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  Temporal profile of T2-weighted MRI distinguishes between pannecrosis and selective neuronal death after transient focal cerebral ischemia in the rat

Wegener, S., Weber, R., Ramos-Cabrer, P., Uhlenkueken, U., Sprenger, C., Wiedermann, D., et al. (2006). Temporal profile of T2-weighted MRI distinguishes between pannecrosis and selective neuronal death after transient focal cerebral ischemia in the rat. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism, 26(1), 38-47. doi:10.1038/sj.jcbfm.9600166.

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Wegener, S., Author
Weber, R., Author
Ramos-Cabrer, P., Author
Uhlenkueken, U., Author
Sprenger, C., Author
Wiedermann, D., Author
Villringer, Arno1, Author           
Hoehn, M., Author
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Free keywords: Animal models; Ischemia; Magnetic resonance imaging; Middle cerebral artery occlusion; Pannecrosis; Selective neuronal necrosis
 Abstract: Transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) by an intraluminal thread leads to primarily subcortical infarctions with little sensorimotor impairment in the Wistar rat strain. We investigated the course of infarct development in this lesion type for 10 weeks using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) along with histological characterization. MCAO was induced in male Wistar rats (260 to 300 g) for 60 mins. Animals received follow-up T1- and T2-weighted MRI from day 1 until week 10. Separate groups of animals were analyzed histologically after 2, 6, and 10 weeks. Histology included immunohistochemistry for neuronal and astrocytic markers as well as hematoxylin eosin and luxol fast blue-cresyl violet staining. In contrast to lesions involving the cortex, exclusively subcortical infarctions were characterized by a complete resolution of initially increased T1 and T2 relaxation times by 10 weeks. Between 2 and 10 weeks, neuronal death and gliosis as well as a dense inflammatory infiltrate were evident in these lesions, without damage to fiber tracts or development of cystic cavities. Exclusively subcortical lesions in Wistar rats are characterized by normalization of T1 and T2 relaxation times, which might, however, not be mistaken for tissue recovery. Despite this MRI normalization, selective neuronal death and gliosis develop. Although MRI at individual time points might therefore be ambiguous, the temporal profile of relaxation time changes over the chronic time period allows discrimination of the lesion development into selective neuronal death or pannecrosis.

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 Dates: 2005-03-302005-02-102005-04-272005-06-292006-01-01
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 Identifiers: eDoc: 511726
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DOI: 10.1038/sj.jcbfm.9600166
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Title: Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 26 (1) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 38 - 47 Identifier: -