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ArticleNeurotrauma reports2025

Assessment of Neurobehavioral Performance and Markers of Synaptic Vesicle Trafficking in an Alpha-Synuclein Knockout Mouse Model after Controlled Cortical Impact Injury.

Eleni H Moschonas, Zachary Rohde, Madison Parry, Japna Bhatia, Scott Fellman, Elyse C Pullen, Ananya R Shah, Jeremy Henchir, Youming Li, C Edward Dixon and 1 more

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Eleni H MoschonasDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Zachary RohdeDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Madison ParryDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Japna BhatiaDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Scott FellmanDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Elyse C PullenDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ananya R ShahDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jeremy HenchirDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Youming LiDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
C Edward DixonDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Shaun W CarlsonDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1413-5075

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Synaptic Vesicular Alterations after Traumatic Brain InjuryR01NS124730 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI SHAUN CARLSON · 2022 to 2026
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NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS124730
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Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with significant deficits across cognitive, emotional, and somatic functions, contributing to reduced quality of life for TBI survivors. Synaptic vesicle cycling, crucial for neurotransmitter release, involves a tightly regulated process of exocytosis and endocytosis, of which monomeric alpha-synuclein (mAS) is implicated in both, and therefore, may underpin neurotransmission impairments post-TBI. Our team previously demonstrated that controlled cortical impact (CCI) reduces hippocampal and cortical mAS in the weeks postinjury. We hypothesized that genetic knockout (KO) of mAS expression may exacerbate TBI-induced deficits in neurobehavioral performance and synaptic health. To elucidate the role of AS in neurobehavioral recovery and histopathological alterations post-TBI, we employed a genetic AS-KO mouse model (B6;129X1-Snca<tm1Ros1>/J). Markers of exocytosis and endocytosis, cysteine-string protein alpha (CSPα) and clathrin light chain (CLC), respectively, and the astrocytic marker glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) were assessed. Male AS-KO and wild-type (WT) littermate controls received 1.8 mm CCI or Sham control surgery (Sham-WT, CCI-WT, CCI-KO,

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behavioral assessmentscontrolled cortical impactneurotransmitterssynapsetraumatic brain injury

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PMCPMC12543426

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