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Surgical Brain Injury; Neurosurgical maneuvers; Post-operative neurological function; Brain parenchyma; Slit2; Extracellular Matrix Protein
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Role Of Slit2 In Reducing Complications After Surgical Brain Injury, Prativa Sherchan
Role Of Slit2 In Reducing Complications After Surgical Brain Injury, Prativa Sherchan
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Surgical brain injury (SBI) is the inadvertent injury to brain tissue at the perisurgical site which occurs due to neurosurgical maneuvers such as incision, retraction, and electrocoagulation that can result in post-operative complications. Blood brain barrier (BBB) disruption and neuroinflammation are major pathophysiological consequences after neurosurgical injury. Blood brain barrier dysfunction leads to increased influx of water and plasma proteins as well as peripheral immune cell infiltration into the brain parenchyma that further potentiates brain edema and worsens post-operative neurological function. Activated resident immune cells and infiltrated peripheral immune cells release inflammatory mediators and promote oxidative stress and cell death …