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ArticleScientific reports2019

Central nervous system targeted autoimmunity causes regional atrophy: a 9.4T MRI study of the EAE mouse model of Multiple Sclerosis.

A Max Hamilton, Nils D Forkert, Runze Yang, Ying Wu, James A Rogers, V Wee Yong, Jeff F Dunn

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 48 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 1 institution in 1 country.

A Max HamiltonDepartment of Radiology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Nils D ForkertDepartment of Radiology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2556-3224
Runze YangDepartment of Radiology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Ying WuDepartment of Radiology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
James A RogersHotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
V Wee YongHotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Jeff F DunnDepartment of Radiology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. dunnj@ucalgary.ca.
University of Calgary · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atrophy has become a clinically relevant marker of progressive neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis (MS). To better understand atrophy, mouse models that feature atrophy along with other aspects of MS are needed. The experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) mouse model of MS was used to determine the extent of atrophy in a model of inflammation-associated central nervous system pathology. High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and atlas-based volumetric analysis were performed to measure brain regional volumes in EAE mice. EAE brains were larger at peak clinical disease (days 14-16) compared to controls, with affected regions including the cerebellum, hippocampus, and corpus callosum. Following peak clinical disease, EAE mice exhibited significant loss of volume at chronic long-term disease duration (day 66+). Atrophy was identified in both white and grey matter regions including the cerebral cortex, cerebellum, hippocampus, corpus callosum, basal forebrain, midbrain, optic tract, and colliculus. Histological analysis of the atrophied cortex, cerebellum, and hippocampus showed demyelination, and axonal/neuronal loss. We hypothesize this atrophy could be a result of inflammatory associated neurodegenerative processes, which may also be involved in MS. Using MRI and atlas-based volumetrics, EAE has the potential to be a test bed for treatments aimed at reducing progressive neurological deterioration in MS.

Indexed as

AutoimmunityMagnetic Resonance ImagingAnimalsAtrophyAxonsBehavior, AnimalBrainCentral Nervous SystemDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalFemaleMice, Inbred C57BLMultiple SclerosisMyelin SheathNerve Degeneration

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PMID31186441
PMCPMC6560061
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