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- Title
Cerebrospinal fluid may mediate CNS ischemic injury.
- Authors
Wang, Yanming F.; Gwathmey, Judith K.; Guorong Zhang; Soriano, Sulpicio G.; Shunli He; Yanguang Wang
- Abstract
Background: The central nervous system (CNS) is extremely vulnerable to ischemic injury. The details underlying this susceptibility are not completely understood. Since the CNS is surrounded by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that contains a low concentration of plasma protein, we examined the effect of changing the CSF in the evolution of CNS injury during ischemic insult. Methods: Lumbar spinal cord ischemia was induced in rabbits by cross-clamping the descending abdominal aorta for 1 h, 2 h or 3 h followed by 7 d of reperfusion. Prior to ischemia, rabbits were subjected to the following procedures; 1) CSF depletion, 2) CSF replenishment at 0 mmHg intracranial pressure (ICP), and 3) replacement of CSF with 8% albumin- or 1% gelatin-modified artificial CSF, respectively. Motor function of the hind limbs and histopathological changes of the spinal cord were scored. Post-ischemic microcirculation of the spinal cord was visualized by fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) albumin. Results: The severity of histopathological damage paralleled the neurological deficit scores. Paraplegia and associated histopathological changes were accompanied by a clear post-ischemic deficit in blood perfusion. Spinal cord ischemia for 1 h resulted in permanent paraplegia in the control group. Depletion of the CSF significantly prevented paraplegia. CSF replenishment with the ICP reduced to 0 mmHg, did not prevent paraplegia. Replacement of CSF with albumin- or gelatin-modified artificial CSF prevented paraplegia in rabbits even when the ICP was maintained at 10-15 mmHg. Conclusion: We conclude that the presence of normal CSF may contribute to the vulnerability of the spinal cord to ischemic injury. Depletion of the CSF or replacement of the CSF with an albuminor gelatin-modified artificial CSF can be neuroprotective.
- Subjects
GELATIN; CEREBROSPINAL fluid proteins; BRAIN diseases; BRAIN blood-vessels; BLOOD-brain barrier; CEREBROSPINAL fluid
- Publication
Cerebrospinal Fluid Research, 2005, Vol 2, p7
- ISSN
1743-8454
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/1743-8454-2-7