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Spatiotemporal dynamics of PDGFR β expression in pericytes and glial scar formation in penetrating brain injuries in adults
Author(s) -
Reeves C.,
PradimJardim A.,
Sisodiya S. M.,
Thom M.,
Liu J. Y. W.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
neuropathology and applied neurobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.538
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1365-2990
pISSN - 0305-1846
DOI - 10.1111/nan.12539
Subject(s) - nestin , olig2 , pericyte , pathology , platelet derived growth factor receptor , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , oligodendrocyte , medicine , neural stem cell , receptor , neuroscience , central nervous system , endothelial stem cell , stem cell , growth factor , myelin , biochemistry , in vitro
Aims Understanding the spatiotemporal dynamics of reactive cell types following brain injury is important for future therapeutic interventions. We have previously used penetrating cortical injuries following intracranial recordings as a brain repair model to study scar‐forming nestin‐expressing cells. We now explore the relationship between nestin‐expressing cells, PDGFR β + pericytes and Olig2 + glia, including their proliferation and functional maturation. Methods In 32 cases, ranging from 3 to 461 days post injury (dpi), immunohistochemistry for PDGFR β, nestin, GFAP , Olig2, MCM 2, Aquaporin 4 (Aq4), Glutamine Synthetase ( GS ) and Connexin 43 (Cx43) was quantified for cell densities, labelling index ( LI ) and cellular co‐expression at the injury site compared to control regions. Results PDGFR β labelling highlighted both pericytes and multipolar parenchymal cells. PDGFR β LI and PDGFR β + / MCM 2 + cells significantly increased in injury Zones at 10–13 dpi with migration of pericytes away from vessels with increased co‐localization of PDGRF β with nestin compared to control regions ( P < 0.005). Olig2 + / MCM 2 + cell populations peaked at 13 dpi with significantly higher cell densities at injury sites than in control regions ( P < 0.01) and decreasing with dpi ( P < 0.05). Cx43 LI was reduced in acute injuries but increased with dpi ( P < 0.05) showing significant cellular co‐localization with nestin and GFAP ( P < 0.005 and P < 0.0001) but not PDGFR β. Conclusions These findings indicate that PDGFR β + and Olig2 + cells contribute to the proliferative fraction following penetrating brain injuries, with evidence of pericyte migration. Dynamic changes in Cx43 in glial cell types with dpi suggest functional alterations during temporal stages of brain repair.