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Title: Early postnatal irradiation?induced age?dependent changes in adult mouse brain: MRI based characterization
Authors: Ren, Bo Xu
Huen, Isaac
Wu, Zi Jun
Wang, Hong 
Duan, Meng Yun
Guenther, Ilonka 
Bhanu Prakash K.N.
Tang, Feng Ru 
Keywords: Acute irradiation
Biomarker
Brain damage
MRI
Neurogenesis
Postnatal
Issue Date: 21-Apr-2021
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd
Citation: Ren, Bo Xu, Huen, Isaac, Wu, Zi Jun, Wang, Hong, Duan, Meng Yun, Guenther, Ilonka, Bhanu Prakash K.N., Tang, Feng Ru (2021-04-21). Early postnatal irradiation?induced age?dependent changes in adult mouse brain: MRI based characterization. BMC Neuroscience 22 (1) : 28. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12868-021-00635-2
Rights: Attribution 4.0 International
Abstract: Background: Brain radiation exposure, in particular, radiotherapy, can induce cognitive impairment in patients, with significant effects persisting for the rest of their life. However, the main mechanisms leading to this adverse event remain largely unknown. A study of radiation-induced injury to multiple brain regions, focused on the hippocampus, may shed light on neuroanatomic bases of neurocognitive impairments in patients. Hence, we irradiated BALB/c mice (male and female) at postnatal day 3 (P3), day 10 (P10), and day 21 (P21) and investigated the long-term radiation effect on brain MRI changes and hippocampal neurogenesis. Results: We found characteristic brain volume reductions in the hippocampus, olfactory bulbs, the cerebellar hemisphere, cerebellar white matter (WM) and cerebellar vermis WM, cingulate, occipital and frontal cortices, cerebellar flocculonodular WM, parietal region, endopiriform claustrum, and entorhinal cortex after irradiation with 5 Gy at P3. Irradiation at P10 induced significant volume reduction in the cerebellum, parietal region, cingulate region, and olfactory bulbs, whereas the reduction of the volume in the entorhinal, parietal, insular, and frontal cortices was demonstrated after irradiation at P21. Immunohistochemical study with cell division marker Ki67 and immature marker doublecortin (DCX) indicated the reduced cell division and genesis of new neurons in the subgranular zone of the dentate gyrus in the hippocampus after irradiation at all three postnatal days, but the reduction of total granule cells in the stratum granulosun was found after irradiation at P3 and P10. Conclusions: The early life radiation exposure during different developmental stages induces varied brain pathophysiological changes which may be related to the development of neurological and neuropsychological disorders later in life. © 2021, The Author(s).
Source Title: BMC Neuroscience
URI: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/232334
ISSN: 1471-2202
DOI: 10.1186/s12868-021-00635-2
Rights: Attribution 4.0 International
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