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- Title
Neuroimmune Support of Neuronal Regeneration and Neuroplasticity following Cerebral Ischemia in Juvenile Mice.
- Authors
Marquez-Ortiz, Ricaurte A.; Tesic, Vesna; Hernandez, Daniel R.; Akhter, Bilkis; Aich, Nibedita; Boudreaux, Porter M.; Clemons, Garrett A.; Wu, Celeste Yin-Chieh; Lin, Hung Wen; Rodgers, Krista M.
- Abstract
Ischemic damage to the brain and loss of neurons contribute to functional disabilities in many stroke survivors. Recovery of neuroplasticity is critical to restoration of function and improved quality of life. Stroke and neurological deficits occur in both adults and children, and yet it is well documented that the developing brain has remarkable plasticity which promotes increased post-ischemic functional recovery compared with adults. However, the mechanisms underlying post-stroke recovery in the young brain have not been fully explored. We observed opposing responses to experimental cerebral ischemia in juvenile and adult mice, with substantial neural regeneration and enhanced neuroplasticity detected in the juvenile brain that was not found in adults. We demonstrate strikingly different stroke-induced neuroimmune responses that are deleterious in adults and protective in juveniles, supporting neural regeneration and plasticity. Understanding age-related differences in neuronal repair and regeneration, restoration of neural network function, and neuroimmune signaling in the stroke-injured brain may offer new insights for the development of novel therapeutic strategies for stroke rehabilitation.
- Subjects
NERVOUS system regeneration; CEREBRAL ischemia; NEUROPLASTICITY; STROKE rehabilitation; STROKE patients
- Publication
Brain Sciences (2076-3425), 2023, Vol 13, Issue 9, p1337
- ISSN
2076-3425
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/brainsci13091337