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The Temporal Relationship between Blood–Brain Barrier Integrity and Microglial Response following Neonatal Hypoxia Ischemia

Authors :
Arya Jithoo
Tayla R. Penny
Yen Pham
Amy E. Sutherland
Madeleine J. Smith
Maria Petraki
Michael C. Fahey
Graham Jenkin
Atul Malhotra
Suzanne L. Miller
Courtney A. McDonald
Source :
Cells, Vol 13, Iss 8, p 660 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2024.

Abstract

Blood–brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction and neuroinflammation are key mechanisms of brain injury. We performed a time-course study following neonatal hypoxia–ischemia (HI) to characterize these events. HI brain injury was induced in postnatal day 10 rats by single carotid artery ligation followed by hypoxia (8% oxygen, 90 min). At 6, 12, 24, and 72 h (h) post-HI, brains were collected to assess neuropathology and BBB dysfunction. A significant breakdown of the BBB was observed in the HI injury group compared to the sham group from 6 h in the cortex and hippocampus (p < 0.001), including a significant increase in albumin extravasation (p < 0.0033) and decrease in basal lamina integrity and tight-junction proteins. There was a decrease in resting microglia (p < 0.0001) transitioning to an intermediate state from as early as 6 h post-HI, with the intermediate microglia peaking at 12 h (p < 0.0001), which significantly correlated to the peak of microbleeds. Neonatal HI insult leads to significant brain injury over the first 72 h that is mediated by BBB disruption within 6 h and a transitioning state of the resident microglia. Key BBB events coincide with the appearance of the intermediate microglial state and this relationship warrants further research and may be a key target for therapeutic intervention.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13080660 and 20734409
Volume :
13
Issue :
8
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Cells
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.5ed930b1429db87c22d2709ad9b5
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13080660