Can Therapeutic Hypothermia Diminish the Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury in ?

Autor: Shan Lateef, Aubrie Holman, Jessica Carpenter, Jennifer James
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Experimental Neuroscience, Vol 13 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1179-0695
11790695
DOI: 10.1177/1179069518824852
Popis: Background/main objectives: No effective strategy exists to treat the well-recognized, devastating impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is the brain degeneration likely caused by repeated head trauma. The goals of this project were (1) to study the effects of single and recurrent TBI (rTBI) on Drosophila melanogaster’s (a) life span, (b) response to sedatives, and (c) behavioral responses to light and gravity and (2) to determine whether therapeutic hypothermia can mitigate the deleterious effects of TBI. Methods: Five experimental groups were created: (1) control, (2) single TBI or concussion; (3) concussion + hypothermia, (4) rTBI, and (5) rTBI + hypothermia. A “high-impact trauma” (HIT) device was built, which used a spring-based mechanism to propel flies against the wall of a vial, causing mechanical damage to the brain. Hypothermia groups were cooled to 15°C for 3 minutes. Group differences were analyzed with chi-square tests for the categorical variables and with ANOVA tests for the continuous variables. Results: Survival curve analysis showed that rTBI can decrease Drosophila lifespan and hypothermia diminished this impact. Average sedation time for control vs concussion vs concussion + hypothermia was 78 vs 52 vs 61 seconds ( P
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