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ArticleBrain research2008

Neuronal and astrocytic apoptosis after subarachnoid hemorrhage: a possible cause for poor prognosis.

Mohammed Sabri, Ayako Kawashima, Jinglu Ai, R Loch Macdonald

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Article in Brain research, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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46 citing papers in PubMed, 82 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mohammed SabriDivision of Neurosurgery, St Michael's Hospital, Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St Michael's, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ayako Kawashima
Jinglu Ai
R Loch Macdonald
St. Michael's Hospital · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CHRONIC CEREBRAL VASOSPASMSR01NS025946 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI MACDONALD, ROBERT LOUGHLIN · 1988 to 2005
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NINDS NIH HHS NS25946NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS025946
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clinical evidence suggests that factors other than cerebral vasospasm, such as delayed neuronal and astrocytic cell death, may play a role in the poor prognosis of patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Here we examined this using immunohistochemistry and confocal microscopy in 3 different brain areas in a dog model of SAH. Using antibodies against neuronal marker neuronal nuclear protein (NeuN) and astrocyte marker glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in conjunction with apoptosis marker (cleaved caspase-3), we quantified neurons and astrocytes to monitor the degree of apoptosis in both groups. Experimental SAH group showed 44 +/- 1% caspase-3 positive neurons in comparison to the 2.0 +/- 0.1% in the control group (P < 0.001, 6 animals each group). For astrocytes, a total 25 +/- 1% were caspase-3 positive in day 7 SAH group, as compared to 0.40 +/- 0.01% for controls (P < 0.001). Regional analysis revealed that neuronal caspase-3 immunoreactivity in all 3 regions were significantly higher (P < 0.001) in SAH animals than that in the control animals. However, the analysis of total area, size and signal co-localization of GFAP with caspase-3 indicated that astrocytic reactivity and proliferation are seen primarily in the hippocampal area, with the least changes detectable in the brainstem. We conclude that in the dog model, there was a significant increase of neuronal and astrocytic cleaved caspase-3, possibly reflecting apoptosis, following SAH induction. These changes coupled with neurological deterioration seen in patients may present a possible reason for the poor outcome in SAH patients.

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AnimalsAntigens, NuclearApoptosisAstrocytesBrainCaspase 3DogsFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinImmunohistochemistryMaleMicroscopy, ConfocalNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPrognosisAntigens, NuclearCaspase 3Glial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinNerve Tissue Proteinsneuronal nuclear antigen NeuN, human

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PMID18786513
PMCPMC2585051
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