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Experimental cerebral ischemia in Mongolian gerbils (1975)

Ito, U. ; Spatz, M. ; Walker, J. T. ; [et al.]

Springer

Acta neuropathologica 32 (1975), S. 209-223

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ISSN: 1432-0533

Keywords: Cerebral Ischemia ; Mongolian Gerbils ; Light Microscopy

Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000

Topics: Medicine

Notes: Summary Light microscopic observations were carried out on Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) subjected to a partial cerebral ischemia by occlusion of the left common carotid artery at the neck. About 30% of gerbils developed an ischemic injury in the ipsilateral hemisphere and their brains revealed the following histopathologic features: 1. the changes were related to the intensity (duration) of the ischemic insult and to the time elapsed following release of the occlusion. The ischemic lesions appear to progress after re-establishment of the circulation and this presents one facet of a “maturation” phenomenon which seems to be a general principle applicable to various parameters of ischemic injury. The rate of “maturation” of the lesions is related to the intensity of the ischemic insult, a lesser intensity resulting in longer development of lesions. 2. The changes were either focal or diffuse in character. The former were assumed to be directly related to a vascular involvement; among the latter the topistic distribution of the hippocampal changes suggested a feature of selective vulnerability. 3. An indirect indication of neuronal recovery was surmised from observations on animals sacrificed after different periods following occlusions of the same duration. Also capable of recovery was a “reactive change” observed in the H3 neurons of the hippocampus. This change was characterized by central chromatolysis and resembled the “primäre Reizung” of Nissl.

Type of Medium: Electronic Resource

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00696570

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Cell volume regulation of cerebrovascular endothelium in vitro (1985)

Kempski, O. ; Spatz, M. ; Valet, G. ; [et al.]

New York, NY [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell

Journal of Cellular Physiology 123 (1985), S. 51-54

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ISSN: 0021-9541

Keywords: Life and Medical Sciences ; Cell & Developmental Biology

Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000

Topics: Biology , Medicine

Notes: Regulation of cell volume as a fundamental cellular function of high biological priority was studied in cultured cerebrovascular endothelium. The use of a multiparameter flow cytometric system allowed simultaneous measurements of cell volume, viability, and membrane potential or intracellular pH. Endothelium, the cellular constituent of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), swells immediately on exposure to low osmolality. This is associated with membrane depolarization and a fall of intracellular pH. Within 30-60 min, cell volume and membrane potential recover completely, although the extracellular osmolality is kept low. Intracellular pH does not normalize fully. Measurements of intracellular K+ and Na+ concentrations reveal their involvement in the regulatory process. The findings strongly suggest that the cerebrovascular endothelium has a highly effective built-in capacity for homeostatic control essential for normal BBB function.

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