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Repetitive blast exposure in mice and combat veterans causes persistent cerebellar dysfunction

Meabon, James S., Huber, Bertrand R., Cross, Donna J., Richards, Todd L., Minoshima, Satoshi, Pagulayan, Kathleen F., Li, Ge, Meeker, Kole D. +5 more·2016·Science Translational Medicine

Abstract

Blast exposure can cause mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) in mice and other mammals. However, there are important gaps in our understanding of the neuropathology underlying repetitive blast exposure in animal models compared to the neuroimaging abnormalities observed in blast-exposed veterans. Moreover, how an increase in the number of blast exposures affects neuroimaging endpoints in blast-exposed humans is not well understood. We asked whether there is a dose-response relationship between the number of blast-related mild TBIs and uptake of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), a commonly used indicator of neuronal activity, in the brains of blast-exposed veterans with mild TBI. We found that the number of blast exposures correlated with FDG uptake in the cerebellum of veterans. In mice, blast exposure produced microlesions in the blood-brain barrier (BBB) predominantly in the ventral cerebellum. Purkinje cells associated with these BBB microlesions displayed plasma membrane disruptions and aberrant expression of phosphorylated tau protein. Purkinje cell loss was most pronounced in the ventral cerebellar lobules, suggesting that early-stage breakdown of BBB integrity may be an important factor driving long-term brain changes. Blast exposure caused reactive gliosis in mouse cerebellum, particularly in the deep cerebellar nuclei. Diffusion tensor imaging tractography of the cerebellum of blast-exposed veterans revealed that mean diffusivity correlated negatively with the number of…

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Meabon, J. S., Huber, B. R., Cross, D. J., Richards, T. L., Minoshima, S., Pagulayan, K. F., Li, G., Meeker, K. D., Kraemer, B. C., Petrie, E. C., Raskind, M. A., Peskind, E. R., & Cook, D. G.
Affiliations
  • University of Washington (US)
  • Boston University (US)
  • University of Utah (US)
  • VA Puget Sound Health Care System (US)
Corresponding author
Cook, David G.
Venue
Science Translational Medicine
Published
2016-01-13
Volume
8
Issue
321
Pages
321ra6-321ra6
ISSN
  • 1946-6234 (ISSN-L)
  • 1946-6242
OpenAlex
W2235097232
Cited by
138
References
100
Citations by year
2026: 11 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 3
FWCI
16.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Science Translational Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Research
  • Development Medical Research Service
  • VA Rehabilitation Research & Development Service
  • University of Washington Friends of Alzheimer's Research
  • University of Washington Royalty Research Fund
  • Northwest Network Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center
  • Office of Academic Affiliations Advanced Fellowship Program Mental Illness Research and Treatment
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • NIH (T32 AG000258)
  • VA Clinical Science R&D Career Development Award Program (#CX00516)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics
Keywords
mild traumatic brain injury, cerebellum, combat veterans, Purkinje cells, tau phosphorylation, reactive gliosis, deep cerebellar nuclei, FDG uptake, mean diffusivity, diffusion tensor tractography, dose-response relationship, neuroimaging
MeSH terms
Disks Large Homolog 4 Protein, Animals, Axons, Blast Injuries, Brain Concussion, Cerebellar Diseases, Cerebellum, Gliosis, Glucose, Humans, Male, Membrane Proteins, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Motor Activity, Neuroglia, Neurons, Purkinje Cells, Synapses, Veterans, Fluorodeoxyglucose F18, Guanylate Kinases

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