ArticleScientific reports2024
Flow augmentation therapies preserve brain network integrity and hemodynamics in a canine permanent occlusion model.
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The acute phase of ischemic stroke presents a critical window for therapeutic intervention, where novel approaches such as hyper-acute cerebral flow augmentation offer promising avenues for neuroprotection. In this study, we investigated the effects of two such therapies, NEH (a combination of norepinephrine and hydralazine) and Sanguinate (pegylated bovine carboxyhemoglobin), on resting-state functional connectivity, global mean signal (GMS), and blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) time lag in a pre-clinical canine model of stroke via permanent occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (total of n = 40 IACUC-approved mongrel canines randomly split into control/natural history and two treatment groups). Utilizing group independent component analysis (ICA), we identified and examined the integrity of sensorimotor and visual networks both pre- and post-occlusion, across treatment and control groups. Our results demonstrated that while the control group exhibited significant disruptions in these networks following stroke, the treatment groups showed remarkable preservation of network integrity. Voxel-wise functional connectivity analysis revealed less pronounced alterations in the treatment groups, suggesting maintained neural connections. Notably, the treatments stabilized GMS, with only minimal reductions observed post-occlusion compared to significant decreases in the control group. Furthermore, BOLD time-lag unity plots indicated that NEH and Sanguinate maintained consistent hemodynamic response timing, as evidenced by tighter clustering around the line of unity, suggesting a potential neuroprotective effect. These findings were underscored by robust statistical analyses, including paired T-tests and Mann-Whitney U tests, which confirmed the significance of the connectivity changes observed. The correlation of BOLD time-lag variations with neuroimaging functional biomarkers highlighted the impact of stroke and the efficacy of early therapeutic interventions. Our study supports the further study of flow augmentation therapies such as NEH and Sanguinate in stroke treatment protocols and suggests flow augmentation therapies should be further explored in an effort to improve patient outcomes.
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