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1.构造的HIT设备的<ol><li>装上弹簧用两个夹子和四个螺丝（ 图1A）董事会。相对于中心到电路板的宽度夹具和对接起来反对另一个与电路板的边缘外夹紧齐平。前附接夹具，用钳子为紧密地装配在弹簧弯曲它们。 注：请参阅表1的要求构建HIT装置的材料的说明。弹簧的固定端应该从板的边缘1/8英寸（3.2毫米），以及自由端应延伸到板由3/4英寸（19毫米）。调整弹簧使得其位于与董事会的长度平行。 </li><li>用魔术贴循环的胶粘带一圈包裹弹簧的自由端。魔术贴的外边缘应与弹簧的端部齐平。维可牢是重要的，因为它是用来固定小瓶到弹簧通过CRE阿婷紧压缩接头。魔术贴还允许方便地连接和拆卸小瓶，让许多小瓶在短时间内进行处理。 </li><li>放置冰桶盖倒挂，中心，紧贴木板。东方冰桶盖的凸起区域，使得长边平行于板的宽度。注意，冰桶的凸起区域是1/2英寸（13mm）的比木板更高，这样，当一个小瓶附着在弹簧的弹簧不会平躺在板上。 </li><li>对一个固定的物体，整个滑动装置如墙，使冰桶盖楔形板和物体之间并没有移动。 </li><li>胶带纸量角器纸板底部飞瓶托盘，站在它的边缘上对板的长度，使得90°标记对准弹簧，当它被拉回一个完美的垂直位置。 </li></ol> 2。哈工大设备的操作<ol><li> 1和60的CO 2 -anesthetized苍蝇在一个空的管形瓶中，并用紧身棉球塞住小瓶之间的地方。 </li><li>通过推棉球到小瓶直到它为1英寸（2.5厘米）从底部限制在果蝇到小瓶的底部1英寸（2.5厘米）。它有利于再接上瓶在1英寸（2.5厘米）的标志。需要注意的是限制苍蝇更大或更小的管形瓶中的区域可影响表型的严重程度。 </li><li>等待5分钟的苍蝇从CO 2回收流动性。需要注意的是它不知道5分钟是否足以完全除去CO 2的影响。 </li><li>插入弹簧到小瓶的端部，直到粘扣带的内边缘与所述小瓶（ 图1B）的顶部齐平。当弹簧被平放，小瓶1英寸（2.5厘米）应该重叠冰桶盖的被升高的区域。小瓶可重复使用米任何时代。 </li><li>而坐，抱用左手的拇指和食指小瓶在魔术贴区域。握住板紧用右手的台式。另外，使用C-夹持有板紧到台式。 </li><li>弹簧拉笔直回所需角度。释放弹簧。让春天的到来吧完全停止。 </li><li>拆下弹簧小瓶，让苍蝇恢复为≥5分钟。受到苍蝇到另一个罢工或与苍蝇飞食品转移到小瓶中。 注：多种分析方法可以用于评估来自HIT装置撞击的表型效应。例如，在寿命的效果可以通过分析苍蝇，在损伤后时期生存的百分比来确定对脑形态学的影响可通过头部的组织学分析来确定，并在基因表达的效果可以通过mRNA水平的定量分析来确定10。 </li><li> Determin程序电子效果，是不通过相同的处理未受到打击控制苍蝇由于打击。戴听力保护，因为对冰桶盖小瓶的影响产生巨响。 </li></ol>

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我们有没有利益冲突披露。

所述HIT器件的方法是从由它引起闭头而不是穿透TBI 11的事实造成外伤性损伤的苍蝇等方法区分。此外，HIT器件的方法花费较少的时间，精力和技能造成的TBI许多苍蝇，所以该方法比其它方法来大规模遗传筛选更适合。最后，一​​个事实，即对HIT设备造成主伤害不限于大脑既是限制和优点。它是一种限制，因为附加的研究来评估表型是否是由于外伤性损伤的大脑或其他身体部位。另一方?...

