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ArticlePediatric research2020

Protection of axonal integrity with 48 or 72 h of cerebral hypothermia in near-term fetal sheep.

Kelly Q Zhou, Vittoria Draghi, Christopher A Lear, Justin M Dean, Jesse L Ashton, Yufeng Hou, Laura Bennet, Alistair J Gunn, Joanne O Davidson

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Article in Pediatric research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Kelly Q ZhouDepartment of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Vittoria DraghiDepartment of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Christopher A LearDepartment of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Justin M DeanDepartment of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Jesse L AshtonDepartment of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Yufeng HouInstitute for Experimental Medical Research, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Laura BennetDepartment of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Alistair J GunnDepartment of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. aj.gunn@auckland.ac.nz.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0656-7035
Joanne O DavidsonDepartment of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
University of Auckland · NZOslo University Hospital · NO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTherapeutic hypothermia is partially protective for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). Damage to the white matter tracts is highly associated with adverse outcomes after HIE, but the effectiveness and optimal duration of hypothermia to attenuate axonal injury are unclear.

methodsNear-term fetal sheep were randomized to sham control or cerebral ischemia for 30 min with normothermia or cerebral hypothermia from 3 to either 48 or 72 h. Sheep were killed after 7 days. SMI-312-labeled axons and myelin basic protein were quantified in the intragyral white matter of the first and second parasagittal gyri.

resultsIschemia was associated with reduced axonal and myelin area fraction (p < 0.05); loss of axonal and myelin linearity (p < 0.05); and thin, sparse axons, with spheroids, compared to dense, linear morphology in sham controls and associated with induction of microglia in an amoeboid morphology. Both ischemia-48 h hypothermia and ischemia-72 h hypothermia improved axonal area fraction and linearity (p < 0.05), although abnormal morphological features were seen in a subset. Microglial induction was partially suppressed by ischemia-48 h hypothermia, with a ramified morphology.

conclusionsThese data suggest that therapeutic hypothermia can alleviate post-ischemic axonopathy, in part by suppressing secondary inflammation.

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AnimalsAxonsBlood Gas AnalysisBrainBrain IschemiaElectroencephalographyFetusHypothermiaHypothermia, InducedHypoxia-Ischemia, BrainInflammationMicrogliaMyelin SheathOligodendrogliaSheepTime Factors

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PMID31234193
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