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Yu W, Ren C, Ji X. A review of remote ischemic conditioning as a potential strategy for neural repair poststroke. CNS Neurosci Ther 2022; 29:516-524. [PMID: 36550592 PMCID: PMC9873528 DOI: 10.1111/cns.14064] [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: 06/24/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Ischemic stroke is one of the major disabling health-care problem and multiple different approaches are needed to enhance rehabilitation, in which neural repair is the structural basement. Remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) is a strategy to trigger endogenous protect. RIC has been reported to play neuroprotective role in acute stage of stroke, but the effect of RIC on repair process remaining unclear. Several studies have discovered some overlapped mechanisms RIC and neural repair performs. This review provides a hypothesis that RIC is a potential therapeutic strategy on stroke rehabilitation by evaluating the existing evidence and puts forward some remaining questions to clarify and future researches to be performed in the field.
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- Wantong Yu
- Department of Neurology and Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypoxia Translational MedicineXuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijingChina
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- Department of Neurology and Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypoxia Translational MedicineXuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijingChina,Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain DisorderCapital Medical UniversityBeijingChina
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- Department of Neurology and Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypoxia Translational MedicineXuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijingChina,Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain DisorderCapital Medical UniversityBeijingChina
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Van der Linden A, Hoehn M. Monitoring Neuronal Network Disturbances of Brain Diseases: A Preclinical MRI Approach in the Rodent Brain. Front Cell Neurosci 2022; 15:815552. [PMID: 35046778 PMCID: PMC8761853 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2021.815552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Functional and structural neuronal networks, as recorded by resting-state functional MRI and diffusion MRI-based tractography, gain increasing attention as data driven whole brain imaging methods not limited to the foci of the primary pathology or the known key affected regions but permitting to characterize the entire network response of the brain after disease or injury. Their connectome contents thus provide information on distal brain areas, directly or indirectly affected by and interacting with the primary pathological event or affected regions. From such information, a better understanding of the dynamics of disease progression is expected. Furthermore, observation of the brain's spontaneous or treatment-induced improvement will contribute to unravel the underlying mechanisms of plasticity and recovery across the whole-brain networks. In the present review, we discuss the values of functional and structural network information derived from systematic and controlled experimentation using clinically relevant animal models. We focus on rodent models of the cerebral diseases with high impact on social burdens, namely, neurodegeneration, and stroke.
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- Annemie Van der Linden
- Bio-Imaging Lab, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- μNEURO Research Centre of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Research Center Jülich, Institute 3 for Neuroscience and Medicine, Jülich, Germany
- *Correspondence: Mathias Hoehn
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Kim Y, Lee YB, Bae SK, Oh SS, Choi JR. Development of a photochemical thrombosis investigation system to obtain a rabbit ischemic stroke model. Sci Rep 2021; 11:5787. [PMID: 33707580 PMCID: PMC7970995 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-85348-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Photochemical thrombosis is a method for the induction of ischemic stroke in the cerebral cortex. It can generate localized ischemic infarcts in the desired region; therefore, it has been actively employed in establishing an ischemic stroke animal model and in vivo assays of diagnostic and therapeutic techniques for stroke. To establish a rabbit ischemic stroke model and overcome the shortcoming of previous studies that were difficult to build a standardized photothrombotic rabbit model, we developed a photochemical thrombosis induction system that can produce consistent brain damage on a specific area. To verify the generation of photothrombotic brain damage using the system, longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging, 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining, and histological staining were applied. These analytical methods have a high correlation for ischemic infarction and are appropriate for analyzing photothrombotic brain damage in the rabbit brain. The results indicated that the photothrombosis induction system has a main advantage of being accurately controlled a targeted region of photothrombosis and can produce cerebral hemisphere lesions on the target region of the rabbit brain. In conjugation with brain atlas, it can induce photochemical ischemic stroke locally in the part of the brain that is responsible for a particular brain function and the system can be used to develop animal models with degraded specific functions. Also, the photochemical thrombosis induction system and a standardized rabbit ischemic stroke model that uses this system have the potential to be used for verifications of biomedical techniques for ischemic stroke at a preclinical stage in parallel with further performance improvements.
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- Yoonhee Kim
- Medical Device Development Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation (DGMIF), Daegu, 41061, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation (DGMIF), Daegu, 41061, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biofibers and Biomaterials Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, Korea
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- Medical Device Development Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation (DGMIF), Daegu, 41061, Republic of Korea.
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- Medical Device Development Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation (DGMIF), Daegu, 41061, Republic of Korea.
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Wieters F, Aswendt M. Structural integrity and remodeling underlying functional recovery after stroke. Neural Regen Res 2021; 16:1423-1424. [PMID: 33318437 PMCID: PMC8284267 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.301004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- Frederique Wieters
- University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Neurology, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Neurology, Cologne; Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3), Research Center Juelich, Germany
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Tsai LC, Wu YN, Liu SQ, Zhang LQ. Changes in Muscle Stress and Sarcomere Adaptation in Mice Following Ischemic Stroke. Front Physiol 2020; 11:581846. [PMID: 33408638 PMCID: PMC7781356 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.581846] [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: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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While abnormal muscle tone has been observed in people with stroke, how these changes in muscle tension affect sarcomere morphology remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to examine time-course changes in passive muscle fiber tension and sarcomeric adaptation to these changes post-ischemic stroke in a mouse model by using a novel in-vivo force microscope. Twenty-one mice were evenly divided into three groups based on the time point of testing: 3 days (D3), 10 days (D10), and 20 days (D20) following right middle cerebral artery ligation. At each testing time, the muscle length, width, and estimated volume of the isolated soleus muscle were recorded, subsequently followed by in-vivo muscle tension and sarcomere length measurement. The mass of the soleus muscle was measured at the end of testing to calculate muscle density. Two-way ANOVA with repeated measures was used to examine the differences in each of the dependent variable among the three time-point groups and between the two legs. The passive muscle stress of the impaired limbs in the D3 group (27.65 ± 8.37 kPa) was significantly lower than the less involved limbs (42.03 ± 18.61 kPa; p = 0.05) and the impaired limbs of the D10 (48.92 ± 14.73; p = 0.03) and D20 (53.28 ± 20.54 kPa; p = 0.01) groups. The soleus muscle density of the impaired limbs in the D3 group (0.69 ± 0.12 g/cm3) was significantly lower than the less involved limbs (0.80 ± 0.09 g/cm3; p = 0.04) and the impaired limbs of the D10 (0.87 ± 0.12 g/cm3; p = 0.02) and D20 (1.00 ± 0.14 g/cm3; p < 0.01) groups. The D3 group had a shorter sarcomere length (2.55 ± 0.26 μm) than the D10 (2.83 ± 0.20 μm; p = 0.03) and D20 group (2.81 ± 0.15 μm; p = 0.04). These results suggest that, while ischemic stroke may cause considerable changes in muscle tension and stress, sarcomere additions under increased mechanical loadings may be absent or disrupted post-stroke, which may contribute to muscle spasticity and/or joint contracture commonly observed in patients following stroke.
