu.2011.1785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- Levon Gabrielian
- School of Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Adelaide Centre for Neurological Diseases, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA, Australia
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Brain oxygen tension monitoring following penetrating ballistic-like brain injury in rats. J Neurosci Methods 2011; 203:115-21. [PMID: 21983109 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2011] [Revised: 09/22/2011] [Accepted: 09/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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While brain oxygen tension (PbtO(2)) monitoring is an important parameter for evaluating injury severity and therapeutic efficiency in severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients, many factors affect the monitoring. The goal of this study was to identify the effects of FiO(2) (fraction of inspired oxygen) on PbtO(2) in uninjured anesthetized rats and measure the changes in PbtO(2) following penetrating ballistic-like brain injury (PBBI). Continuous PbtO(2) monitoring in uninjured anesthetized rats showed that PbtO(2) response was positively correlated with FiO(2) (0.21-0.35) but PbtO(2) remained stable when FiO(2) was maintained at ∼0.26. Importantly, although increasing FiO(2) from 0.21 to 0.35 improved P(a)O(2), it concomitantly reduced pH levels and elevated P(a)CO(2) values out of the normal range. However, when the FiO(2) was maintained between 0.26 and 0.30, the pH and P(a)O(2) levels remained within the normal or clinically acceptable range. In PBBI rats, PbtO(2) was significantly reduced by ∼40% (16.9 ± 1.2 mm Hg) in the peri-lesional region immediately following unilateral, frontal 10% PBBI compared to sham rats (28.6 ± 1.7 mm Hg; mean ± SEM, p<0.05) and the PBBI-induced reductions in PbtO(2) were sustained for at least 150 min post-PBBI. Collectively, these results demonstrate that FiO(2) affects PbtO(2) and that PBBI produces acute and sustained hypoxia in the peri-lesional region of the brain injury. This study provides important information for the management of PbtO(2) monitoring in this brain injury model and may offer insight for therapeutic strategies targeted to improve the hypoxia/ischemia state in the penetrating-type brain injury.
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