Temporal profile of ultrastructural changes in cortical neurons after a photochemical lesion

被引:2
作者
Andersson, B [1 ]
Wu, XC
Bjelke, B
Syková, E
机构
[1] ASCR, Inst Expt Med, Videnska 1083, Prague 14020 4, Czech Republic
[2] Karolinska Inst, Dept Clin Neurosci, Stockholm, Sweden
[3] Charles Univ Prague, Fac Med 2, Dept Neurosci, Prague, Czech Republic
关键词
stroke; ischemia; sensory motor cortex; cell death; ultrastructure;
D O I
10.1002/jnr.20217
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
A photochemical lesion was induced in the right sensory motor cortex of rat brains. We examined at various time points the occurrence of different types of neuronal death with respect to a potential therapeutic window. The lesion appearance was documented by magnetic resonance imaging, and functional recovery was evaluated by behavioral tests showing recovery at 48 hr after lesioning. At 0.5, 1, 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, and 72 hr postlesion, cortical layers IV and V were examined by light and electron microscopy. Ultrastructural changes, which corresponded well to light microscopy findings, were found in both hemispheres. In the lesioned area, the neuropil appeared disorganized at 0.5 hr, and apoptotic and necrotic cell death was found at 0.5-3 hr. After 3 hr, the tissue was disintegrated. On the contralateral side, chromatin clumping appeared at 0.5-3 hr. At 3 hr, ruptured membranes were found, a sign of irreversible cell death. At 6-72 hr, the membranes were intact, and the chromatin was not clumped but heterogeneously distributed. The nuclei contained dispersed nucleoli at 48-72 hr. The morphology correlated well with magnetic resonance images and functional behavior. Our study demonstrates that a photochemical lesion is a useful model for studying morphological changes in injured cells. It results in a permanent infarction within 3 hr. In that the morphology on the contralateral side drastically changed between 3 and 6 hr, the cellular alterations at these time points might represent a break point at which cells either progress toward cell death or recover. (C) 2004 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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