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- Liang-Ching Tsai
- Department of Physical Therapy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States
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Epimedium flavonoids improve cognitive impairment and white matter lesions induced by chronic cerebral hypoperfusion through inhibiting the Lingo-1/Fyn/ROCK pathway and activating the BDNF/NRG1/PI3K pathway in rats. Brain Res 2020; 1743:146902. [PMID: 32446949 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2020.146902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion is a common cause of cerebral small vascular disease (CSVD). White matter (WM) lesions are the typical pathological manifestation of CSVD and contribute to cognitive decline. Epimedium flavonoids (EF) are the main component in Epimedium brevicornu Maxim., which is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of EF on cognitive impairment and the underlying mechanisms in a CSVD rat model induced with chronic cerebral hypoperfusion. The model was established by permanent bilateral common carotid artery occlusion (2VO) in rats. EF (50, 100, and 200 mg/kg) was intragastrically administered once a day for 12 weeks starting 2 weeks after 2VO surgery. The learning and memory capacity of the rats were measured using the Morris water maze and step-through tests. WM lesions were observed by MRI-diffusion tensor imaging, transmission electron microscopy, and LFB staining. Oligodendrocytes were detected by immunohistochemistry. Western blotting assay was used to determine the level of protein expression. The results showed that EF significantly improved learning and memory impairment, alleviated WM nerve fiber injuries and demyelination, and increased the number of mature oligodendrocytes in the corpus callosum, subcortical WM, and periventricular WM in 2VO rats. Mechanistically, EF reduced the expression of Lingo-1 and ROCK2 and increased the levels of phosphorylated (p-) Fyn, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), TrkB, neuregulin-1 (NRG-1), p-ErbB4, PI3K p85 and p110α, p-Akt, and p-CREB in the corpus callosum of 2VO rats. These results suggest that EF may improve cognitive impairment and WM lesions induced by chronic cerebral hypoperfusion through inhibiting the Lingo-1/Fyn/ROCK pathway and activating the BDNF/TrkB, NRG-1/ErbB4, and the downstream PI3K/Akt/CREB pathways in WM. Thus, EF can be used as a potential neuroprotective agent in CSVD therapy.
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Pallast N, Wieters F, Nill M, Fink GR, Aswendt M. Graph theoretical quantification of white matter reorganization after cortical stroke in mice. Neuroimage 2020; 217:116873. [PMID: 32380139 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Revised: 04/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Stroke is a devastating disease leading to cell death and disconnection between neurons both locally and remote, often resulting in severe long-term disability. Spontaneous reorganization of areas and pathways not primarily affected by ischemia is, however, associated with albeit limited recovery of function. Quantitative mapping of whole-brain changes of structural connectivity concerning the ischemia-induced sensorimotor deficit and recovery thereof would help to target structural plasticity in order to improve rehabilitation. Currently, only in vivo diffusion MRI can extract the structural whole-brain connectome noninvasively. This approach is, however, used primarily in human studies. Here, we applied atlas-based MRI analysis and graph theory to DTI in wild-type mice with cortical stroke lesions. Using a DTI network approach and graph theory, we aimed at gaining insights into the dynamics of the spontaneous reorganization after stroke related to the recovery of function. We found evidence for altered structural integrity of connections of specific brain regions, including the breakdown of connections between brain regions directly affected by stroke as well as long-range rerouting of intra- and transhemispheric connections related to improved sensorimotor behavior.
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- Niklas Pallast
- University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Neurology, Germany
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- University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Neurology, Germany
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- University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Neurology, Germany
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- University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Neurology, Germany; Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3), Research Center Juelich, Germany
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- University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Neurology, Germany; Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3), Research Center Juelich, Germany.
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Aswendt M, Pallast N, Wieters F, Baues M, Hoehn M, Fink GR. Lesion Size- and Location-Dependent Recruitment of Contralesional Thalamus and Motor Cortex Facilitates Recovery after Stroke in Mice. Transl Stroke Res 2020; 12:87-97. [PMID: 32166716 PMCID: PMC7803721 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-020-00802-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Brain lesions caused by cerebral ischemia or hemorrhage lead to a local breakdown of energy homeostasis followed by irreversible cell death and long-term impairment. Importantly, local brain lesions also generate remote functional and structural disturbances, which contribute to the behavioral deficit but also impact the recovery of function. While spontaneous recovery has been associated with endogenous repair mechanisms at the vascular, neural, and immune cell levels, the impact of structural plasticity on sensory-motor dysfunction and recovery thereof remains to be elucidated by longitudinal imaging in a mouse model. Here, we applied behavioral assessments, in vivo fiber tracking, and histological validation in a photothrombotic stroke mouse model. Atlas-based whole-brain structural connectivity analysis and ex vivo histology revealed secondary neurodegeneration in the ipsilesional brain areas, mostly in the dorsal sensorimotor area of the thalamus. Furthermore, we describe for the first time a lesion size-dependent increase in structural connectivity between the contralesional primary motor cortex and thalamus with the ipsilesional cortex. The involvement of the contralesional hemisphere was associated with improved functional recovery relative to lesion size. This study highlights the importance of in vivo fiber tracking and the role of the contralesional hemisphere during spontaneous functional improvement as a potential novel stroke biomarker and therapeutic targets.
