A simple behavioral test for locomotor function after brain injury in mice

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1412-1416

  Tabuse, Masanao ^a   Yaguchi, Masae ^a   Ohta, Shigeki ^a   Kawase, Takeshi ^a   Toda, Masahiro ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain cryo injury; Locomotor function; Mice

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; COLD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELEVATED BODY SWING TEST; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; HINDLIMB; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; ROTAROD SLIP TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN INJURIES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77957355112     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.01.056     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. H.M. Bramlett, and W.D. Dietrich Pathophysiology of cerebral ischemia and brain trauma: similarities and differences J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 24 2004 133 150
2. Y. Morita-Fujimura, M. Fujimura, and M. Kawase Early decrease in apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease is followed by DNA fragmentation after cold injury-induced brain trauma in mice Neuroscience 93 1999 1465 1473 (Pubitemid 29397575)
3. K. Tatsumi, S. Haga, and H. Matsuyoshi Characterization of cells with proliferative activity after a brain injury Neurochem Int 46 2005 381 389
4. S. Chiba, Y. Iwasaki, and H. Sekino Transplantation of motoneuron-enriched neural cells derived from mouse embryonic stem cells improves motor function of hemiplegic mice Cell Transplant 12 2003 457 468
5. P.H. Chan, G.Y. Yang, and S.F. Chen Cold-induced brain edema and infarction are reduced in transgenic mice overexpressing CuZn-superoxide dismutase Ann Neurol 29 1991 482 486
6. K. Murakami, T. Kondo, and S. Sato Occurrence of apoptosis following cold injury-induced brain edema in mice Neuroscience 81 1997 231 237
7. K. Murakami, T. Kondo, and G. Yang Cold injury in mice: a model to study mechanisms of brain edema and neuronal apoptosis Prog Neurobiol 57 1999 289 299
8. R.J. Hamm, B.R. Pike, and D.M. O'Dell The rotarod test: an evaluation of its effectiveness in assessing motor deficits following traumatic brain injury J Neurotrauma 11 1994 187 196
9. C.V. Borlongan, and P.R. Sanberg Elevated body swing test: a new behavioral parameter for rats with 6-hydroxydopamine-induced hemiparkinsonism J Neurosci 15 1995 5372 5378
10. C.V. Borlongan, M. Hadman, and C.D. Sanberg Central nervous system entry of peripherally injected umbilical cord blood cells is not required for neuroprotection in stroke Stroke 35 2004 2385 2389
11. C.V. Borlongan, H. Hida, and H. Nishino Early assessment of motor dysfunctions aids in successful occlusion of the middle cerebral artery NeuroReport 9 1998 3615 3621
12. O. Hurtado, A. Cardenas, and J.M. Pradillo A chronic treatment with CDP-choline improves functional recovery and increases neuronal plasticity after experimental stroke Neurobiol Dis 26 2007 105 111
13. S.T. Fujimoto, L. Longhi, and K.E. Saatman Motor and cognitive function evaluation following experimental traumatic brain injury Neurosci Biobehav Rev 28 2004 365 378
14. N. Bye, M.D. Habgood, and J.K. Callaway Transient neuroprotection by minocycline following traumatic brain injury is associated with attenuated microglial activation but no changes in cell apoptosis or neutrophil infiltration Exp Neurol 204 2007 220 233
15. Y.K. Baskin, W.D. Dietrich, and E.J. Green Two effective behavioral tasks for evaluating sensorimotor dysfunction following traumatic brain injury in mice J Neurosci Methods 129 2003 87 93
16. T. Schallert, S.M. Fleming, and J.L. Leasure CNS plasticity and assessment of forelimb sensorimotor outcome in unilateral rat models of stroke, cortical ablation, parkinsonism and spinal cord injury Neuropharmacology 39 2000 777 787
17. T. Nakamura, G. Xi, and Y. Hua Intracerebral hemorrhage in mice: model characterization and application for genetically modified mice J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 24 2004 487 494
18. X. Li, K.K. Blizzard, and Z. Zeng Chronic behavioral testing after focal ischemia in the mouse: functional recovery and the effects of gender Exp Neurol 187 2004 94 104
19. S. Ishibashi, T. Kuroiwa, and S. Endo Neurological dysfunctions versus regional infarction volume after focal ischemia in Mongolian gerbils Stroke 34 2003 1501 1506
20. I. Klatzo, A. Piraux, and E.J. Laskowski The relationship between edema, blood-brain-barrier and tissue elements in a local brain injury J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 17 1958 548 564
21. R.A. Fishman Brain edema N Engl J Med 293 1975 706 711
22. M. Ma, D.M. Basso, and P. Walters Behavioral and histological outcomes following graded spinal cord contusion injury in the C57Bl/6 mouse Exp Neurol 169 2001 239 254
23. P.R. Hof, W.G. Young, and F.E. Bloom Comparative cytoarchitectonic atlas of the C57BL/6 and 129/Sv mouse brains. Introduction, materials and methods - preparation of materials 2000 Elsevier Science Amsterdam p. 7