Abstract
Edema formation can be observed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with stroke. Recent studies have shown that aquaporin-4 (AQP4), a water channel, is induced early after stroke and potentially participates in the development of brain edema. We studied whether induction of AQP4 correlated with edema formation in a rat pup filament stroke model using high field (11.7-Tesla) MRI followed by immunohistochemical investigation of AQP4 protein expression. At 24 h, we observed increased T2 values and decreased apparent diffusion coefficients (ADC) within injured cortical and striatal regions that reflected the edema formation. Coincident with these MR changes were significant increases in AQP4 expression on astrocytic end-feet in the border regions of injured tissues. Striatal imaging findings were still present at 72 h with a slow normalization of AQP4 expression in the border regions. At 28 d, AQP4 expression normalized in the border while in this region ADC values increased. We show that induction of AQP4 is increased during the period of active edema formation in the border region without regional correlation with edema. Finally, induction of AQP4 on astrocyte end-feet could participate in tissue preservation after ischemia in the immature rat brain.
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Abbreviations
- ADC:
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apparent diffusion coefficients
- AQP:
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aquaporins
- AQP4-IR:
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AQP4-immunoreactivity
- DWI:
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diffusion-weighted imaging
- HII:
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hypoxic-ischemic injury
- MCA:
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middle cerebral artery
- T2WI:
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T2-weighted imaging
- tfMCAO:
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transient filament middle cerebral artery occlusion
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The authors thank Mr. S. Chong for assistance with the neuroimaging and Mrs. M. F. Hamou for assistance with immunohistochemistry.
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Supported in part by the Pediatric Research Fund, Department of Pediatrics, and a NASA Cooperative Agreement NCC9-149 to the Radiobiology Program, Department of Radiation Medicine at Loma Linda University, the Swiss Science Foundation (FN 3100AO-108001); SwissHeart Foundation; Fondazione Per Lo Studio Delle Malattie Neurodegenerative Delle Persone Adulte e Dell' Anziano, from Lugano, Switzerland.
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Badaut, J., Ashwal, S., Tone, B. et al. Temporal and Regional Evolution of Aquaporin-4 Expression and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in a Rat Pup Model of Neonatal Stroke. Pediatr Res 62, 248–254 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1203/PDR.0b013e3180db291b
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