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- Markus Aswendt
- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse, 62 50937, Cologne, Germany. .,Cognitive Neuroscience, Research Center Juelich, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3), Juelich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse, 62 50937, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse, 62 50937, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse, 62 50937, Cologne, Germany
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- Cognitive Neuroscience, Research Center Juelich, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3), Juelich, Germany.,Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse, 62 50937, Cologne, Germany.,Cognitive Neuroscience, Research Center Juelich, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3), Juelich, Germany
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Li MZ, Zhan Y, Yang L, Feng XF, Zou HY, Lei JF, Zhao T, Wang L, Zhao H. MRI Evaluation of Axonal Remodeling After Combination Treatment With Xiaoshuan Enteric-Coated Capsule and Enriched Environment in Rats After Ischemic Stroke. Front Physiol 2019; 10:1528. [PMID: 31920724 PMCID: PMC6930913 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Xiaoshuan enteric-coated capsule (XSEC) is a compound Chinese medicine widely used for the treatment of ischemic stroke. Enriched environment (EE) is a rehabilitative intervention designed to facilitate physical, cognitive, and social activity after brain injury. This study aimed to assess whether the XSEC and EE combination could provide synergistic efficacy in axonal remodeling compared to that with a single treatment after ischemic stroke using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) followed by histological analysis. Rats were subjected to permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion and treated with XSEC and EE alone or in combination for 30 days. T2-weighted imaging and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) were performed to examine the infarct volume and axonal remodeling, respectively. The co-localization of Ki67 with NG2 or CNPase was examined by immunofluorescence staining to assess oligodendrogenesis. The expressions of growth associated protein-43 (GAP-43) and growth inhibitors NogoA/Nogo receptor (NgR)/RhoA/Rho-associated kinase2 (ROCK2) were measured using western blot and qRT-PCR. The Morris water maze (MWM) was performed to evaluate the cognitive function. MRI and histological measurements indicated XSEC and EE individually benefited axonal reorganization after stroke. Notably, XSEC + EE decreased infarct volume compared with XSEC or EE monotherapy and increased ipsilateral residual volume compared with vehicle group. DTI showed XSEC + EE robustly increased fractional anisotropy while decreased axial diffusivity and radial diffusivity in the injured cortex, striatum, and external capsule. Meanwhile, diffusion tensor tractography revealed XSEC + EE elevated fiber density in the cortex and external capsule and increased fiber length in the striatum and external capsule compared with the monotherapies. These MRI measurements, confirmed by histology, showed that XSEC + EE promoted axonal restoration. Additionally, XSEC + EE amplified oligodendrogenesis, decreased the expressions of NogoA/NgR/RhoA/ROCK2, and increased the expression of GAP-43 in the peri-infarct tissues. In parallel to these findings, rats treated with XSEC + EE exhibited higher cognitive recovery than those treated with XSEC or EE monotherapy, as evidenced by MWM test. Taken together, our data implicated that XSEC + EE exerted synergistic effects on alleviating atrophy and encouraging axonal reorganization partially by promoting oligodendrogenesis and overcoming intrinsic growth-inhibitory signaling, thereby facilitating higher cognitive recovery.
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- Man-Zhong Li
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Lab of TCM Collateral Disease Theory Research, Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Lab of TCM Collateral Disease Theory Research, Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Lab of TCM Collateral Disease Theory Research, Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Lab of TCM Collateral Disease Theory Research, Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Lab of TCM Collateral Disease Theory Research, Beijing, China
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- Medical Imaging Laboratory of Core Facility Center, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Lab of TCM Collateral Disease Theory Research, Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Lab of TCM Collateral Disease Theory Research, Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Lab of TCM Collateral Disease Theory Research, Beijing, China
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Farokhi-Sisakht F, Farhoudi M, Sadigh-Eteghad S, Mahmoudi J, Mohaddes G. Cognitive Rehabilitation Improves Ischemic Stroke-Induced Cognitive Impairment: Role of Growth Factors. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2019; 28:104299. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2019.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 06/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Zhang J, Chen S, Shi W, Li M, Zhan Y, Yang L, Zou H, Lei J, Chai X, Gao K, Liu J, Wang W, Wang Y, Zhao H. Effects of Xiaoshuan Enteric-Coated Capsule on White and Gray Matter Injury Evaluated by Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Ischemic Stroke. Cell Transplant 2018; 28:671-683. [PMID: 30284459 PMCID: PMC6686435 DOI: 10.1177/0963689718802755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Xiaoshuan enteric-coated capsule (XSECC) is a drug approved by the Chinese State Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of stroke. This study was to investigate the effects of XSECC on white and gray matter injury in a rat model of ischemic stroke by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and histopathological analyses. The ischemia was induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). The cerebral blood flow measured by arterial spin labeling was improved by treatment with XSECC on the 3rd, 7th, 14th and 30th days after MCAO. Spatiotemporal white and gray matter changes in MCAO rats were examined with DTI-derived parameters (fractional anisotropy, FA; apparent diffusion coefficient, ADC; axial diffusivity, λ//; radial diffusivity, λ⊥). The increased FA was found in the XSECC treatment group in the corpus callosum, external capsule and internal capsule, linked with the decreased λ//, λ⊥ and ADC on the 3rd day and reduced ADC on the 30th day in the external capsule, suggesting XSECC reduced the axon and myelin damage in white matter after stroke. The relative FA in the striatum, cortex and thalamus in XSECC treatment group was significantly increased on the 3rd, 7th, 14th and 30th days accompanied by the increased λ// on the 3rd day and reduced relative ADC and λ⊥ on the 30th day, indicating that XSECC attenuated cell swelling and membrane damage in the early stage and tissue liquefaction necrosis in the late stage in gray matter after stroke. Additionally, XSECC-treated rats exhibited increased mean fiber length assessed by diffusion tensor tractography. Moreover, histopathological analyses provided evidence that XSECC relieved nerve cell and myelin damage in white and gray matter after stroke. Our research reveals that XSECC could alleviate white and gray matter injury, especially reducing nerve cell damage and promoting the repair of axon and myelin after ischemic stroke.
