In vivo morphological changes in animal models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Alzheimer's-like disease: MRI approach (CROSBI ID 152376)
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Podaci o odgovornosti
Andjus, Pavle R. ; Bataveljić, Daniela ; Vanhoutte, Gretje ; Mitrečić, Dinko ; Pizzolante, Fabrizio ; Djogo, Nevena ; Gankam Kengne, Fabrice ; Gangitano, C. ; Michetti, Fabrizio ; Van der Linden, Anemie ; Pochet, Roland ; Bačić, Goran
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In vivo morphological changes in animal models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Alzheimer's-like disease: MRI approach
NMR imaging approach was used to show specific pathological changes in the brain tissue during development of Alzheimer and ALS diseases. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the only noninvasive technique that provides structural information on both cell loss and metabolic changes. After reviewing all the results obtained in clinical studies, reliable biomarkers in neurological diseases are still lacking. Diffusional MRI, MR spectroscopy, and the assessment of regional atrophy are promising approaches, but they cannot be simultaneously used on a single patient. Thus, for further research progress, reliable animal models are needed. To this aim, we have used the clinical MRI to assess neurodegenerative processes in the hSOD-1G93A ALS rat model and in the trimethyltin (TMT)-treated model of Alzheimer's-like disease. T2-weighted (T2W) hyperintensive neurodegenerative foci were found in the brainstem of the ALS rat with apparent lateral ventricle dilation (T1W—hypointensity vs. T2W—hyperintensity). Degenerative processes in these areas were also confirmed by confocal images of GFAP-positive astrogliosis. MRI after i.v.i. of magnetic anti-CD4 antibodies indicated an accumulation of inflammatory cells near dilated ventricles. TMT-treated rats also revealed the dilation of lateral ventricles. Expected deterioration in the hippocampus was not observed by clinical MRI, but immunocytochemistry could reveal significant redistribution of macro- and microglia in this structure. In both models, Gd-DTPA contrast revealed a compromised blood brain barrier that may serve as the passage for inflammatory immune cells in the vicinity of dilated lateral ventricles. Moreover, in both models the midbrain region of the dorsal hippocampus was the target of BBB compromise, thus revealing a potentially vulnerable point that can be the primary target of neurodegeneration in the central nervous system.
Alzheimer; ALS; NMR imaging
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Podaci o izdanju
292 (12)
2009.
1882-1892
objavljeno
1932-8486
10.1002/ar.20995
Povezanost rada
Temeljne medicinske znanosti