An author's name was corrected in the publication of <a href="http://www.jove.com/video/52905">A Method to Inflict Closed Head Traumatic Brain Injury in Drosophila</a>. The second to last author's was spelled incorrectly. It has been updated from:
Barry Ganetky
to:
Barry Ganetzky

An author's name was corrected in the publication of <a href="http://www.jove.com/video/52905">A Method to Inflict Closed Head Traumatic Brain Injury in Drosophila</a>.

Erratum: A Method to Inflict Closed Head Traumatic Brain Injury in Drosophila

创伤性脑损伤（TBI），从外部机械力定义为损伤到大脑。最常见的是，自闭头的力量TBI的结果，如钝力和惯性加速和减速的力量导致大脑罢工颅骨里面。在美国，据估计，50,000人每年死于脑外伤和2.5-6.5亿人患有TBI的后果，包括衰弱的身体，认知和行为问题1,2。 TBI的后果不仅由于一次侧机械损伤大脑而且还发生在时间3-5次级细胞和分子的伤害到大脑以及其他组织。的方法来诊断和治疗TBI的发展已被证明是困难的，因为TBI是一种复杂的疾病过程。主要受伤，人体生理学和环境因素的变化性质导致异构辅助Injuries和病理。底层可变因素包括原发性损伤的个体的严重程度，重复初级损伤之间的时间，以及患者的年龄和基因型。如何理解每个变量因素有助于TBI的后果是可能的方法来诊断和治疗TBI 6,7的发展提供帮助。 在这里，我们描述了用于造成闭头TBI 果蝇 （果蝇），可用于描绘的可变因素的TBI的后果的贡献的方法。该方法是基于强烈反对击球手的手掌一飞文化小瓶的侧面造成野生型的初步观察苍蝇成为暂时丧失劳动能力，TBI的可能后果。因此，我们构建了高撞击伤（HIT）设备从手击球动作概括的加速和减速的力量。一个高速电影显示，从单一的罢工HIT设备导致飞往多次与他们的头部和身体接触8小瓶墙。从某种程度上说，所有接触都可能造成飞大脑弹和对变形头壳，类似于发生在人类的跌倒和车祸9什么。因此，苍蝇与脑损伤，包括暂时失能跟着共济失调，流动性逐步恢复，在头部基因表达的变化，并逐步在神经退行性大脑10相一致的HIT装置显示的表型治疗。因此，HIT设备使得有可能使用的实验工具和苍蝇开发的技术的巨大军火库研究TBI。

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a method to inflict closed head traumatic brain injury in drosophila

创伤性脑损伤（TBI）影响数以百万计的人，每年造成的身体，认知和行为功能和死亡的损害。使用果蝇研究在理解神经过程贡献重要突破。因此，随着理解人类TBI病理的细胞和分子基础的目标，​​我们制定了高撞击伤（HIT）设备造成闭头TBI的苍蝇。苍蝇受到人类TBI一致的HIT装置显示的表型，如暂时失能和渐进神经退行性疾病。所述HIT设备使用基于弹簧的机构，以推动苍蝇对小瓶的壁上，造成机械损伤对苍蝇大脑。该设备是便宜的，并易于构造，其操作简便，快速，和它产生可重复的结果。因此，HIT设备可与现有的实验工具和技术，苍蝇处理基本组合有关TBI问题，这可能会导致诊断和治疗TBI的发展。特别是，HIT装置可用于执行大规模遗传筛选以了解TBI病理的遗传基础。

我们感兴趣的是理解为什么原发性损伤苍蝇后不久死亡。量化死亡，我们确定在24小时的死亡率指数（MI 24），这是苍蝇该内的原发性损伤的24小时死亡的百分比。蝇从HIT设备进行打击孵育在25℃下与飞食品小瓶，和死蝇数24小时后进行计数。我们使用这种方法来确定影响的MI 24因素，发现MI 24不受苍蝇在小瓶中（10〜60苍蝇被测试）的数量，重复的撞击之间的时间（1到60分钟?...