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- Jian Zhang
- 1 School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,2 School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- 3 Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Haikou Hospital, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Haikou, China
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- 4 Pharmacy Department, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- 1 School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 1 School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 1 School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 1 School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 1 School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 2 School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- 2 School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- 5 Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- 2 School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- 2 School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.,6 School of Life Science, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- 1 School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Li MZ, Zhang Y, Zou HY, Ouyang JY, Zhan Y, Yang L, Cheng BCY, Wang L, Zhang QX, Lei JF, Zhao YY, Zhao H. Investigation of Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb 761) promotes neurovascular restoration and axonal remodeling after embolic stroke in rat using magnetic resonance imaging and histopathological analysis. Biomed Pharmacother 2018; 103:989-1001. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.04.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2017] [Revised: 04/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Li M, Ouyang J, Zhang Y, Cheng BCY, Zhan Y, Yang L, Zou H, Zhao H. Effects of total saponins from Trillium tschonoskii rhizome on grey and white matter injury evaluated by quantitative multiparametric MRI in a rat model of ischemic stroke. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2018; 215:199-209. [PMID: 29309860 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2018.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2017] [Revised: 12/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Trillium tschonoskii rhizome (TTR), a medicinal herb, has been traditionally used to treat traumatic brain injury and headache in China. Although the potential neuroprotective efficacy of TTR has gained increasing interest, the pharmacological mechanism remains unclear. Steroid saponins are the main bioactive components of the herb. AIM OF THE STUDY To investigate the protective and repair-promoting effects of the total saponins from TTR (TSTT) on grey and white matter damages in a rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) assay. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ischemic stroke was induced by MCAO. TSTT and Ginaton (positive control) were administered orally to rats 6h after stroke and daily thereafter. After 15 days of treatment, the survival rate of each group was calculated. We then conducted neurological deficit scores and beam walking test to access the neurological function after ischemic stroke. Subsequently, T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) and T2 relaxometry mapping were performed to measure infarct volume and grey and white matter integrity, respectively. Moreover, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) was carried out to evaluate the grey and white matter microstructural damage. Additionally, arterial spin labelling (ASL) - cerebral blood flow (CBF) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) images provided dynamic information about vascular hemodynamic dysfunction after ischemic stroke. Finally, haematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining was carried out to evaluate the stroke-induced pathological changes in the brain. RESULTS The survival rate and neurological behavioural outcomes (Bederson scores and beam walking tests) were markedly ameliorated by TSTT (65mg/kg) treatment within 15 days after ischemic stroke. Moreover, T2WI and T2 relaxometry mapping showed that TSTT (65mg/kg) significantly reduced infarct volume and attenuated grey and white matter injury, respectively, which was confirmed by histopathological evaluation of brain tissue. The results obtained from DTI showed that TSTT (65mg/kg) not only significantly alleviated axonal damage and demyelination, but also promoted axonal remodelling and re-myelination. In addition, TSTT treatment also enhanced vascular signal density and increased CBF in rats after MCAO. CONCLUSION Our results suggested the potential protective and repair-promoting effects of TSTT on grey and white matter from damage induced by ischemia. This study provides a modern pharmacological basis for the application of TSTT in managing ischemic stroke.
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- Manzhong Li
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Lab of TCM Collateral Disease Theory Research, Beijing 100069, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Lab of TCM Collateral Disease Theory Research, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of pharmacology, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China
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- College of Professional and Continuing Education, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Lab of TCM Collateral Disease Theory Research, Beijing 100069, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Lab of TCM Collateral Disease Theory Research, Beijing 100069, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Lab of TCM Collateral Disease Theory Research, Beijing 100069, China.
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Lab of TCM Collateral Disease Theory Research, Beijing 100069, China.
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Chen S, Bennet L, McGregor AL. Delayed Varenicline Administration Reduces Inflammation and Improves Forelimb Use Following Experimental Stroke. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2017; 26:2778-2787. [PMID: 28797614 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2017.06.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2016] [Revised: 05/21/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Pharmacological activation of the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway (CAP), specifically by activating α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, has been shown to confer short-term improvements in outcome. Most studies have investigated administration within 24 hours of stroke, and few have investigated drugs approved for use in human patients. We investigated whether delayed administration of varenicline, a high-affinity agonist at α7 nicotinic receptors and an established therapy for nicotine addiction, decreased brain inflammation and improved functional performance in a mouse model of experimental stroke. METHODS CSF-1R-EGFP (MacGreen) mice were subjected to transient middle cerebral artery occlusion and administered varenicline (2.5 mg/kg/d for 7 days) or saline (n = 10 per group) 3 days after stroke. Forelimb asymmetry was assessed in the Cylinder test every 2 days after surgery, and structural lesions were quantified at day 10. Enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) and growth associated protein 43 (GAP43) immunohistochemistry were used to evaluate the effect of varenicline on inflammation and axonal regeneration, respectively. RESULTS Varenicline-treated animals showed a significant increase in impaired forelimb use compared with saline-treated animals 10 days after stroke. Varenicline treatment was associated with reduced EGFP expression and increased GAP43 expression in the striatum of MacGreen mice. CONCLUSION Our results show that delayed administration of varenicline promotes recovery of function following experimental stroke. Motor function improvements were accompanied by decreased brain inflammation and increased axonal regeneration in nonpenumbral areas. These results suggest that the administration of an exogenous nicotinic agonist in the subacute phase following stroke may be a viable therapeutic strategy for stroke patients.
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- Siyi Chen
- School of Pharmacy, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; Division of Health Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
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Kim BR, Moon WJ, Kim H, Jung E, Lee J. Association of Dysphagia With Supratentorial Lesions in Patients With Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke. Ann Rehabil Med 2016; 40:637-46. [PMID: 27606270 PMCID: PMC5012975 DOI: 10.5535/arm.2016.40.4.637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Objective To determine the supratentorial area associated with poststroke dysphagia, we assessed the diffusion tensor images (DTI) in subacute stroke patients with supratentorial lesions. Methods We included 31 patients with a first episode of infarction in the middle cerebral artery territory. Each subject underwent brain DTI as well as a videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) and patients divided were into the dysphagia and non-dysphagia groups. Clinical dysphagia scale (CDS) scores were compared between the two groups. The corticospinal tract volume (TV), fractional anisotropy (FA) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values were calculated for 11 regions of interest in the supratentorial area—primary motor cortex, primary somatosensory cortex, supplementary motor cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, orbitofrontal cortex, parieto-occipital cortex, insular cortex, posterior limb of the internal capsule, thalamus, and basal ganglia (putamen and caudate nucleus). DTI parameters were compared between the two groups. Results Among the 31 subjects, 17 were diagnosed with dysphagia by VFSS. Mean TVs were similar across the two groups. Significant inter-group differences were observed in two DTI values: the FA value in the contra-lesional primary motor cortex and the ADC value in the bilateral posterior limbs of the internal capsule (all p<0.05). Conclusion The FA value in the primary motor cortex on the contra-lesional side and the ADC value in the bilateral PLIC can be associated with dysphagia in middle cerebral artery stroke.
