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OBJECTIVE@#To study the relationships of Cyclin D1 expression with the posttraumatic intervals (PTI) following the cerebra, brainstem or cerebella contusion in human.@*METHODS@#88 cases of brain contusions of the closed head injury were investigated with pathological and Cyclin D1 immunohistochemistry methods. The results were analyzed by image analysis technique (IAT).@*RESULTS@#The immunoreactivity of Cyclin D1 was almost disappeared in the core cells of the brain contusion. Cyclin D1-positive cells started to increase in the boundary of the brain contusion in the 1h group. Cyclin D1-positive cells were increased significantly in the 3 h-30 d groups and maintained at a high level in the boundary of the brain contusion of those groups. It is suggested that the Cyclin D1-positive cells were primarily origin from microglia and other glia. A few neurons expressed Cyclin D1.@*CONCLUSION@#Cyclin D1 can express in several kinds of brain cells following the contusion, especially in the glia cells. Cyclin D1-positive cells were increased obviously and rapidly after injury, so it could be used as a reference marker for early stage brain injury.