Relationship between circulating IGF-1 levels and traumatic brain injury-induced hippocampal damage and cognitive dysfunction in immature rats
dc.contributor.author | Ozdemir D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Baykara B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Aksu I. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kiray M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sisman A.R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Cetin F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Dayi A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gurpinar T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Uysal N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Arda M.N. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-10T11:14:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2025-04-10T11:14:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.description.abstract | It is well known that traumatic brain injury (TBI) induces the cognitive dysfunction resulting from hippocampal damage. In the present study, we aimed to assess whether the circulating IGF-I levels are associated with cognition and hippocampal damage in 7-day-old rat pups subjected to contusion injury. Hippocampal damage was examined by cresyl violet staining and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay. Spatial memory performance was assessed in the Morris water maze. Serum IGF-1 levels decreased in both early and late period of TBI. Decreased levels of serum IGF-1 were correlated with hippocampal neuron loss and spatial memory deficits. Circulating IGF-1 levels may be predictive of cognitive dysfunction resulted from hippocampal damage following traumatic injury in developing brain. Therapy strategies that increase circulating IGF-1 may be highly promising for preventing the unfavorable outcomes of traumatic damage in young children. © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. | |
dc.identifier.DOI-ID | 10.1016/j.neulet.2011.11.059 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14701/50589 | |
dc.title | Relationship between circulating IGF-1 levels and traumatic brain injury-induced hippocampal damage and cognitive dysfunction in immature rats | |
dc.type | Article |