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- Bo-Ram Kim
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine & Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Konkuk University School of Medicine & Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine & Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine & Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine & Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Brusini L, Obertino S, Galazzo IB, Zucchelli M, Krueger G, Granziera C, Menegaz G. Ensemble average propagator-based detection of microstructural alterations after stroke. Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg 2016; 11:1585-97. [DOI: 10.1007/s11548-016-1442-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Campos CF, Cangussú SD, Duz ALC, Cartelle CT, Noviello MDL, Veloso VM, Bahia MT, Almeida-Leite CM, Arantes RME. Enteric Neuronal Damage, Intramuscular Denervation and Smooth Muscle Phenotype Changes as Mechanisms of Chagasic Megacolon: Evidence from a Long-Term Murine Model of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0153038. [PMID: 27045678 PMCID: PMC4821538 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 03/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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We developed a novel murine model of long-term infection with Trypanosoma cruzi with the aim to elucidate the pathogenesis of megacolon and the associated adaptive and neuromuscular intestinal disorders. Our intent was to produce a chronic stage of the disease since the early treatment should avoid 100% mortality of untreated animals at acute phase. Treatment allowed animals to be kept infected and alive in order to develop the chronic phase of infection with low parasitism as in human disease. A group of Swiss mice was infected with the Y strain of T. cruzi. At the 11th day after infection, a sub-group was euthanized (acute-phase group) and another sub-group was treated with benznidazole and euthanized 15 months after infection (chronic-phase group). Whole colon samples were harvested and used for studying the histopathology of the intestinal smooth muscle and the plasticity of the enteric nerves. In the acute phase, all animals presented inflammatory lesions associated with intense and diffuse parasitism of the muscular and submucosa layers, which were enlarged when compared with the controls. The occurrence of intense degenerative inflammatory changes and increased reticular fibers suggests inflammatory-induced necrosis of muscle cells. In the chronic phase, parasitism was insignificant; however, the architecture of Aüerbach plexuses was focally affected in the inflamed areas, and a significant decrease in the number of neurons and in the density of intramuscular nerve bundles was detected. Other changes observed included increased thickness of the colon wall, diffuse muscle cell hypertrophy, and increased collagen deposition, indicating early fibrosis in the damaged areas. Mast cell count significantly increased in the muscular layers. We propose a model for studying the long-term (15 months) pathogenesis of Chagasic megacolon in mice that mimics the human disease, which persists for several years and has not been fully elucidated. We hypothesize that the long-term inflammatory process mediates neuronal damage and intramuscular and intramural denervation, leading to phenotypic changes in smooth muscle cells associated with fibrosis. These long-term structural changes may represent the basic mechanism for the formation of the Chagasic megacolon.
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- Camila França Campos
- Departamento de Patologia Geral Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas/LAFEX, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Patologia Geral Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Patologia Geral Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Patologia Geral Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas/NUPEB, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas/NUPEB, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Morfologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Patologia Geral Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Potter-Baker KA, Varnerin NM, Cunningham DA, Roelle SM, Sankarasubramanian V, Bonnett CE, Machado AG, Conforto AB, Sakaie K, Plow EB. Influence of Corticospinal Tracts from Higher Order Motor Cortices on Recruitment Curve Properties in Stroke. Front Neurosci 2016; 10:79. [PMID: 27013942 PMCID: PMC4781847 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2016.00079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 02/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Recruitment curves (RCs) acquired using transcranial magnetic stimulation are commonly used in stroke to study physiologic functioning of corticospinal tracts (CST) from M1. However, it is unclear whether CSTs from higher motor cortices contribute as well. OBJECTIVE To explore whether integrity of CST from higher motor areas, besides M1, relates to CST functioning captured using RCs. METHODS RCs were acquired for a paretic hand muscle in patients with chronic stroke. Metrics describing gain and overall output of CST were collected. CST integrity was defined by diffusion tensor imaging. For CST emerging from M1 and higher motor areas, integrity (fractional anisotropy) was evaluated in the region of the posterior limb of the internal capsule, the length of CST and in the region of the stroke lesion. RESULTS We found that output and gain of RC was related to integrity along the length of CST emerging from higher motor cortices but not the M1. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that RC parameters in chronic stroke infer function primarily of CST descending from the higher motor areas but not M1. RCs may thus serve as a simple, in-expensive means to assess re-mapping of alternate areas that is generally studied with resource-intensive neuroimaging in stroke.
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- Kelsey A Potter-Baker
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, OH, USA; School of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Neuroscience, Kent State UniversityKent, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Center for Neurological Restoration, Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Neurology Clinical Division, Neurology Department, Clinics Hospital, São Paulo UniversitySão Paulo, Brazil; Hospital Israelita Albert EinsteinSão Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, OH, USA; Center for Neurological Restoration, Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, OH, USA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, OH, USA
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Exercise Training Inhibits the Nogo-A/NgR1/Rho-A Signals in the Cortical Peri-infarct Area in Hypertensive Stroke Rats. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2016; 94:1083-94. [PMID: 26135366 DOI: 10.1097/phm.0000000000000339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that exercise training promotes motor recovery after stroke by facilitating axonal remodeling via inhibition of the Nogo-A/NgR1 and Rho-A pathway. DESIGN A distal middle cerebral artery occlusion model was generated in stroke-prone renovascular hypertensive rats. Stroke-prone renovascular hypertensive rats were randomly divided into a control group, an exercise training group, and a sham group. Motor function was measured using the grip strength test. Axon and myelin remodeling markers, growth-associated protein 43, myelin basic protein, Tau, and amyloid precursor protein were detected by immunofluorescence. The expression of Nogo-A, NgR1, and Rho-A was demonstrated by immunofluorescence and Western blotting in the peri-infarction area at 7, 14, 28, and 52 days after distal middle cerebral artery occlusion. RESULTS Grip strength was higher in the exercise training group (P < 0.05). Exercise training increased the expression of growth-associated protein 43, myelin basic protein (at 7, 14, and 28 days), and Tau (at 7 and 14 days), and decreased the expression of axonal damage amyloid precursor protein (at 7 and 14 days), compared with the control group. The protein levels of Nogo-A (at 7 and 14 days), NgR1 (at 7, 14, and 28 days), and Rho-A (at 14 and 28 days) were reduced after exercise training. CONCLUSIONS Exercise training promotes axonal recovery, which is associated with functional improvement after cerebral infarction. Down-regulation of the Nogo-A/NgR1/Rho-A may mediate the axonal remodeling induced by exercise training.
