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The objective of this study was to determine the early time course of blood-brain barrier (BBB) changes in diffuse closed head injury (CHI) and to what extent BBB is affected by secondary insult.
The BBB disruption was quantified using T1-weighted MRI following administration of Gd-DTPA. The maximal signal intensity (SI) enhancement was used to calculate BBB disruption. A new CHI model was used to induce injury. Adult SD rats were separated into four groups: Group I: Sham (n = 4), II: Hypoxia and Hypotension (HH, n = 4), III: Trauma alone (n = 23), and IV: Trauma coupled with HH (JHH, n = 14) Following trauma, a 30 minute insult of hypoxia (PaO2 = 40 mmHg) and hypotension (MABP = 30 mmHg) were imposed.
In trauma animals, SI increased dramatically immediately following impact. By 15 minutes, permeability decreased exponentially and by 30 minutes was equal to that of control. In THH animals, SI enhancement was lower after the trauma, consistent with reduced blood pressure and blood flow. However, the SI increased dramatically upon reperfusion and was equal to that of control after 60 minutes.
In conclusion we may consider, that CHI is associated with a rapid and transient BBB opening which begins at the time of the trauma and lasts not more than 30 minutes. It has been also shown that addition of hypoxia and hypotension prolongs the time of BBB breakdown.
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Barzó, P., Marmarou, A., Fatouros, P., Corwin, F., Dunbar, J.G. (1997). Acute Blood-Brain Barrier Changes in Experimental Closed Head Injury as Measured by MRI and Gd-DTPA. In: James, H.E., et al. Brain Edema X. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplements, vol 70. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6837-0_75
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