Footfault Test
Objective: Assessment of sensorimotor functional recovery and motor coordination following traumatic brain injury
Protocol Steps
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Induction
Wistar rats were subjected to TBI
Note: Specific TBI methodology not detailed in provided text
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“Wistar rats were subjected to TBI”
Exosome or Vehicle Administration
Tail vein injection of either 100 μg protein of exosomes derived from MSCs or equal volume of vehicle phosphate-buffered saline
Note: Two treatment groups: exosome-treated (n=8) and vehicle control (n=8)
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“tail vein injection of 100 μg protein of exosomes derived from MSCs or an equal volume of vehicle phosphate-buffered saline (n = 8/group) 24 hours later”
Footfault Test
Behavioral assessment of sensorimotor functional recovery and motor coordination
Note: Specific procedural details for footfault test not provided in text
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“footfault tests were performed”
Modified Morris Water Maze
Cognitive and sensorimotor functional recovery evaluation
Note: Specific procedural details not provided in text
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“the modified Morris water maze, neurological severity score and footfault tests were performed”
Neurological Severity Score Assessment
Evaluation of neurological function and recovery
Note: Specific procedural details not provided in text
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“neurological severity score and footfault tests were performed”
Animal Sacrifice
Rats were sacrificed for tissue analysis
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“Animals were sacrificed at 35 days after TBI”
Histopathological Analysis
Measurement of lesion volume
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“Histopathological and immunohistochemical analyses were performed for measurements of lesion volume”
Immunohistochemical Analysis
Assessment of neurovascular remodeling (angiogenesis and neurogenesis) and neuroinflammation
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“immunohistochemical analyses were performed for measurements of lesion volume, neurovascular remodeling (angiogenesis and neurogenesis), and neuroinflammation”