Intracerebral Infection
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Modeling Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Mice: Injection of Autologous Blood or Bacterial Collagenase
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2012
Clinically relevant animal models of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) are needed to extend our knowledge of hemorrhagic stroke and to examine novel therapeutic strategies. In this study, we describe and evaluate two ICH models that implement unilateral injections of either autologous whole blood or bacterial collagenase into the basal ganglia (corpus striatum) of mice.
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Generation of a Murine Model with a Central Nervous System Infection
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2025
This video demonstrates the generation of a mouse model with a CNS infection. A suckling pup is injected with the virus both intracranially and intraperitoneally. The virus spreads, infecting the CNS causing neuronal cell death and inflammation. The pup is assessed for symptoms of infection as the disease progresses.
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Non-restraining EEG Radiotelemetry: Epidural and Deep Intracerebral Stereotaxic EEG Electrode Placement
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2016
Non-restraining EEG radiotelemetry is a valuable methodological approach to record in vivo long-term electroencephalograms from freely moving rodents. This detailed protocol describes stereotaxic epidural and deep intracerebral electrode placement in different brain regions in order to obtain reliable recordings of CNS rhythmicity and CNS related behavioral stages.
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Autologous Blood Injection to Model Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Mice
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2011
The autologous blood injection model of intracerebral hemorrhage in mice described in this protocol uses the double injection technique to minimize risk of blood reflux up the needle track, no anticoagulants in the pumping system, and eliminates all dead space and expandable tubing in the system.
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Detection of Viral Proteins in Rabies Virus-Infected Mouse Brain Tissue
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2025
The virus infects pyramidal neurons in the cerebral cortex, and expressed viral proteins localize within intracytoplasmic granular structures known as inclusion bodies.
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Agents may enter the brain through the bloodstream, spread from nearby tissues, or arrive through direct injury. These pathways identify different points of interaction between the pathogen, brain tissue, and host defenses. Comparing entry routes helps biology researchers examine how infection begins and how local conditions influence subsequent inflammation and disruption of neural function.
The blood-brain barrier normally contributes to the brain’s specialized protective environment. During infection, immune responses can disrupt this barrier, linking host defense with tissue injury. The resulting change may promote increased swelling and interfere with neuronal function, making barrier integrity an important variable when studying disease progression and possible strategies to limit neurological damage.
The brain has limited physical space, so infection-associated swelling can impair surrounding tissue and neural activity. Inflammation may therefore become harmful even as it responds to invading agents. This relationship makes intracerebral infection a useful biological context for examining how host responses protect against pathogens while also contributing to impaired neuronal function.
Experimental models help researchers examine how infection influences brain physiology and recovery. They provide a controlled way to investigate host-pathogen interactions, immune responses, blood-brain barrier disruption, and changes in neuronal function. Findings from these models can also support evaluation of diagnostic methods, antimicrobial therapies, and approaches intended to reduce neurological damage.
Studies can assess antimicrobial therapies and strategies designed to limit neurological damage. Relevant outcomes include effects on infection, tissue swelling, blood-brain barrier disruption, neuronal function, and recovery. Considering both pathogen control and harm caused by inflammation is important because successful investigation must address the infection and its consequences for brain physiology.
It provides a setting for studying host-pathogen interactions within the central nervous system, where specialized defenses and restricted space strongly influence disease effects. Research connects molecular and cellular infection processes with brain physiology, inflammation, and recovery. This broader context supports work on diagnosis, therapy development, and understanding how neurological damage may be limited.