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A Method to Inflict Closed Head Traumatic Brain Injury in Drosophila

在这里，我们描述了一种方法，在果蝇造成闭合性颅脑创伤性脑损伤（TBI）。此方法提供了一种网关，调查所依据使用的实验工具和技术可用于苍蝇繁多TBI病症的细胞和分子机制。

方法对敌人造成闭合性颅脑创伤性脑损伤<em&gt;果蝇</em

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects millions of people each year, causing impairment of physical, cognitive, and behavioral functions and death. Studies ...

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A Method to Inflict Closed Head Traumatic Brain Injury in Drosophila

11.3K 次观看.  University of Wisconsin-Madison. 在这里，我们描述了一种方法，在果蝇造成闭合性颅脑创伤性脑损伤（TBI）。此方法提供了一种网关，调查所依据使用的实验工具和技术可用于苍蝇繁多TBI病症的细胞和分子机制。 

视频: A Method to Inflict Closed Head Traumatic Brain Injury in Drosophila

A Novel Method to Model Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Drosophila

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is an established neurodegenerative disease that is closely associated with exposure to repetitive mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI). The mechanisms responsible for its complex pathological changes remain largely elusive, despite a recent consensus to define the neuropathological criteria. Here, we describe a novel method to develop a model of CTE in Drosophila melanogaster&#160;(Drosophila&#160;)&#160;in an attempt to identify the key genes and pathways that lead to the characteristic hyperphosphorylated tau accumulation and neuronal death in the brain. Adjustable-strength impacts to inflict mild closed injury are delivered directly to the fly head, subjecting the head to rapid acceleration and deceleration. Our method eliminates the potential problems inherent with other Drosophila mTBI models (e.g.,animal death might be induced by damage to other parts of the body or to internal organs). The less labor- and cost-intensive animal care, short life span, and extensive genetic tools make the fruit fly ideal to study CTE pathogenesis and make it possible to perform large-scale, genome-wide forward genetic and pharmacological screens. We anticipate that the ongoing characterization of the model will generate important mechanistic insights on disease prevention and therapeutic approaches.

A Novel Method to Model Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Drosophila

Here, we describe a new approach to inflict closed-head traumatic brain injury in Drosophila melanogaster. Our method has the advantage of directly delivering repetitive impacts with adjustable strength to the head alone. Further exploration of the invertebrate system will help to illuminate the pathogenesis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

慢性创伤性脑病模型的一种新方法<em&gt;果蝇</em

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is an established neurodegenerative disease that is closely associated with exposure to repetitive mild Traumatic ...

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A Novel In Vitro Model of Blast Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability in military and civilian populations. Blast traumatic brain injury results from the detonation of explosive devices, however, the mechanisms that underlie the brain damage resulting from blast overpressure exposure are not entirely understood and are believed to be unique to this type of brain injury. Preclinical models are crucial tools that contribute to better understand blast-induced brain injury. A novel in vitro blast TBI model was developed using an open-ended shock tube to simulate real-life open-field blast waves modelled by the Friedlander waveform. C57BL/6N mouse organotypic hippocampal slice cultures were exposed to single shock waves and the development of injury was characterized up to 72 h using propidium iodide, a well-established fluorescent marker of cell damage that only penetrates cells with compromised cellular membranes. Propidium iodide fluorescence was significantly higher in the slices exposed to a blast wave when compared with sham slices throughout the duration of the protocol. The brain tissue injury is very reproducible and proportional to the peak overpressure of the shock wave applied.

A Novel In Vitro Model of Blast Traumatic Brain Injury

This paper describes a novel model of primary blast traumatic brain injury. A compressed-air driven shock tube is used to expose in vitro mouse hippocampal slice cultures to a single shock wave. This is a simple and rapid protocol generating a reproducible brain tissue injury with a high throughput.

一种新的脑外伤体损伤模型

Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability in military and civilian populations. Blast traumatic brain injury results from the ...