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Iaci JF, Parry TJ, Huang Z, Pavlopoulos E, Finklestein SP, Ren J, Caggiano A. An optimized dosing regimen of cimaglermin (neuregulin 1β3, glial growth factor 2) enhances molecular markers of neuroplasticity and functional recovery after permanent ischemic stroke in rats. J Neurosci Res 2015; 94:253-65. [PMID: 26660233 PMCID: PMC4737294 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Revised: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Cimaglermin (neuregulin 1β3, glial growth factor 2) is a neuregulin growth factor family member in clinical development for chronic heart failure. Previously, in a permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (pMCAO) rat stroke model, systemic cimaglermin treatment initiated up to 7 days after ischemia onset promoted recovery without reduced lesion volume. Presented here to extend the evidence are two studies that use a rat stroke model to evaluate the effects of cimaglermin dose level and dose frequency initiated 24 hr after pMCAO. Forelimb‐ and hindlimb‐placing scores (proprioceptive behavioral tests), body‐swing symmetry, and infarct volume were compared between treatment groups (n = 12/group). Possible mechanisms underlying cimaglermin‐mediated neurologic recovery were examined through axonal growth and synapse formation histological markers. Cimaglermin was evaluated over a wider dose range (0.02, 0.1, or 1.0 mg/kg) than doses previously shown to be effective but used the same dosing regimen (2 weeks of daily intravenous administration, then 1 week without treatment). The dose‐frequency study used the dose‐ranging study's most effective dose (1.0 mg/kg) to compare daily, once per week, and twice per week dosing for 3 weeks (then 1 week without treatment). Dose‐ and frequency‐dependent functional improvements were observed with cimaglermin without reduced lesion volume. Cimaglermin treatment significantly increased growth‐associated protein 43 expression in both hemispheres (particularly somatosensory and motor cortices) and also increased synaptophysin expression. These data indicate that cimaglermin enhances recovery after stroke. Immunohistochemical changes were consistent with axonal sprouting and synapse formation but not acute neuroprotection. Cimaglermin represents a potential clinical development candidate for ischemic stroke treatment. © 2015 The Authors. Journal of Neuroscience Research Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Acorda Therapeutics, Inc., Ardsley, New York
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Chen Y, Zhao C, Zhang C, Luo L, Yu G. Influence of chronic intermittent hypoxia on growth associated protein 43 expression in the hippocampus of young rats. Neural Regen Res 2015; 7:1241-6. [PMID: 25709622 PMCID: PMC4336958 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2012.16.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2012] [Accepted: 04/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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This study aimed to explore the pathological change to hippocampal neurons and the expression of growth associated protein 43 in 21-day-old young rats following chronic intermittent hypoxia. Hematoxylin-eosin staining results showed varying degrees of degeneration and necrosis in hippocampal neurons depending on the modeling time. Immunohistochemistry revealed that growth associated protein 43 expression in young rats following chronic intermittent hypoxia decreased, but that levels were still higher than those of normal rats at each time point, especially 4 weeks after modeling. During 1–5 weeks after modeling, a slow growth in rat weight was observed. Experimental findings indicate that chronic intermittent hypoxia may induce growth dysfunction and necrosis of hippocampal neurons, as well as increase the expression of growth associated protein 43 in young rats.
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- Yan Chen
- Department of Physiology, Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Physiology, Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Physiology, Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan Province, China
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- Functional Experiment Center of Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Physiology, Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan Province, China
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Lin YC, Daducci A, Meskaldji DE, Thiran JP, Michel P, Meuli R, Krueger G, Menegaz G, Granziera C. Quantitative Analysis of Myelin and Axonal Remodeling in the Uninjured Motor Network After Stroke. Brain Connect 2014; 5:401-12. [PMID: 25296185 DOI: 10.1089/brain.2014.0245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Contralesional brain connectivity plasticity was previously reported after stroke. This study aims at disentangling the biological mechanisms underlying connectivity plasticity in the uninjured motor network after an ischemic lesion. In particular, we measured generalized fractional anisotropy (GFA) and magnetization transfer ratio (MTR) to assess whether poststroke connectivity remodeling depends on axonal and/or myelin changes. Diffusion-spectrum imaging and magnetization transfer MRI at 3T were performed in 10 patients in acute phase, at 1 and 6 months after stroke, which was affecting motor cortical and/or subcortical areas. Ten age- and gender-matched healthy volunteers were scanned 1 month apart for longitudinal comparison. Clinical assessment was also performed in patients prior to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In the contralesional hemisphere, average measures and tract-based quantitative analysis of GFA and MTR were performed to assess axonal integrity and myelination along motor connections as well as their variations in time. Mean and tract-based measures of MTR and GFA showed significant changes in a number of contralesional motor connections, confirming both axonal and myelin plasticity in our cohort of patients. Moreover, density-derived features (peak height, standard deviation, and skewness) of GFA and MTR along the tracts showed additional correlation with clinical scores than mean values. These findings reveal the interplay between contralateral myelin and axonal remodeling after stroke.
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- Ying-Chia Lin
- 1 Department of Computer Science, University of Verona , Verona, Italy
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- 2 STI/IEL/LTS5 , Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- 3 Institute of Bioengineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland .,4 Department of Radiology and Medical Informatics, University of Geneva , Geneva, Switzerland
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- 2 STI/IEL/LTS5 , Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- 5 Stroke Center, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, University of Lausanne , Lausanne, Switzerland
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- 6 Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, University of Lausanne , Lausanne, Switzerland
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- 7 Healthcare Sector IM&WS S, Siemens Schweiz AG, Lausanne, Switzerland .,8 Advanced Clinical Imaging Technology Group, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- 1 Department of Computer Science, University of Verona , Verona, Italy
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- 2 STI/IEL/LTS5 , Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland .,8 Advanced Clinical Imaging Technology Group, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland .,9 Laboratoire de Recherche en Neuroimagerie and Neuroimmunology Unit, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne , Lausanne, Switzerland
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Yang SR, Hua P, Shang XY, Hu R, Mo XE, Pan XP. Predictors of early post ischemic stroke apathy and depression: a cross-sectional study. BMC Psychiatry 2013; 13:164. [PMID: 23738569 PMCID: PMC3679753 DOI: 10.1186/1471-244x-13-164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2012] [Accepted: 06/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Apathy and depression are important neuropsychiatric disorders that can occur after a stroke but the etiology and risk factors are not well understood. The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for apathy and depression following a stroke. METHODS Patients with an acute stroke who met the inclusion criteria were recruited from our hospital, and general information was recorded from patient charts. The Apathy Evaluation Scale, Clinician Version (AES-C) was used to evaluate these patients within 2 weeks after the stroke. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), mini-mental state examination (MMSE), Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD), Mattis Dementia Rating Scale Initiation/Perseveration subset (MDRS I/P), Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) and Stroop Color-Word Association Test were employed to evaluate emotion, cognitive function and executive function. The patients were divided into two groups: the apathy group and the non-apathy group. We also divided the patients into two groups based on whether or not they had post-stroke depression. The clinical characteristics and scores on the MoCA, MMSE, HAMD and MDRS I/P were compared between the apathy and non-apathy groups as well as between patients with and without depression. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify risk factors for apathy and depression following a stroke. RESULTS A total of 75 patients with acute stroke were recruited. Of these, 25 (33.3%) developed apathy and 12 (16%) developed depression. Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that a history of cerebrovascular disease (OR: 6.45, 95% CI: 1.48-28.05, P = 0.013), low HbA1c (OR: 0.31, 95% CI: 0.12-0.81, P = 0.017) and a low MDRS I/P score (OR: 0.84, 95% CI: 0.74, 0.96, P = 0.010) were risk factors for post-stroke apathy. Additionally, multivariate logistic regression indicated that a low MDRS I/P (OR: 0.85, 95% CI: 0.75, 0.97, P = 0.015) was associated with post-stroke depression. CONCLUSIONS Three risk factors for post-stroke apathy were identified as a history of cerebrovascular disease, low HbA1c and lower MDRS I/P scores. A low MDRS I/P score was also identified as a risk factor for post-stroke depression. These results may be useful to clinicians in recognizing and treating apathy and depression in patients after a stroke.
