Diffusion tensor imaging detects and differentiates axon and myelin degeneration in mouse optic nerve after retinal ischemia

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Song, SK
Sun, SW
Ju, WK
Lin, SJ
Cross, AH
Neufeld, AH
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[1] Washington Univ, Sch Med, Biomed MR Lab, Dept Radiol, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
[2] Washington Univ, Sch Med, Dept Ophthalmol & Visual Sci, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
[3] Washington Univ, Sch Med, Dept Internal Med, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
[4] Washington Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurol & Neurosurg, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
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10.1016/j.neuroimage.2003.07.005
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Q189 [神经科学];
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Both axon and myelin degeneration have significant impact on the long-term disability of patients with white matter disorder. However, the clinical manifestations of the neurological dysfunction caused by white matter disorders are not sufficient to determine the origin of neurological deficits. A noninvasive biological marker capable of detecting and differentiating axon and myelin degeneration would be a significant addition to currently available tools. Directional diffusivities derived from diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) have been previously proposed by this group as potential biological markers to detect and differentiate axon and myelin degeneration. To further test the hypothesis that axial (lambda(parallel to)) and radial (lambda(perpendicular to)) diffusivities reflect axon and myelin pathologies, respectively, the optic nerve was examined serially using DTI in a mouse model of retinal ischemia. A significant decrease of lambda(parallel to), the putative DTI axonal marker, was observed 3 days after ischemia without concurrently detectable changes in lambda(perpendicular to), the putative myelin marker. This result is consistent with histological findings of significant axonal degeneration with no detectable demyelination at 3 days after ischemia. The elevation of lambda(perpendicular to) observed 5 days after ischemia is consistent with histological findings of myelin degeneration at this time. These results support the hypothesis that lambda(parallel to) and A, hold promise as specific markers of axonal and myelin injury, respectively, and, further, that the coexistence of axonal and myelin degeneration does not confound this utility. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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