Neuronal pathology in the wobbler mouse brain revealed byin vivoproton magnetic resonance spectroscopy and immunocytochemistry
作者:
Erik Pioro,
Yang Wang,
Joanna Moore,
Thian Ng,
Bruce Trapp,
Bogdan Klinkosz,
Hiroshi Mitsumoto,
期刊:
NeuroReport
(OVID Available online 1998)
卷期:
Volume 9,
issue 13
页码: 3041-3046
ISSN:0959-4965
年代: 1998
出版商: OVID
关键词: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;Cerebral cortex;Immunoreactivity;1H-MRS;N-acetylaspartate;Neuro-degeneration;Phosphorylated heavy neurofilament;Ubiquitin
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
PROTON magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) was used to measure thein vivosignal ofN-acetylaspartate (NAA), a putative neuronal marker, in the brain of the mutant wobbler mouse, a model of motor neuron disease. The ratio of NAA to creatine-phosphocreatine, an internal standard, was significantly lower in five affected wobbler mice (0.79 ± 0.05; mean ± s.d.) than in five unaffected littermates (0.98 ± 0.10,p= 0.006). Ubiquitin and phosphorylated heavy neurofilament immunoreactivities were increased in cortical neurons of affected animals. This is the first demonstration of cerebral neuronal pathology in the wobbler mouse, supporting its use as a model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.In vivo1H-MRS and correlative postmortem study of wobbler mouse brain will allow temporal monitoring of neuronal degeneration and responsiveness to neuro-protective pharmacotherapies.
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