Neuroaxonal ion dyshomeostasis of the normal-appearing corpus callosum in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

Experimental Neurology
Chiao-Chi V ChenChen Chang

Abstract

Atrophy of the corpus callosum (CC) is a well-documented observation in clinically definite multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. One recent hypothesis for the neurodegeneration that occurs in MS is that ion dyshomeostasis leads to neuroaxonal damage. To examine whether ion dyshomeostasis occurs in the CC during MS onset, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) was utilized as an animal MS model to induce autoimmunity-mediated responses. To date, in vivo investigations of neuronal ion homeostasis has not been feasible using traditional neuroscience techniques. Therefore, the current study employed an emerging MRI method, called Mn2+-enhanced MRI (MEMRI). Mn2+ dynamics is closely associated with important neuronal activity events, and is also considered to be a Ca2+ surrogate. Furthermore, when injected intracranially, Mn2+ can be used as a multisynaptic tracer. These features enable MEMRI to detect neuronal ion homeostasis within a multisynaptic circuit that is connected to the injection site. Mn2+ was injected into the visual cortex to trace the CC, and T1-weighted imaging was utilized to observe temporal changes in Mn2+-induced signals in the traced pathways. The results showed that neuroaxonal functional changes associat...Continue Reading

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