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- Song-ran Yang
- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, No. 1 Panfu Road, Guangzhou 510180, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, No. 1 Panfu Road, Guangzhou 510180, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, No. 1 Panfu Road, Guangzhou 510180, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, No. 1 Panfu Road, Guangzhou 510180, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, No. 1 Panfu Road, Guangzhou 510180, China
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Po C, Kalthoff D, Kim YB, Nelles M, Hoehn M. White matter reorganization and functional response after focal cerebral ischemia in the rat. PLoS One 2012; 7:e45629. [PMID: 23029148 PMCID: PMC3445514 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Accepted: 08/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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After stroke, the brain has shown to be able to achieve spontaneous functional recovery despite severe cerebral damage. This phenomenon is poorly understood. To address this issue, focal transient ischemia was induced by 60 min middle cerebral artery occlusion in Wistar rats. The evolution of stroke was followed using two magnetic resonance imaging modalities: diffusion spectrum imaging (acquired before, one and four weeks after stroke) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (acquired before and five weeks after stroke). To confirm the imaging observations, immunohistochemical staining for myelin, astrocytes and macrophages/microglia was added. At four weeks after stroke, a focal alteration of the diffusion anisotropy was observed between the ipsilesional ventricle and the lesion area. Using tractography this perturbation was identified as reorganization of the ipsilesional internal capsule. Functional imaging at five weeks after ischemia demonstrated activation of the primary sensorimotor cortex in both hemispheres in all rats except one animal lacking a functional response in the ipsilesional cortex. Furthermore, fiber tracking showed a transhemispheric fiber connection through the corpus callosum, which-in the rat without functional recovery-was lost. Our study shows the influence of the internal capsule reorganization, combined with inter-hemispheric connections though the corpus callosum, on the functional activation of the brain from stroke. In conclusion, tractography opens a new door to non-invasively investigate the structural correlates of lack of functional recovery after stroke.
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- Chrystelle Po
- In-vivo-NMR Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research, Cologne, Germany
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- In-vivo-NMR Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research, Cologne, Germany
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- In-vivo-NMR Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research, Cologne, Germany
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- In-vivo-NMR Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research, Cologne, Germany
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- In-vivo-NMR Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research, Cologne, Germany
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Kim YB, Kalthoff D, Po C, Wiedermann D, Hoehn M. Connectivity of thalamo-cortical pathway in rat brain: combined diffusion spectrum imaging and functional MRI at 11.7 T. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2012; 25:943-952. [PMID: 22246962 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2011] [Revised: 10/31/2011] [Accepted: 11/03/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Fiber tracking in combination with functional MRI has recently attracted strong interest, as it may help to elucidate the structural basis for functional connectivities and may be selective in the determination of the fiber bundles responsible for a particular circuit. Diffusion spectrum imaging provides a more complex analysis of fiber circuits than the commonly used diffusion tensor imaging approach, also allowing the discrimination of crossing fibers in the brain. For the understanding of pathophysiological alterations during brain lesion and recovery, such studies need to be extended to small-animal models. In this article, we present the first study combining functional MRI with high-resolution diffusion spectrum imaging in vivo. We have chosen the well-characterized electrical forepaw stimulation paradigm in the rat to examine the thalamo-cortical pathway. Using the functionally activated areas in both thalamus and somatosensory cortex as seed and target regions for fiber tracking, we are able to characterize the fibers responsible for this stimulation pathway. Moreover, we show that the selection of the thalamic nucleus and primary somatosensory cortex on the basis of anatomical description results in a larger fiber bundle, probably encompassing connectivities between the thalamus and other areas of the somatosensory cortex, such as the hindpaw and large barrel field cortex.
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- Young Beom Kim
- In Vivo NMR Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research, Cologne, Germany
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The 1027th target candidate in stroke: Will NADPH oxidase hold up? EXPERIMENTAL & TRANSLATIONAL STROKE MEDICINE 2012; 4:11. [PMID: 22625431 PMCID: PMC3403875 DOI: 10.1186/2040-7378-4-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2012] [Accepted: 05/24/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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As recently reviewed, 1026 neuroprotective drug candidates in stroke research have all failed on their road towards validation and clinical translation, reasons being quality issues in preclinical research and publication bias. Quality control guidelines for preclinical stroke studies have now been established. However, sufficient understanding of the underlying mechanisms of neuronal death after stroke that could be possibly translated into new therapies is lacking. One exception is the hypothesis that cellular death is mediated by oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is defined as an excess of reactive oxygen species (ROS) derived from different possible enzymatic sources. Among these, NADPH oxidases (NOX1-5) stand out as they represent the only known enzyme family that has no other function than to produce ROS. Based on data from different NOX knockout mouse models in ischemic stroke, the most relevant isoform appears to be NOX4. Here we discuss the state-of-the-art of this target with respect to stroke and open questions that need to be addressed on the path towards clinical translation.
