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Effects of Blast-induced Neurotrauma on Pressurized Rodent Middle Cerebral Arteries
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2019
Here, we present a protocol to describe methods for ex vivo vascular reactivity determination following a primary blast traumatic brain injury (bTBI) using isolated, pressurized, rodent middle cerebral arterial (MCA) segments. bTBI induction is accomplished using a shock tube, also known as an Advanced Blast Simulator (ABS) device.
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Continuous IV Infusion is the Choice Treatment Route for Arginine-vasopressin Receptor Blocker Conivaptan in Mice to Study Stroke-evoked Brain Edema
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2016
Our studies have revealed that the beneficial effects of conivaptan are dependent on the method of delivery after experimental stroke in mice. We have developed a research protocol for delivery of the receptor blocker via IV catheter on stroke-evoked brain edema formation in mice.
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Cytotoxic Efficacy of Photodynamic Therapy in Osteosarcoma Cells In Vitro
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2014
The protocol reported here allows the evaluation of the efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in cell lines and the optimization of the PDT settings before applying the therapy in animal models.
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Structure-Guided Design and Development of Novel Cyclophilin A Inhibitors and Ganoderiol-F Derivatives: An In-Silico Approach
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2026
Here, we present a protocol for the structure-guided design of protein-ligand binding interaction between Sanglifehrin A and Cyclophilin A/Ganoderiol-F, essential in discovering new drugs. The stability of the ligand-receptor complex was evaluated using molecular dynamics simulation.
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A Repetitive Concussive Head Injury Model in Mice
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2016
Concussion presents the most common type of traumatic brain injury. Therefore, a repetitive concussive animal model, which replicates the important features of an injury in patients, may provide a means to study concussion in a rigorous, controlled, and efficient manner.
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Secondary injury processes can magnify the effects of the initial mechanical damage. Inflammation, excitotoxicity, edema, and altered blood flow may extend tissue injury or disrupt synaptic signaling beyond the immediate event. Neurotrauma Research therefore examines these processes as contributors to behavioral impairment, helping connect ongoing cellular dysfunction with changes in movement, cognition, emotion, or social behavior.
Separating immediate mechanical damage from later biological responses helps researchers interpret how dysfunction develops over time. The initial injury may disrupt neural circuits directly, whereas secondary processes can prolong or broaden impairment by affecting tissue and synaptic communication. This distinction supports more precise explanations of behavioral outcomes and helps identify whether recovery strategies should address early damage, later complications, or both.
These processes represent different routes by which injury can continue affecting nervous tissue after the initial trauma. Inflammation and excitotoxicity may contribute to extended tissue damage, while edema and altered blood flow can interfere with tissue conditions and neural signaling. Studying them together gives a broader mechanistic explanation for persistent behavioral changes rather than attributing every deficit to the original mechanical event.
Behavioral findings provide functional evidence that can be interpreted alongside neuroanatomical, physiological, and molecular analyses. Changes in motor coordination, learning, memory, emotion, or social behavior can be compared with measurements of tissue damage, neural activity, or molecular responses. This combined approach helps researchers link cellular disruption to observable function and determine which biological changes accompany particular behavioral outcomes.
Researchers can use behavioral assays to determine whether an intervention is associated with improved function after injury. Measures of motor coordination, learning, memory, emotion, or social behavior provide outcome domains that can be examined together with neuroanatomical, physiological, or molecular findings. This combination helps assess whether a strategy relates to functional improvement and whether the observed benefit corresponds with changes in neural injury or signaling.
Behavioral testing can show which functional domains remain impaired and which may improve over time. Examining motor coordination alongside learning, memory, emotion, and social behavior provides a broader recovery profile than relying on a single measure. When these results are integrated with neural and molecular analyses, they can improve predictions of recovery and clarify how biological injury relates to long-term behavior.