Zander NE, Piehler T, Hogberg H, Pamies D. Explosive Blast Loading on Human 3D Aggregate
Minibrains.
Cell Mol Neurobiol 2017;
37:1331-1334. [PMID:
28110483 DOI:
10.1007/s10571-017-0463-7]
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Abstract
The effects of primary explosive blast on brain tissue still remain mostly unknown. There are few in vitro models that use real explosives to probe the mechanisms of injury at the cellular level. In this work, 3D aggregates of human brain cells or brain microphysiological system were exposed to military explosives at two different pressures (50 and 100 psi). Results indicate that membrane damage and oxidative stress increased with blast pressure, but cell death remained minimal.
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