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CNS Response to Injury Flashcards

1
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Occurs when a sudden trauma causes damage to the brain

-Can result when the head suddenly and violently hits an object, or when an object pierces the skull and enters brain tissue

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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

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2
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When the brain slides forward and hits the frontal bone then backwards and hits the parietal bone

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Coup-Contrecoup

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3
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Contrecoup contusions are more frequent than coup contusions in

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Falls

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4
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Diffuse axonal injury can be seen histologically with

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Beta Amyloid Precursor Protein (BAPP)

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5
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Associated with inflammation, gliosis & other pathological responses

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TBI

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6
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The injury site is invaded by astrocytes, forming a

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Glial Scar

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7
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A long-term problem of CNS injury is

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Inflammation

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8
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Repeated sports-related head injuries results in concentrations of

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Hyper p-tau protein (dark regions)

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9
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Hyper p-tau protein concentrations cause

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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopahty (CTE)

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10
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Results in regional cerebral atrophy and can cause cavum septum pellucidum

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CTE

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11
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We can see chronic neurodegeneration after a

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TBI

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12
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A rapid blockage of a cerebral artery

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Ischemic Stroke

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13
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Bursting of a vessel

A

Hemorrhagic stroke

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14
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Characterized by sudden numbness or weakness, especially on one side of the body

  • Sudden confusion or trouble speaking or understanding speech
  • Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
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Stroke

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15
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Both cause cell death due to lack of oxygen and production excytotoxins and free radicals

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CNS stroke and Severe TBI

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16
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Excessive activation of neuronal glutamate receptors by a group of L-glutamate analogs results in

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Neuronal Damage

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17
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Any chemical possessing unpaired electrons

-In biological system these are oxygen radicals

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Free radicals

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18
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Causes loss of muscle and negative nitrogen balance, decreased gluconeogenesis, osteoporosis, increased hepatic lipogenesis, increased lipolysis in adipose tissue, decreased lipoprotein lipase activity in muscle and adipose tissue, cachexia

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Chronic inflammation

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19
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Anemia of chronic disease, leukocytosis (high white blood cell counts), thrombocytosis (high platelet counts)

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Hematopoetic changes in chronic inflammation

20
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What do we use to manage the inflammatory response of spinal cord injury?

A

Methylprednisolone, Erythropoetin, and Minocycline

21
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Causes tissue disruption and primary cells death

A

Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

22
Q

Injured spinal cords show progressive

A

Tissue loss

23
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With an SCI, central hemorrhage necrosis develops over

24
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With an SCI, white matter blood flow falls by

A

50% within 3 hours

25
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Metabolism is compromised with high lactic acid levels with an

26
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Intracellular calcium activity >1µM activates proteases and phospholipases, breaking down proteins and lipids with an

27
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This calcium then binds to mitochondria and produces

A

Free radicals

28
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After injury, we begin to see neuronal apoptosis in the gray matter surrounding the injury. This peaks at

29
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We also see oligodendroglial apoptosis after injury in white matter tracts. This peaks

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10-14 days after injury

30
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We see breakdown of the blood brain barrier and rapid pro-inflammatory cytokine response (<1 h) with

31
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Distal to the SCI lesion, we see

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Wallerian degeneration

32
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Severed spinal cord axons fail to

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Regenerate

33
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We get axonal degeneration and loss of myelin where?

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Distal to an SCI injury

34
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Disrupt axon extension in CNS injury

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Inhibitory factors

35
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We get a growth cone and axon growth-promotoing signals with

A

PNS injury

36
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Can regenerate

37
Q

Can induce central axons to regenerate

A

Sciatic nerve grafts

38
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May be capable of regenerating given the appropriate environment

A

Central axons

39
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Block regeneration

A

Glial scars

40
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What are 4 exampls of inhibitory factors in the glial scar?

A

Myelin basic protein, Nogo A, MG, and OMgp

41
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Inhibits growth of CNS axons

42
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Leads to long-distance regeneration and functional recovery in rats treated with anti-antibodies

A

Deactivation of Nogo A

43
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What are three commonly used cell types to attempt to regenerate CNS axons after SCI?

A

OECs, Schwann cells, Neural Stem calls, and Embryonic stem cells

44
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We can use human embryonic stem cells to derive

A

Oligodendrocyte precursor cells

45
Q

We also can see axon emergence from grafts with human

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Neuroprogenitor Cells (NPCs)

46
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Can induce central axons to regenerate

A

Sciatic nerve grafts

NBB Test 2 (33 decks)

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