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MEDIATORS OF INFLAMMATION
Volume 2006, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
HINDAWI LTD
DOI: 10.1155/MI/2006/90123
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Inflammatory processes have been implicated in the pathogenesis of traumatic brain damage. We analyzed the spatiotemporal expression pattern of the proinflammatory key molecules: interleukin-1 beta, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and inducible nitric oxide synthase in a rat closed head injury ( CHI) paradigm. 51 rats were used for RT- PCR analysis after CHI, and 18 for immunocytochemistry. We found an early upregulation of IL-1 beta, IL-6, and TNF-alpha mRNA between 1 h and 7 h after injury; the expression of iNOS mRNA only revealed a significant increase at 4 h. After 24 h, the expression decreased towards baseline levels, and remained low until 7 d after injury. Immunocytochemically, IL-1 beta induction was localized to ramified microglia in areas surrounding the primary impact place as well as deeper brain structures. Our study shows rapid induction of inflammatory gene expression that exceeds by far the primary impact site and might therefore contribute to tissue damage at remote sites. Copyright (c) 2006 Servan Rooker et al.
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