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Hematoma size as major modulator of the cellular immune system after experimental intracerebral hemorrhage

Authors :
Li Sun
Alexander H. Dalpke
Roland Veltkamp
Arthur Liesz
Markus Zorn
Sergio Illanes
Source :
Neuroscience Letters. 490:170-174
Publication Year :
2011
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2011.

Abstract

Inflammatory cascades are increasingly recognized as an important pathophysiological mechanism in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). In contrast, the effect of ICH on the systemic immune system has barely been investigated. We examined the effects of different hematoma volumes on immune cell subpopulations in experimental murine ICH. In C57BL/6 mice, ICH was induced by striatal injection of autologous blood (10, 30 or 50 μL). Control animals received the respective sham operation. Three days after ICH induction, differential blood leukocyte counting was performed. Lymphocyte subpopulations were further characterized by flow cytometry in blood, spleen, lymph node and thymus. Infectious complications were studied using microbiological cultures of blood and lungs. Only after large ICH a marked decrease of leukocyte counts and most lymphocyte subsets was observed in all organs. Despite this general leukocytopenia, a significant, up to 10-fold increase, was detected in the monocyte population after extensive hemorrhage. After moderate ICH induction, only specific lymphocyte subpopulations were differentially affected. Mature thymic cells were unaffected while immature CD4+CD8+ cells were depleted by over 90% after large ICH. A significant proportion of mice with extensive ICH (36.4%) developed spontaneous pneumonia and/or bacteremia while none of the sham operated mice had infectious complications. The ICH size determines the extent of systemic immunomodulation. Large ICH predisposes animals to infections.

Details

ISSN :
03043940
Volume :
490
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Neuroscience Letters
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....302c104d7ba5eef1a499eda3fd10ea66
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2010.11.065