Effects of Blast-induced Neurotrauma on Pressurized Rodent Middle Cerebral Arteries

Though there have been studies on the histopathological and behavioral effects of blast exposure, fewer have been dedicated to blast&#39;s cerebral vascular effects. Impact (i.e., non-blast) traumatic brain injury (TBI) is known to decrease pressure autoregulation in the cerebral vasculature in both humans and experimental animals. The hypothesis that blast-induced traumatic brain injury (bTBI), like impact TBI, results in impaired cerebral vascular reactivity was tested by measuring myogenic dilatory responses to reduced intravascular pressure in rodent middle cerebral arterial (MCA) segments from rats subjected to mild bTBI using an Advanced Blast Simulator (ABS) shock tube. Adult, male Sprague-Dawley rats were anesthetized, intubated, ventilated and prepared for Sham bTBI (identical manipulation and anesthesia except for blast injury) or mild bTBI. Rats were randomly assigned to receive Sham bTBI or mild bTBI followed by sacrifice 30 or 60 min post-injury. Immediately after bTBI, righting reflex (RR) suppression times were assessed, euthanasia at the time points post-injury was completed, the brain was harvested and the individual MCA segments were collected, mounted and pressurized. As the intraluminal pressure perfused through the arterial segments was reduced in 20 mmHg increments from 100 to 20 mmHg, MCA diameters were measured and recorded. With decreasing intraluminal pressure, MCA diameters steadily increased significantly above baseline in the Sham bTBI groups while MCA dilator responses were significantly reduced (p &#60; 0.05) in both bTBI groups as evidenced by the impaired, smaller MCA diameters recorded for the bTBI groups. In addition, RR suppression in the bTBI groups was significantly (p &#60; 0.05) higher than in the Sham bTBI groups. MCA&#39;s collected from the Sham bTBI groups exhibited typical vasodilatory properties to decreases in intraluminal pressure while MCA&#39;s collected following bTBI exhibited significantly impaired myogenic vasodilatory responses to reduced pressure that persisted for at least 60 min after bTBI.

Here, we present a protocol to describe methods for ex vivo vascular reactivity determination following a primary blast traumatic brain injury (bTBI) using isolated, pressurized, rodent middle cerebral arterial (MCA) segments. bTBI induction is accomplished using a shock tube, also known as an Advanced Blast Simulator (ABS) device.

爆炸性神经损伤对压生啮鼠中脑动脉的影响

Though there have been studies on the histopathological and behavioral effects of blast exposure, fewer have been dedicated to blast&#39;s cerebral ...

Investigating Alterations in Caecum Microbiota After Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice

Increasing evidence shows that the microbiota-gut-brain axis plays an important role in the pathogenesis of brain diseases. Several studies also demonstrate that traumatic brain injuries cause changes to the gut microbiota. However, mechanisms underlying the bidirectional regulation of the brain-gut axis remain unknown. Currently, few models exist for studying the changes in gut microbiota after traumatic brain injury. Therefore, the presented study combines protocols for inducing traumatic brain injury using a lateral fluid percussion device and analysis of caecum samples following injury for investigating alterations in the gut microbiome. Alterations of the gut microbiota composition after traumatic brain injury are determined using 16S-rDNA sequencing. This protocol provides an effective method for studying the relationships between enteric microorganisms and traumatic brain injury.

Presented here is a protocol to induce diffuse traumatic brain injury using a lateral fluid percussion device followed by the collection of the caecum content for gut microbiome analysis.

研究小鼠创伤性脑损伤后凯库姆微生物群的改动

Increasing evidence shows that the microbiota-gut-brain axis plays an important role in the pathogenesis of brain diseases. Several studies also ...

