Fluid-Percussion Injury
Objective: To assess hippocampal damage and neuronal vulnerability following traumatic brain injury induced by fluid-percussion impact to the extradural surface of the brain, and to evaluate functional effects on dentate gyrus physiology
This is a Fluid-Percussion Injury protocol using rat as the model organism. The procedure involves 5 procedural steps, 1 equipment items. Extracted from a 1992 paper published in Journal of Neuroscience.
Model and subjects
rat • Not specified • unknown • Not specified • Not specified
Study window
~8 hours hands-on
Core workflow
Administer fluid-percussion injury • Assess hilar neuron loss at one week post-injury • Perform immunocytochemistry
Primary readouts
- Reduction in hilar neurons ipsilateral to impact
- Reduction in hilar neurons contralateral to impact
- Loss of somatostatin-immunoreactive neurons
- Timing of irreversible hilar injury
Key equipment and reagents
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Administer fluid-percussion injury
Deliver a brief, unilateral fluid-percussion impact to the extradural surface of the brain
Note: Impact is unilateral, affecting one side of the brain
View evidence from paper
“Using a model of fluid-percussion injury, we have discovered that neurons of the dentate hilus are vulnerable to a brief, unilateral impact to the extradural surface of the brain.”
Assess hilar neuron loss at one week post-injury
Examine and quantify reduction in hilar neurons ipsilateral and contralateral to the impact site
Note: Dramatic reduction observed ipsilateral to impact; milder but significant decrease contralateral
View evidence from paper
“One week after trauma, there was a dramatic reduction in hilar neurons ipsilateral to the impact, and a milder but significant decrease in neurons on the contralateral side as well.”
Perform immunocytochemistry
Use immunocytochemistry to identify and assess loss of somatostatin-immunoreactive neurons in the hilar region
Note: Demonstrates selective nature of hilar cell loss
View evidence from paper
“Immunocytochemistry showed that the hilar cell loss included a loss of somatostatin-immunoreactive neurons”
Apply degeneration stains
Use degeneration stains to provide evidence of irreversible hilar injury timing
Note: Irreversible hilar injury occurs within 4 hours of impact
View evidence from paper
“degeneration stains provided evidence that irreversible hilar injury occurred within 4 hr of impact.”
Measure dentate granule cell field potentials
Record dentate granule cell field potentials in response to perforant path stimulation to assess functional effects of hilar damage
Note: Stimulation at 2.0 Hz reveals abnormal hyperexcitability in injured animals
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“dentate granule cell field potentials were measured in response to perforant path stimulation. This revealed abnormal dentate granule cell hyperexcitability at 2.0 Hz stimulation in many of the injured animals.”