Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
Keywords
secondary injury, neurodegeneration, cell death, Purkinje cells, Pathology Section
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.18330
Abstract
The major pathological consequences of cerebral ischemia are characterized by neurological deficits commonly ascribed to the infarcted tissue and its surrounding region, however, brain areas, as well as peripheral organs, distal from the original injury may manifest as subtle disease sequelae that can increase the risks of co-morbidities complicating the disease symptoms. To evaluate the vulnerability of the cerebellum and the heart to secondary injuries in the late stage of transient global ischemia (TGI) model in non-human primates (NHP), brain and heart tissues were collected at six months post-TGI. Unbiased stereological analyses of immunostained tissues showed significant Purkinje cells loss in lobule III and lobule IX of the TGI cerebellum relative to sham cerebellum, with corresponding upregulation of inflammatory and apoptotic cells. Similarly, TGI hearts revealed significant activation of inflammatory and apoptotic cells relative to sham hearts. Aberrant inflammation and apoptosis in the cerebellum and the heart of chronic TGI-exposed NHPs suggest distal secondary injuries manifesting both centrally and peripherally. These results advance our understanding on the sustained propagation of chronic secondary injuries after TGI, highlighting the need to develop therapeutic interventions targeting the brain, as well as the heart, in order to abrogate cerebral ischemia and its related co-morbidities.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Oncotarget, v. 8, issue 61 p. 102820-102834
Scholar Commons Citation
Acosta, Sandra A.; Mashkouri, Sherwin; Nwokoye, Diana; Lee, Jea Y.; and Borlongan, Cesar V., "Chronic Inflammation and Apoptosis Propagate in Ischemic Cerebellum and Heart of Non-human Primates" (2017). Neurosurgery and Brain Repair Faculty Publications. 22.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/nbr_facpub/22