Low-intensity Blast Wave Model for Preclinical Assessment of Closed-head Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Rodents

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a large-scale public health problem. Mild TBI is the most prevalent form of neurotrauma and accounts for a large number of medical visits in the United States. There are currently no FDA-approved treatments available for TBI. The increased incidence of military-related, blast-induced TBI further accentuates the urgent need for effective TBI treatments. Therefore, new preclinical TBI animal models that recapitulate aspects of human blast-related TBI will greatly advance the research efforts into the neurobiological and pathophysiological processes underlying mild to moderate TBI as well as the development of novel therapeutic strategies for TBI.
Here we present a reliable, reproducible model for the investigation of the molecular, cellular, and behavioral effects of mild to moderate blast-induced TBI. We describe a step-by-step protocol for closed-head, blast-induced mild TBI in rodents using a bench-top setup consisting of a gas-driven shock tube equipped with piezoelectric pressure sensors to ensure consistent test conditions. The benefits of the setup that we have established are its relative low-cost, ease of installation, ease of use and high-throughput capacity. Further advantages of this non-invasive TBI model include the scalability of the blast peak overpressure and the generation of controlled reproducible outcomes. The reproducibility and relevance of this TBI model has been evaluated in a number of downstream applications, including neurobiological, neuropathological, neurophysiological and behavioral analyses, supporting the use of this model for the characterization of processes underlying the etiology of mild to moderate TBI.

We present here a protocol of a blast wave model for rodents to investigate neurobiological and pathophysiological effects of mild to moderate traumatic brain injury. We established a gas-driven, bench-top setup equipped with pressure sensors allowing for reliable and reproducible generation of blast-induced mild to moderate traumatic brain injury.

低强度冲击波模型用于啮齿动物闭头轻度创伤性脑损伤的临床前评估

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a large-scale public health problem. Mild TBI is the most prevalent form of neurotrauma and accounts for a large number of ...

Electromagnetic Controlled Closed-Head Model of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice

Highly reproducible animal models of traumatic brain injury (TBI), with well-defined pathologies, are needed for testing therapeutic interventions and understanding the mechanisms of how a TBI alters brain function. The availability of multiple animal models of TBI is necessary to model the different aspects and severities of TBI seen in people. This manuscript describes the use of a midline closed head injury (CHI) to develop a mouse model of mild TBI. The model is considered mild because it does not produce structural brain lesions based on neuroimaging or gross neuronal loss. However, a single impact creates enough pathology that cognitive impairment is measurable at least 1 month after injury. A step-by-step protocol to induce a CHI in mice using a stereotaxically guided electromagnetic impactor is defined in the paper. The benefits of the mild midline CHI model include the reproducibility of the injury-induced changes with low mortality. The model has been temporally characterized up to 1 year after the injury for neuroimaging, neurochemical, neuropathological, and behavioral changes. The model is complementary to open skull models of controlled cortical impact using the same impactor device. Thus, labs can model both mild diffuse TBI and focal moderate-to-severe TBI with the same impactor.

The protocol describes mild traumatic brain injury in a mouse model. In particular, a step-by-step protocol to induce a mild midline closed head injury and the characterization of the animal model is fully explained.

小鼠轻度创伤性脑损伤的电磁控制闭头模型

Highly reproducible animal models of traumatic brain injury (TBI), with well-defined pathologies, are needed for testing therapeutic interventions and ...

Assessing Changes in Synaptic Plasticity Using an Awake Closed-Head Injury Model of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBIs) are a prevalent health issue in North America. There is increasing pressure to utilize ecologically valid models of closed-head mTBI in the preclinical setting to increase translatability to the clinical population. The awake closed-headed injury (ACHI) model uses a modified controlled cortical impactor to deliver closed-headed injury, inducing clinically relevant behavioral deficits without the need for a craniotomy or the use of an anesthetic.
This technique does not normally induce fatalities, skull fractures, or brain bleeds, and is more consistent with being a mild injury. Indeed, the mild nature of the ACHI procedure makes it ideal for studies investigating repetitive mTBI (r-mTBI). Growing evidence indicates that r-mTBI can result in a cumulative injury that produces behavioral symptoms, neuropathological changes, and neurodegeneration. r-mTBI is common in youths playing sports, and these injuries occur during a period of robust synaptic reorganization and myelination, making the younger population particularly vulnerable to the long-term influences of r-mTBI.
Further, r-mTBI occurs in cases of intimate partner violence, a condition for which there are few objective screening measures. In these experiments, synaptic function was assessed in the hippocampus in juvenile rats that had experienced r-mTBI using the ACHI model. Following the injuries, a tissue slicer was utilized to make hippocampal slices to evaluate bidirectional synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus at either 1 or 7 days following the r-mTBI. Overall, the ACHI model provides researchers with an ecologically valid model to study changes in synaptic plasticity following mTBI and r-mTBI.

