Journal
ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Volume 41, Issue 10, Pages 2206-2214Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-013-0805-7
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Traumatic brain injury; Vascular dysfunction; Immunohistology; Brain lesion
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- Department of Defense [W81XWH-08-1-0295]
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) resulting from explosive-related blast overpressure is a topic at the forefront of neurotrauma research. Compromise of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and other cerebral blood vessel dysfunction is commonly reported in both experimental and clinical studies on blast injury. This study used a rifle primer-driven shock tube to investigate cerebrovascular injury in rats exposed to low-impulse, pure primary blast at three levels of overpressure (145, 232, and 323 kPa) and with three survival times (acute, 24, and 48 h). BBB disruption was quantified immunohistochemically by measuring immunoglobulin G (IgG) extravasation with image analysis techniques. Pure primary blast generated small lesions scattered throughout the brain. The number and size of lesions increased with peak overpressure level, but no significant difference was seen between survival times. Despite laterally directed blast exposure, equal numbers of lesions were found in each hemisphere of the brain. These observations suggest that cerebrovascular injury due to primary blast is distinct from that associated with conventional TBI.
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