Chronic stress induced disruption of the peri-infarct neurovascular unit following experimentally induced photothrombotic stroke
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Article Title | Chronic stress induced disruption of the peri-infarct neurovascular unit following experimentally induced photothrombotic stroke |
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ERA Journal ID | 16327 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Zhao, Zidan, Ong, Lin Kooi, Johnson, Sarah, Nilsson, Michael and Walker, Frederick R. |
Journal Title | Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism |
Journal Citation | 37 (12), pp. 3709-3724 |
Number of Pages | 16 |
Year | Dec 2017 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0271-678X |
1559-7016 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0271678X17696100 |
Web Address (URL) | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0271678X17696100 |
Abstract | How stress influences brain repair is an issue of considerable importance, as patients recovering from stroke are known to experience high and often unremitting levels of stress post-event. In the current study, we investigated how chronic stress modified the key cellular components of the neurovascular unit. Using an experimental model of focal cortical ischemia in male C57BL/6 mice, we examined how exposure to a persistently aversive environment, induced by the application of chronic restraint stress, altered the cortical remodeling post-stroke. We focused on systematically investigating changes in the key components of the neurovascular unit (i.e. neurons, microglia, astrocytes, and blood vessels) within the peri-infarct territories using both immunohistochemistry and Western blotting. The results from our study indicated that exposure to chronic stress exerted a significant suppressive effect on each of the key cellular components involved in neurovascular remodeling. Co-incident with these cellular changes, we observed that chronic stress was associated with an exacerbation of motor impairment 42 days post-event. Collectively, these results highlight the vulnerability of the peri-infarct neurovascular unit to the negative effects of chronic stress. |
Keywords | Stroke; chronic stress; neurovascular unit; glial cells; neuroinflammation |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 320903. Central nervous system |
310104. Cell neurochemistry | |
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Byline Affiliations | University of Newcastle |
Hunter Medical Research Institute, Australia | |
NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence Stroke Rehabilitation and Brain Recovery, Australia | |
School of Health and Medical Sciences |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/y831y/chronic-stress-induced-disruption-of-the-peri-infarct-neurovascular-unit-following-experimentally-induced-photothrombotic-stroke
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