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ArticleNeurocritical care2020

Effects of a High-Fat Diet on Neuroinflammation and Apoptosis in Acute Stage After Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury in Rats.

Arng Jack Chong, Hsiao-Yue Wee, Chin-Hung Chang, Chung-Ching Chio, Jinn-Rung Kuo, Sher-Wei Lim

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Article in Neurocritical care, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Arng Jack Chong *Department of Neurosurgery, Chi-Mei Medical Center, 901 Chung Hwa Road, Yung Kang City, Tainan, Taiwan.
Hsiao-Yue Wee *Department of Neurosurgery, Chi-Mei Medical Center, 901 Chung Hwa Road, Liouying, Yung Kang City, Tainan, Taiwan.
Chin-Hung ChangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Chi-Mei Medical Center, 901 Chung Hwa Road, Yung Kang City, Tainan, Taiwan.
Chung-Ching ChioDepartment of Neurosurgery, Chi-Mei Medical Center, 901 Chung Hwa Road, Yung Kang City, Tainan, Taiwan.
Jinn-Rung KuoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Chi-Mei Medical Center, 901 Chung Hwa Road, Yung Kang City, Tainan, Taiwan. kuojinnrung@gmail.com.
Sher-Wei LimDepartment of Neurosurgery, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Chiali, Tainan, Taiwan. slsw0219@gmail.com.
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Abstract

backgroundA high-fat diet (HFD) is correlated with a higher risk of metabolic syndrome. The effect of HFD on neuroinflammation and apoptosis in acute stage after traumatic brain injury (TBI) in rats is not well known. MATERIALS AND

methodsFive-week-old male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were fed a HFD or normal diet (ND) for 8 weeks. Anesthetized male SD rats were divided into two subgroups: sham-operated and TBI. Motor function was measured using an inclined plane. The numbers of apoptotic neurons (markers Neu-N, TUNEL, caspase-3), activated astrocytes (marker GFAP) and microglia (marker OX42), and TNF-α expression in microglia and astrocytes in the ischemic cortex were investigated using an immunofluorescence assay. All of the parameters were measured on the 3rd day after TBI.

resultsRats fed a HFD for 8 weeks had higher body weight, serum cholesterol, and triglycerides. TBI-induced motor deficits, neuronal decrease, neuronal apoptosis, astrocyte and microglia activation, and TNF-α expression in microglia and astrocytes in the ischemia cortex were significantly increased in ND and HFD rats compared to sham rats. However, these parameters were not significantly different between the ND and HFD TBI groups, except motor deficit.

conclusionsHFD has no significant effects on neuronal apoptosis or neuroinflammation in acute stage compared with ND for 8 weeks after moderate TBI in experimental rats.

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ApoptosisDiet, High-FatAnimalsAntigens, NuclearAstrocytesBrain Injuries, TraumaticCaspase 3CD11b AntigenCerebral CortexGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinInflammationIn Situ Nick-End LabelingMaleMicrogliaNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsAntigens, NuclearCasp3 protein, ratCaspase 3CD11b AntigenGfap protein, ratGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinNerve Tissue ProteinsRbfox3 protein, ratTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaApoptosisCholesterolHigh-fat dietTraumatic brain injuryTriglyceridesTumor necrosis factor-alpha

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