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ArticleFluids and barriers of the CNS2024

C1-inhibitor to prevent intracerebral hemorrhage-related secondary brain injury.

Kevin Akeret, Bart R Thomson, Subhajit Ghosh, Marc Nolte, Urs Fischer, Rok Humar, Luca Regli, Dominik J Schaer, Michael Hugelshofer, Raphael M Buzzi

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  1. Therapeutic Potential of C1-Inhibitor in Vascular Diseases and Beyond.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2026
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10 authors.

Kevin AkeretDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, Universitätsspital und Universität Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Bart R ThomsonDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, Universitätsspital und Universität Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Subhajit GhoshCSL Innovation GmbH, Marburg, Germany.
Marc NolteCSL Innovation GmbH, Marburg, Germany.
Urs FischerDepartment of Neurology, Universität Bern, Berne, Switzerland.
Rok HumarDivision of Internal Medicine, Universitätsspital und Universität Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Luca RegliDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, Universitätsspital und Universität Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Dominik J SchaerDivision of Internal Medicine, Universitätsspital und Universität Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Michael HugelshoferDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, Universitätsspital und Universität Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland. michael.hugelshofer@usz.ch.
Raphael M BuzziDivision of Internal Medicine, Universitätsspital und Universität Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPreclinical studies indicate that the systemic application of C1-inhibitor, clinically used to treat hereditary angioedema, reduces secondary brain injury after ischemic stroke. This study assessed the effect of C1-inhibitor on secondary brain injury after hemorrhagic stroke.

methodsWe used an established striatal whole-blood injection mouse model to mimic intracerebral hemorrhage-related secondary brain injury. Based on the spatiotemporal dynamics in our model, we calculated the necessary sample size (n = 24) and determined the most sensitive time point to detect potential group differences (48 h) prior to the experiments. The experimental setup, tissue processing and image analysis adhered to our published protocol. We randomized mice into three groups: C1-inhibitor treatment, placebo, and sham. Histology was standardized by taking eight anatomically predefined slices across the entire lesion. Lesion size, vascular leakage, and inflammatory responses were assessed using automated thresholding and dextran/ICAM1/CD45 intensity mapping. Investigators were blinded to group allocation during the experiment, tissue processing, and image analysis.

resultsWhole blood injection resulted in significantly larger lesion size and more pronounced vascular leakage and cellular inflammation compared to the sham group. However, there was no difference in lesion size or inflammatory markers between the C1-inhibitor and placebo groups. In addition, there was no difference in the inflammatory response of the choroid plexus, which has been identified as a central organ orchestrating inflammation after intracerebral hemorrhage.

conclusionThe protective effect of C1-inhibitor might be isolated to pathophysiological processes with a predominant thromboinflammatory component, as in ischemia-reperfusion, but less so in permanent ischemia or intracerebral hemorrhage.

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Cerebral HemorrhageComplement C1 Inhibitor ProteinAnimalsBrain InjuriesDisease Models, AnimalMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLComplement C1 Inhibitor ProteinChoroid plexusNeuroinflammationQuantitative histology.Stroke

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PMCPMC11566463

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