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Hoehn M, Aswendt M. Structure-function relationship of cerebral networks in experimental neuroscience: contribution of magnetic resonance imaging. Exp Neurol 2012; 242:65-73. [PMID: 22572591 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2011] [Revised: 03/20/2012] [Accepted: 04/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The analysis of neuronal networks, their interactions in resting condition as well as during brain activation have become of great interest for a better understanding of the signal processing of the brain during sensory stimulus or cognitive tasks. Parallel to the study of the functional networks and their dynamics, the underlying network structure is highly important as it provides the basis of the functional interaction. Moreover, under pathological conditions, some nodes in such a net may be impaired and the function of the whole network affected. Mechanisms such as functional deficit and improvement, and plastic reorganization are increasingly discussed in the context of existing structural and functional networks. While many of these aspects have been followed in human and clinical studies, the experimental range is limited for obvious reasons. Here, animal experimental studies are needed as they permit longer scan times and, moreover, comparison with invasive histology. Experimental non-invasive imaging modalities are now able to perform impressive contributions. In this review we try to highlight most recent new cutting-edge developments and applications in experimental neuroscience of functional and structural networks of the brain, relying on non-invasive imaging. We focus primarily on the potential of experimental Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), but also touch upon micro positron emission tomography (μPET) and optical imaging developments where they are applicable to the topic of the present review.
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- Mathias Hoehn
- In-vivo-NMR Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research, Cologne, Germany.
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Pitkonen M, Abo-Ramadan U, Marinkovic I, Pedrono E, Hasan KM, Strbian D, Durukan A, Tatlisumak T. Long-term evolution of diffusion tensor indices after temporary experimental ischemic stroke in rats. Brain Res 2012; 1445:103-10. [PMID: 22326066 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2011] [Revised: 01/16/2012] [Accepted: 01/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Obenaus A, Ashwal S. Neuroimaging of stroke and ischemia in animal models. Transl Stroke Res 2011; 3:4-7. [PMID: 24323750 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-011-0139-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2011] [Accepted: 11/30/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has dramatically changed our ability to diagnose and treat stroke as well as follow its evolution and response to treatment. Early stroke and ischemia can be visualized using diffusion-weighted imaging that utilizes water diffusion within tissues as a reporter for evolving neuropathology that reflects cytotoxic edema, particularly during the first several days after injury. T2-weighted imaging is used for evaluation of vasogenic edema but also is a reliable indicator of the volume and regional distribution of injured tissues. Perfusion-weighted imaging can be used to assess vascular function and also to evaluate potential tissues that might be rescued using therapeutic interventions (core vs. penumbra). Other imaging modalities such as magnetic resonance spectroscopy, diffusion tensor imaging, and susceptibility-weighted imaging are also being used to assist in rapid diagnosis of injured tissues following stroke. While visual analysis of MR data can provide some information about the evolution of injury, quantitative analyses allow definitive and objective evaluations of the injury and could be used to assess novel therapeutic strategies. We review here the basic uses of neuroimaging, focusing on MR approaches to assess stroke and ischemic injury in animal models.
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- Andre Obenaus
- Non-Invasive Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiation Medicine, Loma Linda University, 11175 Campus St, CSPA1010, Loma Linda, CA, 92324, USA,
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Hoehn M. How do we assess regenerative success after stem cell implantation? An experimental approach. Regen Med 2011; 6:417-9. [PMID: 21749198 DOI: 10.2217/rme.11.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Liu HS, Shen H, Harvey BK, Castillo P, Lu H, Yang Y, Wang Y. Post-treatment with amphetamine enhances reinnervation of the ipsilateral side cortex in stroke rats. Neuroimage 2011; 56:280-9. [PMID: 21349337 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.02.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2010] [Revised: 01/28/2011] [Accepted: 02/15/2011] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Amphetamine (AM) treatment has been shown to alter behavioral recovery after ischemia caused by embolism, permanent unilateral occlusion of the common carotid and middle cerebral arteries, or unilateral sensorimotor cortex ablation in rats. However, the behavioral results are inconsistent possibly due to difficulty controlling the size of the lesion before treatment. There is also evidence that AM promotes neuroregeneration in the cortex contralateral to the infarction; however, the effects of AM in the ipsilateral cortex remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to employ T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) to establish controlled criteria for AM treatment and to examine neuroregenerative effects in both cortices after stroke. Adult rats were anesthetized, and the right middle cerebral artery was ligated for 90 min to generate lesions in the ipsilateral cortex. Animals were separated into two equal treatment groups (AM or saline) according to the size of infarction, measured by T2WI at 2days after stroke. AM or saline was administered to stroke rats every third day starting on day 3 for 4weeks. AM treatment significantly reduced neurological deficits, as measured by body asymmetry and Bederson's score. T2WI and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) were used to examine the size of infarction and axonal reinnervation, respectively, before and following treatment on days 2, 10 and 25 after stroke. AM treatment reduced the volume of tissue loss on days 10 and 25. A significant increase in fractional anisotropy ratio was found in the ipsilateral cortex after repeated AM administration, suggesting a possible increase in axonal outgrowth in the lesioned side cortex. Western analysis indicated that AM significantly increased the expression of synaptophysin ipsilaterally and neurofilament bilaterally. AM also enhanced matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) enzymatic activity, determined by MMP zymography in the lesioned side cortex. qRT-PCR was used to examine the expression of trophic factors after the 1st and 2nd doses of AM or saline injection. The expression of BDNF, but not BMP7 or CART, was significantly enhanced by AM in the lesioned side cortex. In conclusion, post-stroke treatment with AM facilitates behavioral recovery, which is associated with an increase in fractional anisotropy activity, enhanced fiber growth in tractography, synaptogenesis, upregulation of BDNF, and MMP activity mainly in the lesioned cortex. Our data suggest that the ipsilateral cortex may be the major target of action in stroke brain after AM treatment.
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- Hua-Shan Liu
- National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Kagadis GC, Loudos G, Katsanos K, Langer SG, Nikiforidis GC. In vivosmall animal imaging: Current status and future prospects. Med Phys 2010; 37:6421-42. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3515456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Use of magnetic resonance imaging to predict outcome after stroke: a review of experimental and clinical evidence. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2010; 30:703-17. [PMID: 20087362 PMCID: PMC2949172 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2010.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [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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Despite promising results in preclinical stroke research, translation of experimental data into clinical therapy has been difficult. One reason is the heterogeneity of the disease with outcomes ranging from complete recovery to continued decline. A successful treatment in one situation may be ineffective, or even harmful, in another. To overcome this, treatment must be tailored according to the individual based on identification of the risk of damage and estimation of potential recovery. Neuroimaging, particularly magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), could be the tool for a rapid comprehensive assessment in acute stroke with the potential to guide treatment decisions for a better clinical outcome. This review describes current MRI techniques used to characterize stroke in a preclinical research setting, as well as in the clinic. Furthermore, we will discuss current developments and the future potential of neuroimaging for stroke outcome prediction.
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Planas AM. Noninvasive Brain Imaging in Small Animal Stroke Models: MRI and PET. NEUROMETHODS 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-750-1_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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