Here, it is demonstrated how an awake closed-head injury model can be used for examining the effects of repeated mild traumatic brain injury (r-mTBI) on synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus. The model replicates important features of r-mTBI in patients and is used in conjunction with in vitro electrophysiology.

使用轻度创伤性脑损伤的清醒闭合性头部损伤模型评估突触可塑性的变化

Mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBIs) are a prevalent health issue in North America. There is increasing pressure to utilize ecologically valid models of ...

Intravital Imaging of Fluorescent Protein Expression in Mice with a Closed-Skull Traumatic Brain Injury and Cranial Window Using a Two-Photon Microscope

The goal of this protocol is to demonstrate how to longitudinally visualize the expression and localization of a protein of interest within specific cell types of an animal's brain, upon exposure to exogenous stimuli. Here, the administration of a closed-skull traumatic brain injury (TBI) and simultaneous implantation of a cranial window for subsequent longitudinal intravital imaging in mice is shown. Mice are intracranially injected with an adeno-associated virus (AAV) expressing enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) under a neuronal specific promoter. After 2 to 4 weeks, the mice are subjected to a repetitive TBI using a weight drop device over the AAV injection location. Within the same surgical session, the mice are implanted with a metal headpost and then a glass cranial window over the TBI impacting site. The expression and cellular localization of EGFP is examined using a two-photon microscope in the same brain region exposed to trauma over the course of months.

This study demonstrates delivery of a repetitive traumatic brain injury to mice and simultaneous implantation of a cranial window for subsequent intravital imaging of a neuron-expressed EGFP using two-photon microscopy.

使用双光子显微镜对闭合颅骨创伤性脑损伤和颅窗小鼠荧光蛋白表达进行活体成像

The goal of this protocol is to demonstrate how to longitudinally visualize the expression and localization of a protein of interest within specific cell ...

在 mTBI 大鼠模型中验证损伤反应和行为评估

Rat Model of Closed-Head Mild Traumatic Injury and its Validation

Animal models are crucial for advancing our understanding of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and guiding clinical research. To achieve meaningful insights, developing a stable and reproducible animal model is essential. In this study, we report a detailed description of a closed-head mTBI model and a representative validation method using Sprague-Dawley rats to verify the modeling effect. The model involves dropping a 550 g mass weight from a height of 100 cm directly onto the head of a rat on a destructible surface, followed by a 180-degree turn. To assess the injury, rats underwent a series of neurobehavioral assessments 10 min post-injury, including time of loss of consciousness, first seeking-behavior time, escape ability, and beam balance ability test. During the acute and subacute stages following the injury, behavioral tests were conducted to assess motor coordination ability (Beam task), anxiety (Open Field test), and learning and memory abilities (Morris Water Maze test). The closed-head mTBI model produced a consistent injury response with minimal mortality and replicated real-life situations. The validation method effectively verified the model development and ensured the stability and consistency of the model.

作者聚焦：推进创伤性脑损伤研究 - 用于准确复制和快速评估的闭头模型 

Here, we present a closed-head mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) rat model and its validation exhibiting remarkable similarity to human mTBI concerning behavioral manifestations during the acute and subacute stages.

闭合头轻度创伤大鼠模型及其验证

Animal models are crucial for advancing our understanding of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and guiding clinical research. To achieve meaningful ...