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ArticlePloS one2014

Long-term implanted cOFM probe causes minimal tissue reaction in the brain.

Thomas Birngruber, Arijit Ghosh, Sonja Hochmeister, Martin Asslaber, Thomas Kroath, Thomas R Pieber, Frank Sinner

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Thomas BirngruberHEALTH - Institute of Biomedicine and Health Sciences, JOANNEUM RESEARCH, Graz, Austria.
Arijit GhoshDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Sonja HochmeisterDivision of General Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Martin AsslaberInstitute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Thomas KroathHEALTH - Institute of Biomedicine and Health Sciences, JOANNEUM RESEARCH, Graz, Austria.
Thomas R PieberHEALTH - Institute of Biomedicine and Health Sciences, JOANNEUM RESEARCH, Graz, Austria; Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Frank SinnerHEALTH - Institute of Biomedicine and Health Sciences, JOANNEUM RESEARCH, Graz, Austria; Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Medical University of Graz · ATJoanneum Research · AT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated the histological tissue reaction to long-term implanted cerebral open flow microperfusion (cOFM) probes in the frontal lobe of the rat brain. Most probe-based cerebral fluid sampling techniques are limited in application time due to the formation of a glial scar that hinders substance exchange between brain tissue and the probe. A glial scar not only functions as a diffusion barrier but also alters metabolism and signaling in extracellular brain fluid. cOFM is a recently developed probe-based technique to continuously sample extracellular brain fluid with an intact blood-brain barrier. After probe implantation, a 2 week healing period is needed for blood-brain barrier reestablishment. Therefore, cOFM probes need to stay in place and functional for at least 15 days after implantation to ensure functionality. Probe design and probe materials are optimized to evoke minimal tissue reaction even after a long implantation period. Qualitative and quantitative histological tissue analysis revealed no continuous glial scar formation around the cOFM probe 30 days after implantation and only a minor tissue reaction regardless of perfusion of the probe.

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AnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierBrainCalcium-Binding ProteinsElectrodes, ImplantedFrontal LobeGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinMaleMicrofilament ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsPerfusionProsthesis DesignRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTime FactorsAif1 protein, mouseCalcium-Binding ProteinsGlial Fibrillary Acidic Proteinglial fibrillary astrocytic protein, mouseMicrofilament ProteinsNerve Tissue Proteins

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PMID24621608
PMCPMC3951198
OpenAlexW2093829730

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