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Response of Astrocytes to Blood Exposure due to Shunt Insertion in vitro
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  • Mira Zaranek,
  • Rooshan Arshad,
  • Kevin Zheng,
  • Carolyn Harris
Mira Zaranek
Wayne State University

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Rooshan Arshad
Wayne State University
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Kevin Zheng
Wayne State University
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Carolyn Harris
Wayne State University
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Abstract

The breakdown of the ventricular zone (VZ) with the presence of blood in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has been shown to increase shunt catheter obstruction in the treatment of hydrocephalus, but the mechanisms by which this occurs are generally unknown. Using a custom-built incubation chamber, we immunofluorescently assayed cell attachment and morphology on shunt catheters with and without blood after 14 days. Samples exposed to blood showed significantly increased cell attachment (average total cell count 392.0±317.1 versus control of 94.7±44.5, P<0.0001). Analysis of the glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) expression showed similar trends (854.4±450.7 versus control of 174.3±116.5, P<0.0001). An in vitro model was developed to represent the exposure of astrocytes to blood following an increase in BBB permeability. Exposure of astrocytes to blood increases the number of cells and their spread on the shunt.
07 May 2021Submitted to AIChE Journal
12 May 2021Submission Checks Completed
12 May 2021Assigned to Editor
19 May 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
21 Sep 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
29 Sep 20211st Revision Received
29 Sep 2021Submission Checks Completed
29 Sep 2021Assigned to Editor
01 Oct 2021Editorial Decision: Accept
Dec 2021Published in AIChE Journal volume 67 issue 12. 10.1002/aic.17485