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J Cereb Blood Flow Metab ; 41(11): 2856-2869, 2021 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34107787

ABSTRACT

Remyelination is a key process enabling post-stroke brain tissue recovery and plasticity. This study aimed to explore the feasibility of demyelination and remyelination monitoring in experimental stroke from the acute to chronic stage using an emerging myelin imaging biomarker, macromolecular proton fraction (MPF). After stroke induction by transient middle cerebral artery occlusion, rats underwent repeated MRI examinations during 85 days after surgery with histological endpoints for the animal subgroups on the 7th, 21st, 56th, and 85th days. MPF maps revealed two sub-regions within the infarct characterized by distinct temporal profiles exhibiting either a persistent decrease by 30%-40% or a transient decrease followed by return to nearly normal values after one month of observation. Myelin histology confirmed that these sub-regions had nearly similar extent of demyelination in the sub-acute phase and then demonstrated either chronic demyelination or remyelination. The remyelination zones also exhibited active axonal regrowth, reconstitution of compact fiber bundles, and proliferation of neuronal and oligodendroglial precursors. The demyelination zones showed more extensive astrogliosis from the 21st day endpoint. Both sub-regions had substantially depleted neuronal population over all endpoints. These results histologically validate MPF mapping as a novel approach for quantitative assessment of myelin damage and repair in ischemic stroke.


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Brain Ischemia/diagnostic imaging , Demyelinating Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Ischemic Stroke/pathology , Neurophysiological Monitoring/methods , Remyelination/physiology , Animals , Brain Ischemia/complications , Brain Ischemia/pathology , Brain Mapping/methods , Chronic Disease , Demyelinating Diseases/pathology , Feasibility Studies , Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery/complications , Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery/pathology , Ischemic Stroke/complications , Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods , Male , Models, Animal , Myelin Sheath/metabolism , Myelin Sheath/pathology , Oligodendroglia/pathology , Protons , Rats , Rats, Wistar
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